ABSTRACT
The proposal for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the United States and the EU has arisen at a time when the international order is undergoing substantial change. The drivers of this change are firstly the global shift in the international economy from a unipolar to a multipolar order and, secondly, the aftermath of the 2008 financial crash and the complex set of policy responses to it. Each of these will be analysed in turn.
