Policy Study

22/01/2021

The report “In Our Hands: Progressive Ideas for a Renewed and Repurposed Trans-Atlantic Bond” by the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) and the Center for American Progress (CAP) urges Europe and the United States to renew the foundation of their historic trans-Atlantic bond, repairing the damage caused after four years of outright hostility and neglect.

As Vassilis Ntousas and James Lamond, the report’s authors, underline: “To effectively relaunch and renew the trans-Atlantic bond, both the United States and Europe must make a comprehensive commitment to progressive values. The success of this effort will depend on both sides of the Atlantic using this unique opportunity to reimagine their relationship, and not simply renew existing commitments.”


The report, which is the outcome of the inaugural FEPS-CAP transatlantic dialogue that took place over the course of the past two years, highlights four key areas that demand urgent attention and recommends that both partners:

  • Foster an inclusive growth agenda that takes aim at inequality by finally addressing both its symptoms and its root causes.
  • Deepen the shared commitment to free, open, and just societies by strengthening the democratic core of American and European communities and tackling the underlying problems that make both systems susceptible to illiberal strains.
  • Thwart digital authoritarianism by increasing the accountability and transparency of digital practices and actors while strengthening the safeguards against efforts to weaponize (dis)information.
  • Adopt a new joint strategic global vision. This presupposes the emergence of a new rapprochement in foreign, security, and defense terms, as well and a common outlook that tackles in a balanced way the challenges ahead.

Read the report: “In Our Hands: Progressive Ideas for a Renewed and Repurposed Trans-Atlantic Bond,” by Vassilis Ntousas and James Lamond.

Read the report

Network
Center for American Progress
Find all related publications
Publications
30/10/2024

Meeting the challenges from the populist right

A study of voter attitudes towards welfare and immigration in Denmark, Germany and Sweden
19/04/2024

A New Global Deal

Reforming world governance
24/01/2024

Progressive Yearbook 2024

Looking back to look ahead
06/12/2023

Stronger resilience through cooperation in the Sahel

'12 years of crises in the Sahel' series
Find all related Progressive Post
Progressive Post
12/11/2024

Whose side are you on? The role of workers in the next Democratic Party

Find all related events
Events
Upcoming
29 - 01/12/2024
Tallinn, Estonia (Training)

Training of trainers third session

Past
29/09/2024

Social democracy with(out) people. Possible strategies for survival and expansion of the Polish left

Training Sessions
04/11/2024
FEPS HQ, Brussels (Expert meeting)

Meeting the challenges from the populist right

Publication launch
Find all related news
News
15/05/2024

Notice of vacancy – Policy analyst on international relations

This vacancy is now closed.
04/03/2024

FEPS at the PES Election Congress in Rome

04/03/2024

FEPS at the ‘Africa Summit of the Future Dialogue’ in Abuja, Nigeria

15/12/2023

FEPS President mission to China

Maria Joao Rodrigues participates in the ‘2023 Understanding China Conference’
Find all related in the media
In the media

Durchhalten ist nicht unmöglich

by Frankfurter Hefte 06/12/2023
'Persevering is not impossible' Article by Ania Skrzypek, FEPS Director for Research and Training, on the future of social democracy in Europe

Une réforme de l’UE qui intéressera forcément les Suisses

by Le Temps 24/11/2023
'EU reform bound to be of interest to the Swiss', an opinion piece in Le Temps on EU Treaties changes by Maria João Rodrigues, FEPS President, Guillaume Klossa, Director of think tank EuropaNova and Daniela Schwarzer, Executive board member Bertelsmann Stiftung

« Le moment est venu de lancer un débat sur la réforme de l’Union européenne »

by Le Monde 22/11/2023
'The time has come to launch a debate on the reform of the European Union', an opinion piece in Le Monde on Eu Treaties changes by Maria João Rodrigues, FEPS President, Guillaume Klossa, Director of think tank EuropaNova and Daniela Schwarzer, Executive board member Bertelsmann Stiftung

Polacy nieufni i “wyjątkowi” – “popandemiczne” badanie w UE

by TOK FM 22/05/2023
'Poles distrustful and "exceptional" - "post-pandemic" survey in the EU' TOK FM. Interview with Ania Skrzypek, FEPS Director for Research and Training, about the results of FEPS' European survey in six EU countries and the 'uniqueness' of the responses of the Polish people.