Kindgo
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On 11 September 2001, the day when terrorist attacks killed three thousand people, destroyed the proud symbols of New York and hit the Pentagon, the most powerful nation on earth realised it was as vulnerable as any other country. Analysts predicted 11 September would forever change international relations, the way war and politics are carried out, and the way America sees the world. Transatlantic relations were also supposed to change. And yet, one year later, old tensions between Europe and America have re-emerged, and new misunderstandings cannot be avoided.
Only one year after Europe pledged support for the United States in the war against terrorism, the two continents still struggle to find a common definition of the word terror, to identify common solutions and use common weapons. The commemoration of the terrorist attacks on the United States finds the two sides of the Atlantic at odds over attacking Iraq, the International Criminal Court, human rights and the death penalty, the environment as well as still fighting their old trade wars.
11 September may have changed the world, but it has not changed transatlantic relations. The UK is still by Washington’s side, whatever the other 14 European Union states think, France is still begrudging, and the rest still maintaining their low profile.
In their common declaration on September 11, the EU leaders underline international solidarity must continue and that EU and US destinies are linked: eu observer
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Kindgo
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