After much speculation, Barack Obama’s team has announced he will travel to Europe this summer — to 
Paris, Berlin, and London (the dates have not yet been announced for security reasons, although the London stop … Continue Reading…
Despite the strains on the transatlantic relationship caused by events like the Iraq war—as evidenced in public opinion studies, like GMF’s Transatlantic Trends—optimism is rising about improved relations with a new U.S. administration in 2009. But underlying the political aspect of the relationship has been a flourishing economic … Continue Reading…
Nearly everywhere you turn, one hears that the world is fascinated by Barack Obama. Europeans have “Obamamania,” and Germans imagine Obama speaking in Berlin like Kennedy did in 1963. I’ve been asked occasionally, does it matter to Americans what Europeans … Continue Reading…
WASHINGTON — As President Bush makes what many think will be his last trip to Europe, some observers are warning against high hopes for change after the U.S. elections. Timothy Lynch and Robert Singh say that Americans should not expect a big change in … Continue Reading…
WASHINGTON — April 2009 will mark the 10th anniversary of the entry of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic into NATO. The journey of these and other former Warsaw Pact countries to NATO and to the European Union is one of the most inspiring transformations in modern history.
There are lessons … Continue Reading…
WASHINGTON — Listening to the other side of the Atlantic, it can sound like Europeans feel that their fascination with the U.S. election campaign is unrequited. Wolfgang Ischinger recently worried that the European Union “hardly ever appears in the speeches and debates … Continue Reading…
