PARIS – Will the year 2009 and the beginning of Barack Obama’s presidency mark the beginning of a new era in transatlantic relations, or will the old divisions linger, nurtured by the depth and gravity of the economic crisis? Will the crisis lead to nationalistic and selfish attitudes on both sides of the Atlantic, stymieing the long-awaited rapprochement, if not a full reconciliation?
巴黎—2009年和巴拉克·奥巴马开始担任总统会标志着跨大西洋关系开始进入一个新时代吗？或者经济危机的纵深度和严重性会让过去的分裂徘徊不去？这一危机将会使大西洋两岸出现民族主义的和只顾自己的态度，阻碍期待已久的关系好转吗？如果不是完全恢复这种关系的话？