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On Defense, France Bites the Bullet, But Avoids Strategic Insolvency May 7, 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
Less Military May Not Mean More Democracy March 09, 2010 / Ilter Turan
A quarrel has erupted within the Turkish judiciary over an investigation into Operation Sledgehammer- an alleged plot by some elements in the military to take over the government. Despite complaints of improprieties committed in the process of arresting people and searching homes, the government has decided to back the investigation.
While it is clear that the military has lost its political clout and that the probability of a military intervention has all but disappeared, such changes do not confirm that Turkish democracy is deepening. To consolidate democracy, Turkish politics is in need of a grand compromise.
