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May 14, 2012 | No One's World: The West, the Rising Rest, and the Coming Global Turn

Jason Naselli:

May 4, 2012 | The Buzz about "Your Ideas, Your NATO"

Editorial Team: Our 2012 policy workshop competition has been a big success, generating a number of innovative policy recommendations and with an exciting event in Berlin coming up on May 21. The competition has also gotten plenty of recognition throughout the online foreign policy community.

February 7, 2012 | Guide: Writing "Your Opinion" Articles

Editorial Team: Your Opinion articles are where the main debates on the Atlantic Community happen. They are a way of sharing your ideas and recommendations in short, focused 500-700 word articles. The editorial team would like to offer some advice on writing a good opinion piece.

January 30, 2012 | Chicago Summit Preview: NATO Sharpens Its Focus

Mathew Shearman: Alongside the launch of the “Your Ideas Your NATO” competition we are previewing the NATO Chicago Summit in May. It is becoming increasingly clear that the Chicago agenda will be focused on Afghanistan, smart defense, developing partnerships, and strengthening common NATO values.

July 7, 2011 | America and Europe Deeply Entwined

Martyn Bond: So deep are the European Union’s ties with the US that it could be thought of as “the 28th member state”. Cooperation is institutionalized in the transatlantic legislators’ dialogue, the transatlantic economic council, business dialogue, the consumer dialogue, innovation dialogue, energy council, the education policy forum etc.

June 9, 2011 | Angela Merkel: Friend or Free-Rider?

Editorial Team: The media in the United States and Germany has been awash with speculation over the future of transatlantic relations as Obama tries to charm Europe’s strongest leader with a Medal of Freedom. Can Obama’s charm offensive convince Germany to show more global leadership?

September 24, 2009 | How Web 2.0 is Changing Politics

Bohnen & Kallmorgen: The political decision-making process, and thus our very democracy, will change rapidly in the next few years. New technologies will make participation among citizens and other actors much more common and important.

June 30, 2008 | Meet the Editorial Team at the Amerikafest!

From the Editorial Team: On July 5th, Berlin celebrates Independence Day and the return of the American Embassy to the famous Pariser Platz with the grand Amerikafest 2008. This is your chance to meet the Atlantic Community editorial team face to face and find out more about our commitment to transatlantic exchange!

March 26, 2008 | What Europe Could Expect from an Obama Presidency

Julianne Smith: If elected, Obama will attempt to reestablish a strong partnership with Europe. He should come closer to his European partners on issues such as climate change and international law, but will expect greater cooperation and support for US policies in the Middle East and Afghanistan.

May 15, 2007 | EU Energy Security Requires Hard Power

Heiko Borchert and Karina Forster : We see hard power as integral to the preservation of energy infrastructure. EU-NATO cooperation is therefore key to preserving this vital element of energy security.

February 9, 2012 | Shada Islam, Friends of Europe

Shada Islam is the head of the Asia Programme at Friends of Europe - a Brussels-based European think-tank promoting discussion and debate on the future of the EU.
For over 25 years, she has covered Europe-Asia relations as a correspondent for the Far Eastern Economic Review and the German News Agency. As an expert on Asia, she has broadcast experience with the BBC, Radio France, Deutsche Welle

November 1, 2011 | Europe Threatens Obama's Reelection

The biggest danger to Obama’s re-election bid is the possibility of the European crisis spilling over to the US. ++ While the US economy is starting to show signs of gradual recovery, mounting European debt could send the American economy in a downward spiral. ++ Republican presidential candidates will use this opportunity to chastize Obama as ‘too European’ for trying to bring the US closer to a

November 1, 2011 | Migration and Development Policy: Six Lessons Learned

Over the past several decades, migration has been at the center of heated policy debates in both the United States and Europe. In this report by the Migration Policy Institute, Kathleen Newland evaluates what lessons can be drawn from past experiences involving the policies of developed countries in regards to migration and development.
1) Decision makers have moved away from the idea that

July 19, 2011 | British Attitudes Towards the UK's International Priorities

Chatham House’s second survey in partnership with YouGov tests British thinking about the country’s place in the world and assesses how this thinking may have changed during the coalition government’s first year in office.
Key findings include:

Support for close transatlantic relations declines with decreasing age, with 18–24-year-olds being the least supportive. This trend by age

July 20, 2010 | The Special Relationship is No Longer So Special

David Cameron’s first visit to the White House will be accompanied by the usual pomp and circumstance, but the special relationship between the UK and the US is devoid of any real substance. ++ Obama and Cameron do not share common ground on domestic or economic issues, and the UK has lost its significance in trade to the EU. ++ With the legacies of 9/11 and Iraq fading, the relationship

September 30, 2008 | Financial Anger the World Over, but Misguided

Anger stemming from the financial mess is ubiquitous; the biggest backlash comes from outside the Anglo-American world and is directed at their unique type of capitalism. ++ The disparity between individualism and solidarity is the primary cause. ++ Markets are not perfect, nor are Adam Smith’s theories. ++ “Arm’s-length finance,” a distinctly Anglo-American style, has made headway on the

July 24, 2008 | Could Obamamania Cloud Over?

Obama has achieved astonishing levels of popularity abroad. ++ Foreigners, however, had better temper their excitement. ++ A “skilled tactician,” Obama tends to shrewdly adapt his discourse to his audience and since, if elected, he would in any case be constrained by a heavily Democratic Congress, chances are “what they see is not precisely what they will get.” ++ Most importantly, Obama still

April 26, 2007 | The Rise of China: A Brief Review of the Implications on the Transatlantic Partnership

China’s ascent as a global economic power has met with mounting alarm on both sides of the Atlantic. Many argue that China’s voracious demand for natural resources to support its growing economy will endanger the policy objectives and strategic interests of the transatlantic partnership. Counter to this prevailing view, Joseph Quinlan, a non-resident transatlantic fellow at the German