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| Georgia's NATO aspirations discussed |
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On December 1, the eve of a NATO Foreign Ministers summit, GMF and the Institute for Strategic Studies (ISS) of Ljubljana, Slovenia, organized an event in Brussels on Georgia's future with the EU and NATO. Prime Minister Grigol Mgaloblishvili and Foreign Minister Eka Tkeshelashvili represented the Republic of Georgia. Robert Cooper, Director General for External and Politico-Military Affairs at the European Council, and Jamie Shea, Director of Policy Planning at the Private Office of the Secretary General of NATO, were on the panel as representatives from the Euroatlantic community, with Ronald Asmus of GMF moderating the discussion.
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| Sean Mulvaney named Director of GMF’s Economic Policy Program |
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The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) announces today that Sean Mulvaney has been named director of GMF’s Economic Policy Program. Mulvaney, who starts today, will oversee the Program’s grantmaking, research, and convening activities in the areas of international trade, agriculture, biofuels, and development assistance.
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| Survey: Americans, Europeans divided on immigration as problem or opportunity; see benefits, concerns |
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 A new survey released November 17, shows that that 50% of Americans and 47% of Europeans think immigration is more of a problem than an opportunity, but a closer look shows nuanced views of immigration and integration on both sides of the Atlantic and marked differences within Europe.
The inaugural Transatlantic Trends: Immigration public opinion survey addresses immigration and integration issues including national identity, citizenship, migration management policies, national security, and the economic opportunities and challenges brought on by migrants. More Key Findings and Topline Data is available for download at http://www.transatlantictrends.org.
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| Wexler: Extraordinary opportunities for transatlantic relationship |
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Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, said there are extraordinary opportunities for the transatlantic relationship under an Obama administration, but cautioned that expectations may be way too large to meet.
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| Asmus awarded Italian Merit |
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On June 2, the Italian government decorated Dr. Ronald Asmus, executive director of the Transatlantic Center and strategic planning at The German Marshall Fund of the United States, with the Capo dell'Ordine Al Merito della Repubblica Italiana.
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| GMF-funded study on Europe's coming demographics challenges published |
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Nicholas Eberstadt and Hans Groth's Unlocking the Value of Health: Europe’s Coming Demographic Challenge, With Special Focus on Potentialities for Germany has been released in German and is launched in English here. Eberstadt and Groth say there are opportunities to arise from the challenges of a graying European population.
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GMF launches On Turkey analysis series in wake of Constitutional Court decision
The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) launches the analysis series On Turkey about Turkey's current political situation and its future. GMF will provide regular analysis briefs by leading Turkish, European, and American writers and intellectuals, with a focus on dispatches from on-the-ground Turkish observers.
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Conflict in the South Caucasus |
 On August 8, the conflict between Russia and Georgia erupted into war over break-away enclaves of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The German Marshall Fund has been tracking the developments in the wider Black Sea region for the past few years. Experts from our Washington, DC, headquarters and European offices have contributed detailed commentary on the current discussion surrounding the Russia-Georgia conflict and Georgia's previous democratic and economic development. Through its policy and opinion briefs, events, books, expert articles and Op-eds, and blog posts, GMF brings you the history and most recent developments of the conflict in the South Caucasus.
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Turkey and the Global Economic Crisis
Ian Lesser
On Turkey series
It is now apparent that the global economy is headed for a deep and prolonged crisis, with potentially dramatic consequences for emerging as well as developed markets. Turkey is in no sense decoupled from the effects of this global turmoil. Over the next few years, economic stress could have a dramatic effect on Turkey’s internal and external scene, including regional security and the prospects for Turkish relations with the European Union and the United States. |
How not to run foreign policy
Joseph R. Wood
International Herald Tribune
President-elect Obama is preparing to govern from his platform of change. But the mistakes characteristic of American administrations defy change over time. Here are three things not to do when running American foreign policy.
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Message to Europe: Do not expect too much of Obama on climate policy!
Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff
Die ZEIT
For the first time, a U.S. president will commit America to fight Climate change. Barack Obama favors a mandatory and economy wide cap and trade system. The current UN Conference in Poznan will be the last global climate policy meeting that the U.S., still represented by the Bush Administration, attends in order to slow down or obstruct the negotiating process. |
Who knew lunches would lead to gridlock?
Robert G. Liberatore
Politico
As President-elect Barack Obama considers moving his agenda in a new atmosphere of bipartisanship, it is useful to reflect on the role weekly party caucus luncheons have played in the modern party-driven Senate, the institution that threatens Obama’s agenda with partisan filibuster. |
What should Obama do about missile defense?
Daniel Fata
The Washington Times
Obama must adopt the only prudent way forward on missile defense, which requires several steps to be taken no later than the April 2009 NATO Summit. |
Fidel's choice
Andrew Small
International Herald Tribune
The financial crisis has given Cuba little room for anti-capitalist schadenfreude. Demand has weakened for nickel, Cuba's key export. Its leading benefactor, Venezuela, is taking a hit with plummeting oil prices. Other hoped-for anti-American allies, such as Iran and Russia, have emptier pockets too.
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