GMFUS Foreign Policy Director Glenn Briefs Congress on Transatlantic Relations
German Marshall Fund Director of Foreign Policy John K. Glenn testifies before the US House of Representatives subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, drawing from data and analyses from GMFUS annual report, “Transatlantic Trends.” Glenn reports that though European opinion polls since 2002 have shown consistent decline in favorability towards America, Europeans and Americans display commonality in their diversity of perceived threats. The greatest statistical disparity involves the support for exerting military influence in order to “achieve justice,” but Glenn reports that European leadership has of late been far more receptive to American diplomatic efforts. The primary challenges to true transatlantic understanding still hinge on public perception on both sides of the Atlantic.
