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| Remembering Christopher Makins |
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The German Marshall Fund is deeply saddened by the passing of longtime friend and adviser, Christopher J. Makins, on Saturday, January 28. A former British diplomat and a leading authority on European security and defense, Mr. Makins was widely respected and admired in the foreign policy community.
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| Georgian president says nation aspires to NATO, EU |
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On February 2, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili told journalists from the leading German media that he was very content with the outcome of the "Rose Revolution" and reiterated Georgia's hopes for eventual NATO and EU membership.
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| German Chancellor Stresses Importance of Relationship with United States |
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On her first official visit to the United States, German Chancellor Angela Merkel told an audience of European and American dignitaries at GMF that the values of the Marshall Plan — freedom, democracy, and securing citizens’ rights — are just as important today as they were 50 years ago. Full audio inside
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| GMF Plans Major Transatlantic Conference for April |
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GMF is pleased to announce the launch of a major new initiative, the Brussels Forum: Transatlantic Challenges in a Global Era. This high-level transatlantic event will bring leading Americans and Europeans together to debate how the United States and Europe can cooperate on a set of increasingly global challenges that define our agenda in the 21st century.
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| Call for nominations for 2006 Peter R. Weitz Journalism Prize |
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GMF is accepting entries for the seventh annual Peter R. Weitz Journalism Prize for excellence in reporting on European affairs. The award is divided into a $10,000 senior prize for journalists over 35 and a $5,000 junior prize for journalists 35 and under. Only applicants covering European or transatlantic issues for U.S. newspapers and magazines are eligible. The entry deadline is Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006.
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| GMF seeks economics and trade expert |
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The Brussels office of the German Marshall Fund of the United States seeks an economics and trade expert to work on U.S.-European economic and trade issues. Candidate should have strong interest in transatlantic relations and expertise in key economic and trade issues within the U.S. and Europe and across the Atlantic. Demonstrated interest in economic development and relations with rising economic powers is a plus.
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| Call for applications for 2006 Manfred Wörner Seminar |
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GMF invites Americans between 25 and 35 who have an outstanding record of achievement in their profession to apply for the Manfred Wörner Seminar on German and European security policy and U.S.–German and U.S.–European security interests. The application deadline for the 2006 traveling program is Friday, February 17.
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| New Transatlantic Policy Research Program issues call for proposals |
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GMF announces a call for proposals for a series of transatlantic policy research conferences that will replace the Research Fellowship program. The new program is part of an effort to encourage greater exchange between academics and Beltway insiders through research-driven conferences on pressing transatlantic topics.
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Becoming sober again
Jörg Himmelreich
During centuries of a shared past with a large variety of ties, Germans have sometimes had romanticized notions of Russia as a mythical place spared from modernity’s troubles. Instead of this misplaced German sentimentality, Germany should act upon sobriety, common sense, and rationality when dealing with Russia. |
The countdown is running
Ulrike Guérot
When Germany takes over the EU presidency in the first half of 2007, it must be clear where Europe is heading. The tracks for the direction of the EU have to be switched now -- even if the EU gives a rather disoriented impression at the moment. |
Russia, Ukraine and Turkish energy security
Suat Kiniklioglu
The gas row between Moscow and Kiev escalated when Russia's state-controlled Gazprom monopoly cut off gas to Ukraine on Jan. 1. It has become apparent that gas supplies to at least four European countries is at risk. |
Mother mercantilism
Jack Thurston
There was a small measure of progress at the WTO Hong Kong conference, but negotiators still see trade as an arm of politics. |
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