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The Coming Transatlantic Crisis Obama's Dream for America The Hidden Issue in the US Presidential Campaign Reasons Europe
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 McCain Embraces Maverick, Reform Mantles in Accepting Nod Lauren W. Whittington, Roll Call, September 5 |
| John McCain's Idealistic Dilemma David Rogers, Politico, September 4 |
| Hot or Cool on Russia? David Ignatius, The Washington Post, September 4 |
| For GOP Delegates, Sarah Palin on the Ticket Is a No-Brainer Stuart Rothenberg ,Roll Call, September 3 |
| Palin reignites culture wars Jim VandeHei and David Paul Kuhn , Politico, September 3 |
| Obama sees bump among white males Ian Swanson , The Hill, September 3 |
| One Voice on Georgia Fred Hiatt, The Washington Post, September 1 |
| The ticket: McCain-Palin Tim Grieve & Jonathan Martin, Politico, August 29 |
| Obama’s Grand Acceptance Recalls Past, Looks to Future Erin P. Billings and Tory Newmyer, Roll Call, August 29 |
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Enticing China to become a responsible pillar of the global economic system will prove to be one of the greatest challenges of the coming decade. With China’s claim to a huge portion of the U.S. national debt, continuing controversies over the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and recent polling indicating that a majority of voters view China more as an adversary than an ally, Sens. McCain and Obama will have to provide firm policy ideas on how the US will approach China in the next few years. Sen. John McCain brought China to the forefront of the foreign-policy debate by meeting with the Dalai Lama just two weeks before the start of the Beijing Olympics, and Senator Obama has spoken with the Dalai Lama twice in recent months. Both candidates are trying to inoculate themselves from the criticism President Bush is likely to garner from human-rights activists by attending the Olympics’ Opening Ceremony. As the presidential candidates work to sell their foreign policy agendas in the general election, the question will be whether the U.S. will pursue a more cooperative agenda with China during the next administration. |
There is little doubt that the U.S. and China will play key roles in shaping international diplomacy and governance in the 21st century. Since China’s emerging economic power joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, Chinese imports to the U.S. have skyrocketed and politicians and policymakers are showing heightened interest in the future of U.S.-Chinese affairs. As China’s economy continues to boom, military capabilities expand, and relations with Taiwan remain an unsolved challenge, politicians on either side of the Atlantic are expressing alarm. 
| U.S. elections speakers tour visits DC, European cities April 7, 2008 Washington, DC - Turin - Munich - Stockholm |
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| The race to the White House: an analysis of Super Tuesday February 6, 2008 Berlin
 On February 6, GMF Berlin, in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, hosted a discussion entitled "The race to the White House: an analysis of Super Tuesday." About 120 people attended a panel discussion with William Chandler, a professor at University of California in San Diego; Mr. William Drozdiak from American Council on Germany; and Mr. Ralf Beste, Marshall Memorial Fellow and a journalist with Der Spiegel in Berlin. Constanze Stelzenmüller, executive director of GMF's Berlin Office, moderated the discussion held in the State Representation of Baden-Württemberg. Read More... |
"We don't contribute to the American presidency, but we are certainly part of it." Piero Gastaldo's opening remarks at an event co-sponsored by GMF and the Compagnia di San Paolo in Turin, Italy, reflected the mood seen at each stop on the German Marshall Fund's second European speakers tour on the 2008 U.S. presidential elections. The tour brought three political-insiders from Washington, DC, to Turin, Munich, and Stockholm for a series of events on the November elections. 
