1st Edition

Transatlantic Relations Challenge and Resilience

Edited By Donald Abelson, Stephen Brooks Copyright 2022
292 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

292 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

292 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book explains how and why the transatlantic relationship has remained resilient despite persistent differences in the preferences, approaches, and policies of key member states. It covers topics ranging from the history of transatlantic relations, North Atlantic Treaty Organization and security issues, trade, human rights, and the cultural sinews of the relationship, to the... Read more

Introduction: Sources of Resilience in the Transatlantic Relationship

Donald E. Abelson and Stephen Brooks

Part I: Sensibility, Solidarity, and Stress

Chapter One —Transatlantic Sensibility and Solidarity: The Distinctive Factors of Interpersonal Connection and Shared Historical Experience

Alan K. Henrikson

Chapter Two—The COVID-19 Pandemic as an Incubator of Great Power Rivalries

Josef Braml

Part II: Issue Areas and Policies

Chapter Three—Transatlantic Relations and the Challenges of Climate Change and the Environment

Simon Schunz

Chapter Four—NATO’s "Macronian" Peril: Real or Exaggerated?

David G. Haglund

Chapter Five—What’s in My Sandwich? Trade, Values, and the Promise of Deeper Integration

Francesco Duina

Chapter Six—Human Rights in US and EU Foreign Policies

Joe Renouard

Part III: Broader Determinants of Transatlantic Relations

Chapter Seven—Canada-EU-US Relations

Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly

Chapter Eight—The Rise of China and Transatlantic Strategy

Emiliano Alessandri

Chapter Nine—Public and Elite Opinion Relating to the EU-US Relationship

Stephen Brooks

Chapter Ten—Think Tanks and Transatlantic Relations: An Overview

Donald E. Abelson and Christopher J. Rastrick

Chapter Eleven—The Rise and Challenge of Populism

Andrea Wagner, Eric Pietrasik, and Dorian Kroqi

Biography

Donald E. Abelson is Director, Brian Mulroney Institute of Government, Steven K. Hudson Chair in Canada-US Relations, and Professor, Political Science, St. Francis Xavier University.

Stephen Brooks is Professor of Political Science at the University of Windsor and director of the European Union Study Abroad Program, a collaboration of the University of Windsor and Western University.

"Challenges to transatlantic relations didn't begin (or end) with the Trump presidency. This book applies historical and contemporary perspectives in addressing an urgent question: How resilient are those relations? Policymakers and researchers striving to understand what the future could bring will find this book helpfully thought-provoking."

Roy Norton, Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo, Canada.