Transatlantic Relations 2009: European Expectations for the Post-Bush Era
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European Policy Institutes Network Working Paper No. 20 November 2008
Will 2009 herald a new beginning for transatlantic relations? Sobered by the experience of an eight-year Bush administration, the European Union and its member states are eager to take a fresh look at their partner across the Atlantic. What potential will they find for a new start in European-American relations? What issues will take centre-stage when, after a record-long US election campaign, policy-makers sit down to deal with matters of substance?
Following a period of much hesitation in the past, both political camps in America now recognise that US national interests are best served by a strong Europe. Likewise, Europe has come to the general conclusion that partnership with Washington is desirable, even if there is some disagreement between EU member states on precisely what this partnership should encompass.
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