One of the important decision-making strategies of the White House is the use of think tanks and research centers in the advancement of American international policies in different regions of the world.
For this purpose, the United States has created several international study centers in this regard, so that in addition to solving its international challenges, it can provide a platform for the wide presence of the United States at the international level; One of these centers is the German Marshall Foundation of America (GMF), therefore, in this article, an attempt has been made to analyze and analyze the activities and strategic plans of this think tank, and its role in the White House’s decision-making sphere. .
The history of the establishment of the German Marshall Foundation of America
After the Second World War, there was a serious and important danger for America, and that was the influence of communism following the economic collapse of Western Europe. As a result, America quickly intervened and decided to prevent this. For this purpose, at the end of World War II, George Marshall, in a speech on June 5, 1947, proposed that this country send its financial and equipment aid to the damaged countries in order to restore the economic stability of Europe after World War II. slow. The budget of the Marshall Plan was 12 billion dollars, and by spending this cost, the United States, while reviving the economy of Western Europe, strengthened the foundations of its influence in these countries, and the North Atlantic Treaty (NATO), which was concluded following the implementation of the Marshall Plan, increased the military presence of the United States in Europe. installed
After that, the American government decided to expand and control its software and hardware power not only in Europe, but all over the world. In 1972, the US Congress, in order to maintain and strengthen the powerful presence of the US on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean and as a permanent memorial to the Marshall Plan assistance, established the German Marshall Foundation with the initial funding of Willy Brandt. Azam founded Germany.
The German Marshall Foundation (GMF), from the very beginning of its establishment, focused its activities on the development of American influence in Europe. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the German Marshall Foundation quickly focused its programs and activities on Central and Eastern Europe, so that during the 1990s it played a key role in helping the transition to democracy in this region. Today, the German Marshall Foundation operates as an independent center for public policies and White House financial assistance to expand the influence of the United States around the world.
The main activities of the German Marshall Foundation of America
The German Marshall Fund of the United States is a non-profit organization that works with the financial support of the Congress in the field of American public policies and the systematic structure of the United States’ financial aid to aligned flows at the international level. The most important approach of this strategic foundation is capacity building for cooperation between America and Europe on transatlantic and global issues in line with the policies of the White House. In fact, the German Marshall Foundation (GMF) seeks to connect global policies with the goals and strategies of the United States. In this regard, one of the important missions of this strategic foundation is to strengthen democratic institutions and support political, economic and cultural reforms and ultimately overthrow political systems that conflict with the goals of the United States through non-violent conflict and supporting civil and protest groups. results in colorful revolutions.
The German Marshall Foundation of America (GMF) in line with its main mission, i.e. the expansion of liberal democracy and global dominance of the United States, implements its strategies and functional programs in the territory of Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and the Caucasus, The Balkans is divided into two axes of political programs and foreign policy and democracy-building foundation projects.
The most important programs of the political and foreign policy sector are the economic policy program, which aims to strengthen transatlantic cooperation and develop American economic policies in subjects such as examining the economic problems of the United States, analyzing the structure of world economic powers such as China, It focuses on economic challenges in the 21st century and… Foreign Policy and Civil Society program is another program of this department, with the establishment of the Belgrade office in the Balkan region in 2003 and the Bucharest office in the Black Sea area in 2007, in order to strengthen and develop the cooperation of the countries Eastern and Central Europe works with America and also to strengthen civil society and democratic institutions in these countries. The important approaches of this program are financial aid to political and social currents aligned with America, holding specialized meetings with the presence of prominent figures of the White House and Congress, granting scholarships to students from countries in this area, influence in the mass media, etc. be; The Immigration Integration Program is another strategic activity of the political sector that was launched in the early nineties and in issues such as the expansion of the American software platform in the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern areas, social and cultural integration in the regions The target case is the study of immigration challenges in Europe and America, etc.; The Atlantic Academy (Transatlantic Academy) is another program of this department which is said to be one of the unique initiatives of the German Marshall Foundation, which is available in issues such as financial support for research and special research projects, as well as the important priorities of the United States in the year. Systematically putting research results to decision makers, communicating with members of Congress and American government officials, holding 10-month research courses and student discussions with American political, economic, and scientific leaders and European officials, etc.;
The Signature Conferences program is another important program of this department, in which annual conferences are held regarding the study of global political and economic challenges with the presence of prominent American and European personalities as well as the owners of global economic trusts. . It should be mentioned that these annual conferences are supported and hosted by democratizing institutions of the German Marshall Foundation of America (GMF), such as the annual Brussels Forum, the Marshall Forum on Transatlantic Affairs, and the Stockholm China Forum. (The Stockholm China Forum) and also the Swedish Central Bank, The STINT Foundation, Tercentenary Foundation. Another important point is that the annual NATO Conferences with the presence of its members and officials are conducted by this program, and the previous NATO conferences in Riga, Latvia, Bucharest, Romania, Istanbul, Turkey have been among the most important of them.
The Transatlantictrends program is one of the independent and important programs of the German Marshall Foundation of America (GMF) which was launched in 2002 and is about conducting polls on issues related to US public policies and foreign policy, current international events. and the general attitude of the general society of America and the West in relation to the positions of the White House in America and 12 European countries. It should be mentioned that the results of the polls of the Atlantic trends program are published at the beginning of September every year; Democracy Civil Society program is another program of this strategic foundation, which has a 20-year history, focusing on helping to strengthen democratization in Central and Eastern Europe and financial support for political and social trends in the Balkans. And the Black Sea is active in strengthening American policies in the Central and Eastern European region; The security and defense program is one of the other programs of the German Marshall Foundation of America, which deals with topics such as the expansion of cooperation between the United States and Europe in security issues, the examination of the challenges of the United States in the 21st century, and the impact of the resurgence of Asia on foreign policy. America, economic challenges and options facing the Atlantic allies and… has a study focus. It is worth mentioning that the regional study areas in this program are: Afghanistan, Middle East, NATO, Asia, Caucasus, North America, Turkey, Black Sea region, Iran and Balkan region.
The Opinion Research Program is another important program of the German Marshall Foundation of America (GMF), in which two polls of the public opinion of the Atlantic community are taken every year on a set of domestic and foreign issues, the results of which are available to the policy It includes founders, government officials, academic circles, journalists and media.
As mentioned before, the German Marshall Foundation (GMF) in addition to its research activities has institutions that pursue democratization projects around the world and also strengthen and expand the values of liberal democracy, the most important of which are From: The Balkan Trust for Democracy, which is seeking democratization in Eastern Europe and its integration in the Euro-Atlantic, with the financial support of 36 million dollars from the Congress. It is said that this foundation cooperates with the United States International Development Agency (USAID) and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation regarding financial aid to social and political movements; The Black Sea Trust is another democracy institution of this strategic foundation that aims to improve the level of regional cooperation between the United States and the countries of the Black Sea basin in areas such as supporting civil movements, strengthening democratic foundations, and supporting political circles. and it is academic and… focused; The Brussels Forum is another democratization project of the German Marshall Foundation of America (GMF), which holds annual high-level meetings with the presence of prominent politicians and American and European political experts regarding the strategic challenges facing the Atlantic community. . Another important activity of this association is the financial support of political and social networks and currents aligned with America at the international level, as well as the expansion of liberal democratic institutions; The Congressional Study Groups project is one of the most important democratization institutions of the Marshall Strategic Foundation, which was launched with the direct support of the US Congress and focuses on the intellectual and political interaction of the US with some countries in order to synchronize with politics. The White House is concentrated. The German Congressional Study Group (Congressional Study Group on Germany) and the Congressional Study Group on Turkey (Congressional Study Group on Turkey) are the most important of them; The G02 in the Global Economy project is another project of the Marshall Foundation, which deals with the global economic crisis and the long-term consequences for America’s transatlantic relations, the priorities of America’s policies in the coming years, the examination of challenges It is related to the global imbalance, the reform of the global financial institutions, the study of the Group of 20 in the initiative of the global economy, the role of the Group of 02 in economic policies and various global issues, etc.
The results of the study activities of the Marshall Strategic Foundation are available to Congress and White House officials, scientific and academic circles, and mass media in the form of annual reports.
It should be mentioned that the headquarters of the German Marshall Foundation of America is in Washington, DC. In addition, the Strategic Marshall Foundation (GMF) has six offices in Europe, which have been set up in Berlin, Paris, Brussels, Belgrade, Ankara and Bucharest. It is also said that this foundation has smaller offices in Bratislava, Turin and Stockholm.
Centers affiliated with the German Marshall Foundation of America
Financial assistance in the form of supporting political and social trends and educational institutions is one of the main priorities and missions of the American Marshall Foundation (GMF). For this purpose, the Marshall Foundation has created centers that are more than ever looking for the scope of American influence at the global level and the strengthening of democratic institutions. The most important of these centers are: The Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation, which focuses on the promotion of US regional cooperation with the Black Sea basin, the effective presence of the US in civil sectors and independent and professional media in the Black Sea basin, promotion The liberal values of democracy and… are concentrated; The Balkan Trust for Democracy is one of the other centers affiliated with the Marshall Foundation, which is based in Belgrade with the aim of accelerating the integration of the Balkan region in the Euro-Atlantic structures, and regarding the strengthening of democratic institutions and financial and educational support in Albania, Bosnia and operates in Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia; The Grantmaking Guidelines for Applicants Center is another center affiliated with the American Marshall Foundation (GMF) that works in the field of financial support for educational institutions and the allocation of educational scholarships around the world; Atlantic Study Teams (Transatlantic Study Teams) is another center affiliated with the Marshall Foundation, which works in areas such as analyzing world events, interacting with prominent officials and politicians, holding specialized meetings, etc.
The performance of the German Marshall Foundation of America in the historical process
The American Marshall Foundation (GMF), which entered the American political arena with the goal of American domination of the world, has played an important role in removing Eastern European countries from the ideology of communism and strengthening democratic institutions in this region. It is also said that the Marshall Foundation is one of the most important executive institutions of the American New World Order doctrine, whose goal is the domination of the United States over Eastern Europe, the Pacific region and Central Asia, and especially the Middle East region and the Persian Gulf, and another is to influence the European Union and It has been giving a parliamentary role to the United Nations and dominating this world organization.
The Marshall Foundation of America plays an important role in the Great Middle East Project with its financial support of aligned political and social groups in the region in economic reforms and entering the open market system, civil institution building and administrative structure renewal, education modernization, active The media has had the same direction as America and… Also, following a series of economic reforms, such as the establishment of an economic development fund with the aim of investing in infrastructure and fundamental changes in the financial system in the countries of the region, and modernizing the banking system and reducing customs barriers, the ground is ready for the economic influence of the United States, and the “Marshall Plan” Pakistan” has been one of the most important approaches of the US Marshall Foundation in this field.
The Marshall Foundation of America also has a special focus on developments in Iran, especially political and social events. So that this foundation has always supported the process of reforms in Iran, and its positions in “supporting the process of sedition” in the developments after the 10th presidential election are clear and evident. It is even said
Considerable amounts of the costs of Maand satellite networks have been provided by this foundation.
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