Transatlantic Trends 2010 Partners. Transatlantic Trends, 2010

Many foreign policy experts hoped that the election of U.S. President Barack Obama would open a new chapter in transatlantic relations after years of European disagreement with the previous administration — and last year’s Transatlantic Trends provided some evidence of this. The survey showed that the new American president enjoyed significantly higher approval ratings than his predecessor in all countries surveyed — as much as 80 percentage points in some cases. However, there was still concern that these numbers were based on the new president’s relatively short time in office and that the numbers might not hold.