The new edition of the Case for Investing in Europe 2016, by Joseph Quinlan, Transatlantic Fellow at the Center For Transatlantic Relations, shows that the transatlantic partnership remains critical to the long-term health of the global economy. In a world in perpetual change, one truss of continuity remains the deep integration of the United States and Europe. It is Europe’s size and wealth, depth in human capital, and respect for the rule of law, among other attributes, that makes the region a natural partner of the United States.

The post-war economic integration of the EU is one of the greatest triumphs of the past sixty-five years. At the core of Europe’s peace, reconciliation and prosperity is the fact that no other region of the world has successfully integrated and grown as a single entity like the EU over the past half century.

Notwithstanding some formidable challenges, Europe still remains among the most attractive long-term places in the world for business.