Eugenia Garrisi

Eugenia Garrisi – Boston University, International Relations

Eugenia Garrisi is an Italian Graduate student in the mid-career master in International relations at Boston University. She holds a BA in Political Science and International relations and a MA in International Politics and Diplomacy from the University of Padua, Italy. She interned at NATO and at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium. She has lived in Italy, Canada, Belgium and in the United States.

EU-US Agreement on the Transfer of Financial Messaging Data for purposes of the Terrorist Finance TrackingProgramme (TFTP): A case study

The transatlantic relationship rests on ensuring the security of the citizens of Europe
and North America. The common values of democracy, freedom, and trade are shared by
both sides of the Atlantic and the actors continue to be natural partners despite changing security threats. Transatlantic counterterrorism cooperation requires an understanding of the
diverging interests and respect for differing strategies. The US and Europe face different
threats from terrorism, have different perceptions of their common threats, and use different
tools for fighting terrorism. The United States has created the Department of Homeland Security, yet
the European counterpart struggles to adapt a common framework to defend its citizens. The
Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) was developed to monitor and collect
information to prosecute suspected terrorists, however controversy surrounds the process.
TFTP is one facet of counterterrorism, which offers a case study of how the transatlantic
relationship has developed in complexity. Ultimately the TFTP controversy has shed light on the necessity for a stronger partner within the EU. The TFTP agreement is still a hot-button issue for the two transatlantic partners and it still raises political concerns both in the United States and in Europe.

The transatlantic relationship rests on ensuring the security of the citizens of Europe

and North America. The common values of democracy, freedom, and trade are shared by

both sides of the Atlantic and the actors continue to be natural partners despite changing security threats. Transatlantic counterterrorism cooperation requires an understanding of the

diverging interests and respect for differing strategies. The US and Europe face different

threats from terrorism, have different perceptions of their common threats, and use different

tools for fighting terrorism. The United States has created the Department of Homeland Security, yet

the European counterpart struggles to adapt a common framework to defend its citizens. The

Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) was developed to monitor and collect

information to prosecute suspected terrorists, however controversy surrounds the process.

TFTP is one facet of counterterrorism, which offers a case study of how the transatlantic

relationship has developed in complexity. Ultimately the TFTP controversy has shed light on the necessity for a stronger partner within the EU. The TFTP agreement is still a hot-button issue for the two transatlantic partners and it still raises political concerns both in the United States and in Europe.