Abstract
This contribution will explore the current state of U.S.-EU counter-terrorism cooperation. It will outline the main patterns that have characterized the transition from the Obama to the current Trump administration, focusing both on cooperation on kinetic counter-terrorism operations and on preventive initiatives adopted by member states and by the Union at large. The main goal of the paper is to highlight trends concerning evolving priorities for engagement, new actors, platforms, and issue areas, in particular in the field of preventing/countering violent extremism (P/CVE). The paper will offer an assessment of the extent to which existing patterns of cooperation in counter-terrorism have been affected by the changing dynamics of U.S. global leadership after the 2016 election. The analysis will seek to evaluate the likely impact (if any) of a diminished U.S. involvement on the effectiveness of the multilateral counter-terrorism regime and the Union’s prospects to achieve its key counter-terrorism objectives.
Panel: European Grand Strategy
Cite this presentation
@inproceedings{eiss-2018-quo-vadimus-u-s-eu-counter-terrorism-cooperation-in-an-age-of-uncertainty,
author = {Carlotta Minnella},
title = {Quo Vadimus? U.S.-EU Counter-Terrorism Cooperation in an Age of Uncertainty},
booktitle = {European Security Studies Conference 2018},
year = {2018},
url = {https://eiss-europa.com/papers/2018-quo-vadimus-u-s-eu-counter-terrorism-cooperation-in-an-age-of-uncertainty.html}
}