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🇷🇸 As Serbia enters a post-Aleksandar Vučić political era, GMF’s @dimker.bsky.social told The Parliament that “he’s obviously not going to disappear,” outlining what to watch for as the country defines its next chapter: https://bit.ly/4zaThb3

🇺🇸 With less than two weeks until the US midterm elections, GMF’s @doherty13.bsky.social outlines the key factors shaping the battle for control of the Senate: https://bit.ly/4dYRFZp

🇷🇸 As Serbia’s student-led movement unseated Aleksandar Vučić after 14 years in power, GMF’s Gordana Delić told the BBC that Sunday's vote was effectively a referendum on the country’s future: “The message was clear: the rule of law and not ruled by the law.” 🔗 Read: https://bbc.in/4jHPj4O

🇪🇺 “If we have battles to fight, in my opinion, we should fight them together.” GMF’s @taravarma.bsky.social testified before the French Senate this week on the foreign policy implications of the US midterms elections, with a focus on European security. 🔗 Watch the full testimony: bit.ly/4jU06Jl

🇧🇪 Brussels | November 5 | 10 AM CET 🇺🇦 As Ukraine's EU accession process enters a decisive phase, join GMF and partners for a discussion on the reforms and benchmarks that will shape the pace of accession negotiations: https://bit.ly/4i1DXY7

GMF's Martin Quencez joined Bloomberg Television's The Pulse with Francine Lacqua to discuss Israel's October 27 elections, and break down how the US midterm elections may impact its foreign policy approach: https://bit.ly/47xYQUP

GMF's @brucestokes.bsky.social joined @padamson.bsky.social to discuss what the upcoming US midterm elections mean for the future of American politics, post-Trump governance, and transatlantic relations 👇

❄️ As strategic competition intensifies in the Arctic, GMF's Sophie Arts and Jana Ondraskova argue that the US, NATO, and allies must strengthen coordination, intelligence-sharing, and cross-command integration to prevent exploitation in their 2026 report: https://bit.ly/3W3Ny89

GMF’s Beniamino Irdi argues that Europe is wasting time debating what to call Russia’s hybrid campaign rather than figuring out what to do about it in a new piece, originally published in @foreignpolicy.com: https://bit.ly/47zmJeA

🇲🇩 As Russian military pressure, energy coercion, and political interference persist, GMF’s Laurențiu Pleșca argues that “Moldova is becoming a key test of whether EU enlargement can function as security policy.” 🔗: https://bit.ly/4BdkqeG

GMF’s Tara Varma testified before the French Senate on October 21, alongside Professor Corentin Sellin, on the foreign policy implications of the US midterms elections, with a focus on European security: https://bit.ly/4jU06Jl

🌏 GMF’s Bonnie Glaser joined the Hoover Institution’s China Considered podcast with Elizabeth Economy to assess the political, military, and social factors influencing China’s decisions towards Taiwan, and the progress and gaps in Taiwan's defense reforms and civil resilience: https://hvr.co/4eo7SHy

🇺🇸 GMF experts will examine the impact of the US midterm election results on US domestic politics, Congress, and American foreign policy priorities, including what these results mean for the transatlantic relationship. Online | November 4 | 9 AM ET / 15:00 CET RSVP: https://bit.ly/4sjq6Qf

🇷🇸 Serbia’s October 25 election is about more than who wins power, writes GMF’s Gordana Delić. The stakes extend beyond domestic politics, with implications for Serbia's role in an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape: https://bit.ly/4BktOgz

🇺🇸 GMF’s Loren Voss and Brianna G. Rodriguez unpack the Insurrection Act, which permits the deployment of federal troops inside the US under specific conditions, to examine its origins and explain why it remains one of the government’s most extraordinary emergency powers: bit.ly/4zLpCoF

🇺🇸 As National Guard deployments in several US cities continue and debates over the military’s domestic role intensify, GMF’s Loren Voss examines the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, which generally prohibits the US military from policing Americans without explicit authorization: https://bit.ly/47xr9CE

🇺🇸🇪🇺 GMF welcomed representatives from the Stimson Center and @dgap.org to discuss their new report “Beyond Trump: Rethinking the Transatlantic Relations.” Participants examined the lasting impact of the Trump era on American politics, Western democracies, and the international order.

GMF's @brucestokes.bsky.social joined The Paul Adamson Conversation to discuss the key issues driving the US midterm elections, and what the results could mean for Europe, global diplomacy, and the future of the transatlantic partnership.👇

🇺🇦 "Ukraine is arguably entering the most difficult winter since [Russia's] full scale invasion," said GMF’s Olena Prokopenko to DW News. She discusses the waning reliability of Starlink and the growing financial cost of the war in a new interview: https://bit.ly/4yyKEGa

GMF’s Gunnar Wiegand sat down with @thewirechina.bsky.social to discuss Europe’s readiness to protect its industries, Germany’s tougher line on Beijing, and European unity on China. 🔗 Read: https://bit.ly/3Uy1ua1

GMF's Kristina Kausch joined journalist and war reporter @ronzheimer.bsky.social to discuss how the US midterms influence Trump's foreign policy, and the state of US strategy in Iran, the Persian Gulf, and the Red Sea after the latest regional escalation: https://bit.ly/3TFYbxj

🇪🇺🇺🇸 As Europe reassesses its security future, GMF’s @claudmajor.bsky.social told @reuters.com: “Deterrence is not only capabilities; deterrence is also perceptions. Do we believe our American allies will come? Does Russia believe our American allies will come?” 🔗: https://reut.rs/4s5ddt2

❄️ As the Arctic changes, so do the geopolitical stakes. @lizwish.bsky.social joins GMF's @bglaser.bsky.social on this week's China Global Podcast to discuss China's Arctic ambitions, growing Sino-Russian cooperation, and what these shifts mean for the US and its allies: https://bit.ly/3TPimZD

🇺🇸 GMF’s Bruce Stokes joined @en.france24.com to explore how the war in Iran and broader economic factors could shape the outcome of the US midterm elections. 🔗 Watch: https://bit.ly/3TVksHd

As EU-China trade talks continue in Beijing, GMF’s Penny Naas told The Parliament Magazine that Europe must confront the limits of its economic leverage and assess whether it’s prepared for potential Chinese retaliation. 🔗 Read here: https://bit.ly/47Ilaef

🇩🇪 As scrutiny of Germany’s foreign intelligence agency grows following the arrest of former BND President, GMF expert J.C. Lintzenich argues that stronger safeguards and accountability must be paired with stronger intelligence capabilities. 🔗: https://bit.ly/4yI5BPK

As trade talks come to a head between the EU and China, EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič travels to Beijing for two days of high-stakes talks. GMF’s Penny Naas spoke to @en.afp.com, expressing skepticism about a major breakthrough. 🔗 Read: https://bit.ly/4zj5z0E

🚀 As technological change accelerates, policymakers face a new reality: innovation is moving faster than traditional governance. GMF Tech's Dr. David Bray builds on Jamie Dimon’s call for a Western revival, arguing that the West needs a “tech upgrade.” 🔗: https://bit.ly/3VNuyuo

🇪🇸 After weeks of mass protests over soaring rents and evictions, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called a snap election for November 29. GMF’s Kristina Kausch examines how the vote could reshape both Spain’s domestic agenda and its foreign policy: https://bit.ly/4eeRcSJ

🇪🇺🇺🇸 GMF’s Claudia Major joined the Helsinki Security Forum this weekend to explore the deterrence, defense, leadership, and power dynamics shaping Europe’s evolving security strategy. 🔗 Watch the panel: https://bit.ly/4y2aCS2

“Military leaders must be able to offer professional military advice even if it conflicts with the partisan beliefs of the civilian leadership,” writes GMF’s Carrie A. Lee, evaluating lessons from Poland to inform US military personnel decisions. 🔗 Read: bit.ly/4hCsY5J

President Trump is pressuring Europe to release diesel from its reserves to lower fuel prices ahead of the US midterm elections, predicts GMF’s Eamon Drumm. “[The US] is leveraging Europe’s increased dependence on US diesel exports to try and extract concessions,” he said: https://bit.ly/4ypf523

GMF’s Laurențiu Pleșca argues in a new co-authored @thehill.com piece that Moldova remains vulnerable because it lacks a modern civil protection system capable of warning citizens of incoming aerial threats. Support from the US could strengthen Moldova’s resilience, he says: https://bit.ly/4y5mt1H

📈 What is the "Silicon Shield" theory, and is it a risk to Taiwan's safety? Former TSMC Senior Vice President Konrad Young joins GMF's Taiwan Frontlines podcast to discuss how Taiwan built its technological advantage, and what it will need to sustain it: bit.ly/4yEsEL2

GMF’s Carrie A. Lee joined DW News to discuss US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s latest plans to reduce the number of generals and admirals, arguing that the move could create decision-making bottlenecks. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4dkT8sx

Ukraine hoped Viktor Orbán's defeat would reset ties with Hungary. Instead, Prime Minister Peter Magyar continues to hold up progress on Ukraine’s EU accession. GMF’s Zsuzsanna Vegh shares why comparisons between the two leaders are "simplistic" with @kyivindependent.com: https://bit.ly/47sKBQT

🇩🇪 GMF hosted members of the Bundestag's USA Parliamentary Group in Washington for a closed-door conversation on how the US and Germany can navigate the future together as tariffs, economic shifts, US midterm elections, emerging technologies, and more reshape geopolitics.

📣 GMF Technology welcomes six new visiting fellows: Dr. David Bray, Dr. Phil Budden, Monika Dlugosch, Dr. Cvic Innocent, Heli Tirmaa-Klaar, and Leonardo Quattrucci, to share their expertise on the trends shaping transatlantic technology policy. Meet the fellows 👇

🎙️🇺🇸🇨🇳 What did the latest Trump-Xi summit actually accomplish? In the latest edition of the China Global Podcast, GMF’s Bonnie Glaser sits down with China expert Dr. Da Wei of Tsinghua University to unpack the summit, and what comes next for US-China relations. 🔗 Listen: https://bit.ly/3TfNP77

Ahead of Brazil’s October 4 election, GMF’s Dr. Fernanda Magnotta examines the candidates’ competing foreign policy visions and urges the US and Europe to look beyond the presidential race. “The coalition the winner can build at home will decide how much he can deliver,” she writes: bit.ly/4AIPHGc

🌏 A new volume from GMF’s Young Strategists Forum (YSF) examines the evolving strategic environment in the Indo-Pacific and explores opportunities for deeper cooperation among the United States, Japan, and other like-minded partners. 🔗 Learn more about YSF and read the report: bit.ly/3PBwKlB

Ahead of the US midterms, voters face uncertainty on election security and procedure as the Trump administration refuses to rule out military presence at polling places. GMF’s Carrie Lee analyzes lessons from abroad to offer insight into election scenarios Americans may face: https://bit.ly/4huuGaR

🫆 Over the last 20 years, biometrics have become central to tightening borders across the Atlantic. GMF’s Alberto Tagliapietra analyzes the EU and US approaches to these systems, how they’ve been converging over the last decade, and what might escalate this trend further: https://bit.ly/4xUiJQC

🇺🇸🇨🇳 GMF expert Bonnie Glaser analyzes the outcomes of last week’s Trump-Xi summit in Washington, arguing that the meeting "prioritized preserving a fragile trade truce and showcasing personal rapport while leaving largely untouched the deeper sources of instability." 🔗: https://bit.ly/4ylcrKU

🤖 AI is one of the defining issues of our time. 🌎 GMF’s Transatlantic Technology Exchange brought leading European parliamentarians to the US to strengthen transatlantic cooperation, and collaborate on the policies, partnerships, and values needed to navigate this new era: https://bit.ly/4z7gs5I

🇺🇸🇨🇳 "The verdict on Trump’s success is mixed. He secured some concrete economic commitments, but Xi came away with a larger diplomatic and strategic win," writes GMF’s Bonnie Glaser on last week’s Trump-Xi summit. 🔗 Read her assessment: https://bit.ly/4ylcrKU

🇺🇦 GMF united 3 key endorsers of “Unbreakable Kherson” at its UNGA sidelines event: Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, & former Ukraine Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko. The book draws from Ukraine's frontlines to shape the future of European preparedness.

🇺🇦 Policymakers from both sides of the Atlantic, @president.europarl.europa.eu, @meeks.house.gov, and @quigley.house.gov, joined GMF on the UNGA sidelines for the launch of “Unbreakable Kherson”, a book that issues recommendations for European preparedness, drawn from Ukraine's frontline communities.