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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
Women in Turkey — What is on Paper, What is in Practice? August 31, 2009 / Diba Nigar Göksel
The World Gender Gap Index of 2008 ranked Turkey 123rd of 130 countries. Turkey's action-or inaction-regarding female participation in local politics is crucial to improving the place of women in Turkish society, and the place of Turkey in the world. Mechanisms must be implemented to bring about concrete changes for the role of women in public life. Establishing gender quotas is one approach to increasing female participation in Turkish politics. It is necessary to shift from the notion of "equality of opportunity" to "equality of result" based on the realization that even when formal barriers are removed, deep-rooted societal barriers to women's political participation need to be temporarily compensated for.
