Very excited to be joining the GMF Technology Program team! It is vital that Europe keeps pace with technological innovation and cyber defence against the backdrop of the ongoing war in Ukraine and growing tech competition between democracies and autocracies!

🌐 "This demonstrates that greater collaboration between NATO allies can help fill a critical need for US security: enhancing defense in the Arctic region." Sophie Arts & Sam Wilson analyze the benefits of public-private transatlantic collaboration. bit.ly/3SNkOfo

🚂 TOMORROW: the #Whistlestops4UKR tour continues in Denver. GMF President Heather A. Conley will be joined by Howard G. Buffett Foundation President & CEO Howard G. Buffett for a day of conversations on the war in 🇺🇦 & its wide-reaching impacts. Learn more: bit.ly/47UJeZY

🆕 Watching China in Europe is back from the summer break! In the latest edition Noah Barkin looks at President Ursula von der Leyen’s looming China policy reboot and growing US pressure on the EU to move on tech controls & connected vehicle risks. 🔗🔽 gmfus.org/news/watching-…

🇩🇪 "To paint the resounding success of fringe parties [...] as a symptom of a region left behind would be too simple." ⤵️ Experts Sudha David-Wilp and Jack Janes analyze how wins for the far right and left reflect a disgruntled German electorate. bit.ly/4dRlTeD

Another #Whistlestop4UKR, GMF’s 7th, in another great American ⁦City and County of Denver⁩ calls for a #CityHallSelfie nearby the Colorado State Capitol and the historic train ⁦Union Station⁩ in downtown ⁦German Marshall Fund⁩ #GMFCities

📣 GMF's Bret Schafer spoke to NBC News about yesterday's Department of Justice indictment of a scheme to funnel funds from employees of a Russian-state backed media network to conservative American news commentators. nbcnews.com/politics/justi…

I'm in Denver today for the next stop on the Whistlestops for Ukraine tour. Be sure to follow along on our conversations with Ukrainians of Denver, members of the Denver Rotary International, the team at Trimble Inc., and members of the Rocky Mountain Farmer's Union #Whistlestops4UKR

Whether Harris or Trump, relations between Washington and Beijing will remain turbulent. My latest short piece. gmfus.org/news/pacific-c…

🗳️ ASD's @RachaelDean and Bret Schafer will join World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh for an in-person discussion on threats to the 2024 US election and lessons in resilience from around the world. 📍 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 🗓️ Wednesday, September 25 at 5 pm EST Find out more below! ⤵️

🇭🇺 🇪🇺 "Cutting short Hungary’s Council Presidency would be the best way to deal with Orbán’s abuse of it. [...] But it will not happen due to lack of political will," writes Engaging Central Europe Fellow Daniel Hegedus. Read more below 🔽 bit.ly/3WOrqfK

🇪🇺 🇺🇸 "Regardless of the outcome of November’s presidential election, the EU should be prepared for a lower level of American involvement in European affairs." ➡️ GMF's Vassilis Ntousas & Adam Hsakou identify upcoming crucial challenges for EU leaders. bit.ly/3WgBu0S

A sweeping reshuffle of top Ukrainian government officials elevates people closely tied to the unelected head of the Presidential Office at the expense of constitutional governance. My latest, co-authored with my brilliant new colleague, Valeriia Ivanova. gmfus.org/news/shakeup-w…

🇺🇸 🇨🇳 "Regardless of the presidential election’s winner, US-China relations are likely to remain fraught." GMF's Bonnie Glaser / 葛來儀 🇺🇦 underlines how Republicans & Democrats have come to the rare bipartisan view that China is a threat to vital American interests. bit.ly/47kCdlQ

Register today! 🗓️Sept 10, 3pm CET 🇷🇺 What's ahead for Russia by 2030? What do various scenarios mean for the EU? Discussion w/ Pavel Havlicek AMO, Adam Balcer KEW, Kadri Liik ECFR, Eleonora Tafuro ISPI & Nicolas Bouchet German Marshall Fund gmfus.org/event/russia-2…

🔍 In May, ASD, Institute for Strategic Dialogue, and UvA Amsterdam's report documented 400+ domains republishing near-identical articles from Russian state media like RT. This highlights the need for an ongoing system to monitor content laundering targeting 🇺🇸 audiences. securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/the-russian-pr…