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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
Publications Archive
Korean Hallyu in Trade Policy April 25, 2012 / Patrick Messerlin
In early 2012, Korea undertook two major trade initiatives with China and Turkey that are likely to trigger new dynamics in the world trading system frozen by the Doha failure. These initiatives reveal a worrisome “policy decoupling” between Korea and the United States and the EU, which have been unable to take similar moves despite being in much worse economic shape than Korea. Compared with Korea’s preferential trade agreements (PTAs), PTAs with the EU and the United States have produced limited market access. The key Korean lesson for the EU and the United States is that Seoul conceives trade policy — be it Doha or PTAs — first and foremost as a component of a pro-growth domestic agenda, not as a quasi-autonomous policy with only rhetorical references to growth and jobs.
