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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
The Turkish Media: At Long Last Turkey Becomes a World Leader! April 28, 2011 / Amberin Zaman
Currently, Turkey has more imprisoned journalists than any other country. There are three categories of pressure towards the media in Turkey. The first comes from Turkey’s anti-terror laws, used to jail dissident voices and that date back to the 1980 coup. The second category involves alleged arm-twisting from the prime minister. The final source of pressure comes from Turkey’s largest and most powerful Islamic fraternity led by Fethullah Gulen.
The European Union and the Obama administration have at last joined international press watchdog groups in voicing alarm about curbs on free speech. They need to keep up the pressure if Turkey is to remain a vaunted example of democracy in the Muslim world.
