US Congress and the Trump administration are still wrangling over how to deal with Saudi Arabia in response to the brutal killing of Jamal Khashoggi. Europe should take a principled stance.
In July 2017, the U.S. Congress overwhelmingly passed additional sanctions against Russia, Iran, and North Korea. What was the response from Russia and Germany? How are U.S. lawmakers addressing European concerns?
In the "Transatlantic Manifesto" published by DIE ZEIT in October 2017, the authors emphasise the necessity of a strategy based on fostering transatlantic relations. Critics are calling for a "new post-Atlanticism foreign policy", an attitude that is based on fundamental misunderstandings.
European policymakers were astonished by Trump’s recent remarks on NATO and the EU in an interview with Bild and The Times. Europe should be prepared for pivotal changes in U.S. foreign policy and transatlantic relations.
The end of the Cold War also did away with a state of affairs under which the transatlantic alliance was taken for granted. Back then, it was basically a security alliance institutionally anchored in NATO. How much weight will the often invoked community of values between Europe and the US be able to sustain? What shared interests will connect us in the future? Will a world, in which economic and political leverage is shifting rapidly, require more or less transatlantic commonalities? The Foundation makes every effort to promote transatlantic dialogue in the areas of foreign and security policy, energy and climate policy, green economy, and democracy.
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