TRANSATLANTIC FREE TRADE

In: The Washington quarterly, Band 19, Heft 2, S. 112-117

Abstract

MUCH HAS BEEN MADE OF A TRANSATLANTIC FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (TAFTA) AS A POSSIBLE FRAMEWORK FOR POST-COLD WAR RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO ATLANTIC POWERS. A POSITIVE ROLE FOR THE DIALOGUE IS TO EMPHASIZE SHARED NORTH AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN ECONOMIC GOALS. A TRANSATLANTIC FRAMEWORK COULD REDRESS THE MOOD OF MUTUAL ECONOMIC NEGLECT THAT IS AN INEVITABLE BYPRODUCT OF OTHER AGENDAS. THIS ARTICLE NOTES THAT AT THE SAME TIME THE PARTIES COULD SET THE PRIORITIES FOR FUTURE GLOBAL NEGOTIATORS.