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Transatlantic Trends

Transatlantic Trends is an annual survey of U.S. and European public opinions on a host of transatlantic issues, including foreign policy challenges, support for NATO, the economy, and the rise of other world powers.

Transatlantic Trends 2023

The Transatlantic Trends 2023 public opinion survey shows that perceptions are adapting to new geopolitical realities. Despite war on the EU’s doorstep, climate change and immigration are seen as the most important security challenges among a majority of publics polled. Respondents, however, are increasingly split on whether the United States or China will be the world’s most influential actor in five years, implying a shift toward bipolarity that reflects a significant decline in American power in the near term. At the same time, China is not widely seen as a security challenge, and a willingness to expand cooperation with the country on emerging technologies, trade, and crisis management prevails over a tougher approach.

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Transatlantic Trends 2022

The geopolitical turmoil of 2022 presents a multitude of challenges for the transatlantic community. From Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s geostrategic ambitions to the worsening climate crisis and democratic backsliding, greater transatlantic cooperation is of paramount importance. Divided into four chapters, Transatlantic Trends 2022 provides a detailed picture of public opinion on core and contemporary issues: global order, transatlantic relations, international security and defense, and relations with China.

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Transatlantic Trends 2021

2021 opens a new chapter for the transatlantic relationship. The change of the U.S. administration as well as the political, economic, and societal implications of the coronavirus pandemic have redefined transatlantic policy dialogues. New priorities have emerged, as the calls for increased cooperation around climate change and common values signal an opportunity for an update of the transatlantic agenda.

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Transatlantic Trends 2020

The 2020 edition of Transatlantic Trends is a comparative study of French, German, and American perspectives on the major issues facing the transatlantic relationship: cooperation in security and defense, China’s influence on the global stage, international trade, and the digital transition. Polling before and after the coronavirus crisis provides, for several questions, a unique tool to better understand the impact of the pandemic on public opinion.

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