Foreign & Transatlantic Relations
GMF promotes dialogue on important global issues impacting Europe and North America. In a globalized world, the term “transatlantic” does not refer to a closed loop between North America and Europe, but rather to the widening community of countries and organizations that interact with the transatlantic region, their common areas of interest, and their shared values. GMF’s programs on foreign and transatlantic policy endeavor to:
- find opportunities for greater cooperation and policy integration;
- research and debate key functional issues affecting international security and development; and
- strengthen the policy debate on both sides of the Atlantic, and between the transatlantic alliance and its global partners.
GMF News & Analysis
At a time when the U.S. is in need of widespread public support on the Afghan mission, the administration's tone on Afghan governance is feeble.
Trade? Who Cares?May 10, 2012 / Bruce Stokes
Very few Americans volunteered trade as one of the “most important problems” facing the United States in this election year. To put this into perspective: more Americans believe in space aliens than in the dangers of the trade imbalance.
Programs & Projects more
Balkan Trust for DemocracyThe Balkan Trust for Democracy (BTD) is a 10-year, $36-million grantmaking initiative that supports democracy, good governance, and Euroatlantic integration in Southeastern Europe. This award-winning public-private partnership was created in 2003 by the German Marshall Fund of the United States, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. BTD is structured to allow both European and U.S. partners to join the effort to strengthen transatlantic cooperation in the Balkans.
EuroFuture ProjectThe German Marshall Fund of the United States understands the twin crisis in Europe and the United States to be a defining moment that will shape the transatlantic partnership and its interactions with the wider world for thelong term. GMF’s EuroFuture Project therefore aims to understand and explore the economic, governance and geostrategic dimensions of the EuroCrisis from a transatlantic perspective. The Project addresses the impact, implications, and ripple effects of the crisis – in Europe, for the United States and the world.
Events More
Does Hollande’s Victory Signal a Shift in International Relations?May 16, 2012
As part of the Berlin office’s Domestic Elections: Global Implications series, the German Marshall Fund (GMF) hosted an off-the-record luncheon discussion on “France after the Presidential Election.First YTN Happy Hour in BerlinMay 11, 2012
On May 3, the German Marshall Fund’s Young Transatlantic Network (YTN) gathered for its first Happy Hour in Berlin, a format intended for networking, making new contacts and discussing transatlantic issues in an informal and relaxed setting.
Conversation on the Wider AtlanticMay 11, 2012
GMF’s Brussels office hosted a lunch discussion on the Atlantic Dialogues and GMF’s Wider Atlantic ProgramYTN Discussion “Security Challenges in a Volatile Region: A View from Israel”May 02, 2012On Wednesday, April 25, GMF Brussels hosted a Young Transatlantic Network (YTN) lunch-discussion entitled “Security Challenges in a Volatile Region: A View from Israel”. Publications More
Russia “is a Delicate Matter”? The View from Central Asia of Putin Russia’s Commitment to the RegionMay 21, 2012 / Marlène Laruelle
This policy brief examines relations between Central Asian governments and Moscow.
The Missing Transatlantic Link: Trilateral Cooperation in the Post-Ottoman SpaceMay 17, 2012 / Joshua W. Walker, Emiliano Alessandri
This policy brief argues for trilateral cooperation between the EU, the U.S., and Turkey.
