Section: The German Marshall Fund of the United States (USA)
Memo to Washington: Overzealous Support for European Energy Independence May Tank the Transatlantic Relationship
Transatlantic TakeBrussels — The U.S. House of Representatives voted this week to pass a new bill on sanctions against Russia that should have left Europeans cheering. But rather than celebrate Congress’s new bill, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is discussing possible retaliation and lamenting that “America first cannot...
EU Leaders Worried by Possible Further U.S. Sanctions
“The EU and as well the individual member states have been accustomed with dealing with the US administration on foreign policy issues, on sanctions. And since 2014 and the illegal annexation of Crimea you have see really lock steps across the Atlantic on sanctions.” “If the Congress is playing a bigger role, there is different body...
Is Transatlantic Governance Ready to Face European Citizens?
Recent elections in the Netherlands and France spread a sigh of relief across the continent, but the structural reasons for discontent among many European citizens should not be overlooked. A growing number of studies and opinion polls are coming to this same conclusion: disaffection with the EU, the establishment, and governing elites is here to...
Is Transatlantic Governance Ready to Face Europeans Citizens?
Recent elections in the Netherlands and France spread a sigh of relief across the continent, but the structural reasons for discontent among many European citizens should not be overlooked. A growing number of studies and opinion polls are coming to this same conclusion: disaffection with the EU, the establishment, and governing elites is here to...
Adapting Societal Change in a Digital Age
As Warsaw prepared for Donald Trump’s visit, a smaller, but important gathering was taking place on the outskirts of the city. The Warsaw Euro-Atlantic Summer Academy convened again this year, this time to tackle the global challenges that accompany a growing digital world. Its purpose was to allow participants to share experiences and...
Lessons from France for Fighting Russian Interference in Democracy
Transatlantic TakeWASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s visit to France with President Emmanuel Macron for Bastille Day celebrations came at a moment when Russian meddling in democratic elections continued to dominate headlines. While much of the media focus has been on Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential...
Alumni Leadership Action Project Awards
GMF is delighted to share with you the results of three Alumni Leadership Action Project awards, of which one is also the recipient of the inaugural Marshall Prize that was awarded during the Triennial Transatlantic Leadership Retreat in Saint Vincent, Italy in April of this year. We4 Europe – Women for a Positive Future for the EU The We4Europe...
What to Expect from the G20 Summit
Transatlantic TakeLeaders of 19 top industrialized and emerging market economies (plus the EU) will meet tomorrow in Hamburg for the annual G20 Summit. For a forum meant to foster economic and financial policy cooperation with an eye to spreading the benefits of globalization and connectivity, it is a year of particularly low expectations. One...
GMF Expert Briefing on G20 Summit and POTUS Visit to Poland
On June 30th, the German Marshall Fund hosted a conference call with Michał Baranowski, Derek Chollet, Sudha David-Wilp, and Daniel Twining previewing President Trump’s upcoming trip to Poland and the G20 summit in Germany. Topics discussed: Expectations for POTUS at G20, POTUS visit to Poland, U.S.-Russia Relations, G20 Agenda, German...
Turkey Looks to China for Security Cooperation Alternatives
Photo credit: 360b / Shutterstock.com Photo credit: bibiphoto / Shutterstock.com Photo credit: Evgenii Sribnyi / Shutterstock.com April’s referendum results left Turkish society deeply divided and the impending shift from a parliamentary democracy to a system characterized by one-man rule weighs heavily on Ankara’s relations with the...
