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GMF celebrates its 40 year history and Founder and Chairman, Dr. Guido Goldman at Gala Dinner May 09, 2013 / Washington, DC

GMF held a celebratory gala dinner at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, Wednesday May 8.

Audio
Deal Between Kosovo, Serbia is a European Solution to a European Problem May 13, 2013

In this podcast, GMF Vice President of Programs Ivan Vejvoda discusses last month's historic agreement to normalize relations between Kosovo and Serbia.

Andrew Small on China’s Influence in the Middle East Peace Process May 10, 2013

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

Schism within the GCC or “the Same Old Tribal Politics”? March 28, 2013 / Elena Maestri


Since the Arab Spring swept through the Arab world, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has been thrust into the limelight again. On one hand, it has increased its cooperation, of which its initiative in Yemen is maybe the most successful example. On the other, the diverse responses of GCC member states to the various internal challenges they are now facing has also opened up areas of fierce contention within the Council. Is this just the same old tribal politics or do we see a schism emerging in the GCC? Are the Arab uprisings propelling the GCC into deeper cooperation?