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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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GMF celebrates its 40 year history and Founder and Chairman, Dr. Guido Goldman at Gala Dinner May 09, 2013 / Washington, DCGMF held a celebratory gala dinner at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, Wednesday May 8.
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
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Global Swing States and International Order: A Turkish View December 21, 2012 / Saban Kardas
A recent GMF project proposes to conceptualize Turkey as one of global swing states, i.e., the countries that possesses a large and growing economy, a strategic location in its region and a commitment to democratic institutions, also including Brazil, India, and Indonesia. The swing state argument is logical from the perspective of extending U.S. tenure at global leadership, but it could be expanded at least on four important dimensions pertaining to the issue of international order that have direct bearing on the way we understand the role of the swing states: power, domestic order, regional order, and justice. A closer examination of Turkey forces us to rethink the report’s underlying assumptions that the swing states need to be engaged lest they turn anti-systemic and that they could assume extended global roles.
