BF Views 2014

The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), has published Brussels Forum Views, a collection of 20 short essays from noted policymakers and scholars, that addresses the conference’s overaching theme: A World in Transition.

A World in Transition

Discussions at the 2014 Brussels Forum will be built around the theme of “A World in Transition.” This theme is meant to reflect on two historical anniversaries that have shaped international relations in the last century — the 100-year commemoration of the beginning of World War I and the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The last century accounted for some of the most terrible forms of warfare, mass attacks on militaries and civilians alike, the rise — and fall — of new global powers, numerous revolutions and upheavals, and, at the same time, the spread of liberty and prosperity to an unprecedented number of nations and people around the world. The forum’s theme is meant to examine how these experiences of the past can be linked to current and future transitions, so as to better govern, respond, and lead during times of uncertainty.

Trading in Transition

by Karel De Gucht

A Future of Stagnation

by Daniel Gros

A Glass Half Empty

by Peter Sparding

A Crude Understanding

by Marcus Vincius de Freitas

NATO Next

by Gen. Philip Breedlove

An Anchor in a Changing World

by Ine Eriksen Søreide

Complacency and Insecurity

by Marta Dassù

A Multilateral Approach

by Pieter De Crem

The Politics of Noise

by Ivan Krastev

The Path to Democracy

by Rachid Ghannouchi

States under Siege

by Pervez Hoodbhoy

Rebooting Digital Diplomacy

by Dhruva Jaishankar