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GMF Afghanistan analysis in advance of London conference

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

In a GMF video feature, Senior Fellow Dan Twining explains the importance of the Afghanistan conference on January 28, and the key topics shaping the discussion.

Strong or weak deal in Copenhagen?

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

COPENHAGEN — Finally it’s here: Copenhagen 2009. The climate community has been anticipating this moment since December 2007, when countries agreed to create a new legal binding climate agreement by December 2009 in Copenhagen. Yet, many environmentalists and developing countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change are deeply … Continue Reading…

Halifax Forum

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — For those of you who haven’t seen our tweets, facebook, e-mails, or any of the other ways we’ve been broadcasting this weekend, check out the Halifax Forum website for all sorts of good material: videos (including livestreams), … Continue Reading…

November 9

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Here at GMF we are celebrating November 9 with a weekly multimedia series called My ‘89. (Be sure to check out the first installment with Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff telling the fascinating story of an escape from Hungary.) In that “My ‘89″ spirit, our friends over at the World … Continue Reading…

Obama’s missile defense decision: A view from Europe

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

The September 17 decision itself seemed to strike the right balance between the need to keep U.S. missile defense options open, and to adjust the program to evolving strategic realities and political priorities.The strategic side was left to U.S. Secretary of State Robert Gates to justify, on the ground that … Continue Reading…

Pittsburgh and the G-20

Monday, September 21st, 2009

U.S. President Barack Obama and leaders of the rest of the G-20 won’t arrive in Pittsburgh for the summit until Thursday, but there’s plenty of excitement in the air already. A flurry of last-minute road resurfacing projects wrapped up over the weekend. The first protest marches on Sunday went off … Continue Reading…

MSNBC’s Morning Joe hosts Karen Donfried to discuss Transatlantic Trends survey results

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

GMF Vice President Karen Donfried appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss the recently released Transatlantic Trends survey and what it could indicate about the future of the European-American relationship.

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GMF now on Twitter!

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

GMF is now on Twitter! Feel free to subscribe at http://twitter.com/gmfus or @gmfus. GMF will post updates of podcast, publications, and other content to Twitter in addition to http://www.gmfus.org.

The first 100 days

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

My colleague John Glenn gives an interview to the Associated Press about the relationship between President Obama and Europe during the first 100 days. Continue Reading…

Berlin Office Director Constanze Stelzenmueller on BBC World Debate

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

At the end of 2008, BBC World aired a World Debate from Singapore that featured GMF Berlin Office Director Constanze Stelzenmueller alongside panelists from the China, India, Singapore, and the United States (former GMF Transatlantic Fellow John Ikenberry), discussing whether the 21st century will be … Continue Reading…