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…
WASHINGTON — Two weeks ago, Richard Haass expressed doubts about the future efficacy of transatlantic cooperation in addressing international security challenges. He’s joining a popular bandwagon. In the lead up to the American presidential election, analysts from across the political landscape are grinding a rusty axe … Continue Reading…
PARIS — In front of the French National Assembly, answering MP’s (essentially from the socialist ranks) criticism about President Sarkozy’s visit to the United States, French Foreign Affairs Minister Bernard Kouchner attempted to clarify France’s position. “We are not aligned on U.S. policies, let me be strong on this (…) … Continue Reading…
WASHINGTON — Perhaps the crucial institutional question in the transatlantic relationship has concerned the roles of the European Union and NATO in providing for European security. How much of the transatlantic relationship should be managed through the U.S.–EU prism, how much through NATO, and how much on a bilateral or … Continue Reading…
BRATISLAVA — Transatlantic Trends 2007 has once again held up a mirror to the views of the citizens of the United States and 12 European countries on a wide range of global issues. Many comparative views are possible, but I am highlighting just two of them: … Continue Reading…
ISTANBUL — This year’s Transatlantic Trends survey contains some striking data on Turkey. Conversations about the findings here in Turkey suggest several key points.
First, over the last year, the survey shows Turks becoming markedly cooler toward the world. The trend is most striking in attitudes … Continue Reading…
BRUSSELS — The 2007 Transatlantic Trends report confirms a couple of the trends that have been worrying policymakers in Beijing of late. The gradual cooling of European ardour for China since the honeymoon days of 2004 continues. Then polling “warmth” levels (on a 100-degree scale) across … Continue Reading…
PARIS — Although there is some consistency in French answers to the Transatlantic Trends questionnaire compared to 2006, the French distinguish themselves on two major issues.
The first one is Turkey: 49% of French respondents say that Turkey’s accession to the European Union … Continue Reading…
WASHINGTON — This year’s Transatlantic Trends shows that U.S.-European relations are less and less about how we feel about each other and more and more about what we can do together in the world. Unsurprisingly, Europeans didn’t wake up this past year and fall in … Continue Reading…
