Łukasz Stach is a political scientist with a specialization in international relations. His research interests are focused on the security threats in Southeast Asia as well as Polish Armed Forces’ modernization.Przemysław Łukasik is a political scientist and historian. His research interests focus on transatlantic relations (U.S.-German relations) and memory politics.Przemysław Furgacz works at Józef Gołuchowski University of Applied Sciences in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland. He defended his Ph.D. dissertation in international relations at Jagiellonian University in Cracow. Since 2019, he has been working as the Dean of the Faculty of Technical and Social Sciences.

• Acknowledgement - Przemysław Furgacz: Introduction - Przemysław Furgacz: 1. The Silk Road Versus the Atlantic Community. Europe's Relations with the US and China - Łukasz Stach: 2. Business as Usual? Europe as an Economic Partner of the US and China - Łukasz Stach: 3. US, China, and European Security: Great Power Competition or Cold War 2.0? - Przemysław Łukasik: 4. Public Diplomacy and Popular Culture: American and Chinese Soft Power in Europe - Przemysław Łukasik: 5. Central and Eastern Europe vis-à-vis China and the US - Przemysław Łukasik: 6. Peace and Development. European Union as a World Leader? - Przemysław Furgacz: 7. US-European Relations in the Context of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Łukasz Stach: Conclusions

Łukasz Stach is a political scientist with a specialization in international relations. His research interests are focused on the security threats in Southeast Asia as well as Polish Armed Forces’ modernization.Przemysław Łukasik is a political scientist and historian. His research interests focus on transatlantic relations (U.S.-German relations) and memory politics.Przemysław Furgacz works at Józef Gołuchowski University of Applied Sciences in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland. He defended his Ph.D. dissertation in international relations at Jagiellonian University in Cracow. Since 2019, he has been working as the Dean of the Faculty of Technical and Social Sciences.

• Acknowledgement - Przemysław Furgacz: Introduction - Przemysław Furgacz: 1. The Silk Road Versus the Atlantic Community. Europe's Relations with the US and China - Łukasz Stach: 2. Business as Usual? Europe as an Economic Partner of the US and China - Łukasz Stach: 3. US, China, and European Security: Great Power Competition or Cold War 2.0? - Przemysław Łukasik: 4. Public Diplomacy and Popular Culture: American and Chinese Soft Power in Europe - Przemysław Łukasik: 5. Central and Eastern Europe vis-à-vis China and the US - Przemysław Łukasik: 6. Peace and Development. European Union as a World Leader? - Przemysław Furgacz: 7. US-European Relations in the Context of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Łukasz Stach: Conclusions

Łukasz Stach is a political scientist with a specialization in international relations. His research interests are focused on the security threats in Southeast Asia as well as Polish Armed Forces’ modernization.Przemysław Łukasik is a political scientist and historian. His research interests focus on transatlantic relations (U.S.-German relations) and memory politics.Przemysław Furgacz works at Józef Gołuchowski University of Applied Sciences in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland. He defended his Ph.D. dissertation in international relations at Jagiellonian University in Cracow. Since 2019, he has been working as the Dean of the Faculty of Technical and Social Sciences.

• Acknowledgement - Przemysław Furgacz: Introduction - Przemysław Furgacz: 1. The Silk Road Versus the Atlantic Community. Europe's Relations with the US and China - Łukasz Stach: 2. Business as Usual? Europe as an Economic Partner of the US and China - Łukasz Stach: 3. US, China, and European Security: Great Power Competition or Cold War 2.0? - Przemysław Łukasik: 4. Public Diplomacy and Popular Culture: American and Chinese Soft Power in Europe - Przemysław Łukasik: 5. Central and Eastern Europe vis-à-vis China and the US - Przemysław Łukasik: 6. Peace and Development. European Union as a World Leader? - Przemysław Furgacz: 7. US-European Relations in the Context of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Łukasz Stach: Conclusions