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PRIMES model
Also known as: primacy model
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Transatlantic relations and European strategic autonomy in the ... - FIIA fiia.fi 8 facts
claimThe Biden administration's adoption of a primacy model would likely define the international arena as an ideological contest between democratic and authoritarian models of governance.
claimThe primacy model of US foreign policy posits that the United States views its leadership as indispensable for sustaining the international order and battling authoritarianism, expecting Europe to follow its lead while harboring reservations about European strategic autonomy.
claimIn a primacy model, the United States would view China as part of a broader authoritarian challenge to liberal democracies, which also includes Russia, Iran, and North Korea.
claimThe 'primacy' model of US foreign policy entails high US investment in Europe coupled with low confidence regarding the development of European capabilities and the level of European ambition.
claimThe 'Primacy' model for US-Europe relations involves high US investment in Europe and low US confidence in European capabilities and ambitions.
claimUnder the primacy model, the United States would build international cooperation around a transatlantic 'core' restricted to a select group of liberal democracies.
claimTo make the primacy model work, the United States would need to repair the transatlantic rift caused by the Trump administration through trust-building measures.
claimThe primacy model of US foreign policy could be problematic for European aspirations of strategic autonomy because it assumes that enhanced European capabilities, especially outside of NATO, would make it harder for the United States to persuade allies to follow its lead.