JHU SAIS to Host Briefing on the Costs of "Transatlantic Divorce"

The Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) will hold a briefing on a new study entitled, "Drifting Apart or Growing Together? The Primacy of the Transatlantic Economy," on Thursday, 03/20 from noon to 2 p.m.

Are Europeans and Americans headed for divorce? Will the transatlantic rift over Iraq and transatlantic squabbles over trade lead to a real break with our key allies? This new study - a comprehensive look at the forces driving the transatlantic economy - argues that such a development would be a major disaster for a very simple reason: we can't afford it.

The study, written by Joseph P. Quinlan, a former senior global economist for MorganStanley and now a fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations at SAIS, argues that one of the most dangerous deficits we face is not one of trade or military capabilities but rather a deficit in understanding of the vital - and growing -- stake Americans and Europeans have developed in the health of the transatlantic economy.

Quinlan will present his conclusions at this briefing which will be held in the Holeman Lounge on the 13th floor of the National Press Club Building located at 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. Members of the public must RSVP by e-mailing [email protected] or calling 202.663.5880.

Copies of the study will be available at the briefing. In addition, by noon on Wednesday, 03/19, a summary of Quinlan's study will be available online at http://transatlantic.sais-jhu.edu.

Media who want to cover this event should contact Felisa Neuringer Klubes in the SAIS Public Affairs Office at 202.663.5626 or [email protected].