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Tests the theory that the end of the Cold War created a fundamental shift in public opinion concerning international peace & security. Data on public opinion from the Netherlands are analyzed to determine if the structure of public opinion, the larger political process, & the role of the media have changed. Attention is given to some studies in other countries as well. It is concluded that major post-Cold War changes in the international system did not change opinions concerning the necessity & legitimacy of maintaining armed forces, although some of their tasks, mission, & structures might be questioned. Neopacifists & neointerventionists have shifted the discourse. While the use of force for internationalist goals is morally attractive, the incidence of numerous casualties may lose public support for the intervention. Adaptations & conversion is needed for military instruments to adapt to counter security risks. Public opinion does not actively seek this adjustment, but seems to accept its sensibility. L. A. Hoffman

"This book examines the evidence for the theory that there are fundamental differences between American and European public attitudes about the acceptability of military force. Philip Everts and Pierangelo Isernia show that Americans and Europeans share similar attitudes on international affairs but do indeed differ considerably on the issue of military force. This became evident in a number of recent cases of international conflict and military interventions, such as the war over Kosovo just before the millennium, as well as the military actions in the fight against international terrorism in Afghanistan and Iraq. Using new data Everts and Isernia chart and explain these attitudes and their determinants. Public Opinion, Transatlantic Relations and the Use of Force takes a deliberately comparative and transatlantic perspective in exploring the sources of these differences and in discussing the political implications of the transatlantic gap on the use of force, as well as in its assessment of the conditions under which it could be bridged or might be aggravated"--