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On Defense, France Bites the Bullet, But Avoids Strategic Insolvency May 7, 2013
Iceland’s Recovery Saga Presents Opportunities for Brussels, Washington—and Beijing May 6, 2013
Which Way Forward for Europe’s Hybrid Regimes? May 2, 2013
The Arab Revolts and the Liberal Order May 2, 2013
Events
GMF celebrates its 40 year history and Founder and Chairman, Dr. Guido Goldman at Gala Dinner May 09, 2013 / Washington, DCGMF held a celebratory gala dinner at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, Wednesday May 8.
In this podcast, GMF Vice President of Programs Ivan Vejvoda discusses last month's historic agreement to normalize relations between Kosovo and Serbia.
Anchor Elaine Reyes speaks with Andrew Small, Transatlantic Fellow of the Asia Program for the German Marshall Fund, about Beijing's potential role in brokering peace between Israel and Palestine
Publications Archive
May 2013
Airport Security: A National Security ChallengeMay 13, 2013 / Raphael Ron
This policy brief discusses the airport security aspect of border protection.
Kurdish Peace Process Remains on TrackMay 10, 2013 / Amberin Zaman
This policy brief offers possible explanations for the current peace talks between the Turkish government and PKK.
The New U.S. Domestic Climate and Clean Energy Agenda: The Oulook for 2013May 10, 2013 / Nigel Purvis, Cecilia Springer, Samuel Grausz
This paper seeks to make sense of how a sluggish economy, rising budget deficits, and other factors press against strong U.S. action on climate change at home or abroad.
Syria and Iraq ― Convergence and Divergence in U.S.-Turkish AssessmentsMay 02, 2013 / Hassan Mneimneh
This policy brief explains how Turkey's international credibility has suffered from the situations in Syria and Iran.
The Democratic Disconnect: Citizenship and Accountability in the Transatlantic CommunityMay 02, 2013 / Seyla Benhabib, David Cameron, Anna Dolidze, Gábor Halmai, Gunther Hellmann, Kateryna Pishchikova
This policy paper examines the future of democracy, taking examples from across North America and Europe.
The Difficult Case for British Membership in the EUMay 01, 2013 / Hans Kundnani
This policy brief discusses a possible British withdrawal from the European Union.
Apr 2013
Energy in Turkey’s International Affairs and the Race for Southern CorridorApril 19, 2013 / Saban Kardas
This policy brief examines the role that energy plays in Turkey's foreign policy.
Prioritizing Public Transit for Speed, Reliability, and Rider SatisfactionApril 18, 2013 / Tony Mazzella
This policy paper identifies public transit features that could be successfully imported from Munich and Zurich to Seattle.
The Future of Mediterranean Europe: Between the Euro Crisis and Arab RevolutionApril 16, 2013 / Emiliano Alessandri
This policy paper looks at a Southern Europe that is increasingly disillusioned with and more openly critical of both their national governments and the EU.
Turkish-Israeli Relations after the ApologyApril 12, 2013 / Bülent Aras
This policy brief examines the possible future for Israel and Turkey's relationship.
Turkey’s Second Kurdish Opening: Light at the End of the Tunnel or Another Failed Attempt?April 12, 2013 / Ilter Turan
This policy brief speculates on the motives and outcomes of possible negotiations between the Turkish government and the Kurdistan Workers' Party.
Spain’s Hidden StrengthsApril 10, 2013 / Tomás Duplá del Moral
This policy brief outlines Spain’s enduring economic strengths.
The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition: Pushing the Frontier of Enlightened CapitalismApril 09, 2013 / Jonathan M. White
This policy paper examines one way to encourage agricultural development in Africa.
Les républicains et la politique étrangère américaine : Quelles perspectives pour 2016 ?April 04, 2013 / Laurence Nardon
This policy brief (in French) examines what potential 2016 Republican candidates need to pay attention to in foreign policy.
Mar 2013
Turkey’s Negotiations with the PKK: Contents, Dynamics, Risks, and Possible OutcomesMarch 28, 2013 / Gökhan Bacik
This policy brief examines the reasons why the Turkish government is negotiating with the PKK.
Gay Rights: Where is Turkey Heading?March 28, 2013 / Diba Nigar Göksel
This policy brief looks at the legal status of LGBT citizens in Turkey.
Schism within the GCC or “the Same Old Tribal Politics”?March 28, 2013 / Elena Maestri
This policy brief looks at differing reactions to the Arab Spring from within the Arab world.
How China Will Change the Global Political MapMarch 25, 2013 / Martin Jacques
This policy brief looks at the influence that China is likely to have on democracy around the world.
Brussels Forum ViewsMarch 19, 2013 / Martin Jacques
This collection from the 2013 Brussels Forum examines the theme “The Fragility of the Global System.”
Daniel Twining's Testimony Before the House Ways and Means Committee’s Trade Subcommittee About Indian Trade ProtectionismMarch 13, 2013 / Daniel Twining
Daniel Twining's Testimony Before the House Ways and Means Committee’s Trade Subcommittee About Indian Trade Protectionism
Turkey’s New Drive to Reenergize EU Accession: Moving Beyond the Suboptimal Equilibrium?March 13, 2013 / Saban Kardas
This policy brief looks at the domestic and international pressures on Turkey regarding EU accession talks.
Turkey’s Cold WarsMarch 13, 2013 / Ian Lesser
This policy brief examines tensions that Turkey has faced, and continues to face, in its foreign policy.
Turkish Economy 2000-2010: A Decade of Transition March 11, 2013 / Sena Eken, Susan Schadler
This policy brief discusses views on what changed in Turkey's economy and what did not.
Justice or Injustice in Georgia? The First 100 Days after the Power TransferMarch 06, 2013 / Anna Dolidze
This policy brief assesses the efforts of the new Georgian government to reform the law and justice system in that country.
The East-West Black Sea/Caspian Sea Corridor in the Age of UncertaintyMarch 06, 2013 / Iulian Chifu
This policy brief advocates for the development of a trade corridor between the Caspian Sea and Europe.
Untangling Conflicts in the South Caucasus and Moldova: An Agenda for 2013March 06, 2013 / Stanislav Secrieru
This policy brief examines relations in Transnistria, Georgia, and Nagorno-Karabakh.
Black Sea Region: Missing Pieces of the Civil Society PuzzleMarch 06, 2013 / Orysia Lutsevych
This policy brief looks at the role of NGOs in democracy in the Black Sea region.
Feb 2013
Avoiding a Shrinking EU in an Expanding Planet: A Turkish Contribution to the Debate on Europe’s FutureFebruary 28, 2013 / Bahadır Kaleağası
This policy brief offers suggestions for how Europe can regain it's pre-Great Recession status as a world leader.
Turkey-EU Relations: Back to Basics?February 27, 2013 / Emiliano Alessandri
This policy brief examines the possibilities of re-energized accession talks between Turkey and the EU.
Safeguarding Democracy inside the EU: Brussels and the Future of Liberal OrderFebruary 20, 2013 / Jan-Werner Müller
This policy paper argues that the EU lacks a way to intervene in member states where democracy is weak.
Regional Collaboration to Reduce Auto Dependence: Lessons from Europe for SB 375February 20, 2013 / Autumn Bernstein
This policy paper looks at how some European cities have reduced auto dependence, and how California can follow those models.
The Mediterranean Region in a Multipolar World: Evolving Relations with Russia, China, India, and BrazilFebruary 19, 2013 / Vladimir Bakhtin, Arlene Clemesha, Li Guofu, Daniela Huber, P.R. Kumaraswamy
This policy paper looks at the roles of rising powers in the Middle East and North Africa.
Turkey and Iran: Facing the Challenge of the Arab SpringFebruary 19, 2013 / Bülent Aras
This policy brief outlines the conflicting foreign policy perspectives of Turkey and Iran.
Turkey’s Iraq ChallengeFebruary 12, 2013 / Hasan Kanbolat
This policy brief explores the changing relationship between Turkey and Iraq.
New Opportunities for Cooperation in Designing and Delivering International AidFebruary 06, 2013 / Filiz Bikmen
This policy brief encourages Turkey to learn from Europe and the United States as it starts international development programs.
A Deeper and Wider AtlanticFebruary 06, 2013 / Emiliano Alessandri, Riccardo Alcaro
While there is no strategic imperative to think ‘pan-Atlantic’, there is very much a functional advantage in doing so. As argued by Ian Lesser, functional interaction is a fully acceptable – and indeed a desirable – driver for wider Atlantic cooperation.Trade and investment imbalances, energy and environmental issues, counterterrorism, antipiracy, maritime security, all these are challenges of transnational, even ‘transregional’ concern. Countries along the Atlantic rim can only benefit from greater coordination on these matters.
The West and the Emerging “Gray Democracy” in EgyptFebruary 04, 2013 / Roberto Aliboni
This policy brief recommends that Western governments maintain pressure on Egypt for greater democracy.
Turkey’s Development Assistance Policy: How to Make Sense of the New Guy on the BlockFebruary 04, 2013 / Saban Kardas
This policy brief examines Turkey's new role in international development and foreign assistance.
Jan 2013
Turkish History Revisited: Uniting or Polarizing?January 30, 2013 / Diba Nigar Göksel
This policy brief looks at the way Turkey's ruling party is invoking history.
The End of the JourneyJanuary 30, 2013 / Simon Serfaty
This policy brief explores the future of the EU in light of the eurocrisis, and the resulting implications for the transatlantic relationship.
A city upon a crumbling hill ? Le débat décliniste aux Etats-UnisJanuary 22, 2013 / Martin Michelot
This policy brief asks if the United States undergoing a real decline today.
L’avenir du leadership américain : entre renouvellement et délégationJanuary 22, 2013 / Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer
This policy brief describes what the author calls the United States' "double rebalancing."
The Future of American LeadershipJanuary 22, 2013 / Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer, Laurence Nardon
This policy brief introduces a series of briefs on the transformations of U.S. leadership by the year 2020.
Welcome Home? Challenges and Chances of Return MigrationJanuary 18, 2013 / Hanna-Maija Kuhn, Isabell Zwania-Rößler, Karen Krüger, Karoline Popp, Magdalena Lesińska, Paweł Kaczmarczyk
This paper analyzes return migration from a variety of perspectives.
Still Digging: Extractive Industries, Resource Curses, and Transnational Governance in the AnthropoceneJanuary 15, 2013 / Stacy D. VanDeveer
This policy paper examines the economic, environmental, and political role of mining and other resource extraction.
Turkey and the Kurds: The Blood-Stained Path to Peace January 15, 2013 / Amberin Zaman
This policy brief explores the possible motives of those who may be behind the killing of three female PKK activists in Paris.
Turkish-U.S. Relations: The Way ForwardJanuary 15, 2013 / Bülent Aras
This policy brief examines possible ways for Washington and Ankara to work together.
The Future of the Western Liberal Order: The Case of ItalyJanuary 08, 2013 / Gianfranco Pasquino, James L. Newell, Paolo Mancini
This policy paper explores the political legacy of Silvio Berlusconi.
Turkey-Iraq Relations: From Close Partners to AdversariesJanuary 07, 2013 / Mehmet Yegin, Hasan Selim Ozertem
This policy brief examines relations between the governments of Prime Ministers Erdogan and Malaki.
2012 Goes, Problems Remain!January 07, 2013 / Ilter Turan
This policy brief assesses the current state of democracy in Turkey.
Crisis Talk: How the United States Discusses Europe’s WoesJanuary 04, 2013 / Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff, Peter Sparding
This policy brief analyzes the anatomy of the U.S. debate about the euro crisis.
Dec 2012
Global Swing States and International Order: A Turkish ViewDecember 21, 2012 / Saban Kardas
This policy brief argues that Turkey behaves differently from the other "global swing states" of Brazil, India, and Indonesia.
The GCC in the Mediterranean in Light of the Arab SpringDecember 21, 2012 / Silvia Colombo, Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Shafeeq Ghabra, Shadi Hamid, Eman Ragab
This policy paper examines how countries in the Gulf region are responding to the Arab Spring.
A Transatlantic Perspective on the European Union and the United States in North Africa December 20, 2012 / Roberto Aliboni
This policy paper looks at the U.S. and EU reactions to the democratic transitions in North Africa.
Southern Europe in Trouble: Domestic and Foreign Policy Challenges of the Financial CrisisDecember 14, 2012 / Theodore Couloumbis, Andrea Dessì, Thanos Dokos, Paulo Gorjão, Ettore Greco, Dimitris Katsikas
This policy paper focuses on four financially volatile countries: Italy, Spain, Greece, and Portugal.
Livable Streets Where People Live: Policy Lessons on Broadening the Civic Role of Residential Streets from Munich, Rotterdam, Copenhagen, and MalmoDecember 12, 2012 / Denver Igarta
This policy paper documents proven policies and practices from European cities that make local streets more “livable.”
Democracy as Self-CorrectionDecember 10, 2012 / Ivan Krastev
This policy paper outlines the current state of the concept of democracy around the world.
Spain and the New Mediterranean: Overlapping CrisesDecember 10, 2012 / Jordi Vaquer i Fanés, Eduard Soler i Lecha
This policy brief describes Spain's relations with Arab Spring countries.
Palestine and the UN, from Challenge to OpportunityDecember 10, 2012 / Andrea Dessì, Daniela Huber
This policy brief outlines the current prospects for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
Turkey and the United States: What to Expect in Obama’s Second TermDecember 05, 2012 / Gökhan Bacik
This policy brief explains the policy differences between the United States and Turkey.
Turkey and the EU: What Next? December 05, 2012 / Diba Nigar Göksel
This policy brief outlines two relatively positive scenarios for Turkey-EU relations.
A New Chance for Ukraine?December 03, 2012 / Valeryi Chalyi, Oleh Shamshur
This policy brief argues that Ukraine's October parliamentary elections have created an opportunity for the country.
