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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
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Turkey’s New Opposition Leader: Deciphering Kemal Kilicdaroglu February 24, 2011 / Amberin Zaman
In the run-up to parliamentary elections, the ruling AK party is leagues ahead of the opposition CHP with over 46 percent of the popular vote. The same polls suggest that the CHP is stuck at the 26 percent, only slightly above the 21 percent it took in the 2007 elections. The question, therefore, is not whether the CHP’s Kemal Kilicdaroglu can defeat Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan — he cannot. It is whether he can be effective as the leader of the main opposition. He is neither charismatic nor worldly. But he has two sure vote-getters: an unassailable reputation for probity and the common touch. Be they Alevis, Armenians, or Kurds, one senses that deep inside Kilicdaroglu feels empathy for fellow “others.” There is more to Kemal Kilicdaroglu than meets the eye.
