Transatlantic Relations
How the West Can Build Better Transatlantic Cooperation
Bilateral cooperation remains the coin of the Western world. But cooperation cannot be achieved by berating countries to fall into line. Nations seeking to grow and prosper must find ways...
Tweaking the Inflation Reduction Act Can Strengthen Democracies’ Hand
By all appearances, French president Emmanuel Macron’s recent visit to Washington has reknit the relationship between the United States and its oldest ally—strained when the United States and other allies...
Can America Balance European Autonomy With China Competition?
European Council president Charles Michel’s impending visit to China is indicative of a worrying trend in Europe’s approach to Eurasian competition. French president Emmanuel Macron, despite stabilizing his position in...
The US/EU Alliance: Divided We Fall
The strong security alliance between the United States and Europe in opposing Russian aggression has demonstrated why the world needs Transatlantic unity to preserve peace. But when it comes to...
Forging New Leadership for the Atlantic World
The Atlantic world—those nations that share the great ocean’s borders from the high north to the Antarctic Ocean—shares obvious common interests but lacks unity. What’s needed is leadership, and it...
After Ukraine and Coronavirus, Globalization Should Be About Freedom
Globalization should be about freedom: the freedom to choose the principles and standards of the economic playing field. It’s time for the Western community to think about the importance of...
Why Italy Belongs in the Transatlantic ‘Quad’
On the margins of the NATO Defense Ministerial, the Defense Ministries of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany met for an informal meeting of the so-called “Transatlantic...
AUKUS Can Jumpstart a Better Transatlantic Alliance
Smiling at the cameras, French president Emmanuel Macron gave a warm welcome to President Joe Biden for their first in-person meeting on the margins of the G7 summit in Carbis...
Can Joe Biden Revive the Transatlantic Relationship?
“YOU CAN’T repeat the past,” a character is told in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, to which he grandly replies, “Can’t repeat the past? Why of course you can!”...
Why America and Europe Need a Transatlantic Strategic Council
IN THE name of reclaiming (American) “credibility and moral authority” and of “repairing” U.S. alliances in the post-Donald Trump era, the Biden administration has begun to press NATO and EU...
The U.S. and EU Need to Get Serious About Transatlantic Tech
Wheels are up on President Joe Biden’s first international trip. As Biden jets back from his flurry of Summits with the G7 Summit, NATO, the European Union (EU), and finally...
President Biden in Europe: Avoiding the Déjà Vu?
In May 2017, as President Trump headed into his first NATO meeting, Europeans were more than a little bit anxious. It is an understatement to say that President Biden will...