Misunderstanding Europe
Diana Mihalașcu
NO RESPECT Eurobashing is back in fashion in the United States. The European visitor to Washington now encounters American economic triumphalism mixed with contempt for Europe’s sluggish growth and social protection. American critics castigate Europe for not contributing to regional and global order while demanding that Europeans shoulder more of the cost of leadership. For Europeans in Washington, Newsweek’s Michael Hirsh recently noted, “it’s hard to get respect.” Anti-European sentiment in
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