The Strategic Consequences of a Brexit: Prime Minister Cameron is seeking “fresh consent” of the British people for Britain’s relationship with the European Union and its speedily integrating Eurozone core. Is Britain on its way out? Or can it be accommodated through a new deal? Whether Great Britain can be accommodated depends in no small part on Germany, which will have to consent to the concessions necessary to keep Great Britain inside Europe’s institutional framework. And it will depend on the posture of the United States which—through its traditional “special relationship” with the UK—can represent a haven for a semi-detached Britain. Alternatively, it could pressure or incentivize the UK to stay inside the EU.

In the first half of 2013, GMF and the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) will co-host a seminar, which will bring together experts from Britain, Germany and the United States to debate the strategic consequences of a Brexit and to analyze what the geopolitical situation after a British exit from the EU or a self-marginalization might be.

A Workshop about the Future of Southern Europe after the Euro Crisis:  The crisis in Europe has highlighted a new divide between the continent’s northern and southern countries. This divide is often simplified as a discussion between debtor and creditor countries, but historical and cultural experiences are equally playing an important role.

In fall 2013, GMF will organize a seminar, preferably in Italy or Greece to explore what does this new divide mean for the future of European project and how will it affect Europe’s ability to solve the crisis. Participants will hail from the south and the north of Europe. Recognizing the American stake in the future of the region, it will also include Americans. The seminar might be the kick off activity for a larger project that aims to gather ideas for Southern Europe after the crisis.