Diplomatic relations between the US and the EU since 1989

Exposé Politique & international Sciences politiques

Date de publication :

25/04/2008

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Français

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14 pages

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At the end of the Cold War, preserving close relations between the USA and the European Union seemed not to be an obviousness that is why reinforce cooperation by institutionalized links was a necessity, especially as the USA understanding their own interests to support the EU integration
The USA and the EU decided to unit their efforts in order to reach same goals, even if this does not prevent some argues, above all about the way to reach these very goals
We cannot reduce transatlantic relations to a cooperation between more or less political spheres, that is why the USA and the EU are promoting deeper links between both civilian communities

Résumé :

Transatlantic relations between the USA and Europe went without saying for near two centuries. As a matter of fact, this close relation reflects a shared culture, fueled by successive waves of immigration of Europeans to "the land of plenty". But, if these diplomatic bounds were between one European country and the USA, the creation of the EU made things changed. Asserting itself as an international actor, the USA had to take it into consideration. Even if their cooperation is going further and further, official relations have been establishing since the beginning of the European Construction. As a matter of fact, a long time before becoming the European Union, diplomatic representation was initiated in 1953, when US observers were sent to the European Coal and Steel Community. Parallel to it, a delegation of the European Commission was created in 1954, in the US capital: Washington DC and became a full diplomatic representation in 1971. As far as the USA is concerned, the United States Mission to the European Communities (Rome Treaties, 1957) settled in Brussels in 1961. But 1989 was a turning point because of a major evolution: the end of the Cold War put an end to a unifying element: the Soviet threaten, seemed to enable the EC to emancipate from the USA leadership and develop new plans, such as an embryo of a political union established in 1993(Maastricht).The USA took it into account and modified their diplomatic relations, far beyond economical ones which had always been the first link between both communities. Consequently, analyzing this period is synonymous of focusing on renewal relations between the USA and Europe, not only economical ones (which will not be discuss in this research paper), but political ones, as two actor of the international system with global responsibilities, above all in foreign policy and defense. Allies or Enemies, this period is quite eventful and transatlantic relations have never been so blurred. This complex relationship is reinforced by common confusion about the actors and the organization we have to consider: Entire Europe? NATO? UN? EU ? Even if some allusions are necessary, the aim is to present an overview on the USA and the EU bilateral agreements, especially on their institutionalized relations. In a like manner, EU policies as well as American ones will not be described to only focus on links between them. But, what are these links exactly? What is the future of transatlantic cooperation? The debate, on both side of the Atlantic is opened since the end of the Cold War. Some of them believe the disengagement is inevitable, other ones regard it as a great opportunity to create a more efficient cooperation, based on mutual consent far away from pragmatic issues, as the former Foreign Minister of Germany , Hans Dietrich Genscher said "Never in the history chances to realize an Euro-American common vision of a world where would reign stability, peace and democracy, were so promising.