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GMF Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Berlin Gala May 22, 2012 / BerlinThe German Marshall Fund celebrated its 40th anniversary with a gala dinner at eWerk, an event space, in Berlin on Tuesday, May 22.
In this podcast, GMF Senior Transatlantic Fellow Bruce Stokes interviews Pawel Swieboda, President of demosEUROPA in Warsaw, Poland, about how the European debt crisis will change EU-Asia relations.
GMF Transatlantic Fellow Kati Suominen joined C-SPAN's Washington Journal to discuss the purpose of the G8 and NATO summits and what impact the outcomes of the meetings will have.
News & Analysis Archive
May 2012
Transatlantic Trends: Public Opinion and NATOMay 16, 2012 / Zsolt Nyiri, Joshua RaisherTransatlantic Trends
While a transatlantic opinion gap still exists on certain security topics, Transatlantic Trends revealed notable shifts that brought public opinion in the U.S. and Europe closer on key security policies.
How a German state election affects EuropeMay 11, 2012 / Sudha David-WilpCNN.com
Germany's electoral map has many colors in comparison to the red and blue of America, yet on both sides of the Atlantic, battleground state elections can portend change on the national level.
Election 2014: Afghanistan's Chance to Get it Right?May 10, 2012 / Javid AhmadForeign Policy
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 StokesNational Journal Daily
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.The Lid Cracks Open on Beijing's Black BoxMay 09, 2012 / Andrew SmallTransatlantic Take; Real Clear World
After a long period of stasis, Chinese politics have entered a dramatic new phase. While no one expects major change to arrive quickly, the previous sense of inevitability about China’s internal trajectory is beginning to give way to growing unpredictability. For a long time, the animating China challenge for policymakers in the United States and Europe had been the integration of a rapidly rising power into the global economic and security order. Now they will need to do that while navigating a nation in political transition.Sarkozy's exit could transform France's world roleMay 07, 2012 / Mark R. JacobsonCNN.com
The election of the first French Socialist president since 1995 also could dramatically change France's role in the world, at a particularly sensitive time.Ten Commandments of Camp 14May 05, 2012 / Dhruva JaishankarThe Indian Express
The tragedy is that the plight of political prisoners in North Korea has received remarkably little attention abroad. They do not feature on the agendas of any bilateral or multilateral diplomatic dialogues with Pyongyang and there is little international activism in their support.
India & South Korea: The Promise of PartnershipMay 04, 2012 / Dhruva JaishankarKorea Economic Institute
Both countries are also considered key partners of the United States in the years to come, but maintain complex relations with China marked by growing economic interdependence and intensifying security concerns.
Partnering to Improve Food and Nutrition Security in AfricaMay 04, 2012 / Simon WinterNext Billion
Transforming poor people's food and nutrition security is proving to be, as expected, a massive challenge.
Reports of Our DeathMay 04, 2012 / Bruce Stokes
Europeans have begun to believe that our economic problems are worse than theirs. They’re wrong.
China, the Euro Crisis and Transatlantic CooperationMay 02, 2012 / Andrew Small
In this testimony to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, Andrew Small explains that, despite the euro crisis, the European Union has been toughening up its stance in its economic relationship with China. For the United States, the opportunities to coordinate with the EU on economic policy responses loom larger than there are risks that Europe’s need for Chinese money will act as a constraint.U.S. Must Focus on Upcoming Leadership Change in AfghanistanMay 02, 2012 / Javid AhmadThe Christian Science Monitor
When Obama made his secret visit to Afghanistan yesterday, he emphasized America's security role. The US needs to focus on helping Afghanistan build its political and governing capabilities. The Afghan presidential election looms with no plan for a smooth transition of power.
Reaffirming Tokyo's Leader in WashingtonMay 01, 2012 / Joshua W. WalkerHuffington Post
Bold and steady political leadership is necessary to set Japan to on the right course and to forge cooperation on key U.S. economic and security interests.
Apr 2012
U.S. Has Few Good Options on Afghan Peace Ahead of NATO SummitApril 27, 2012 / Javid AhmadThe Daily Beast
The U.S. has two options for a political solution before withdrawing from Afghanistan. As the Chicago NATO summit approaches, can a deal be found via Pakistan?
Racing the ClockApril 23, 2012 / Bruce StokesNational Journal Daily
Tokyo needs to move fast in its quest to join talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade agreement.
A Victory for EU Diplomacy in BelarusApril 20, 2012 / Joerg ForbrigWall Street Journal Europe
Mounting pressure from Brussels scores a victory against the Lukashenko regime.Ignoring North KoreaApril 19, 2012 / Amy Studdart, Joshua W. WalkerThe Diplomat
Europe’s Bleak FutureApril 18, 2012 / Bruce StokesNational Journal
The euro crisis will one day be a dim memory. The bigger challenge is avoidingthe kind of stagnant economy that now seems likely.
U.S.-Europe-Asia: The New Strategic TriangleApril 16, 2012 / Daniel TwiningForeign Policy
Despite claims that the U.S. "pivot" to Asia means a move away from Europe, there are enormous opportunities for the Atlantic allies to work together in a structured, systematic way in rising Asia on key issues like Burma, China, institution building and security.
Ian Lesser: Turkey Plays Critical Role Between East and West on Syria, IranApril 12, 2012 / Ian LesserFrance 24
Ian Lesser joins France24's "The Interview" to discuss Turkey's pivotal role in the Middle East, including the Syria crisis and Iran.The West Runs Out of PowerApril 09, 2012 / Constanze StelzenmuellerPolicy Review
The challenge of the 21st century is not the weak ness of others, but the weakness of the West.
Mar 2012
U.S.-Afghan CodependenceMarch 28, 2012 / Javid AhmadNational Interest
A cascade of recent incidents and missteps, including the tragic killing of sixteen sleeping Afghan villagers by a U.S. soldier in Kandahar and the burning of Korans at the Bagram air base, has riled many and escalated tensions between the United States and Afghanistan.
An Idea Whose Time Has ComeMarch 23, 2012 / Bruce StokesEuropean Voice
The EU and the US can at last begin working on the details of creating a true transatlantic market.
What the EU should do to end state terror in BelarusMarch 22, 2012 / Joerg Forbrig, David J. KramerEU Observer
True to his image as Europe's last dictator, Belarus' Alexander Lukashenko has just added two more crimes to a long list of repressions against his own people.
Will Europe Lose its East?March 20, 2012 / Joerg ForbrigNeue Zürcher Zeitung
Largely unnoticed by European politics and publics, a new division looms in the East of the continent.
Raising ExpectationsMarch 16, 2012 / Bruce StokesNational Journal Daily
Instead of resigning itself to sluggish economic growth, it’s time for Europe to face facts.
Despite the euro crisis, the Continent has avoided turning to extremist political parties.
The Chinese Military’s Great Leap ForwardMarch 07, 2012 / Daniel TwiningTransatlantic Take
China’s announcement of a more than 11 percent increase in declared military spending — following two full decades of double-digit increases — raises several uncomfortable questions for Asia and the West.
U.S. Must Maintain Trust with AfghansMarch 01, 2012 / Mark R. JacobsonCNN Blog
The burning of Qurans by seemingly unwitting NATO forces is one of the most disturbing chapters in the struggle to bring peace to Afghanistan.
A Useful Clash With BelarusMarch 01, 2012 / Joerg Forbrig
Many in Belarus and abroad are scratching their heads and asking what prompted Lukashenko to go ballistic. Whatever the reason, Europe should take advantage of the opportunity Lukashenko has handed it and push for change.
