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The German Marshall Fund of the United States is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, transatlantic organization. GMF envisions a democratic, secure, and prosperous world in which freedom and individual dignity prevail. Learn more: www.gmfus.org
GMF's Kristina Kausch spoke to AFP about the ongoing war with Iran:
"The degree to which there is US isolation or loss of soft power will depend on how disastrous the consequences of this decision."
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Iran War at One Week: explore all GMF expert analysis of the war’s implications for transatlantic security and policy. Follow us for updated content.
🔗 www.gmfus.org/conflict-iran
🌐 Can the Transatlantic Community Align on AI Safety—without calling it that? GMF's Adrienne Goldstein argues that US and Europe can still work together on practical issues like high-risk AI, transparency, and child protection—but with a different name.
🔗 Read more: www.gmfus.org/news/can-tra...
🇩🇪 🇨🇳 Amid German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s recent visit to Beijing, GMF’s Mareike Ohlberg looks at Germany’s cautious China policy and why muddling through without a unified European approach may leave Berlin vulnerable.
🔗 www.gmfus.org/news/still-m...
📣 Don't miss today's event — Iran at the Crossroads: Regional and Global Repercussions!
⏰ 08:00am-09:00am EST | 1400-1500 CET
📍Online
🔗 Register here: www.gmfus.org/event/iran-c...
Don't miss our event tomorrow!
📣 𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁: Iran at the Crossroads: Regional and Global Repercussions
🗓️ Thursday, 5 March 2026
⏰ 08:00am-09:00am EST | 1400-1500 CET
📍Online
Speakers: Kristina Kausch, Daniel Kliman, Beth Sanner, Özgür Ünlühisarcıklı
🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/eNBRs2YT
Read Bennet's latest piece on why a pragmatic, quietly assertive approach may be Europe’s best bet in navigating shifting transatlantic politics and how Merz is positioning Germany within that effort.
🔗 www.gmfus.org/news/europe-...
🇩🇪 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s third visit to Washington was overtaken by the unfolding war in the Middle East, but GMF’s Bennet Nicolaisen argues that Merz emerged unscathed.
🇫🇷 “NATO is critical; France is really not looking to weaken that. So the point about it being complementary is important,” GMF’s Ian Lesser spoke to AP News on the alliance’s continued centrality to European security amid France’s new “forward deterrence.”
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🇩🇪 GMF’s Claudia Major spoke to DW:
"Five years ago we had an election campaign [in Germany] which was about getting rid of nuclear weapons, and now Germany is one of the leading countries in doing nuclear cooperation with France. So, the synchronization of the bilateral relationship is amazing."
Joining Bonnie Glaser this week is Jonathan Fulton, nonresident senior fellow with the Middle East Programs at the Atlantic Council, to unpack what evolving China–Iran ties mean for US–China competition and the future of the Middle East.
🔗 Listen: buff.ly/JzBRhhW
🇨🇳 New episode of China Global Podcast is out!
📣 𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁: Iran at the Crossroads: Regional and Global Repercussions
🗓️ Thursday, 5 March 2026
⏰ 08:00am-09:00am EST | 1400-1500 CET
📍Online
Speakers: Kristina Kausch, Daniel Kliman, Beth Sanner, Özgür Ünlühisarcıklı
🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/eNBRs2YT
GMF’s Ian Lesser told France24:
“Europe is not only a stakeholder in the crisis but also exposed to the consequences,” as Iran has the potential to reach bases in the Mediterranean amid the escalating conflict with the US and Israel.
🔗 Listen here: www.france24.com/en/europe-ex...
Amid ongoing US–Israel strikes on Iran, GMF’s Daniel Kliman highlights four early takeaways:
1. A narrow opening for change in Iran
2. Potential upside for global order
3. An emerging standard for US allies
4. A Trump admin strategy of consolidation
➡️ Read the full analysis here: buff.ly/O0mNQWf
🌐 GMF President Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer joined leaders at the GLOBSEC forum for the panel “Holding the Line: Security Commitments that Deliver” last week.
GMF’s Özgür Ünlühisarcıklı explores the broader consequences of the US-Israeli strike on Iran, arguing that whether key actors choose to de‑escalate or double down on force will shape global economic and strategic dynamics in the weeks ahead.
🔗 Read the piece: www.gmfus.org/news/fire-fu...
🎙️ New episode of Taiwan Frontlines is out!
Joining Bonnie Glaser and Jason Hsu this week is Ethan Tu, founder of Taiwan AI Labs. He is building human-centric AI for healthcare, smart cities, and democratic resilience while helping shape Taiwan’s digital future.
🔗 Watch here:
🇩🇪 GMF’s Claudia Major joins the F.A.Z. Podcast für Deutschland to discuss whether Germany needs its own nuclear bomb — and what a secure Europe of the future could look like.
🎧 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=epGR...
🇫🇷 Following President Macron’s call to open a dialogue on the role of French nuclear weapons in Europe’s defense, GMF’s Claudia Major and IFRI's Héloïse Fayet examine what greater European involvement in French nuclear deterrence could mean for the continent’s strategic future.
Now, all of that may not add up to a change in the regime. This is a strong and, in some ways, resilient country, but what is the risk?” (2/2)
🔗 www.cnn.com/2026/02/28/p...
“In some sense, stars have aligned with regard to the weakness of the regime internally — the kind of battle that it’s facing domestically, plus its regional defeats and its reduced capacity for retaliation..." (1/2)
GMF’s Ian Lesser spoke to CNN on the internal vulnerabilities of the Iranian regime and potential for change👇️
⤵️ Read GMF expert @kristinakausch's take on the ripple effect of Trump's war on Iran: buff.ly/cVvBMKs
The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, at US and Israeli hands marks a geopolitical rupture on multiple levels that is likely to shake up not only Middle Eastern security and global trade and energy markets, but also fundamental assumptions about the international security order
🔗 Read the Guardian article on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s rhetoric on Ukraine ahead of Hungarian elections:
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
🇭🇺 GMF’s Zsuzsanna Végh told the Guardian:
“Effectively, Ukraine is portrayed as a main enemy. This is not just about Ukraine per se, but it fits into the standard strategy of the governing party, of mobilising its electorate through generating fear in society.”
GMF’s Elene Kintsurashvili and Laurențiu Pleșca compare how political leadership, state capacity, civil society, and domestic framing of EU incentives in the two countries can determine whether candidate status drives meaningful reform or remains largely symbolic.
Read more: buff.ly/76AtplI