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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
Events
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
Turkey’s Second Kurdish Opening: Light at the End of the Tunnel or Another Failed Attempt? April 12, 2013 / Ilter Turan
Following a rebellion in 1925, Turkish became the exclusive language of the Turkish educational system and the bureaucracy; organizing to express ethnicity in a political way was banned. These measures, in retrospect, did not lead to Turkification but instead to a recalcitrant determination to retain and express ethnic identity, including the founding of the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) in 1974. After decades of conflict, the ruling AKP may have again opened negotiations with the PKK. While there are many obstacles to any peace process, there is no question that the public, tired of a long drawn-out, low-intensity conflict desires a solution.
