Bronislaw Geremek, who played a crucial role ending communist rule in Poland and then guiding Poland to democracy, NATO and the European Union, was killed in an automobile accident July 13. His was a public life to celebrate.
Born in Warsaw, Geremek escaped from the Warsaw ghetto when he … Continue Reading…
As I crossed the border from Turkey to Georgia, the border agent checking my U.S. passport smiled, gave me an American-style thumbs up, and said in broken English, “United States good, John McCain good.” This … Continue Reading…
Picture a long line of dominoes, each one representing one of the globe’s special clubs, such as the United Nations, the World Bank, or the International Atomic Energy Agency, and so on. At … Continue Reading…
Despite the strains on the transatlantic relationship caused by events like the Iraq war—as evidenced in public opinion studies, like GMF’s Transatlantic Trends—optimism is rising about improved relations with a new U.S. administration in 2009. But underlying the political aspect of the relationship has been a flourishing economic … Continue Reading…
WASHINGTON - Most climate change opinion leaders on both sides of the Atlantic have modest expectations for the July G-8 summit in Hokkaidō, Japan. On the central political question – how quickly Europe, … Continue Reading…
BELGRADE, Serbia — It’s not an eventful week for Belgrade, it’s an eventful month. But this week is surely the most exciting. With its first entry into the Eurovision Song Contest as an independent state, Serbia won the … Continue Reading…
This weekend, GMF is hosting with its partners the third annual Brussels Forum, a gathering of political, academic, and business leaders to debate the countless items on the transatlantic agenda. Public sessions will be streamed live in video and audio from Brussels, and transcripts and video for … Continue Reading…
WASHINGTON — Once again, this is far from my expertise, but it’s very interesting to see a New York Times blog post about a few stores in New York City starting to accept the euro for purchases. It is certainly … Continue Reading…
