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On Defense, France Bites the Bullet, But Avoids Strategic Insolvency May 7, 2013
Iceland’s Recovery Saga Presents Opportunities for Brussels, Washington—and Beijing May 6, 2013
Which Way Forward for Europe’s Hybrid Regimes? May 2, 2013
The Arab Revolts and the Liberal Order May 2, 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
Publications Archive
Europe and Turkey – Back to the Future? March 15, 2011 / Diba Nigar Göksel
After 1999, a virtuous cycle in Turkey’s EU engagement mobilized disparate groups in Turkey around a reform agenda. Since the mid 2000s, a comedy of errors seems to have turned this course into a downward spiral. The negotiation process is technically blocked for reasons that are not related to Turkey’s democratization. Turkish democracy advocates have lost the sense that the EU is their ally in the struggle for increased rights and freedoms in the country. A new virtuous cycle will require the alignment of diverse stakeholders. In the face of heightened concerns about press freedom, rule of law, and separation of powers, Turkish democrats and Turkey’s European friends can rediscover their joint interest in standing up for rights and freedoms in Turkey.
