That enemy, however, was also European – first Germany, then Russia. In effect, the shared transatlantic geopolitical interest was between the US and one part of Europe against another.
一个共同的敌人有力地支撑了美国与部分欧洲国家跨越大半个二十世纪的联盟。那个敌人同样来自欧洲——开始是德国，然后又是俄国。事实上，美国和一部分欧洲国家处于跨大西洋共同地缘政治利益的一端，而另一部分欧洲国家则处在另一端。