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Last year was a big year for US trade policy and 2012 could be more active still. In its first two years in office, the administration of US President Barack Obama was...

The EU's foreign and security policy often lacks an effective response. For most of the past decade, the European Union has provided leadership in efforts to stop Iran...

US authorities strongly object to ETS changes. Passengers to lose out as airlines plan to spread the cost The US government and airlines have not given up their...

Van Rompuy and Barroso will meet Obama; integration and situation in north Africa on agenda. The eurozone sovereign-debt crisis and efforts to contain it will top the agenda...

While the EU wants to change how it deals with Bosnia and Herzegovina, the fragile peace in the country is rapidly deteriorating. For close to 16 years, Bosnia and...

The eurozone crisis confirms many of the Obama administration's instincts about today's world order. The administration of US President Barack Obama cannot escape Europe. The...

The EU position on Palestine's bid for statehood is crucial. In less than two weeks the Palestinian Authority (PA) will ask the United Nations to recognise a Palestinian...

European markets rally after yesterday's losses; diplomatic activity over Syria gaining speed. European markets rallied this morning after losses of some 4% in trading on...

Republicans are playing with fire in their showdown about the US government's debt ceiling. Leading United States congressmen are determined to provoke a showdown with the...

Without co-ordination, Europe and the US risk rewriting their corporate-tax codes in self-destructive ways. As governments on both sides of the Atlantic scramble to...

US efforts to create a Trans-Pacific Partnership provide a unique opportunity for the European Union. With a US Congressional vote on trade deals with South Korea, Colombia...

Welfare systems and optimism help to explain the EU-US split in economic policy – and why it will persist. Like brothers in arms united in combat but divided in peace,...

Budget cutting and deficit reduction will be a major preoccupation in Washington this year, with important implications for European interests. Recent weeks have seen a...

Europeans are about to discover just how much US elections affect them. American voters have spoken. And, in a tidal wave, the Republicans have won an overwhelming majority...

Obama has dramatically improved security for Poland and the Baltic states. So why do they feel sidelined? The Riga Security Conference is Latvia's big annual shindig: this...

The US and the EU are on differing financial-reform tracks. That should not distract the EU. Buoyed by his success in pushing healthcare reform through the US Congress last...

Madrid meeting outlines next steps in EU-US co-operation. The United States has accepted that co-operation with the European Union in the fight against terrorism should...

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 European Parliament now has the US Congress's attention. Here are seven ways its attention could be kept. The administration of US President Barack Obama had a rude...

Unlikely to win the United Nations Security Council's backing for stronger sanctions, the EU and its Western allies ponder what to do next about Iran's nuclear programme....