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HALUANI, Makran. Visiones europeas y cruzadas estadounidenses: el transatlantismo en las relaciones internacionales contemporáneas. CDC [online]. 2009, vol.26, n.71, pp.117-146. ISSN 1012-2508.

This article attempts to identify political, geopolitical, economic and military factors inherent to contemporary international relations that shape transatlantism´s global influence, specifically through NATO. Variables that cause the so-called «transatlantic gap» or successful transatlantic cooperation in respect of international crises are also taken into account. The role of extra-Atlantic powers, such as China or Russia, the influence of regional and international organizations, such as the OSCE and the OECD, and that of transnational phenomena and movements such as fundamentalist terrorism are also considered to determine the type and level of the effectiveness of political-military actions, be they totally or partially synchronized or even individual, on part of transatlantic countries and institutions, particularly NATO´s

Palavras-chave : Transatlantism; International relations; NATO.