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Failure to solve the eurozone crisis will have serious repercussions for the transatlantic relationship. The eurozone crisis is no longer simply an economic crisis. It is...

A new survey shows that Americans view Asian countries, not European ones, as the most important partners for the US. Europeans who found themselves discounted and ignored a...

Europe is being left behind on defence by the US. Your article on the transatlantic divide on security (“A blunt assessment of NATO,” 16-22 June), is as blunt and true...

The EU needs a stronger strategy when dealing with the US. The fragile state of the European Union's relations with the United States will be laid bare over the next ten...

While the Afghan war has tested NATO's capacity and resolve, Europeans are still supportive of the alliance. Afghanistan is an increasingly divisive issue in transatlantic...

Domestic problems on either side of the Atlantic means that decisions on big issues have ground to a halt. It is regrettable that today's “exchange of views” between...

The transatlantic relationship is in need of repair and João Vale de Almeida is not the man for the job. It is little wonder that many member states want to keep the...

Could Spain again usher in a new period of enhanced EU-US co-operation? Mark Twain, the author of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, is credited with having said...

The transatlantic relationship needs a new sense of purpose. A new year, a new European Commission and a US president who can no longer get by simply by not being George...

Van Rompuy and Ashton may prove the doubters wrong, but until then the transatlantic partnership will remain troubled. In Washington, the selection of Herman van Rompuy as...

The US president has strong support on this side of the Atlantic but transatlantic relations also need new projects and institutions. It is time to worry about Barack...

Thanks to Barack Obama, Europeans may have re-gained an affection for the US, but the feeling is not yet mutual. US President Barack Obama is sinking in domestic American...

President Sarkozy may prove to be a key broker, both in central Europe and in transatlantic relations. The European Parliament elections suggest that a power shift is under...

Barack Obama, the new US president, should move quickly to improve transatlantic relations, but the EU needs to show its commitment, too. Barack Obama will next week (20...

Europe's high expectations of the next US president could lead to disappointment. Expectations are high that the next US president will improve transatlantic relations,...

The past four years have seen a rapprochement between the EU and the US and considerable co-operation across the globe. The next US president will have to address many...

Silverberg seeks ‘tangible results', tasked to advance initiatives on defence. The US' new ambassador to the EU has declared her intention to use the remaining months of...

Europe might start to punch closer to its weight on global issues, but cannot counterbalance the US. While scarcely the news event of the year, George W. Bush's last EU-US...

Ambassador Victoria Nuland, the US permanent representative to the North Atlantic Council of NATO, is not usually noted for her speeches. Like her overall performance in...

The leaders of the EU and the United States agreed in April to deepen their economic integration and set up institutions to support their new economic partnership. Next...