Preface SECTION 1: Overview of the Transatlantic Relationship Post-WW II 1. Framing Essay - A Shift in Transatlantic Diplomacy, Brian M. Murphy 2. Transatlantic Relations in a Changing World: Toward a More Equal and Effective Partnership, Michael Baun 3. Public Opinion and Public Diplomacy in a Transatlantic Perspective, Zsolt Nyiri 4. Curing Transatlantic Schizophrenia, Adrian Taylor SECTION 2: The Transatlantic Economic and Security Relationship Matrix 5. Framing Essay: Re-examining the Transatlantic Trade Agenda: Expanding Trade and Enhancing National Security, Mark Scanlan 6. A Shift in the Transatlantic Balance, Franck Biancheri 7. The Transatlantic Pivot, Daniel Hamilton 8. The Western Alliance in a Post-Western World, Simon Serfaty SECTION 3: The Future of the Transatlantic Community: New Concepts and Challenges 9. Framing Essay: Transatlantic Communities: A Re-examination of Theories and Meaning, Steven Galatas 10. The Transatlantic Relationship: From Oppression to Hopes of Partnerships, Kwame Antwi-Boasiako 11. European Union-Latin American Relations in a Turbulent Era, Joaquin Roy 12. Fateful triangle: The Americas and Europe, 1823 to the present, James Siekmeier SECTION 4: Transatlantic Ties that Bind: Media Representations, Cultures, and Values in the 21st Century 13. Framing Essay: Cultural and Political Ties within the Transatlantic Alliance in the New Century, Julie Harrelson-Stephens 14. (De)constructing transatlantic conflict representation in the media: A review of relevant literature from a communication and media studies perspective, Sudeshna Roy 15. Europe's Cultural Habitus: Anti-Americanism in Europe in the Twentieth Century, Jessica Gienow-Hecht 16. Future Perspectives of Transatlantic Alliances, Peter Csanyi SECTION 5: Conclusion 17. Hearts, flowers and a common fate, Dana Cooper