Article by EUHR Solana on the 'Atlantic drift'

What has gone wrong with transatlantic relations? Have the past few months been a transient phenomenon, which can be repaired with good manners all round? Or are more fundamental forces at work? In which case, a reinvention of transatlantic relations might be in order.

To begin with, some perspective is required. Historically, outlooks on the two sides of the Atlantic, while often similar, have rarely been identical. Iraq was not the first transatlantic drama, and is unlikely to be the last. Our differences have often been sharpest over the question of using force.

A spectrum of views exists in both regions, but our attention is drawn to extreme positions and we often fail to notice the middle ground. There were opponents of the war in the US, just as there were supporters of the war in Europe. There was a great overlap of views.


For the full article, please see:

http://ue.eu.int/pressdata/EN/articles/76622.pdf

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