Forging a Strategic U.S.-EU Partnership

Issue Brief
Mar 27, 2025

Canada needs an economic statecraft strategy to address its vulnerabilities

By
Kimberly Donovan, Maia Nikoladze, Lize de Kruijf

To address threats from Russia and China and reduce trade overdependence on the United States, Canada’s federal government will need to consolidate economic power and devise an economic statecraft strategy that will leverage Canada’s economic tools to mitigate economic threats and vulnerabilities.

China
Cybersecurity

Forging a Strategic U.S.-EU Partnership

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Mar 26, 2025

Trade with Colombia is big business for US exporters—amid growing Chinese influence in Latin America

By
Geoff Ramsey, Enrique Millán-Mejía

The United States maintains a trade surplus with Colombia, which is also the top destination for US agricultural exports in South America. However, growing Chinese influence and political tensions threaten the bilateral relationship. To protect mutual economic interests, the United States can leverage diplomatic channels and private sector engagement.

Colombia
Economy & Business

Forging a Strategic U.S.-EU Partnership

Report
Apr 16, 2025

Navigating the US-PRC tech competition in the Global South

By
Cole McFaul, Peter Engelke

A landscape report analyzing China’s strategic tech engagements with the Global South and how the US can compete.

Africa
Artificial Intelligence

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Dec 1, 2009

Forging a Strategic U.S.-EU Partnership

The Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Relations Program outlines a comprehensive plan for renewing U.S.-EU relations in Shoulder to Shoulder: Forging a Strategic U.S.-EU Partnership.Download the PDF

European Union International Organizations

Report

Oct 15, 2009

Resetting the Transatlantic Economic Council

The Trans-Atlantic Economic Council (TEC) is at a crossroads.  It has great potential as a forum for discussing strategic issues between the United States and Europe but is often bogged down in single-issue gridlock.Download the PDF

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

Report

Sep 23, 2009

G20 Report: Renewing Globalization and Economic Growth

On the eve of the Pittsburgh G20 Summit, the Atlantic Council and Carnegie Mellon University examine the next steps for economic growth after the global financial crisis in Renewing Globalization and Economic Growth in a Post-Crisis World: The Future of the G20 Agenda.  The report is a product of an all-day expert conference in Pittsburgh.  “One […]

Americas Economy & Business

Report

Jun 29, 2009

Public Sector Pensions Report: Transparency Standards Lacking

The British-North American Committee Public Sector Pensions Report warns that the true costs of public sector pensions are being significantly understated by the U.S., UK and Canadian governments. Download the PDF

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Jun 1, 2009

Confidence Building between Turks and Iraqi Kurds

The Obama administration’s “responsible redeployment” from Iraq is made even more urgent by the requirements resulting from worsening conditions in Afghanistan and Pakistan. For redeployment to occur on scale and on schedule, the United States seeks an end-state in Iraq that is stable and at peace with its neighbors. Simmering sectarian violence is inevitable, but […]

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Report

Apr 22, 2009

Afghanistan report: A ten-year framework for the future

Describing the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan as increasingly perilous, President Obama has committed his administration to enhancing the military, governance, and economic capacity of the two countries.  Chairman of the Institute for State Effectiveness and former Afghan Minister of Finance Dr. Ashraf Ghani outlines a medium-term framework for state-building in Afghanistan for the Atlantic Council […]

Afghanistan Politics & Diplomacy

Report

Mar 28, 2009

G20 Report: Stimulus and Regulation Compromise Needed

By Paola Subacchi, Alexei Monsarrat, and Robin Niblett

What started last year as a growing international credit crunch and, by September, a global banking crisis has now spread into the real economy. International trade, investment and economic growth are all contracting. A drastic curtailment of credit, collapsing global demand and a loss of trade finance is having a devastating economic effect on both […]

Americas Economy & Business

Report

Mar 9, 2009

Beyond Closing Guantanamo: Rebuilding a Transatlantic Partnership in International Law

In one of his first acts as president, Barack Obama signed an executive order closing the Guantanamo Bay prison camp within a year.  According to a new paper published by the Atlantic Council, Beyond Closing Guantanamo, this is a step in the right direction, but the new U.S. administration should undertake several additional measures aimed […]

Europe & Eurasia United States and Canada
North Korea Nuclear Weapons

Report

Feb 5, 2009

Achieving peace and security in Korea and Northeast Asia: A new US diplomatic strategy toward North Korea

The Atlantic Council is pleased to release its Final Report of its three-year project on U.S. policy toward North Korea. This report makes clear that unless President Obama adopts a new strategy of seeking a comprehensive settlement in Korea, the U.S. is unlikely to eliminate North Korea’s nuclear program.D Adopting the new diplomatic strategy of […]

East Asia Korea

Report

Jan 30, 2009

Alliance Reborn: An Atlantic Compact for the 21st Century

We have an open but fleeting moment to forge a more effective Atlantic partnership. We must seize it now. European and North American allies have allowed their relations to become discordant, yet the times demand vigor and unity. Courageous decisions need to be taken to breathe new life and relevance into the Atlantic partnership, which […]

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