Two weeks ago, French President Emmanuel Macron (MMF ‘06) stood before the U.S. Congress and defended democratic values at a key juncture in transatlantic relations, calling for a return to a partnership based on shared values of liberty, equality, and human rights. Just a few days earlier, 80 GMF alumni and grantees gathered on the frontier of democracy in Kyiv, Ukraine to formulate practical strategies to diffuse polarization and restore the common ground to keep our democracies together. Juxtaposing these two moments in transatlantic affairs points to the increasing determination among leaders to take a stand and define new priorities …read more