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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
Events
Kristol: U.S. conservatives face historic challenges, opportunities November 10, 2005 / Brussels
Bill Kristol, editor of the Weekly Standard, gave a tour of the American conservative movement's past, present, and future before an engaged Brussels audience that wanted to understand the divide in the United States.
Kristol said Republicans face a critical juncture in 2008 as the incumbent presidential party without an incumbent president or vice-president running for the nomination. And the issues that matter to voters could change significantly, too. "It's a very unusual moment," he said. "September 11 has changed the world and has thrown everything in the air."
The Bush administration's recent troubles were tactical errors, he said, and the fundamentals of the Republican party are in line with the prevailing feelings among average Americans. "On the socio-cultural issues, conservatives remain on the asendancy," he said.
Kristol spoke at GMF's Brussels Transatlantic Center as part of the Brussels Distinguished Speakers' Series. His appearance completes a series on the future of the two major American political parties; Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg spoke in June on the future of the liberal movement in the United States.
