Third Workshop Explores the “Deep Structure” of Transatlantic Relations in Washington, D.C.

On April 23–24, leading scholars convened at Princeton’s SPIA DC Center in Washington, D.C., for the third installment of the “Deep Structure of Transatlantic Relations” workshop series. Organized by Eugénia da Conceição-Heldt (TUM), Andrew Moravcsik (Princeton), Erik Jones (EUI), and Marianne Riddervold (NUPI), the two-day event examined the evolving foundations of transatlantic cooperation at a time of mounting geopolitical pressure. Six panels covered a wide arc of issues — from trade friction, technology governance, and Big Tech’s growing role in the alliance to defense cooperation, strategic autonomy, central bank relations, global infrastructure financing, and Europe’s balancing act between multilateral commitments and alignment with U.S. policy.