The U.S. /EU Summit: Tensions in the Transatlantic Relationship

Publication Date: November 2005

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Nile Gardiner

Research Area: International relations

Keywords: Europe

Type: Brief

Abstract:

President George W. Bush's June 21 Vienna summit with EU officials takes place amid mounting tension between Washington and Brussels over the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, as well as the growing controversy in Europe over the 'rendition' of terror suspects, and will further illustrate the deep divisions between Washington and Brussels over the war on terrorism. The meeting will likely underscore the widening gulf between the United States and supranational institutions such as the European Union and the Council of Europe in their approach to dealing with the al-Qaeda threat.