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Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Jeremy Shapiro and Nick Witney examine transatlantic relations in what they call a "post-American world" that is witnessing increasingly redistributed power. Shapiro and Witney argue that the real threat to the transatlantic relationship comes not from the remaking of America's global strategy, but from European governments' failure to come to terms with how the world is changing.
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Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:00:00 GMT
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- October 26, 2009, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
On October 26, the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings hosted Jean Pisani-Ferry, a leading French economist, to deliver the Sixth Annual Raymond Aron Lecture. Mr. Pisani-Ferry assessed the impact of the global financial crisis on the closely intertwined economies of Europe and the United States, and their influence on the world economy.
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Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
At a recent climate change gathering in Bonn, some Europeans criticized American positions as lacking sufficient ambition to address the climate crisis. Can the U.S. and Europe get past old disagreements and turn a new page? William Antholis—in Germany to address the conference of climate change experts—charted out a new course for transatlantic cooperation on climate issues.
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Fri, 15 May 2009 10:00:00 GMT
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- May 15, 2009, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
While it is difficult to see beyond the current economic crisis, some reshuffling of global economic power is inevitable. On May 15, the Center on the United States and Europe (CUSE) at Brookings hosted Latvian President Valdis Zatlers for a discussion of the increased importance of the transatlantic partnership in the years ahead.
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Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT
While the election of Barack Obama facilitates the transatlantic dialogue, profound structural differences remain between Europe and America—including geography, distinct roles in the international system and contrasted relationship to military force. Justin Vaisse believes this is why Europe and America should not count on "shared values" but on serious diplomatic bargaining to resolve their differences. (in French)
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Tue, 05 May 2009 10:30:00 GMT
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- May 05, 2009, 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM
The Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings hosts Lord Christopher Patten for the fifth annual Sakip Sabanci Lecture. In his address, Lord Patten will discuss how Turkey, Europe and the United States can realize opportunities for multilateral cooperation in confronting the global challenges of the 21st century.
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Fri, 01 May 2009 12:00:00 GMT
In Europe 2030 a group of distinguished authors look ahead and deliver their predictions on what Europe will look like twenty years from now. With great insight and drawing on deep reservoirs of experience, they illuminate the European Union's current strengths and weaknesses by imagining its future development.
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Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:20:20 GMT
As NATO celebrates its 60th anniversary, Visiting Fellow Steven Pifer says the alliance has serious business to conduct. President Obama and other alliance leaders will address issues of critical importance including unrest in Afghanistan and Russia’s relationship with its neighbors.
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Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:00:00 GMT
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- March 30, 2009, 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
When President Barack Obama and NATO leaders met in early April to celebrate the NATO alliance’s 60th anniversary, they also confronted the daunting challenges facing NATO today. Prior to the event, the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings held a public discussion to preview President Obama’s first NATO summit.
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Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
On the occasion of the first meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, Federiga Bindi discusses the state of Italy-U.S. relations and suggests ways to improve them.
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Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
The past eight years witnessed a sharp evolution of the Turkey-US relationship, but a change in rhetoric substance was ushered in with the second Bush administration that eventually came to the rescue. Sinan Ülgen argues the election of Barack Obama provides an opportunity for Ankara and Washington to put behind their differences decisively and to concentrate on advancing a more ambitious transatlantic agenda.
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Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:00:00 GMT
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- February 09, 2009, 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
On February 9, the Center on the U.S. and Europe (CUSE) at Brookings and the Heinrich Böll Foundation hosted Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg for a public address on the transatlantic relationship.
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Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT
President Obama may enjoy a transatlantic honeymoon, but U.S.-European differences over Middle East policy—stemming mainly from the war in Iraq—leave deep scars in the relationship that he must now overcome. In a new Saban Center Analysis Paper, Tamara Cofman Wittes and Richard Youngs look beyond this highly charged deterioration in the transatlantic relationship in order to assess the real prospects for cooperation in promoting democracy in the Middle East.
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Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Despite the good will generated by the election of Barack Obama, Justin Vaisse and Thierry Chopin warn against the illusion of a spontaneously harmonious Transtlantic relation. They argue a fundamental policy differences remains between Europe and the U.S., due to geography, political culture, and position in the international system, and a good relationship will depend on hard-nose deals on policies and priorities, not the invocation of “shared values”.
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Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Barack Obama’s election was greeted with jubilation in many parts of the world, raising hopes that his personal appeal will translate into progress on a range of important issues in which Europeans are essential partners. Kristin Lord and John Glenn caution that Obama's popularity alone may not be enough and that he will have to collaborate with European allies to make potential turn into action.
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Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT
After two years of “Europe for Obama”, it’s time to focus on the points of common interest between the new U.S. president and the European Union. Will there be stronger cooperation between the two sides of the Atlantic? What kind of Europe will welcome President Obama next spring? Federiga Bindi offers insights into the future of the U.S.-European relationship under Obama’s leadership.
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Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Federiga Bindi, Charles Kupchan and Justin Vaisse argue that French President Nicolas Sarkozy occasionally overplayed his hand while France held the EU's rotating presidency from July to December 2008. But on balance, they say, his EU leadership provided exactly the kind of international activism that Europeans want and America needs.
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Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT
As the new U.S. president takes office, U.S.-Russian relations are at the lowest level since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union. According to Steve Pifer, several unresolved and problematic issues dominate the this relationship. Pifer suggests that the incoming Obama administration seek a balanced approach toward Russia, making clear that Russia must not violate international norms while encouraging Russian cooperation and integration with international institutions.
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Jonathan Elkind and Edward Chow examine the causes of a chronic gas war between Ukraine and Russia. They offer suggestions for Kiev to push ahead with reform that could help Ukraine receive urgent and coordinated support from Western friends.
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Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT
In a Spiegel interview, US foreign policy expert Strobe Talbott discusses the daunting foreign policy challenges facing Obama, the next president's desire to turn Americans into global citizens and the prospects for reinvigorated trans-Atlantic relations.
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Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:30:00 GMT
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- November 24, 2008, 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
On November 24, 2008 the Brookings Institution and the Heinrich Boell Foundation convened a panel of US and European climate experts to discuss the outlook for the upcoming climate negotiations and the potential new relationship between the United States and Europe on the issue of climate change. The panel examined two aspects of the relationship – the domestic situations on both sides of the Atlantic and how the realities on the ground will play into the international negotiating positions at Copenhagen.
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Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:30:00 GMT
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- November 12, 2008, 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM
The Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings hosted French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner for an address on renewing transatlantic cooperation with the incoming Obama administration. With France currently holding the rotating presidency of the 27-member European Council, Kouchner focused his remarks on new priorities and approaches for U.S.–European relations.
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Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:00:00 GMT
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- October 07, 2008, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
The Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings hosted Thérèse Delpech, director for Strategic Studies at the French Atomic Energy Commission to deliver the Fifth Annual Raymond Aron Lecture. Delpech explored the forces currently redrawing the lines of the international system, from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to revisionist powers and globalization. She offered insights into the future of the trans-Atlantic community and the French-American alliance in particular.
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Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMT
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- September 26, 2008, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
- September 27, 2008, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
On September 26-27, 2008 in New York City, the Managing Global Insecurity (MGI) Project, the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) and the Brookings Institution Center on United States and Europe (CUSE) gathered representatives and experts from the United States and across Europe to discuss U.S. and European priorities for reform of the international security system.
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Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Kristin Lord examines public opinion relevant to the transatlantic relationship; transatlantic opinion regarding terrorism, climate change, and international trade; and public diplomacy and how it might advance the transatlantic agenda.
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Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT
In an interview with Libération, Justin Vaisse explored the reasons for Barack Obama’s popularity in Europe and stressed the contrast between political classes on each side of the Atlantic for minority candidates. (French)
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Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT
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- July 11, 2008, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
In the coming years, European and American leaders will face pressing global challenges such as terrorism, international trade negotiations and climate change, which will require joint action and close collaboration between American and European leaders. On July 11, the Center on the United States and Europe (CUSE) at Brookings hosted Jim Murphy MP, Great Britain’s Minister for Europe, for a discussion of the role of public diplomacy in the new transatlantic agenda.
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Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT
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- July 10, 2008, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
On July 10, the Brookings Institution hosted the British Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon Des Browne MP, for a discussion of British and U.S. policies in Iraq, Afghanistan and beyond—now and with the change in U.S. leadership in 2009.
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Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Jeremy Shapiro joined Spiegel Online's Gregor Peter Schmitz to discuss the current security conditions in Afghanistan. Despite recent reports painting a grim picture, Shapiro believes NATO forces are on the right track.
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Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Just over a year into the presidential term of France's Nicolas Sarkozy, Philip Gordon and Justin Vaisse note that the first year has been a bitter disappointment. Instead of giving up on Sarkozy as a lost cause, they believe there is hope for a recovery if he continues reforms promised during his candidacy. They also argue that the rotating presidency of the European Union, coming to France in July, may foster a new era in transatlantic relations.
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Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Justin Vaisse examines Nicolas Sarkozy's foreign policy compared to Gaullist and Atlanticist leaders of the past in France.
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Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Justin Vaisse and Pierre Haski debate what type of leader French president Nicolas Sarkozy is in historical context. (French)
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Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Justin Vaisse and Pierre Haski debate what type of leader French president Nicolas Sarkozy is in historical context. (French)
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Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Justin Vaisse discusses the upcoming French presidency of the European Union. (French)
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Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:30:00 GMT
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- February 29, 2008, 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
The NATO-led operation in Afghanistan is challenging an alliance born in the Cold War to face twenty-first century security issues. Brookings welcomed NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer for a discussion on the effectiveness of the International Security Assistance Force operation in Afghanistan and what is needed for NATO and the international community to achieve success.
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Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Philip Gordon answers questions from Emiliano Alessandri and Raffaello Matarazzo about America's readiness to return to multilateralism.
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Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Article by Nicolas de Boisgrolllier with others, The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs (Summer 2006)
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Fri, 16 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Speech by Stephen Hess, The Future of Transatlantic Relations Conference in Helsinki, Finland (05/16/03)
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Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT
On May 20, 2008, the Center on the United States and Europe held its fifth annual conference. As is in previous years, the conference brought together leading scholars, officials and policy-makers from both sides of the Atlantic to examine issues shaping the transatlantic relationship and to assess the evolving roles of the United States and Europe in the global arena.