US-EU RELATIONS DURING BIDEN’S PRESIDENCY

DOI 10.17721/2521-1706.2024.18.6

Dmytro Lakishyk,

Ph.D. (History), Senior Research Fellow,

State Institution «Institute of World History of NAS of Ukraine», Kyiv, Ukraine

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3804-9806

Annotation. The purpose of the article is to analyze the current stage of US-European relations.

The scientific novelty of the research. Despite the geopolitical crisis during the Trump presidency, relations between the US and the EU remained strong. However, transatlantic convergences, such as support for Ukraine and Europe’s more cautious approach to China, are now increasingly diverse, alongside persistent differences over climate, trade, industry and technology. In these fields, Americans and Europeans share the same common goals, but have markedly different approaches to achieving them. The result is the adoption of independent policies that either inadvertently harm each other’s economies or create differences that prevent effective economic integration, and existing traditional forums for cooperation are not suitable for resolving these differences.

The research methodology involves the use of a complex of general and special methods, in particular, systematic and comparative analysis, the method of critical analysis of sources and comparative analysis.

Conclusions. Despite close coordination in Russia’s war against Ukraine and slow but steady policy alignment toward China, tensions remain in US-EU relations on many issues. Different approaches in areas of mutual interest such as trade, climate, technology regulation and Middle East policy create policy differences that are not easily resolved through established platforms of cooperation. In addition, election results in Europe and the USA promise to further complicate the trajectory of US-EU relations in this crucial election year. Relations between the USA and the EU must be strengthened at the regulatory and technical levels, creating a win-win policy favorable to the economy of the states, which will strengthen the positions of the US and the EU in relation to geopolitical adversaries and benefit voters in the countries.

Key words: USA, EU, transatlantic relations, foreign policy, J. Biden, D. Trump.

Submitted: 27.06.2024

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