Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship

The man whose childhood dream was becoming “world king” and whose charismatic leadership energized the Brexit campaign has become Britain’s new prime minister. On July 24, Boris Johnson replaced Theresa May as leader of the Conservative Party and assumed the country’s top job. Following a campaign premised on delivering Brexit “do or die” by Halloween and with only 99 days until the departure deadline, Johnson wasted no time appointing a pro-Leave cabinet. Given EU resistance to renegotiating the withdrawal agreement and a divided British Parliament, odds are increasing for a no-deal Brexit or a general election.

Whether NATO has a future amidst the challenges of the present era depends on several factors. First and foremost, NATO must survive the Trump Administration, whatever its duration.

President Trump is pushing Boris Johnson, the incoming prime minister of Britain, toward a hard break with the European Union. But Mr. Johnson could be constrained.

Kim Darroch, the U.K. ambassador to the U.S., has quit over the fallout from leaked cables showing he critiqued Donald Trump. Trump "has to put aside his hurt feelings and put the interest of the U.S. forward and... [that] is not to have a major diplomatic crisis with... our closest ally," Nicholas Burns says.

Professor Burns speaks about the resignation of U.K. Ambassador to the U.S. 

The political scientist Karl Kaiser has warned against the blockade of a European defense policy by Germany.

In the 60s, Karl Kaiser went to Harvard to work for Henry Kissinger, and later, as a political scientist and SPD member, he advised the chancellors of the party on foreign policy issues. In conversation, he remembers his time with Willy Brandt and explains how he underestimated Donald Trump.

The purpose of this paper is to analyze how China’s new power is reaching Europe, the challenges that it poses, and the European responses to this new reality. This process has to be examined in the context of the current strategic competition between China and the U.S. and its reflection on the transatlantic relationship.

India’s direct relationship with China is characterized by both growing cooperation and competition, indeed rivalry. Trade and investment have increased significantly with China that is now India’s main trading partner. Both countries cooperate in numerous groupings such as BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, though the latter can also be seen as an attempt to draw India closer into a Beijing dominated orbit.

Professor Nicholas Burns speaks about President Trump's remarks as world leaders gathered for D-Day remembrances.