The shifting politics of TTIP in the US, and the window of 2015 (Thomas Duesterberg, Aspenia online)

18.03.2014 15:22

The brief in favor of TTIP has always been weighted toward its long-term benefits, both economic and geostrategic. As economic weakness persists on both sides of the Atlantic, the economic case for the path-breaking negotiation remains strong and is generally endorsed by opinion leaders. Nevertheless, in the last six months a number of shorter term political developments have intervened in the United States and Europe to complicate the calculus, while others could significantly reinforce the geostrategic case for the agreement, provided political leaders do a better job of linking them to the TTIP debate.

www.aspeninstitute.it/aspenia-online/article/shifting-politics-ttip-us-and-window-2015