Looking Ahead to November 2008: Transatlantic Relations Under the Next U.S. Presidential Administration

As the United States prepares for the November 2008 presidential elections, key European allies focus on the potential continuities and divergences from currrent U.S. foreign policy.  To be sure, the transatlantic partners will continue to face a set of critical global challenges - from stabilization efforts in Afghanistan, to global warming, rising energy prices, and the threat of a nuclearly armed Iran - no matter who enters the Oval Office in January 2009.

In an effort to hightlight the foreign policy agendas of the three leading presidential candidates, the Europe Program hosted a meeting between a delegation of German foreign policy experts and the foreign policy advisors to each presidential campaing.  The off-the-record meeting addressed the core issues dominating the U.S. foreign policy agenda and provided the particiapnts with a unique opportunity to examine these issues in a transatlantic context.