Views of European politicians of the next generation on transatlantic cooperation
Germany goes to the polls on 26 September 2021. After 16 years in power, Chancellor Angela Merkel, a strong advocate of close US-European relations, is stepping down from office.
The next generation of political decision-makers, who will soon be entering the government stage, is already waiting in the wings across Europe. In the coming years, they will shape Europe and its relations with the United States. Her priorities and views on the transatlantic partnership will determine whether both sides can work together to tackle common challenges: China, climate change, technology, economics and security.
Find out what young European politicians think about transatlantic cooperation in our new issue of the BKHS Viewpoint (ISSN 2749-7216) by Bruce Stokes.
The conversations on which this Policy Brief is based were conducted in addition to the 150 interviews conducted in advance of the report "Together or Alone: Choices and Strategies for Transatlantic Relations for 2021 and Beyond", a 2020 publication of the Task Force convened by the German Marshall Fund of the United States and the German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt Foundation. To complement the initial interviews - and to better reflect the views of young politicians in Europe - 40 additional interviews were conducted with members of the European Parliament and national parliaments across Europe between April and August 2021. The interviewees represented a range of political parties from 16 European countries. With a few exceptions, all interviewees were under 40 years old.
The BKHS Perspective was published in advance in English as a GMF Policy Brief.
