Transatlantic relations
Let Finland and Sweden champion transatlantic economic security
Est. 6minA fiercely competitive geoeconomic environment demands new ways to combine national security with economic prosperity and innovation. Finland and Sweden could take the lead, write Heiko Borchert, Pär Malmberg, and Mikael Wigell.
EU-US Privacy Framework needs a long hard look
Est. 6minThe Commission has endorsed enthusiastically a recent US order to implement a new framework to protect the privacy of personal data shared between the US and Europe. Dick Roche begs to differ.
US joins Europe in walking the climate talk
Est. 5minThanks to the new legislation to cut emissions signed by President Biden, the Inflation Reduction Act, the United States are joining Europe in setting an example for the rest of the world in the fight against climate change, write Ani Dasgupta and Stientje van Veldhoven.
Ties with Europe are America’s geo-economic base
Est. 6minUS President Joe Biden travelled to Europe this week amid signs that the transatlantic economy is proving remarkably resilient to disruptions generated by Putin’s war on Ukraine, the pandemic, congested supply chains, and energy price spikes, writes Dan Hamilton.
Our enduring resolve in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Est. 4minTwenty-six years after the Dayton Peace Agreement, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is facing its most serious challenge since the end of the war, writes Derek Chollet.
A chance for a transatlantic reset
Est. 5minThe Trade and Technology Council marks an opportunity for de-escalation and bridge-building in the troubled transatlantic relationship, writes Anna Michelle Asimakopoulos.
Can President Biden deliver on global tax reform?
Est. 7minOn global tax reform, the key question is whether US President Joe Biden will be able to persuade Congress to support the changes needed to implement a global plan to tax multinationals more fairly, writes Dick Roche.
China, the new Atlantis between the United States and Europe?
Est. 6minDuring the recent tour of US President Joe Biden to Europe, EU nations continued to resist taking sides, its leaders instead repeating the term “strategic autonomy”, writes Joël Ruet.
How Europe should re-engage with the US
Est. 6minPresident Biden’s maiden foreign tour signals his will to restore transatlantic relations. Europe will rejoice, but may not – and indeed, should not – put all its eggs in the US basket, write Óscar Fernández and Ángel Saz-Carranza.
Why the EU should punish Russian ‘Kremligarchs’ for Ryanair hijacking
Est. 6minWhile EU sanctions against Belarusian officials are welcome, Russia’s role should not be ignored by Brussels, argues Ilya Zaslavskiy. But targeting Kremlin cronies, rather than the Russian people, would be much fairer and far cheaper than putting an extra NATO brigade in Eastern Europe.
EU-US in collision course on privacy
Est. 7minFor seven decades the United States and Europe have been moving in different directions on the right to privacy, and these days a major clash on the issue is now very much in prospect, writes Dick Roche.
A new transatlantic agenda
Est. 7minInstead of asking what the US can do for Europe we must ask ourselves what we can do for each other, writes Gunnar Hökmark.
How Joe Biden could effortlessly boost aviation climate action
Est. 4minEurope is strengthening its carbon pricing system for aviation. After having fought the policy under the Obama administration, President Joe Biden has a chance to show that the world has changed and that the US is now ready to support real climate action, argues Jakop Dalunde.
Time for Boris to stop ‘passing the buck’
Est. 7minBluster, bluff and a freewheeling approach to facts have been the hallmark of the attitude of Boris Johnson to the problems Brexit posed for Northern Ireland, writes Dick Roche.
EU and US should join hands to make global trading system sustainable
Est. 5minFor four years, trade irritants mounted as we lived under the threat of a fully-fledged transatlantic trade war – never more than a late-night tweet away. A rare moment is here at last to rejuvenate the way global trade operates, writes Cathy Novelli.
Turkey’s unlikely westward turn
Est. 6minTurkey's sudden desire to 'turn a new page' in its western relations comes as a surprise. But what is behind is an apparent change of heart which has to do with the country's deteriorating economy, writes Robert Ellis.
The best basis for re-setting EU-US relations
Est. 6minWhat’s the quickest win for the Biden Administration and Europeans looking to turn a page after years of turmoil? Daniel S. Hamilton has the answer: settle the Boeing-Airbus dispute.
Open strategic autonomy: what is in a name?
Est. 5minThe United States, as the EU’s closest and most powerful ally, will be an essential partner in the EU’s pursuit of open strategic autonomy, writes Susan Danger.
Working with EU on food sustainability requires redefining US agricultural governance
Est. 5minThe Biden administration must begin a food diplomacy revolution, starting with food system transformation at home and learning from other countries, writes Sophia Murphy.
Build back better: Critical steps towards improving transatlantic relations
Est. 6minTwo legislators from both sides of the Atlantic, MEP Victor Negrescu and Maryland State Senator Will Smith, set out their plans for the rebirth of transatlantic relations after the inauguration of President, Joe Biden.
What we might learn from the Trump administration’s downfall
Est. 5minThe siege of the Capitol was one of the darkest moments, but not the last hour of modern democracy, writes Anna Donáth.
After Trump, we must fight to rebuild the ruins of democracy
Est. 6minEven after US President Trump is gone, the underlying causes of division, mistrust, and frustration won't go away and Europe must future-proof itself against any risks to democracy – particularly in the online world, writes Věra Jourová.
How American agriculture can work with the EU on food sustainability
Est. 4minWe must build more resilient, sustainable global food systems that can feed an increasingly hungry world, or there will be dire consequences, warn Kip Tom and Ronald J. Gidwitz.
Getting AI right together
Est. 5minThe United States and its partners must use the AI moment to renew their commitment to protecting individual rights, restore commercial competition built on fair rules, and strengthen defence alliances that have kept the peace in Europe and the Pacific for 75 years, argue Eric Schmidt and Robert Work.