A Mid-Term Assessment of Barack Obama. A New Transatlantic Chapter?

Hausarbeit (Hauptseminar) , 2011 , 16 Seiten , Note: 1,0

Politik - Region: USA

The mid-term of a presidency in the United States (US) is a good time for a first assessment. In this paper, the focus is put on the state and outlook for the transatlantic relations between the US and the the EU member states.

In the second chapter, we will set the definitions and the dimensions of the transatlantic relations.

Chapter 3 comprises the thesis of this paper: the US-EU relation is an unbalanced relationship. There is a deeper relation in regard to defense and security than in other policy issues, and the relation is still based on intergovernmental coordination in forums like the NATO than between the US and the EU bodies.

The assessment of the thesis for the first two years of President Obama’s administration will be done in Chapter 4.

Chapter 5 gives an approach for a New Transatlantic Chapter by deepening the economic integration of the transatlantic area.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Definitions and Dimensions

3. Thesis: The US-EU Relation is an Unbalanced Partnership

4. The Assessment
4.1 During Presidential Campaign: European Expectations and Obama’s Promises
4.2 First Year: Leading and Listening
4.3 Second Year: Perception and Perspective
4.4 Conclusion

5. A New Transatlantic Chapter? - Approaches for a More Balanced Transatlantic Partnership
5.1 Is it trade, stupid?
5.2 Enough common sense for enhancing the partnership?
5.3 How can forces be joined on the global agenda?

Sources

• Hochschule: Hochschule für Politik München
• Veranstaltung: Barack Obama and the Politics of Promise and Protest: A Mid-Term Assessment
• Note: 1,0
• Autor: Alois Maichel (Autor:in)
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
• Seiten: 16
• Katalognummer: V284409
• ISBN (eBook): 9783656846819
• ISBN (Buch): 9783656846826
• Sprache: Englisch
• Schlagworte: Barack Obama, transatlantic relations, transatlantic chapter, EU, USA, transatlantische Beziehungen