Mediterranean Policy Program
GMF has launched a Mediterranean Policy Program to promote transatlantic analysis and dialogue on issues affecting Southern Europe, North Africa, the Levant and the Mediterranean basin. Priority areas include: - Understanding trends in Mediterranean societies, including opportunities for south-south cooperation and integration;
- Research and debate on key functional issues affecting Mediterranean security and development;
- Strengthening the North American policy debate on the region and fostering transatlantic cooperation on Mediterranean strategy.
Core Projects - Mediterranean Strategy Group - A convening and networking activity based in Genoa (Italy) bringing together leading officials, experts and opinion shapers from both sides of the Mediterranean and both sides of the Atlantic. GMF organizes this activity in cooperation with the Italian Institute for International Affairs (IAI) in Rome, and with support of the Compagnia di San Paolo, ENEL, the OCP Group, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, and the Luso-American Foundation.
The first full meeting was held May 10-12, 2009 on the topic "Is Regional Cooperation in the Maghreb Possible? Implications for the Region and External Actors."
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- Trilateral Strategy Group - In addition to programming from GMF's Ankara office, and projects supported through the Black Sea Trust, GMF has launched a multi-year effort bringing together leaders from the US, Turkey and Europe for twice-yearly off-the-record discussions on selected themes affecting all sides of the "triangle." GMF partners with the Turkish Industrialists' and Business Men's Association (TUSIAD), Koc Holding and the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on this activity, which will also include a series of briefings and publications for wider policy audiences.
The first meeting of the Group was held in Istanbul, June 4-6, 2009 on "The Global Economic Crisis: Strategic Implications for Turkey, Europe and the US."
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- Strategic Partnership with the Italian Institute for International Affairs (IAI)
Research and Analysis - Grants and Commissioned Studies - As part of our program of work on Mediterranean affairs, GMF supports the work of leading analysts in the US, Europe and around the region to address critical and emerging topics.
Washington Meetings on Mediterranean Policy - A series of discussion meetings with prominent officials and observers. Publications Key Staff Dr. Ian O. Lesser, Senior Transatlantic Fellow
ilesser@gmfus.org Johanna Wheeler, Program Assistant
jwheeler@gmfus.org
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Turkish-Armenian Reconciliation: Lots of Gloom but Not All Doom
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Less Military May Not Mean More Democracy
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Turkey-Israel Relations: Where to Next?
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