🇹🇷 🇪🇺 Over six decades, the relationship between Türkiye & the EU has undergone a profound transformation.

Today, the prospect of Türkiye joining the EU is a distant memory, and political relations between the two parties are at an all-time low. bit.ly/3Ui51WZ

💻GMF, in partnership with Microsoft European Affairs, organized an Armchair Discussion on AI, Transatlantic Alignment & Geopolitics at #ECA24 today. Panelists discussed geopolitical issues stemming from the rise of AI for the European Union – globally & within the transatlantic partnership.

⏰ NEW: IFES with Alliance for Securing Democracy at German Marshall Fund have published 'Building Resilience Against Election Influence Operations: Preparing for the European Elections in 2024 and Beyond' Explore how countries can bolster their resilience against election disinfo.
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'We need to realign our trade' | German Marshall Fund of the United States - now you can read yesterday’s Table China 🇨🇳 interview in full and in English gmfus.org/news/we-need-r…

🇺🇦 For Ukraine, the benefits of smart specialization are manifold, just as they are for the West.

Expert Bruce Stokes explains why the last thing the US need is a failed economy and a destabilized democracy inside the EU. bit.ly/3U9Bhu7

A day packed with insights and discussions at #ECA24 ! Here are some highlights⤵️

🗳️ A new report from Alliance for Securing Democracy & IFES reviews best practices for building resilience against election influence operations adopted by five different European countries since the last election in 2019. bit.ly/3JCA0qx

🇩🇪 'Scholz is under pressure to supplement German support by offering Taurus missiles, but refuses to do so.'

GMF's Jack Janes & Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger argue that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has an opportunity to show real stature. bit.ly/4d2vDCX

🇪🇺 Kicking off the European Cyber Agora!

🇪🇺 🗳️June’s EU Parliamentary elections face increasing information threats. Countries must continue learning from each other to counter influence operations to secure the vote, Alliance for Securing Democracy and IFES experts write.

See the new report below 👇🧵

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Check out my remarks on democracy at #BrusselsForum2024 about liberalism as the gateway drug to autocracy, the need to address hearts as well as minds, and the challenges posed by cultural and values cleavages

particularly at this dangerous moment when America’s adversaries are increasingly aligned. Thank you for reinforcing this important lesson at Brussels Forum!

'Our greatest security threats are, at their core, about democracy and freedom. It's what our adversaries fear the very most', Laura Thornton said at German Marshall Fund #BrusselsForum 2024.

Listen to her full remarks and panel discussion! 👇

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🇨🇳 On 4/29, join us for a conversation on GMF Indo-Pacific's latest report, “Why UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 Does Not Establish Beijing’s ‘One China’ Principle: A Legal Perspective,' featuring GMF's Bonnie Glaser / 葛來儀 🇺🇦, Mark Lambert & Jacques deLisle. bit.ly/4d9w665

🌎 On this #EarthDay , we're looking at how the results of this year's upcoming EU elections might impact European climate policy. Analysis by GMF's Hannah Abdullah & Megan Richards: bit.ly/3UxnOy0

🇮🇷 🇮🇱 Whether Iran's retaliatory strikes against Israel will be short-lived or game-changing is uncertain, but even at this early stage, the escalation holds some larger strategic lessons that resonate beyond the Middle East, writes GMF's Kristina Kausch. bit.ly/3xD2SfE

🇬🇪 Protests in Georgia continue over the proposed 'foreign agent' law, which critics accuse of being from the Kremlin playbook.

What is the law, why was it previously proposed & withdrawn, and how should the EU & US respond? bit.ly/4451bUl

👩‍🏫 'We can envision some applications where the teacher... is leveraging... AI capacities to identify very precisely what kind of exercise should be given to certain students.'

Mistral AI founder Arthur Mensch joins GMF Transatlantic AI Conversations: bit.ly/4arpsqj

'We need to realign our trade' • my comments on the need to deal with structural overcapacities in China 🇨🇳 , on ever closer relations China-Russia and on contingencies for a Trump Presidency table.media/en/china/inter…

Interested in the state of #LGBTQ rights in Central Europe?
👉Join our great speakers Denitsa Lyubenova (Deystvie), Dimitar Bogdanov (GLAS), Milena Dokova (Ekimjiev and Partners) & our Engaging Central Europe's Asya Metodieva today (April 22) at 4:00 pm CET & discuss the situation of the LGBTQ