Section: The German Marshall Fund of the United States (USA)
For France, NATO Was Never Essential
For the first time in years, Merkel and Macron are mediating in the Ukraine conflict. Just at a time France’s president distanced himself from NATO. French security expert and director of the GMF Paris office, Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer, states that Macron’s policy is also in the interest of Germany. WELT: Ms. De Hoop Scheffer, what...
EU-NATO Cooperation In An Era Of Great-Power Competition
EU-NATO Cooperation in an Era of Great-Power Competition By Luis Simón The last three years have witnessed a steady flow of self-congratulatory remarks about unprecedented progress in the relationship between the European Union and NATO. Their joint statements in 2016 and 2018 provided a compass for greater cooperation between them. But it is...
Russian Blame Game Sows U.S. Discord To Weaken Ukraine
Kremlin-spawned influence campaigns that falsely accuse Ukraine of interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election have successfully furthered Russia’s yearslong geopolitical battle against its largest European neighbor. Why it matters: In addition to deflecting blame for its own well-documented meddling in American politics, the...
GMF’s Jonathan Katz talks to Deutsche Welle About the U.S. Impeachment Probe
GMF Senior Fellow Jonathan Katz talks to Deutsche Welle about the U.S. impeachment hearings and how they relate to Ukraine. Featured image: Photo Credit: Paparazzza / Shutterstock Source publication: Deutsche WelleLink: Read the full articleDate: Tuesday, November 19, 2019Featured in R&A: 1Author: Jonathan D. Katz …read more Source::...
The Curse Of A Good Deed
Impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump are going to fail. Will the Democrats thereby hand him a second term? These days the world public is tensely looking toward Washington. It has been fifty days since the Democratic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, announced that her party would seek impeachment proceedings...
Europe’s State of Denial About Islamic State Returnees
Transatlantic TakeThe latest developments in Syria should serve as a warning to European countries that they will not be able to put off indefinitely the challenge of repatriating their nationals who had joined Islamic State (IS) and their families. IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed, but jihadists in the region are determined to...
The Power of Civic Engagement: What Europeans can learn from Americans
Recently, my husband, myself, and our three-year-old daughter had a vacation together with 10 other family members and friends. We had only one family with a child in the group. The group made all decisions concerning the group activities by simply voting. Most of the times our small family did not take part in the group fun as no one voted to...
Hungary’s Sudden Political Reshuffle Broke Orbán’s Power Monopoly
Transatlantic TakeLocal elections rarely enjoy much international attention. However, the unexpected success of Hungary’s united opposition at the recent municipal polls has created a new political reality in the country. It broke the 13-years-long streak of electoral success of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party. Orbán now...
In the End, Donald Trump Could Triumph
The Ukraine scandal gives the Democrats new hope that they could finally drive Donald Trump out of office. But the impeachment process could bring new sympathy and even votes to the U.S. president. Those who follow the coverage of the Ukraine scandal will be forgiven for believing that it will quickly come to an end with the presidency of Donald...
Window on GMF’s Diverse Workplace: Building Successful Multi-Generational Teams
Lora Berg, Counselor for Inclusive Leadership, GMF DC Generational diversity enriches workplaces on both sides of the Atlantic. In the case of the German Marshall Fund (GMF), five generations work together. GMF’s team, according to U.S. definitions, ranges from the Silent Generation (born 1925–1945) to baby boomers (1946–1959), Generation X...
