As of this writing, the COVID-19 pandemic has taken more than two and a half million lives worldwide. The United States and the European Union (EU) have each lost over 500,000 lives. Unprecedented scientific collaboration has brought us vaccines, but it will take a year or more to manufacture and deploy enough vaccines to stop the pandemic. Even after vaccination becomes routine, it is likely that the virus will remain endemic and continue to evolve, requiring vaccine adjustments and constant vigilance for years to come.
At its best, 2021 will be a time to heal. A time to move our societies and our economies from sickness to health. A time to repair and recast the transatlantic partnership. COVID-19 is an extraordinary test of transatlantic and global cooperation. It is also a transformative opportunity for the United States and Europe to build international coalitions to end the pandemic and create new economic pathways out of the recession.
Authors
Daniel S. Hamilton
Former Director, Global Europe Program; Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Distinguished Fellow
Joseph Quinlan
Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Leadership Network
Global Europe Program
The Global Europe Program is focused on Europe鈥檚 capabilities, and how it engages on critical global issues. We investigate European approaches to critical global issues. We examine Europe鈥檚 relations with Russia and Eurasia, China and the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Our initiatives include 鈥淯kraine in Europe鈥濃攁n examination of what it will take to make Ukraine鈥檚 European future a reality. But we also examine the role of NATO, the European Union and the OSCE, Europe鈥檚 energy security, transatlantic trade disputes, and challenges to democracy. The Global Europe Program鈥檚 staff, scholars-in-residence, and Global Fellows participate in seminars, policy study groups, and international conferences to provide analytical recommendations to policy makers and the media. Read more
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