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Rebuttal: Energy security hasn’t made us more secure 22 Aug 2013 | 08:48 pm
This blog is a rebuttal to a blog Energy security has made us more secure by Neil Brown. Neil Brown makes good points, some of which I think we can agree on. A common language is valuable, especially...
Energy security has made us more secure 22 Aug 2013 | 08:42 pm
This blog is a response to the policy brief Thinking Outside the Box: Energy Security in Europe and Beyond by Corey Johnson, Ph.D. It would be a great boon for affordability, reliability, and sustain...
Can Egypt Rescue Itself? 20 Aug 2013 | 08:18 pm
WASHINGTON—As Egypt degenerates into quasi-civil war, two equally disruptive and self-serving narratives are gaining circulation. Many supporters of the 2011 revolution against Hosni Mubarak see the a...
Addressing the Smartphone Adaptive Technology Gap in Korea 12 Aug 2013 | 08:02 pm
Simply close your eyes and try to use your smartphone, and you will note the need for adaptive technology. In the Republic of Korea (ROK), an IT powerhouse with the highest Internet access ratio and ...
Why when it comes to energy issues, Warsaw is closer to Washington than to Brussels– and what we can expect from the Warsaw COP19 climate summit 9 Aug 2013 | 09:09 pm
In November this year the next global summit dedicated to climate change will start in Warsaw. Once again Poland will chair the global climate negotiations. What is to be expected? Difficult situatio...
What to Pack for your Holiday Reading 2 Aug 2013 | 07:31 pm
What are staff and fellows at the German Marshall Fund reading — or planning on reading — as they head out on holiday? As much of the United States and Europe leaves for vacation in August, we recomme...
Bulgarians Take to the Streets 1 Aug 2013 | 06:17 pm
SOFIA—The peaceful, anti-establishment protests taking place in Bulgaria have been overshadowed by the recent radical upheavals in Cairo, Istanbul, and Sao Paulo. But whereas the new Egyptian, Turkish...
Embracing a New Transatlantic Narrative on Africa 30 Jul 2013 | 09:55 pm
BRUSSELS—It is only when certain conditions are met, when a certain speed is reached, that an airplane can safely take off. Economies often work in a similar fashion; with immense reserves of natural ...
The Up and Downsides of “Hygge” in Denmark 27 Jul 2013 | 01:32 am
We arrived on a lovely but rainy evening, quickly rushing past the bicycles that rule the streets of Copenhagen. In Demark as a Marshall Memorial Fellow, my first meeting was at Danish Industries (DI...
The Up and Downsides of “Hygge” in Denmark 27 Jul 2013 | 01:32 am
We arrived on a lovely but rainy evening, quickly rushing past the bicycles that rule the streets of Copenhagen. In Demark as a Marshall Memorial Fellow, my first meeting was at Danish Industries (DI...
