Rebuilding the Transatlantic Relationship – Transatlantic Policy Forum in Review
Rebuilding the Transatlantic Relationship – Transatlantic Policy Forum in Review

Author(s): Danielle Piatkiewicz, Miroslava Pisklová
Subject(s): International relations/trade, Security and defense
Published by: EUROPEUM - Institut pro evropskou politiku
Keywords: Transatlatic Relations;
Summary/Abstract: The paper follows an early analysis that explored whether to rebuild or repair transatlantic relations post-pandemic and provided additional background and context to the themes discussed at the Forum. This policy paper aims to provide a debrief and analysis of the discussions that were held, respecting the Chatham House Rule and therefore preserving the anonymity of participants. The aim of this analysis is to highlight and develop the main takeaways between participants around the Forum’s core focus points, which included the transatlantic approaches towards economic and trade relations, diverging approaches towards external challengers and threats such as Russia and China, the future of transatlantic security under the framework of NATO’s 2030 reflection process and appraised how the new security landscape will look like post-COVID. The Forum provided a wide range of inputs and interesting takeaways, including recommendations and a transatlantic “to-do list”, which outlines action points on how the US and the EU should approach the given challenges outlined at the Forum ranging from increased multilateral collaboration to further development of economic and security engagement. It is worth noting that the discussions took place ahead of the 2020 US Presidential election results, however, both options, either a prolonged Trump or a new Biden administration, and their meaning for the transatlantic relations, were discussed extensively.

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