Preface1 The Origins2 Politics from the Twentieth to the Twenty-First Century3 The Advent of Globalization and a Global Economic Order: A Shift of the Balance of Power within the Transatlantic Relationship?4 A Clash of Civilizations?5 The 2008 Crisis, the Obama Administration, and Europe6 The Impact of the Trump Administration on Transatlantic RelationsConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex