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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
Regional Collaboration to Reduce Auto Dependence: Lessons from Europe for SB 375 February 20, 2013 / Autumn Bernstein
In the fall of 2010, Autumn Bernstein was awarded a German Marshall Fund fellowship through the Urban and Regional Policy Program. Through this fellowship, Ms. Bernstein traveled to Torino, Italy; Lyon, France; and Stuttgart, Germany, to understand how these regions built collaborative planning efforts and programs to reduce automobile dependence and vehicle miles traveled (VMT). This policy paper summarizes the results of that research and addresses how California can learn from these regions to achieve the goals of SB 375. The research finds that certain factors are essential to understanding the success, including leadership from major cities, the abatement of jurisdictional competition, the creation of linkages between economic development and sustainable transportation, and strong community participation.
