ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the manifold uncertainties triggered by the Brexit vote and the prolonged and faltering European Union (EU)–UK negotiations have influenced the way US political elites perceive the EU. As early as summer 2016, observers noted the portentous parallels between the British decision to leave the EU and the ideology of the then presidential candidate Donald Trump. Studying the influence of Brexit on transatlantic relations is therefore a top priority for anyone who aims to understand the changing Europe in a changing world and global perceptions of the EU affected by partial disintegration. The Brookings commentaries, as well as President Obama, generally acknowledged the EU’s economic importance, liberal set-up. Since the end of World War II, the alliance between the US, the EU has been a crucial constant in international relations. It has formed the basis of the liberal world order – order which rests on a belief in the virtues of democracy, human rights, multilateral cooperation.
