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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
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U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff advocates “Security Envelopes” May 23, 2005 / Brussels
U.S. Secretary for Homeland Security Michael Chertoff told a Brussels audience on Monday, May 23, of his desire to create a “security envelope” that would set high standards for cargo and passenger movement that would be security checked and certified at their ports of origin for ease of transport. He said this “envelope” would include all countries around the world who wanted to participate.
Secretary Chertoff, on his first trip to Europe since being sworn in on February 15, made these remarks in a forum co-sponsored by The German Marshall Fund of the United States and the European Policy Centre.
Secretary Chertoff said he envisions “a world where, with the proper security vetting, the proper technology, the proper travel documents, and the proper tracking of cargo, it would be possible to move relatively freely from point to point all across the globe. For those within the security envelope, we will have a high degree of confidence and trust, so that trusted travelers and shippers don't have to be stopped at every point along the way to be re-vetted and rechecked.”
Addressing the concerns of the predominantly European audience of parliamentarians, policymakers, think tanks, NGOs, and business leaders, Secretary Chertoff said the United States does not want to live in a fortress state. “We are not here to protect the United States from the world,” he said. “We want to work with the world to protect itself.”
He said he had three wishes for the European Union in working with the U.S. on security issues: 1. greater intelligence sharing; 2. a “trusty traveler” regime; and 3. viewing security as not impinging on freedom, prosperity, and privacy.
A full text of his remarks is available here.
