by Sean Mulvaney Wednesday, 27 October 2010 THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND WASHINGTON — Next Tuesday’s U.S. midterm election is shaping into a debate about the role of government. Age-old differences on the role of the market and the size of government are being used to score political points. Candidates, most of them Republican, are making […]
Kurt Volker and Juan Zarate CBS News, Opinion July 7, 2010 This week brings a critical test for the transatlantic security partnership. The European Parliament will vote on a revised agreement with the United States on tracking terrorist finances using financial data unique to the Belgium-based Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT). The vote […]
Ozgur Unluhisarcikli The German Marshall Fund June 4, 2010 ANKARA — The Gaza flotilla tragedy is a major blow to what remained of Turkey-Israel relations–not least because it was both predictable and preventable. Israel’s boarding of a Turkish civilian maritime vessel, which ended with the death of eight Turkish citizens and one Turkish-American, naturally created […]
Ulf Gartzke, AP Panelist The Weekly Standard June 1, 2010 President Horst Koehler sent political shockwaves through Germany by announcing his immediate resignation yesterday afternoon. more
The German Marshall Fund of the United States May 21, 2010 BRUSSELS — Earlier this week, a Group of Experts appointed by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and headed by former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright presented their report on what a new alliance strategic concept should look like to the North Atlantic […]