Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat, is a United States senator for New Hampshire and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Europe. So why am I guardedly optimistic about the future of our transatlantic alliance? My case for guarded optimism rests on one quality the transatlantic alliance has always displayed in abundance: resilience. It has never been a good idea to bet against our transatlantic alliance. I'm placing my bet on NATO, the EU, and continued strong US leadership across the globe.

Source: CNN September 23, 2016 11:26 UTC