The Transatlantic To-Do List 

While the US and EU stand on opposite sides on many issues, the Forum reiterated the need for closer cooperation, especially regarding strengthening democratic values. 

The Forum’s takeaways identify the strategic priorities that experts from both sides of the Atlantic outlined during the event to try and strengthen the transatlantic resilience moving forward. The authors summarized these in a list of ten priorities as a Transatlantic To-Do List for what both the US and the EU should work on next: 

1. Rebuild trust and diplomacy among democratic allies – find ways to create long-term transatlantic resiliency.
2. Continue to build European security capabilities; agree on strategic division of labour between NATO and EU and further invest in European joint capacity building.
3. Work on developing stronger security infrastructure between US and EU – for example military mobility.
4. Create a common threat analysis and find a common approach on dealing with Russia and China – but acknowledging the different threats posed by each country.
5. Mitigate disinformation and propaganda by investing and protecting free media.
6. Bolster transatlantic trade and economy by revisiting trade negotiations and agreements through multilateral framework.
7. Align on energy and climate security challenges by accelerating renewables and further diversification of resources to drive interconnectedness between the markets.
8. Enhance investments in regional cooperation and investments through the Three Seas Initiative (3SI).
9. Increase domestic debate and reshape the ‘foreign policy for the middle class’.

Restore shared values and support for democracy and rule of law by galvanizing the world’s democracies.

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