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Book SynopsisWith the fall of its centuries-old empire in 1974-1975, Portugal embarked on a transitional period that reconciled a long tradition of acting out national interests overseas with the need to integrate itself into Western Europe. The result has been a deemphasis on various Atlantic and colonial linkages and the forging of a new and highly successful European identity within the framework of the European Community. In European Destiny, Atlantic Transformations Scott B. MacDonald offers a comprehensive analysis of Portugal''s foreign policy and its highly successful venture in economic and political transformation.Although Portugal is firm in its committment to a European destiny, it has not turned its back on relations with the United States and its former colonies hi Africa and Asia. MacDonald traces the evolution of U.S.-Portuguese cooperation along economic, cultural, and military lines and shows how NATO has played a pivotal role in the process. This was most recently underscored whe
Table of Contents1. Introduction, 2. Portugal Since 1974, 3. The Second Republic’s Foreign Policy: Coping with the Revolution, 1974-1976, 4. Portugal and Europe, 5. Portugal and the Americas, 6. The Past Shapes the Present: Portugal and Africa 7. The Sun Sets on the Empire: Portugal and Asia and the Middle East, 8. Conclusion: Future Options, Concerns, and Capabilities
