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"The greater danger is further delay, which reinforces Beijing's belief that it can influence US arms sales."
A prolonged hold on a $14 billion US arms package for Taiwan risks slowing the island's defense buildout and raises doubts about US commitments among allies across the Indo-Pacific, argue GMF's @BonnieGlaser and @NoahMunk555.
🔗 Read their assessment: bit.ly/4iy4pZG
“On December 13, the Transnistria region will hold a ‘so-called’ presidential vote. For the first time in a decade, the region has to manage a succession.”
GMF’s @LaurentiuPl joined @TVPWorld_com to discuss the upcoming election in Transnistria, Moldova’s breakaway region, examining the decline in voter participation, and why the outcome may matter less than what the next leader is able to negotiate.
🔗 Watch: bit.ly/3UDHa7j
🇺🇸🇩🇪 What do the US midterm results mean for Europe?
At MidtermNight in Berlin, hosted by Odewald Networking Communication, GMF’s @ClaudMajor joined Germany's Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation @MetinHakverdi, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office Florian Hahn, and other speakers to discuss the implications of the US midterm election results for Germany, Europe, and the transatlantic relationship.
Major noted that the election outcome could shift greater attention toward foreign policy, an area where the US president faces fewer constraints from Congress.
Hakverdi and Hahn emphasized the importance of maintaining a pragmatic transatlantic agenda and sustaining Germany’s commitment to defense investment regardless of political developments in Washington.
🔑 The key takeaway: There is no room for complacency. Germany and Europe must remain engaged across the US political spectrum to help shape the future of transatlantic relations.
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🇺🇦🇪🇺 “If Ukraine can implement anti-corruption reforms while at war, the EU has no grounds for holding up enlargement.”
Ahead of this week’s US-mediated Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Abu Dhabi, GMF’s Oleksandra Antypenko and Mariia Orudzhova explain what the European Commission’s latest Enlargement Package reveals about Ukraine’s accession prospects, and why both Kyiv and Brussels must do their part to move the process forward.
🔗 Read: bit.ly/3Wmyu5R
“If the US stopped all aid my sense is that Ukraine could adjust, but the political and strategic signal would be very harmful — and encouraging to Moscow,” GMF’s @ian_lesser told Bloomberg.
As European officials assess the impact of last week’s US midterm elections, concerns over the reliability of future US support are accelerating efforts to strengthen Europe’s role in Ukraine’s defense and any eventual security guarantees.
🔗 Read: bloom.bg/4iKxksn
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🇪🇺🇹🇷 How can the EU and Türkiye build a more ambitious technology partnership?
GMF's @OzgurHisarcikli, @pennynaas, and @kristinakausch hosted “Building a More Ambitious EU-Türkiye Technology Partnership,” in Brussels to discuss how tech, cybersecurity, innovation, and economic cooperation can help unlock new opportunities for engagement.
Some key takeaways:
🔑 EU-Türkiye cooperation remains constrained by political tensions, but there are significant opportunities in technology, innovation, cybersecurity, and economic cooperation.
🔑 Technology, economics, and geopolitics are becoming increasingly intertwined, making digital cooperation and regulatory alignment central to the broader EU-Türkiye relationship.
🔑 More inclusive and institutionalized cooperation is needed that leverages existing networks, knowledge exchange, and innovation programs.
🔑 It is better to take incremental steps than to focus on grand bargains, such as simplifying the visa process and enabling free roaming.
🔑 Türkiye can act as a bridge builder between regions and is ready for deeper engagement, particularly by modernizing the Customs Union, participating in EU tech initiatives, and aligning with EU digital frameworks such as the GDPR.
Thank you to @MercatorDE for funding this critical initiative.
⚡ “The silicon shield is hanging on thin thread. It’s basically hedging all of its weight on rented energy shipped from other countries.”
Cold Electric CEO Phil Chen joined GMF’s @BonnieGlaser and Jason Hsu on the Taiwan Frontlines Podcast to explore:
🔹 What happens to Taiwan if energy imports are disrupted?
🔹 Is nuclear power a national security asset?
🔹 What can batteries and distributed energy realistically accomplish?
🔹 Can energy resilience contribute to deterrence?
🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/4AChY0r
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🇺🇸🇺🇦 "The new Congress will be able to effectively say, we're not going to abandon Ukraine entirely."
Following this week’s US midterm elections, GMF’s @CarrieALee1 told @AFPcom that while the results may not end uncertainty about US support for Ukraine, the new Congress will likely place limits on any major pullback in assistance.
🔗 Read: bit.ly/4iuKpWk
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⚡️Can Taiwan’s silicon shield survive without an energy shield?
On this week’s Taiwan Frontlines podcast, Cold Electric CEO Phil Chen joins GMF’s @BonnieGlaser and Jason Hsu to discuss his essay, “Security, Time, and Truth,” which argues that Taiwan’s semiconductor advantage depends on something often overlooked: reliable electricity.
🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/4AChY0r
🇺🇸🇪🇺 “Europeans feel they will have more support in Washington now” following this week’s US midterm elections, but the US faces an uphill battle in rebuilding trust with its European allies, a necessary step toward restoring deterrence, says GMF’s @ClaudMajor.
▶️ Watch the full discussion: bit.ly/4BIJ7Ql
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“Those that fund only mines and railways risk financing supply chains that still run through China.”
GMF’s Hermine Sam and Chris Ogunmodede argue the US and Europe are focused on the wrong race when it comes to securing access to critical minerals.
The real contest is not for access to mines, but for control of refining and processing further up the value chain.
🔗 Read: bit.ly/4zug9T3
🗳 GMF’s Interactive Election Hub Is Now Live!
The elections taking place in the United States and across Europe between 2026 and 2028 will shape the future of transatlantic cooperation, European security, and the international order.
🌍 Explore GMF’s interactive map
🔎 Track candidates and key races
🎙️ Access expert pre and post elections written analysis, exclusive public opinion surveys, and livestreamed briefings
🔗 Start exploring: bit.ly/4BN4WOU
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“The affordability debate in the United States breaks on class lines,” GMF’s @pennynaas told @POLITICOEurope, pointing to the factors driving this week’s US midterm election results and drawing comparisons to recent protests in France.
🔗 Read: politi.co/4f8Nevl
"Simply restoring a degree of trust and predictability, however we get to that, makes a big difference," GMF’s @ian_lesser told @dwnews, on how the US midterm election results could reshape the transatlantic relationship.
"In terms of new and very aggressive tariff measures, I think Congress would absolutely push back against that, on both sides of the aisle, actually," he said.
🔗 Read: bit.ly/4sHYaWD
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🇺🇸 “I would not expect to see a wholesale reversal on tariffs.”
GMF’s @pennynaas forecasts the future of US tariff and trade policy following this week’s midterm election results.
“I think you’re going to see both the Democratic Party and the President want to continue tariffs on some of these national security-linked items,” she said.
▶️ Watch the full discussion: bit.ly/4BIJ7Ql
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🇺🇸 “The war [in Iran] will end because Congress is going to stop funding it.”
GMF’s @CarrieALee1 and @kristinakausch examine how the Trump administration's approach to Iran may shift knowing that funding for the conflict will be limited once the new Congress is sworn in.
▶️ Watch the full discussion: bit.ly/4BIJ7Ql
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🇺🇸 “The Congress can make the administration’s life far more difficult, but it cannot take over foreign policy from the President,” said GMF’s @ClaudMajor.
Today, GMF experts examined what Democrats’ sweeping congressional victory means for US foreign policy, European security, and the transatlantic relationship.
▶️ Watch the full discussion: bit.ly/4BIJ7Ql
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🇩🇪 How can Germany boost its competitiveness while navigating geopolitical shifts, technological disruption, and industrial transformation?
GMF’s @ClaudMajor joined the @politico Competitive Germany Summit to explore how Germany can harness innovation, strengthen its competitiveness, and position itself for the future in a rapidly changing global environment alongside @NilsSchmid and @anahita_thoms, moderated by POLITICO’s @GordonRepinski.
📸 Photo credit: Pascal Rohé
GMF’s @pennynaas joined @euronews to break down the drivers behind the US midterm election results and what they indicate for the 2028 presidential election.
"There are a lot of issues that are top of mind for Americans, many of which aren’t foreign policy, but are foreign policy related, such as gas prices,” she said.
▶️ Watch: bit.ly/3X53dEy
🇺🇸🇪🇺 What do the US midterm results mean for Europe?
GMF’s @CarrieALee1 and Drew Hogan argue that while Democrats’ victory gives Congress new oversight tools, the president will continue to wield significant influence over foreign policy.
For Europe, key questions center on Ukraine, defense spending, and whether a divided Washington can provide the predictability needed for transatlantic cooperation: bit.ly/4ehqb1a
