ABSTRACT
Second, there is the prevalence of behind the border issues in transatlantic relations which more clearly links domestic politics, and therefore domestic mobilization and questions of trade policy legitimacy, to the transatlantic relations. Such mobilization can easily lead to the emergence of conflicts. Conversely, conflicts can also trigger such mobilization more easily, which basically complicates cooperation further as it makes it more difficult for decision-makers to turn from a conflictual dynamic to a cooperative one.
