Strengthening the Transatlantic Dialog

Abstract

In this colloquium we have chosen to speak of the future and of the content of the relationships that link the Old World to the New, which seems to me very important in the era we are living in, and for the equilibrium of international relations of the next century. In fact, the rank of the European continent will depend a great deal on the energy and enthusiasm of this transatlantic dialogue. In a world that is characterized by the emergence of new and often unforeseen forces—whether they are Asian, Indian, South American, even Indonesian—the success and the economic density of this transatlantic dialogue will certainly be decisive for the future of the Atlantic pole in opposition to the Pacific pole. Let us remember how quickly the Mediterranean pole lost its influence when the Atlantic pole was formed. If we want the community spirit that exists between Europe and the U.S, to remain at the level of what occurred at the birth of the U.S. and in pursuit of the civilizing mission of Europe, it is in our interests to understand each other as much as possible.

translation by Daria M. Roche