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GMF celebrates its 40 year history and Founder and Chairman, Dr. Guido Goldman at Gala Dinner May 09, 2013 / Washington, DC

GMF held a celebratory gala dinner at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, Wednesday May 8.

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Deal Between Kosovo, Serbia is a European Solution to a European Problem May 13, 2013

In this podcast, GMF Vice President of Programs Ivan Vejvoda discusses last month's historic agreement to normalize relations between Kosovo and Serbia.

Andrew Small on China’s Influence in the Middle East Peace Process May 10, 2013

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

Embrace minority population as the valuable asset it is February 22, 2011 / Jim Kolbe
The Arizona Replublic

Related Issues: Immigration & Integration
Related Regions: North America
Related Program: Immigration & Integration
Sometime in the next decade or so, Arizona will join California and a growing number of other states as a "majority/minority" state -- that is, a state where the majority of the population is composed of minority groups. For Arizona, that means primarily Hispanics and Native Americans, with smaller minority populations of African-Americans, Asians, and Pacific Islanders. Meanwhile, the next decade will also see a significant shift of economic influence to Asia with spillover effects on our neighbor to the south, Mexico.

The convergence of this economic trend with the demographic one means Arizona will need to rethink its approach to both trade and immigration. With our own universities under increasing financial pressures, the likelihood that we will be able to produce the number of graduates with the necessary skills for the 21st century is unlikely.


Read the full article at: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/viewpoints/articles/2011/02/18/20110218kolbe30.html#ixzz1EhuhllCM