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Transatlantic Relations
Promoting the Vital Transatlantic Bond between Europe and the United States.
AJC has long taken an active role in promoting the vital transatlantic bond between Europe and the United States. One might even say that the transatlantic partnership is part and parcel of AJC’s DNA.
Even before the breakup of the Soviet Union, AJC was the first American Jewish organization to call for the recognition of the independence of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania. In addition, as a staunch supporter also of the Western military alliance, AJC was an early advocate for NATO enlargement and testified in 1997 before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee in support of the admission of Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary.
The AJC Transatlantic Institute is today a crucial vehicle for fostering dialogue between partners on both sides of the Atlantic on the critical issues of mutual concern.
The Transatlantic-Dialogue-Luncheon Event Series
As part of its work to strengthen the U.S.-European relationship, the AJC Transatlantic Institute has been co-organizing for over a decade with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation its triannual Transatlantic Dialogue Luncheon. The series addresses topical transatlantic issues, ranging from trade policy to counter-terrorism efforts.
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Transatlantic Dialogue Luncheon: Shale Gas in Europe – Potential Gains and Risks and its Impact on Foreign Policy”
The shale gas revolution in the US has sparked a heated debate also in Europe. Lower energy prices and energy independence, especially in the context of conflict with and in the European neighbourhood, are the main arguments put forward in favour of shale gas extraction in...
Transatlantic Dialogue Luncheon:The First 100 Days of Donald Trump’s Presidency
The first 100 days of every new US administration uncover the first benchmark of achievements. From the beginning of his tenure, President Donald Trump has challenged established practices.
The Executive Orders on immigration and moving away from...
Transatlantic Dialogue Luncheon: Beyond Buzzwords - How will TTIP affect our Everyday Lives?
Discussions on TTIP have focused on highly specialized issues or revolved around very broad topics such as the setting of global standards for trade. Yet, TTIP will likely affect many different aspects of our everyday life: what kind of medicine we take, which cosmetics we...
Transatlantic Dialogue Luncheon: The 2014 U.S. Midterm Elections – Analysis and Outlook
The Republican Party scored a major victory in this year’s Midterm elections, extending their majority in the House and seizing the Senate from the Democrats. Many analysts have attributed the Democrats’ defeat to widespread voter discontent with President Obama. Evidently,...
What is Turkey up to in the Middle East?
The AJC Transatlantic Institute, in partnership with the German Marshall Fund of the United States, the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, and MEPs Jordi Solé and Josep-Maria Terricabras hosted an event in the European Parliament entitled "What is Turkey up to in the Middle East?"....
Transatlantic Dialogue Luncheon: U.S. Elections 2016 – An Outlook with 12 Days to go
In the third and final segment of Transatlantic Luncheon Dialogue series in 2016, the AJC Transatlantic Institute held in collabloration with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation a timely panel discussion last Thursday entitled "US Elections 2016: 12 days to go – an outlook."...
2nd Transatlantic Security Conference - Moving Beyond Polemics: The Real Value of the Transatlantic Relationship
Welcome and opening remarks
Hans H. Stein
Director, International Political Dialogue, FNF
Daniel Schwammenthal
Director, AJC Transatlantic Institute
Panel 1: Can the West trust Iran? (10:30-12:00)...
Transatlantic Dialogue Luncheon: Pre-Summit Briefing on the NATO Warsaw Summit
25 years after the Warsaw Pact disbanded, the North Atlantic Alliance will for the first time convene in Warsaw, Poland. At the last NATO summit in 2014, NATO allies pledged to halt defence spend- ing decreases and agreed to aim to increase defence spending. The Alliance...
Libya: Towards a War of Attrition?
In partnership with the German Marshall Fund (GMF) and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), the AJC Transatlantic Institute organized a panel discussion entitled “Libya: Towards a War of Attrition?”
Mary Fitzgerald, a researcher and former BBC journalist in Libya, and Mohamed Eljarh...
Conference - After the U.S. Elections: Perspectives on the Future of the Transatlantic Relationship
The transatlantic relationship is shaped by shared values and shared goals. The occa- sionally different assessments and evaluations across all political fields between the White House, Congress as well as the European capitals, show that the relationship is not purely plain...