Transatlantic

Transatlantic is originally located across the Atlantic, or overseas in the sense of the relationship of Europe and Africa to the Americas.

The political development since 1850, the term has in the language on the relationship between Europe and North America compacted (especially to the U.S.), while at the same time more likely to have eased in Central and South America, the bonds of the former colonies to the Spanish mainland, the Unabhäbgigkeitsbewegungen. Only in recent years is here - promoted by King Juan Carlos - a reverse trend observed.

In the majority of the terms that contain the word transatlantic, therefore a special bond (or a desired distance ) between the U.S. and Europe is meant. Examples of this meaning include:

In politics

  • Atlantic Initiative - NGO in Berlin, which has taken up the cause to improve transatlantic relations
  • To beat founded in 1952 with the aim of bridging the post-war Germany and the victorious power USA - Atlantik-Brücke eV
  • Transatlantic relations - especially between the EU and U.S.
  • Transatlantic Policy Network (TPN ) - an organization of European and American corporations that influence through lobbying the EU-US cooperation will
  • NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization

In Economy and Transport

  • Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement
  • Transatlantic Telephone Cable (TAT ) or short transatlantic cable - now many laid on the seabed underwater cable for telephone and data traffic. The first was in 1858 ( a few weeks ) in operation, in 1919 there were already 13, since the 1960s, about 20 coaxial cables were put into operation, such as TAT- TAT- 1 to 14
  • Transatlantic Tunnel as the Atlantic under cross forming railway tunnel
  • Transatlantic flights (also called " Atlantic flight " ) - consistently increasing since the pioneering flight of Lindbergh 1927
  • The continental counterpart of a transatlantic link is the ( even longer ) Trans-Siberian Railway

In the field of art, culture and sport

  • TransAtlantik - a cultural magazine, published from 1980 to 1991
  • Transatlantic - a super group of four musicians of the progressive rock scene (since about 2000 )
  • Transoceanic cultures - from a European perspective, for example, the Maya, the culture of Easter Island, etc.
  • Transatlantic race - (usually sailing ) boat races, cross the Atlantic
Middle America (region) TAT-1 TAT-14 Transatlantic (Band) Rock music Maya civilization Transit Agreement (1972)
782458
de