Program Publications
France: Back to the Future
Rethinking the Russia Reset
A US-EU Action Plan for Supporting Democratization: Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia
Georgia in the West: A Policy Road Map to Georgia's Euro-Atlantic Future
Roma Inclusion: A Call for Central European Leadership
Transatlantic Relations
The Program on Transatlantic Relations fosters dialogue and analysis on Europe’s evolving regional and global role. Its core work underpins the Council’s transatlantic foundations, reinforcing the importance of the Euro-Atlantic community and identifying critical avenues for future cooperation. To address the most central issues, a network of policy-makers, business leaders, and leading analysts is engaged to assess US-European bilateral relations, the influence of the European Union (and its member states) as a global player, and the state of democracy and stability in Europe’s East. The Transatlantic Relations Program develops recommendations for greater transatlantic cooperation via the following activities:
Wroclaw Global Forum: The annual Wroclaw Global Forum brings together top US and European decision-makers and business leaders to discuss Central Europe’s role as a critical partner in US efforts to strengthen ties across the Atlantic, and as an increasingly important player in determining Europe’s regional and global role.
The Atlantic Council Freedom Awards: Wroclaw is also home to the Council’s annual Freedom Awards Dinner, which recognize extraordinary individuals and organizations that defend and advance the cause of freedom around the world. Awardees include Ales Byalyatski, Hillary Clinton, Václav Havel, and Wladyslaw Bartoszewski.
Completing Europe Whole and Free: The program seeks to reinvigorate the policy debate in Washington and Europe about advancing Euro-Atlantic integration and democratic reforms in the Western Balkans and Europe’s East by organizing activities focused on the economic and political choices facing the region.
Fostering a Strategic US-EU Dialogue: Through roundtable discussions, workshops, and public appearances by high-level European Union officials, the program strengthens US-EU dialogue on strategic issues ranging from security policy to trade initiatives.
International Law: Through the Transatlantic Dialogues on International Law, the program has explored US-European differences over international legal issues as well as transatlantic cooperation in fostering international observance of human rights law. In 2012, the program will focus on the future of rule of law, and particularly how corporate, NGO, and government actors can work together to advance greater investment in rule of law.
Transatlantic Cooperation on Latin America: Recognizing Latin America’s growing status as a partner to the US and Europe, both in terms of interests and values, the program will organize a Task Force to examine relations between the United States, Europe and Latin America and to chart a new course forward.
U.S. Cannot Afford to 'Lose' Europe
Jorge Benitez | September 10, 2012
From Ulrike Guérot, World Politics Review: To paraphrase Robert Kagan, this new isolationalism is not new, but it should at least be recognized as a major game-change in trans-Atlantic relations. And although neither the U.S. nor Europe fully grasps the consequences of a downgraded trans-Atlantic relationship, this is bad news.
Europe's September Phoenix
Frances G. Burwell & Nicholas Dungan | September 01, 2012
As European leaders return to work after their summer holidays, they will find many of the same problems they left behind: the sovereign debt crisis, a vulnerable banking system and an unreconciled division over austerity vs growth. Amid the doom and gloom, however, it is worth pausing to celebrate how far Europe has come.
What if Europe Fails?
Jorge Benitez | August 22, 2012
From Thomas Wright, the Washington Quarterly: Western Europe has been an integral part of the U.S.-led international order since its foundation in the years after World War II.
Fran Burwell Congressional Testimony on Future of Eurozone
August 01, 2012
On August 1, Fran Burwell, Atlantic Council vice president and director of the Transatlantic Relations Program, testified before the US Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on European Affairs.
Britain Adrift
Frances G. Burwell | August 01, 2012
The country most at risk in the eurozone economic crisis is not Spain, Italy, or even Greece, but Britain. While attention has focused on countries that seem perpetually on the brink of sovereign default or banking collapses, the British government has embarked on a path that could lead it out of Europe, with profound consequences for itself and for the U.S.-UK relationship.
Widening Gaps in U.S. and European Defense Capabilities and Cooperation
Jorge Benitez | July 31, 2012
From Charles Barry and Hans Binnendijk, Center for Transatlantic Security Studies: The national defense budgets of many NATO nations, purposefully held down over many years before the economic crisis, have been forced abruptly lower still under the duress of unexpectedly severe economic conditions.
A Euro-Atlantic free trade zone and economic renewal
Jorge Benitez | July 27, 2012
From John Vinocur, the International Herald Tribune: [A]n important initiative could take shape with enough credibility and ambition to make Europe look alive, bolder and in refocus mode: a trans-Atlan
Why Reinhold Niebuhr Matters for Transatlantic Relations Today
Jorge Benitez | July 26, 2012
From William Inboden, German Marshall Fund of the United States: [Reinhold] Niebuhr grounded his Atlanticism on three principles that still resonate today: shared values, shared interests, and shared obligations.
Dinner Discussion with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic Miroslav Lajčák
July 25, 2012
On July 25, the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Relations program held an off-the-record dinner discussion with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic Miroslav Lajčák.
How Obama lost Europe
Jorge Benitez | July 25, 2012
From Mark Leonard, Foreign Policy: [President Barack] Obama's stellar personal ratings in Europe hide the fact that the Western alliance has never loomed smaller in the imagination of policymakers on either side of the Atlantic.
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2013 Wroclaw Global Forum
From June 13-14, the 2013 Wrocław Global Forum will bring together over 350 top policy-makers and business leaders to explore the region’s impact as an actor in Europe, as well as its crucial role in the transatlantic partnership and on the global stage.
The Trilateral Bond: Mapping a New Era for Latin America, the United States, and Europe
On May 14, please join the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center and the Program on Transatlantic Relations for the official release of the Transatlantic Task Force on Latin America’s report, The Trilateral Bond: Mapping a New Era for Latin America, the United States, and Europe.
Discussion on Bosnia's NATO Ambitions with Deputy Foreign Minister Trisic-Babic
On Wednesday, April 24, the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Relations Program hosted Ana Trišić-Babić, deputy foreign minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina for an off-the-record discussion on Bosnia’s NATO ambitions in light of a changing regional context.
Roundtable and Dinner Discussion with Former First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Khoroshkovsky
On Monday, April 22, the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Relations Program hosted H.E. Valery Khoroshkovsky, former first deputy prime minister of Ukraine, for an off-the-record discussion of Ukraine’s trajectory towards the European community.
Roundtable on Argentina with Buenos Aires Cabinet Chief
On Friday, March 15, the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Relations Program hosted an off-the-record roundtable discussion with Buenos Aires Cabinet Chief Horacio Rodriguez Larreta. The event was part of the Atlantic Council’s new initiative to explore Latin America’s role in the transatlantic relationship alongside Europe and the United States.
Discussion with Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai: Quo Vadis Hungary?
On December 7, 2012, the Atlantic Council’s Program on Transatlantic Relations and Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center hosted former Hungarian Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai for an off-the-record lunch discussion on “Quo Vadis, Hungary?”
Luncheon with European Parliament President Martin Schulz
On Tuesday, November 27, the Atlantic Council’s Program on Transatlantic Relations hosted His Excellency Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, for an off-the-record luncheon discussion.
