Examines developments in EU - US political and economic relations in the 1990s Focuses on how states effectively govern the transatlantic marketplace and the international political order through transatlantic institutions Enables us to understand not only how domestic, or EU level, decision-making affect transatlantic decisions but also how transatlantic decisions affect domestic institutions Aimed at anyone with an interest in what transatlantic relations entail outside the confines of NATO security The result of a comprehensive research project which includes detailed case studies.