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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
Events
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
Israel’s Economy and the Arab Spring: Isolation Serves as a Buffer May 22, 2012 / Stephen Weizman
Although geographically very much in the Middle East, history has left Israel’s economic exposure to its neighbors’ political fluctuations limited. Of Israel’s total global in $89 billion exports in 2011 (excluding exports by Israeli startup companies or their acquisition by foreign buyers) the vast majority went to Europe and the United States. Estimates indicate that indirect Israeli exports to members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, shipped through third countries and listed on official external trade statistics as exports to those third parties, make up around $500 million of the total, while Egypt and Jordan account for a modest $200 million each.
