Citation

Rees W. Br. J. Polit. Int. Relat. 2009; 11(1): 108-121.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Political Studies Association, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1467-856X.2008.00350.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Since 9/11, internal security co‐operation has grown into a major feature of transatlantic relations. This article seeks to appraise both the achievements of the Bush administration in this field and the prospects for President Obama's period of office. Homeland security has been a new and difficult area of co‐operation to foster, yet both sides of the Atlantic have come to recognise their shared interests in working together. The article cautions those European policy‐makers who are hoping for a major change in homeland security co‐operation under the new president. It is likely that the policies of the new administration will be characterised more by continuity than by change.