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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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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
Russia “is a Delicate Matter”? The View from Central Asia of Putin’s Commitment to the Region May 21, 2012 / Marlène Laruelle
The Central Asian ruling circles continue to view Moscow as a flagship that signals general evolutions in the post-Soviet space, even if they do not avow it publicly. After the Arab Spring, which deeply marked the Central Asian political elites, the message from Russia was well interpreted: regimes can be challenged from the inside by leaderless movements independent of opposition political parties. Even if the Putin political regime stays afloat in the coming decade and the democratization of Russia does not come onto the agenda, Moscow is at risk of becoming an uncertain actor for the Central Asian ruling circles as much due to its economic as to its strategic commitments in the region.
