Atlanticism is a philosophy of cooperation among European and North American nations regarding political, economic, and defense issues.

An example of an Atlanticist would be Tony Blair.

In addition, on continental Europe, many Eastern European countries profess a strong Atlanticist view, for example, Poland. This is viewed in many cases as a result of the US’ strong fight against communism and a sign of wariness of Western Europe’s genuine commitment to the East. This wariness is borne out of the past history of the major Western European countries Germany (who invaded many Eastern European countries in World War II) and France (which failed to honor security guarantees given to Eastern European countries prior to World War II).

Spain’s former Prime Minister Jose Maria Azna took a strong Atlanticist stand. After the March 11 2003 bombings, however, Jose Luis Rodriquez Zapatero rose to power on the basis of an anti-Atlanticist/anti-US/anti-Iraq war stance. His first act on being elected was to abrogate Spain’s troop commitments in Iraq.