Section: The German Marshall Fund of the United States (USA)
Three Questions with Bruce Jones
The Marshall Plan was conceived and implemented 70 years ago. Since then, many aid and development initiatives and institutions of greater scale have been created. Why does the Marshall Plan still matter after 70 years? First of all, I challenge the premise of greater scale. If you look at the percentage of the federal budget that the United...
Three Questions with James Sherr
Editor’s Note: The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) hosted an event in Warsaw, with a discussion on the common U.S.–European strategy toward Russia. James Sherr is an associate fellow and former head of the Russia and Eurasia Program at Chatham House. He joined the event as a speaker, and we asked him about his views on the...
Transatlantic Fragmentations and Policy Adaptation: The Security of Europe in 2025
Photo credit: Rokas Tenys / Shutterstock.com. The 2016 NATO Summit in Warsaw was designed around the concept of strategic adaptation. The security environment in which the NATO allies operate has indeed experienced major transformations in recent years, some of which was caused by transatlantic partners themselves. The lessons learned from the...
Russia is an Asian Power Too: Japan Understands, But Does the United States?
Washington’s two recent big summits occurred as if they were in two different worlds. First, President Donald Trump met Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago, where the two leaders’ conversation focused on trade and North Korea. Then, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visited Moscow, where he and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei...
The Next Phase of U.S.–EU Energy Cooperation
Transatlantic TakeThe G7 Energy Ministers meeting taking place in Rome today provides a useful reminder of the importance of transatlantic cooperation on energy, a collaboration that has been of strong benefit to both sides for many years. From the creation of the International Energy Agency (IEA) in 1974, following the Arab oil embargo, to the...
Corruption, Terrorism and Russia’s Future
Recent incidents in Russia resemble a speeding roller coaster. It is a story of political ups and downs, unexpected turns of events, and conflicting narratives. With mass anti-corruption demonstrations in Moscow and other Russian cities on March 26, followed by a terrorist attack in Petersburg on April 3, Kremlin elites are growing nervous....
Russia–Japan Relations in the Era of Trump
Photo credit: Drop of Light / Shutterstock.com As Russia continues to dominate Washington’s domestic politics and threatens European cohesion on a daily basis, one country has been consistently courting the Kremlin with enthusiasm: Japan. Tokyo has pursued a rapprochement with Moscow ever since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe returned to power in...
Japan–Russia Relations: The View from Moscow
Photo credit: knyazev vasily / Shutterstock, Inc. At a time when Russia is criticized across the West for invading Ukraine, annexing Crimea, and meddling in elections, Japan remains committed to trying to build closer ties with Russia. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe believes that better relations with Moscow would promote Japan’s...
As the U.K. Prepares to Leave, is Europe Disintegrating after 60 years?
The EU has just marked the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome but remains in the midst of turmoil. Britain’s formal notification of its intention to quit the EU ends a ten month phoney war and opens the way for direct confrontation over the country’s terms of exit. Brexit is a lose-lose process that will exacerbate other pressing...
Belarus Reloaded
It has been almost a month since public demonstrations began in Belarus. In an unusual scene for the country, a dozen participating towns have hosted thousands of protestors. Belarusians largely perceive themselves as tolerant and passive. However, the wave of public upheavals currently rolling across the country has dispelled that stereotype and...
