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The U.S. Presidential Election and the Prospects for Transatlantic Trade and Investment July 01, 2008 / Joseph Quinlan
Thanks to the U.S.-led war in Iraq, it is no secret that many in Europe will not miss U.S. President George W. Bush when he leaves office in January 2009. The transatlantic partnership over the past eight years has been under constant strain, creating an atmosphere of disappointment and distrust on both sides of the Atlantic. The "glue" of the transatlantic relationship has been its strong economic ties. This brief examines the transatlantic economic partnership on trade and investment and the prospects of whether or not that relationship will continue to flourish under a new U.S. administration in 2009 or whether there will be a new tide of protectionism.



