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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
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.
Agriculture in North Africa: A Chance for DevelopmentOctober 04, 2012 / José María García Alvarez-Coque
This policy brief analyzes the missing elements in strategic policies for sustainable agricultural development in North Africa.
Learning from Liberia’s Unique Model of Engaging PhilanthropyJuly 17, 2012 / Dan Hymowitz
This policy brief looks at Liberia's Philanthropy Secretariat as a model for other countries.
Aid, Trade, Investment and Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa: By the NumbersJuly 06, 2012 / Veronika Penciakova
This policy brief examines trade and investment development strategies in Africa.
Global Food Insecurity and “Political Malnutrition”June 13, 2012 / Frederick S. Tipson
This policy brief examines the governance changes necessary to increase food security.
Excess, Access, and the Emerging Geopolitics of FoodMay 15, 2012 / Kathryn Thulin, Mark Allegrini
This policy brief identifies some of the major factors that contribute to food insecurity.
Transformational Partnerships: Innovative Approaches To Addressing Food Security In AfricaApril 18, 2012 / Jim Kolbe, Jean-Michel Severino
This report's main focus is on understanding the unique characteristics of transformational partnerships in food security in Africa so that they can be scaled up across the continent.
Filling in the Gaps—Critical Linkages in Promoting African Food Security: An Atlantic Basin PerspectiveJanuary 26, 2012 / Joe Guinan, Katrin A. Kuhlmann, Timothy D. Searchinger
This paper looks at three ways to promote food security in Africa.
Making the Most of 1 Percent: Investing in America’s Global Role through the U.S. International Affairs BudgetDecember 12, 2011 / Jim Kolbe, Glenn Nye, Dodie Jones
This policy brief argues that even in times of budget austerity, international development spending should still be a priority....
In the Wake of the Revolutions: Rethinking Mediterranean Security and StrategyNovember 22, 2011 / Emiliano Alessandri
In this Mediterranean Strategy Group paper, Emiliano Alessandri outlines the rapidly evolving strategic environment of the Mediterranean region,including new priorities and challenges for the transatlantic community.
Europe, G20, and South-South Trade: Insights from European Approaches to Regional Integration in AfricaNovember 17, 2011 / Sanoussi Bilal, Isabelle Ramdoo, Quentin de Roquefeuil
This paper highlights some of the features of European support to regional economic integration in Africa and the increasing presence of emerging players....
Promoting African Trade and Regional Integration: The Tripartite FTA and the Role of Development CorridorsAugust 30, 2011 / Greg Gajewski
This policy brief explores the status of and obstacles facing the Tripartite Free Trade Agreement, and discusses the ways transatlantic partners may be able to increase support for this effort....
Economic Partnership Agreements and African Regional Integration: Have negotiations helped or hindered regional integration?August 15, 2011 / International Food & Agricultural Trade Policy Council
The European Union’s Economic Partnership Agreements are trade and cooperation agreements establishing a new trade regime between the European Union and regions of African, Caribbean and Pacific states....
Regional Integration in a Global Context: Implications for Sub-Saharan AfricaJuly 26, 2011 / Kathleen J. Hancock
This policy brief compares the founding conditions, processes, and structures of the economic agreements in Africa with those for the EU....
Markets, Trade, and Development in Madagascar: Recommendations for G20 Support for Governance Reforms and InvestmentJuly 11, 2011 / Salim Ismail, Fabrice Lehmann, Jean-Pierre Lehmann
This brief provides insight into trade policies from the perspective of a least developed country exporting industry.
The U.S.-EU High Level Development Dialogue: Building on the Legacy of the Marshall PlanJune 24, 2011 / G. William Anderson
This brief reviews the opportunities and challenges for U.S.-EU development cooperation in key sectors in aid effectiveness.
Policy From the Ground Up: Reshaping Transatlantic Trade, Development, and Food Security Policies to Africa’s NeedsJune 23, 2011 / Katrin A. Kuhlmann, Kathryn Thulin
This essay focuses on the intersections and inconsistencies between transatlantic food security, trade, and aid policies.
South Africa, the G20, and Regional Integration in Sub-Saharan AfricaJune 07, 2011 / Peter Draper
This policy brief examines South Africa's role in the G20 as a champion for African economic development.
Cutting Their Losses: Using Scarce Food Security and Development Resources to Combat Post-Harvest Loss and Provide Support for WomenMay 05, 2011 / Symantha Holben, Kathryn Thulin
This policy brief recommends a shift in donor emphasis to improve food security and increase incomes in developing countries.
A G20 Agenda for Trade and Development in Poor CountriesApril 22, 2011 / Kimberly Ann Elliott
This brief examines the nexus between trade and development in poor countries in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere.
Discovering Southern and East Africa’s Industrial OpportunitiesJanuary 26, 2011 / César A. Hidalgo
This paper examines economic opportunities in Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia.
Africa’s Metamorphosis: Are Transatlantic Partners Prepared?January 13, 2011 / Jean-Michel Severino, Olivier Ray
This policy brief argues that Africa’s demographic and economic changes call for a more reflective and constructive public discussion in the transatlantic community.
GMF and IPC conclude survey mapping of U.S. and EU public and private sector activity in southern & eastern African agricultureJanuary 01, 2011 / Jean-Michel Severino, Olivier Ray
From August until November 2010, the German Marshall Fund (GMF) and International Food & Agricultural Trade Policy Council (IPC) commissioned independent researcher Suzanne Zweben to compile information about the landscape of transatlantic public and private investment currently underway in the agriculture and rural support sectors in Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia. This research was based primarily on publicly available documentation about public and private investments, supplemented by off-the-record conversations and interviews with several transatlantic stakeholders and investment or project managers.
U.S. Trade Preference Programs: Lessons for Europe from the U.S. Struggle to Get It RightDecember 21, 2010 / Laura Baughman
In this policy paper, Laura M. Baughman offers a pointed analysis of the U.S. experience trade policymaking and offers lessons that Europe might learn from the United States in the particular realm of trade preference programs.
Strengthening the Development Dialogue with Japan and ChinaSeptember 08, 2010 / Laura Baughman
The Transatlantic Taskforce on Development traveled to two influential countries in Asia in May 2010 to engage in a meaningful dialogue with Chinese and Japanese government officials, academics, policymakers, and other development stakeholders on the topics of food security and development. This document summarizes the activities on the trip.
In Search of a Common Transatlantic “Whole-of-Government” Approach to Peace-Building Processes in Africa: The Case of SudanAugust 19, 2010 / Timothy Othieno, Vita Sebek
This paper seeks to understand the vital importance of peace-building processes, which provide a new start for many fragile and conflict-ridden African states, and the need for coherent donor engagement strategies, which would help effectively address pressing issues in these states.
The Roadmap for a Grand BargainJuly 22, 2010 / James Kunder, Jonathan M. White
The U.S. government must have a global, unified, straightforward, powerful, and measurable development assistance strategy to attain the elusive “Grand Bargain” among stakeholders.
A New U.S.-European Approach to Trade and Development in Sub-Saharan AfricaMay 17, 2010 / James Kunder, Jonathan M. White
We are at a critical turning point in trade and development policy with sub-Saharan Africa. The vehicles for large-scale international policy change, including the Doha Development Round and developed country agricultural reform, have, at least temporarily, ground to a halt. The deadline for meeting the Millennium Development Goals is fast approaching, yet we are nowhere close to realizing them. Poverty alleviation is starting to show signs of success in some parts of Asia, but sub-Saharan Africa continues to suffer from seemingly intractable poverty on a massive scale, and hunger is increasing.
The Farm Bill And BeyondJanuary 13, 2010 / Dan Morgan
This paper examines the 2008 farm bill, with a view to setting the stage for the next phase of the debate in the United States and Europe over climate, energy, farm subsidies, food safety, trade, and agricultural aid to farmers in developing countries.
Updating Economic Partnership Agreements to Today’s Global Challenges: Essays on the Future of Economic Partnership AgreementsNovember 19, 2009 / Dan Morgan
African and Pacific countries continue to negotiate the challenging Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the European Union. These new agreements have the potential to help African countries accelerate their economic growth and develop more resilient economies. However, the presence of negotiating deadlocks or a sense of fatigue as well as the lack of real appetite for these agreements among many African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) negotiators, raise legitimate questions regarding their structure and content, as well as their ability to constitute instruments to leverage economic growth.
Strengthening Transatlantic Policy Coherence in Fragile States: Afghanistan as a Laboratory for SolutionsAugust 19, 2009 / Jonathan M. White, Olivier Ray
Afghanistan currently represents one of the main challenges of transatlantic cooperation in support of peace, security, and economic growth in fragile states. Results so far have been mixed, and arguably become worse. Leaders in the United States and Europe recognize that a policy shift is required, but change is slow to materialize. This brief identifies ten concrete ways to improve the efficiency of international involvement in Afghanistan.
The Impact of U.S. and U.K. Legislatures on Aid DeliveryJuly 06, 2009 / Jonathan M. White
This study explores the extent to which the relationships between legislatures and executives impact donor effectiveness and progress toward the Paris Declaration's targets.
“Af-Pak,” Obama’s Strategy For Afghanistan and PakistanJuly 01, 2009 / Daniel Twining
State weakness that enables terrorists to find sanctuary in Pakistan and Afghanistan poses a direct danger to Europeans and Americans. The strategic challenge for the U.S. and its European allies is sustaining a common commitment to helping the Afghan and Pakistani governments develop the institutional capability to secure their territories. It would be dangerous to walk away from our commitment to Afghanistan and Pakistan. The only viable exit strategy for the West is a victory strategy.
Diplomacy and Development in the 21st CenturyMay 21, 2009 / James Kunder
On May 21, GMF Senior Transatlantic Fellow Jim Kunder responded to U.S. Senator John Kerry's speech on "Diplomacy and Development in the 21st Century."
China’s Af-Pak MomentMay 20, 2009 / Andrew Small
As the United States and Europe look for additional sources of leverage in Pakistan and Afghanistan, a heightened role for China is one of the most promising-and the least discussed. China's substantial strategic interests in Pakistan, its major investments in both countries, and security concerns that range from narcotics flows to terrorist bases give it many shared stakes with the West. But translating common interests into complementary policies will be a challenge.
De-Hyphenate Af-PakMay 05, 2009 / Daniel TwiningAs President Obama hosts the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan in Washington tomorrow and calls on Congress to increase assistance to both countries, his administration can claim credit for regionalizing America's strategy for victory in Afghanistan.
No Development without Security: The Transatlantic Donor Community Needs to Redesign Aid for Fragile StatesMarch 11, 2009 / Jonathan M. White
The economic crisis continues to wreak havoc globally, and it is becoming increasingly clear that the poor will suffer disproportionally. Development efforts will likely lose momentum due to growing protectionism or budgetary constraints. As global leaders are seeking to steer their countries toward recovery, they are reexamining the underlying institutions and policies behind the global economy.
Toward a Brighter Future: A Transatlantic Call for Renewed Leadership and Partnerships in Global DevelopmentFebruary 10, 2009 / Gunilla Carlsson, Jim Kolbe
The Transatlantic Taskforce on Development, a group comprising 24 North American and European leaders in development, released a report urging renewed leadership and partnerships in global development to political leaders on both sides of the Atlantic.
The Seven Capital Sins of the Donor Community in AfghanistanDecember 09, 2008 / Serge Michailof
The objective of this brief is to help trigger a badly needed reassessment by the new U.S. administration of what has gone wrong in the way the aid effort has been conducted in Afghanistan. It explains that in a context of inadequate Afghan leadership, the lack of serious coordination and strategic planning among key donors in Afghanistan has seriously undermined aid effectiveness.
Fixing the Global Economy: Why a Better Future Requires International CooperationDecember 03, 2008 / Richard Salt
Amid talk of a new "Bretton Woods," leaders of advanced and emerging economies met for the first time in November 2008 to discuss the global financial crisis. The crisis has clearly demonstrated the potential weaknesses of the existing financial and regulatory architecture. Capital crosses borders instantaneously and virtually seamlessly, but it is national bodies that are tasked with ensuring the financial system's stability. International cooperation is required.
Development as a Strategy: A U.S.-European Business DialogueSeptember 03, 2008 / Jonathan M. White
Economic growth, favorable demographic trends, and lower costs have driven companies to invest in the developing world. Although some firms have made advances in formulating core-business-aligned strategies for tackling the development challenges that these countries often face, there is a lack of widely agreed and disseminated best practices for business in support of development and efforts to date have mostly occurred in isolation.
If Not Now, Then When?July 01, 2008 / Courtney Phillips-Youman
As ministers gather around the WTO negotiating table the week of July 21 in Geneva, there are troubling questions about whether the deal that is at hand is really worth doing and whether it is even possible to conclude an agreement at present, given the political constraints-especially those associated with a U.S. presidential election year.
China’s African AidApril 24, 2008 / Deborah BrautigamThe rise of China as a very visible actor in Africa is one of the most striking features of the first decade of the new millennium. Trade between the two regions is projected to reach $100 billion before 2010, ten times the 2000 figure. At the same time, the rise of China has been greeted with fear and apprehension by many in the United States, Europe, and Africa who see this strong interest more as a threat than an opportunity.Guardians of the Global System: What the Transatlantic Economic Partnership Should Give the World, and Why it Might Not DeliverMarch 01, 2008 / Richard Salt
This paper is an effort to illustrate a number of factors shaping the global political economy, in the hope of generating a long-term foundation for transatlantic cooperation.
Senate Testimony: The Foreign Aid Lessons for Domestic Economic Assistance Act of 2007February 27, 2008 / Paul Applegarth
Paul Applegarth, former GMF Senior Transatlantic Fellow, testified before a Senate committee on how foreign economic aid and development lessons can impact domestic economic aid. His testimony is available for download below.
Transatlantic Innovations in Affordable Capital for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Prospects for Market-Based Development FinanceOctober 25, 2007 / Jonathan M. White
Traditional state and donor-driven approaches to economic development in the SME sector have largely failed. Macroeconomic, institutional, and financial weaknesses prevail in many developing countries, hindering SME financial access and development. This report aims to invigorate a thoughtful debate on how to leverage SME potential in support of economic development, entrepreneurship, and poverty alleviation.
Food Aid and Its Relationship to WTO Rules and the Development AgendaJanuary 02, 2007 / Jonathan M. White
Ever since the United Nations announced its Millennium Development Goals in 2000, there has been an ever-increasing sense of urgency with regard to ending global poverty. It is widely agreed that the most important objective of ending global poverty is eradicating global hunger, and one important mechanism for this has been the provision of food aid.
Beyond Good Intentions for Africa’s Rural PoorDecember 01, 2005 / Mike TaylorGMF Working PaperAid, not TradeJune 01, 2005 / Jack ThurstonWhen world leaders meet in Gleneagles in July to discuss healing Africa, much will be made of the need for Africa to be better equipped to help itself. As up to 80 percent of Africans depend on farming for their livelihoods, reducing agricultural trade barriers ought to help. But will it?Tsunamis and TariffsFebruary 01, 2005 / John AudleyInternational aid has poured into South Asia's devastated coastline following December's tsunamis. Despite this support, donors like the United States and the EU have been criticized for not giving enough. But perhaps the key to aid is not emptying disaster relief funds, but alleviating harsh — and often unnecessary — tariff barriers.No Magic WandAugust 01, 2004 / Ivan Vejvoda
As the Balkan countries move away from being zones of conflict and post-conflict towards stability and democratic consolidation, so some private and public funders have moved away from the Balkans to regions of greater need. But others, in particular some bilateral donors and the European Union, remain steadfast in their support. The Balkan Trust for Democracy, now one year old, is a partnership between some of the key funders that have remained. What has it achieved so far?
Reconciling Trade and Poverty ReductionJuly 01, 2004 / John AudleyThe survey results show a very clear and broad picture of public opinion on the relationship between trade and poverty. While people surveyed in the United States, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom believe in fighting poverty for humanitarian reasons, they also believe that the best way to do so is by helping developing countries become self-reliant.
German Marshall Fund 2003 Annual ReportDecember 01, 2003 / John Audley2003 has turned out to be an even more challenging year for U.S.–European relations. Serious policy differences between the United States and Europe over the war in Iraq, the use of American power, the future of the Middle East, and a host of other issues dominated an acrimonious agenda. Substantive concerns were exacerbated by overheated rhetoric and accusations of betrayal and arrogance in the media and elsewhere. The situation became so rancorous that some prominent analysts began considering a world in which the United States and Europe might be estranged politically and strategically for many years to come.