(010) RE-WIRING THE US-EU RELATIONSHIP - Korski, Daniel; Guerot, Ulrike; Leonard, Mark (ECFR European Council on Foreign Relations, 2008)
The election of Barack Obama has seriously narrowed the policy differences between Europe and the US. While significant disagreements remain on ambition, priority and approach, both sides now agree to a large degree on the major challenges facing them. Moreover, the President-elect is likely to be America's first "post-Special Relationship" leader, eager to see Britain play a role in making Europe work rather than to build an exclusive US-UK bilateral bond