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On Defense, France Bites the Bullet, But Avoids Strategic Insolvency May 7, 2013
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Andrew Light Speaker Tour in Europe May 14, 2013 / Berlin, Germany; Brussels, BelgiumGMF Senior Fellow Andrew Light participated in a speaking tour in Europe to discuss opportunities for transatlantic cooperation on climate and energy policy in the second Obama administration.
In this podcast, GMF Vice President of Programs Ivan Vejvoda discusses last month's historic agreement to normalize relations between Kosovo and Serbia.
Anchor Elaine Reyes speaks with Andrew Small, Transatlantic Fellow of the Asia Program for the German Marshall Fund, about Beijing's potential role in brokering peace between Israel and Palestine
Events
Alan Makovsky discusses U.S.-Turkish Relations May 31, 2006 / Ankara
On May 29, Alan Makovsky, a senior staff member on the U.S. House Committee on International Relations, talked about recent developments in Turkish-U.S. relations and anti-Americanism in Turkey at a lunch hosted by GMF's Ankara office.
Makovsky said that the Turkish AKParty, consisting of predominantly religious Muslims committed to democracy, was once Washington’s favorite party in Turkey. The perception of a strong Washington-Ankara bond was shattered when the Turkish parliament would not allow U.S. troops to invade Iraq from Turkey. Makovsky argued that the U.S. administration does not fear the AKParty opting for a fundamentalist path, despite the recent Hamas visit to Turkey that raised questions about the party’s intentions.
Makovsky cited Turkey as a model for the rest of the Islamic world. On the Iran issue, former Turkish Ambassador to the United States Faruk Logoglu stressed Turkey’s need to align with transatlantic partners, but also discussed difficulties involved in doing so. 