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The current buzzword on the trans-Atlantic circuit is "strategic divide". The litany of United States-European bust ups is well known and needs no repeating. What is more interesting is what connects the dots between Iraq, ICC, Kyoto, Israel-Palestine, the Bio-weapons Convention and so on. Here it is necessary to separate out long-term trends and the temporary fluctuations on it. Contrary to much media speculation, a trans-Atlantic agreement on how to handle Iraq is not only possible, but also even likely. Probably all European governments will eventually support the enforcement of UN Security Council resolutions - and a number will even send troops to fight alongside the United States. But this coming together on Iraq should not obscure a deeper, underlying trend that will characterize American-European relations in the coming decade.
current - současný buzzword - často používaný pojem bust up - sleng. hádka, rambajz bio-weapons - biologické zbraně to separate out - oddělit, vyčlenit long-term - dlouhodobý temporary - dočasný contrary to - navzdory čemu to handle - zacházet s čím, nakládat s čím likely - pravděpodobný, pravděpodobně eventually - nakonec enforcement - vykonání, prosazení troops - jednotky (vojenské) alongside - společně s to obscure - zakrýt underlying - ležící v pozadí
It is clear that the vast majority of Europeans, including staunch Atlanticists, believe that the nature of global problems today calls for better rules, stronger institutions and more consistent enforcement procedures. The reasons for this multilateral reflex have nothing to do with Old Left neuroses about American power, or cynical inclinations about "tying down the American giant". Instead, they have everything to do with the legitimacy and effectiveness of international action. European policymakers are not blind to the defects of various non-proliferation regimes or to the slow pace in UN decision-making. But, for Europe, as maddening as it may be, such international institutions, global rules and multi-faceted strategies are the only way in which tough problems can be solved.
vast - široký, rozsáhlý staunch - vytrvalý, zapřisáhlý nature - podstata to call for - žádat si čeho, volat po inclinations - sklon k to tie down - svázat giant - obr legitimacy - legitimita policymaker - politik blind to - slepý k čemu defect - nedostatek, chyba pace - krok maddening - k zbláznění tough - obtížný
Připravuje Markéta Frýbová