Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Over the past four years, the transatlantic relationship has been under duress. U.S. President Trump and members of his administration have taken oppositional positions to West European leaders on several issues of common concern including climate change, a newly resurgent Russia, the Iran nuclear deal, trade and the still unfolding Covid-19 pandemic. Yet, cracks in the transatlantic relationship were apparent under the Bush, Clinton and Obama administrations with each admonishing Europe for low investment in regional security more broadly and in NATO in particular. What does a new Biden administration mean for Europe? Do Europeans expect a return of US engagement in the region and a strengthening of the transatlantic relationship or has a fraying of the alliance reached a point of no return? In this conversation, a panel of experts based in Germany, France, Austria and Portugal discuss the potential impact of an incoming Biden administration on Europe and transatlantic relations.
Speakers:
Jean-Claude Beaujour, Vice President, France-Amériques
Sudha David-Wilp, Deputy Director, Berlin Office, German Marshall Fund of the United States
Rita Faden, President of the Luso-American Development Foundation
Moderated by IES Director Jeroen Dewulf, Associate Director Akasemi Newsome, and Deolinda Adao, Executive Director of the Center for Portuguese Studies
Over the past four years, the transatlantic relationship has been under duress. U.S. President Trump and members of his administration have taken oppositional positions to West European leaders on several issues of common concern including climate change, a newly resurgent Russia, the Iran nuclear deal, trade and the still unfolding Covid-19 pandemic. Yet, cracks in the transatlantic relationship were apparent under the Bush, Clinton and Obama administrations with each admonishing Europe for low investment in regional security more broadly and in NATO in particular. What does a new Biden administration mean for Europe? Do Europeans expect a return of US engagement in the region and a strengthening of the transatlantic relationship or has a fraying of the alliance reached a point of no return? In this conversation, a panel of experts based in Germany, France, Austria and Portugal discuss the potential impact of an incoming Biden administration on Europe and transatlantic relations.
Speakers:
Jean-Claude Beaujour, Vice President, France-Amériques
Sudha David-Wilp, Deputy Director, Berlin Office, German Marshall Fund of the United States
Rita Faden, President of the Luso-American Development Foundation
Moderated by IES Director Jeroen Dewulf, Associate Director Akasemi Newsome, and Deolinda Adao, Executive Director of the Center for Portuguese Studies
