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🤝What role for Central Europe in Ukraine's reconstruction?

📌 July 15|4.00 p.m. CET|Online

#ReThinkCEE fellow Dominik Istrate, Bogdan Zawadewicz (Polish Development Bank), Ievgeniia Bodnya & @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social explore CE's recovery efforts in Ukraine.

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Central Europe’s Role in Ukraine’s Reconstruction
More than three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine faces an immense recovery and reconstruction challenge—regardless of when or how the war ends. With over 43,000 civilian lives lost an...
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July 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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🇬🇪 "Georgia’s entrenched ruling party no longer makes any pretense of adhering to democratic principles."

#ReThinkCEE Fellow Anastasia Mgaloblishvili provides insights as mass protests in Tbilisi enter a third week.

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Is Georgian Dream Digging Its Own Grave?
Georgia’s entrenched ruling party no longer makes any pretense of adhering to democratic principles.
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May 7, 2024 at 12:37 PM
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The rise of anti-gender movements threaten democratic values in the Western Balkans.
Watch #ReThinkCEE fellow Angel Dimitrievski,Adriana Zaharijevic(Uni Belgrade), Irena Cvetkovic(Coalition Margins) & @danielhegedus.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social discuss their impact.
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Battling the Backlash: The Future of Gender Equality in the Western Balkans
YouTube video by The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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July 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Anti-gender movements are gaining momentum across Western societies, including in the Western Balkans.
Join our great #ReThinkCEE fellow Angel Dimitrievski, Adriana Zaharijevic, Irena Cvetkovic & yours truly to
discuss the impact.
📅June 26, 3:00 pm CET
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Battling the Backlash: The Future of Gender Equality in the Western Balkans
Anti-gender movements across the Western Balkans have gained momentum, challenging hard-won human rights and undermining fragile democratic norms. These movements, often backed by religious and far-ri...
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June 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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🤝What role for Central Europe in Ukraine's reconstruction?

📌 July 15|4.00 p.m. CET|Online

#ReThinkCEE fellow Dominik Istrate, Bogdan Zawadewicz (Polish Development Bank), Ievgeniia Bodnya & @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social explore CE's recovery efforts: www.gmfus.org/event/centra...

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Central Europe’s Role in Ukraine’s Reconstruction
More than three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine faces an immense recovery and reconstruction challenge—regardless of when or how the war ends. With over 43,000 civilian lives lost an...
www.gmfus.org
July 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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💡 What are the costs & benefits of China expanding its influence in the Western Balkans via its Digital Silk Road?

🎙️ Join GMF #ReThinkCEE fellow Arta Haxhixhemajli, Ivana Karásková (AMO), Stefan Vladisavljev (BFPE) & Gordana Delic @gmfus.bsky.social on Mar 5, 3pm CET!
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Digital Crossroads: China’s Influence in the Western Balkans
China is expanding its global influence in the Western Balkans through the Digital Silk Road (DSR), a key element of the Belt and Road Initiative it introduced in 2015. The DSR aims to enhance digital...
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February 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Kicking off today a new year/cohort of the @gmfus.bsky.social ReThink.CEE fellowship. Always a highlight of my year to work with a group of new-generation researchers from the widest breadth of Central and Eastern Europe on a variety of topics affecting the region.
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April 18, 2024 at 8:00 AM
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Baltic states

The Baltic Countries Want Time and Stability from Washington
Justinas Mickus (#ReThinkCEE Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States)
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The Baltic Countries Want Time and Stability from Washington
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania await the presidential election in the United States with anxiety. With the politicization of US support for Ukraine and Donald Trump’s questioning of NATO’s mutual-defe...
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November 5, 2024 at 5:11 AM
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Wanted: fresh policy minds and ideas from Central and Eastern Europe. If you come from this region, are under 35, have an interesting idea for policy research, and want to join the German Marshall Fund of the U.S. as a fellow, apply for our ReThink.CEE Fellowship. www.gmfus.org/rethinkcee-f...
ReThink.CEE Fellowship — Call for Applications 2024
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November 22, 2023 at 11:31 AM
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🚀Exciting opportunity for policy experts & activists under 35 from CEE, Western Balkans & EaP countries!
🧑‍💻Apply for the ReThink.CEE Fellowship of the German Marshall Fund! Submit your innovative project idea addressing regional challenges.
🎯DL: Jan 14, 2024
👉Details: www.gmfus.org/rethinkcee-f...
ReThink.CEE Fellowship — Call for Applications 2024
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December 4, 2023 at 12:58 PM
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Georgia
Fundamental Choices at the Polls for Georgia and the United States
Irakli Sirbiladze (#ReThinkCEE Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States)
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Fundamental Choices at the Polls for Georgia and the United States
Within a few days, Georgian and US citizens will cast their ballots in elections that will have momentous consequences for their respective countries—and for the strained relationship between Tbilisi ...
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November 5, 2024 at 5:14 AM
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📢Online panel TOMORROW (Dec 12), 3pm CET/9am ET
How can Visegrad countries support EU enlargement? #ReThinkCEE fellow Jana Juzová (EUROPEUM) discusses her paper w/ Engjellushe Morina @ecfr.bsky.social & Andrzej Sadecki (OSW), chaired by @danielhegedus.bsky.social (GMF)
www.gmfus.org/event/reener...
Reenergizing EU Enlargement: How Can the V4 Contribute?
The Visegrád Four (V4) countries—Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia—have been traditionally among the most vocal advocates for EU enlargement despite growing divergence in their European and ...
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December 11, 2023 at 8:28 AM
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Online panel on Dec 12 (Tue) 3pm CET / 9am ET
How can Visegrad countries support EU enlargement?
#ReThinkCEE fellow Jana Juzová (EUROPEUM) to discuss her policy paper w/ Engjellushe Morina @ecfr.bsky.social & Andrzej Sadecki (OSW), chaired by Daniel Hegedus (GMF).
www.gmfus.org/event/reener...
Reenergizing EU Enlargement: How Can the V4 Contribute?
The Visegrád Four (V4) countries—Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia—have been traditionally among the most vocal advocates for EU enlargement despite growing divergence in their European and ...
www.gmfus.org
December 6, 2023 at 1:59 PM
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On Oct 2, @gmfus.bsky.social ReThinkCEE fellow Anna Mysyshyn will discuss her paper on risks to democracy&human rights from the use of advanced technologies in the war in #Ukraine, w/ Tetiana Avdieieva (Digital Security Lab Ukraine) & Viktoriia Voytsitska (Min of Digital Transformation). Register 👇
Advanced Technologies in War and Their Impact on Democracy and Rights: Lessons From Ukraine
The integration of advanced technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), facial recognition, and remote sensing into military operations is rapidly transforming modern warfare. Nowhere is this more...
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September 30, 2024 at 11:36 AM
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JOIN US 👉 March 19, 16.00 CET

🛡️How does Bucharest 9 strengthen NATO's eastern flank?

🗣️ In discussion: GMF #ReThinkCEE Fellow Tomas Nagy; Dominik Jankowski, Deputy Ambassador of Poland to NATO; Oana Popescu Zamfir, GlobalFocus Center; Asya Metodieva @gmfus.bsky.social

www.gmfus.org/event/buchar...
The Bucharest Nine: Enhancing Security on NATO’s Eastern Flank
The Bucharest Nine (B9) format was established in 2015 in response to the evolving security landscape in Europe, particularly in light of Russia’s military actions against Ukraine, including the illeg...
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March 18, 2024 at 9:23 AM
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Apply for the #ReThinkCEE fellowship at The German Marshall Fund until January 14 🗓️
🔎 We look for U35 analysts/policy experts from the CEE, WB, EaP regions
🫴 We offer a stipend, travel grant, editorial support & freedom to do your research
Details: www.gmfus.org/rethinkcee-f...
✨ Our alumni say 👇
January 10, 2024 at 2:52 PM
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Apply for the #ReThinkCEE fellowship at The German Marshall Fund until January 14 🗓️
🔎 We look for U35 analysts/policy experts from the CEE, WB, EaP regions
🫴 We offer a stipend, travel grant, editorial support & freedom to do your research
Details: gmfus.org/rethinkcee-f...
✨ Our alumni say 👇
January 4, 2024 at 12:12 PM
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New German Marshall Fund ReThinkCEE paper by Filip Konopczynski on what the Hungary and Poland cases show about AI policy under EU illiberal governments, and whether the new EU AI Act could mitigate the risks to democracy and human rights.
www.gmfus.org/news/ai-poli...
AI Policy in EU Illiberal Democracies: The Experience in Hungary and Poland
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January 31, 2024 at 8:08 AM
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Be prepared to next week's EUCO showdown over Ukraine's EU accession through joining our panel with GMF ReThinkCEE fellow Jana Juzova, Engjellushe Morina, & Andrzej Sadecki discussing Visegrad countries' contribution to the enlargement.
📅 Dec 12 (Tue) 3pm CET / 9am ET
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Reenergizing EU Enlargement: How Can the V4 Contribute?
The Visegrád Four (V4) countries—Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia—have been traditionally among the most vocal advocates for EU enlargement despite growing divergence in their European and ...
gmfus.org
December 7, 2023 at 9:42 AM
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Young policy experts from Central & Eastern Europe, apply!
GMF's ReThinkCEE fellowship application process open until January 14, 2024.
Submit your innovative project idea, be part of our 7th cohort & be affiliated as fellow with a leading #Transatlantic think tank.
www.gmfus.org/rethinkcee-f...
ReThink.CEE Fellowship — Call for Applications 2024
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November 28, 2023 at 9:54 AM
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⚙️ Central and Eastern Europe has become increasingly important in the EU’s manufacturing landscape.

#ReThinkCEE fellow Michal Hrubý analyzes the opportunities for CEE countries to support the green and digital transition through industrial policy: bit.ly/3z7vZZx
Rethinking Industrial Policy for Central and Eastern Europe
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June 21, 2024 at 8:03 AM