European Union
The 27 members of the European Union have engaged in an ongoing experiment in supranational governance. Each country must navigate the path between contributing to the EU and retaining its national sovereignty, and these growing pains will continue throughout the implementation of the Lisbon Treaty. In addition, the Union’s success has had an undeniable influence on the countries in its immediate neighborhood, attracting even more countries to seek membership. Managing developments inside the EU, while simultaneously managing expectations among those on the outside, presents numerous challenges and few, if any, easy answers. The strength and size of the transatlantic relationship demand that allies on both sides of the Atlantic work to find ways to deepen understanding and cooperation in history’s most successful alliance. As the European Union is a vital component in the pursuit of global security and economic stability, GMF explores the role of this supranational organization in transatlantic relations and global affairs.
GMF News & Analysis
The German Marshall Fund of the United States has experts available for commentary in the lead up to, during, and following the G8 Summit at Camp David, May 18-19, and the NATO Summit in Chicago, May 20-21.
Transatlantic Trends: Public Opinion and NATOMay 16, 2012 / Zsolt Nyiri, Joshua Raisher
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.
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Young Transatlantic NetworkNo description found for this postBalkan Trust for DemocracyThe Balkan Trust for Democracy (BTD) is a 10-year, $36-million grantmaking initiative that supports democracy, good governance, and Euroatlantic integration in Southeastern Europe. This award-winning public-private partnership was created in 2003 by the German Marshall Fund of the United States, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. BTD is structured to allow both European and U.S. partners to join the effort to strengthen transatlantic cooperation in the Balkans.
EuroFuture ProjectThe German Marshall Fund of the United States understands the twin crisis in Europe and the United States to be a defining moment that will shape the transatlantic partnership and its interactions with the wider world for thelong term. GMF’s EuroFuture Project therefore aims to understand and explore the economic, governance and geostrategic dimensions of the EuroCrisis from a transatlantic perspective. The Project addresses the impact, implications, and ripple effects of the crisis – in Europe, for the United States and the world.
Events More
Does Hollande’s Victory Signal a Shift in International Relations?May 16, 2012
As part of the Berlin office’s Domestic Elections: Global Implications series, the German Marshall Fund (GMF) hosted an off-the-record luncheon discussion on “France after the Presidential Election.First YTN Happy Hour in BerlinMay 11, 2012
On May 3, the German Marshall Fund’s Young Transatlantic Network (YTN) gathered for its first Happy Hour in Berlin, a format intended for networking, making new contacts and discussing transatlantic issues in an informal and relaxed setting.
Conversation on the Wider AtlanticMay 11, 2012
GMF’s Brussels office hosted a lunch discussion on the Atlantic Dialogues and GMF’s Wider Atlantic ProgramRegional Security Cooperation in the Baltic: Risks, Challenges and ThreatsMay 10, 2012
In anticipation of the NATO Chicago Summit 2012, between 10 - 11 May in Tallinn, Estonia, GMF and The International Centre for Defence Studies (ICDS) held an event titled: ‘Regional Security Cooperation in the Baltic: Risks, Challenges and Threats’.
Publications More
What Next for NATOMay 23, 2012 / Mark R. Jacobson, Sarah Raine, Javid Ahmad, Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer, Joshua W. Walker, Emiliano Alessandri
This policy brief looks at current and future challenges for NATO from a variety of perspectives.
Transatlantic Mining Corporations in the Age of Resource NationalismMay 18, 2012 / David Humphreys
This paper examines trends in mining and considers their implications for transatlantic mining companies and for the availability of mineral supplies in Europe and North America.
