ETN-Code: DIPL004

Titel der Veranstaltung: Transatlantische Beziehungen

Untertitel: Weckrufe und neue Weichenstellungen

Art der Lehrveranstaltung: Seminar

Kreditpunkte: 3

Semester: WiSe 2025/26

Turnus: gemäß Curricula

Semesterwochenstunden: 2

Kursverantwortliche/r: Klinke Robert [1202400178]

Dozent/in: Klinke Robert [1202400178]

Organisationseinheit: Lehrstuhl für Diplomatie II.

Ziele und Inhalt des Kurses: Transatlantic relations are vital to Europe, but they are now undergoing profound change. The Trump administration’s rhetoric has raised doubts among allies about the United States´unbreakable friendship with Europe and the durability of the alliance. The bond between America and Europe – built over decades on shared economic interests, military ties, US promises to provide security and a mutual commitment to the principles of liberal democracy – is now coming under increasing strain. This seminar explores the strategic challenges facing Europe and the United States in an ever more complex global security environment. It examines the political forces that shape the transatlantic relationship and aims to help students understand its agenda from the perspectives of both sides of the Atlantic.

Thema der einzelnen Lehreinheiten:

10.09. General introduction and overview

17.09.  A diplomatic history of transatlantic relations

24.09.  The role of the United States as a global power

01.10.  no session

08.10.  Transatlantic relations in times of disruption

15.10.  NATO and the OSCE: European and US perspectives

22.10.  no session

29.10.  The US and European approaches to Russia and their response to Russia´s war of aggression against Ukraine

05.11. The US, Europe and the Middle East: Implications of the Israel-Hamas war

12.11. no session

19.11. Africa: European and US policy approaches

26.11. US-European cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

03.12. US and European policies towards China

10.12. Multilateralism without the US? – Myths, realities and prospects

Empfohlene Literatur (für die Gesamtveranstaltung):

EU Commission, White Paper for European Defence – Readiness 2030, 19 March 2025, https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/e6d5db69-e0ab-4bec-9dc0-3867b4373019_en?filename=White%20paper%20for%20European%20defence%20%E2%80%93%20Readiness%202030.pdf

Harvard Kennedy School, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, A New Transatlantic Bargain. The Case for Building a Strong European Pillar, Belfer Center Task Force report February 2025, https://www.belfercenter.org/sites/default/files/2025-02/Belfer_A%20New%20Transatlantic%20Bargain_Report_Pages.pdf

Kaeding, Michael / Pollak, Johannes Pollak / Schmidt, Paul (eds.), The United States and the Future of Europe. Views from the Capitals, London 2025

Ciolan, Inoela Maria / Moyer, Jason C., Navigating uncertainty: Where are EU–US relations headed?, Wilfried Martens Center for European Studies, (09.05.2025), https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17816858251339297?mc_cid=ba98ce6573

Tausendfreund, Rachel / Kleine-Brockhoff, Thomas / Schmucker Claudia et al., The First 90 Days of Trump 2.0, German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) (16.04.2025), https://dgap.org/en?ref=tomba.io&block_config_key=block_1%3AQFxc7lwPiJQPn2qBIKq0IVhT4Ej7TA4DySGH1a5u3m8&page=623

Hamilton, Daniel S. / Quinlan, Joseph P., The Transatlantic Economy 2025, Annual Survey of Jobs. Trade and Investment between the United States and Europe, American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union, (17.03.2025), https://transatlantic.amchameu.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Transatlantic_Economy_2025.pdf

Bunde, Tobias / Eisentraut, Sophie, Westlessness Reloaded?, Key Takeaways From the Munich Security Conference 2025, Munich Security Conference 2025, (16.02.2025), https://securityconference.org/publikationen/debriefs/westlessness-reloaded/

Daniels, Laura von / Mair, Stefan (eds.), Trumps Rückkehr und Europas außenpolitische Herausforderungen, SWP-Studie 2025/S 03, 12.02.2025, https://www.swp-berlin.org/publications/products/studien/2025S03_TrumP_II_Gesamt.pdf

Sprache der Lehrveranstaltung: Englisch (eng)

Notenskala: praktische Note (fünfstufig)

Form und Umfang der Leistungskontrolle:

Referat und Klausur

 

Prüfungsanmeldung: über das elektronische Studienverwaltungssystem

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