Section: The German Marshall Fund of the United States (USA)
Can Europe Survive Without Russia’s Natural Gas? Part I: Maybe, But It Should Not Have To
The ongoing Ukraine crisis has further politicized Russian energy trade with Europe and added a geopolitical dimension to already strained Eurasian gas relations. Fearing natural gas interruptions and Moscow’s political influence, Europe’s leaders are keen to phase out Russian gas. But Europe will not have to survive without Russian...
How dangerous is Vladimir Putin? Russia’s biggest threat comes from the East
The bad news is that, as shown by Russia’s invasions of Georgia in 2008 and Ukraine in 2014, President Putin is the most revisionist leader in Moscow since his Soviet predecessors launched the invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. The good news is that, in Russia’s conflict with the West, the United States and Europe hold most of the...
Europe’s Fight against ISIS: A New Security Leadership?
Image: finance.yahoo.com WASHINGTON—Late last month, the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle steamed into the Persian Gulf to join the fight against the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). While little noticed in the United States, the de Gaulle’s arrival significantly enhances what France is bringing to the fight....
The EU’s other ‘Union’: Can energy unite Europe?
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is putting Europe’s energy security at risk. Europe is highly dependent on Russia’s natural gas, and past disputes between Russia and Ukraine left Europeans in the cold. This year is different. The European Union is launching an ambitious solution for its energy woes – an Energy Union. The big...
Why the US has not drifted away from Europe’s problems back
With less than two years left in President Barack Obama’s final term in office, the debate about his foreign policy legacy is now well underway in Washington. Early on in the Obama presidency, there was much talk about the so-called American “pivot” to Asia and whether it would come at the cost of the transatlantic partnership. Today,...
Senator Edwards Says G8 Leaders Must Stand Up to Russia
BRUSSELS (April 30, 2006) — Senator John Edwards closed Brussels Forum today by urging Americans and Europeans to work together on many of the major issues the three-day conference addressed. “It is Iran’s nuclear ambitions that pose the greatest single security threat to the United States and Europe,” Edwards said. “The international...
Former White House adviser Karen Donfried on US ties with Europe
On a visit to London last December, Ukraine’s new economy minister, Aivaras Abromavicius, joined a growing chorus of pro-reform commentators when he asked if Ukraine should frame its urgent request for aid as a modern-day Marshall Plan. The question is now posed to Karen Donfried, the first female president of the German Marshall Fund (GMF)...
