🌍 Since 1982, the Marshall Memorial Fellowship has united leaders from across North America and Europe to build the critical global relationships needed to navigate a rapidly changing world. This week in Washington, the 2026 Fellows gathered to begin their transatlantic leadership journey. Fellows engaged with GMF experts and alumni in discussions on the geopolitical, economic, and technological trends shaping today's world. Stay tuned as MMF fellows continue their immersive journey to enhance their understanding and foster collaboration between the United States and Europe.

🇺🇦 “When we gave the Ukrainians what they needed, they clearly held Russia at bay.” House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member @RepGregoryMeeks reflected on US attempts to render aid to Ukraine, urging President Trump to stand with Ukraine at GMF’s UNGA sidelines event this week. 🔗 Watch the full event: bit.ly/4yZ16Qx

🇺🇦 GMF united three key endorsers of “Unbreakable Kherson” at its UNGA sidelines event this week: @ZelenskyyUa, @EP_President @RobertaMetsola, and former Finance Minister of Ukraine @n_jaresko. The book, co-authored by GMF and the Kherson Regional Military Administration, outlines policy recommendations drawn from life in Ukraine’s frontline communities to help shape the future of Europe’s emergency preparedness.

🇺🇦 Policymakers from both sides of the Atlantic joined GMF this week on the sidelines of UNGA for the launch of “Unbreakable Kherson”, a book that outlines policy recommendations for European emergency preparedness, drawn from the firsthand experiences of Ukraine's frontline communities. Thank you to @EP_President @RobertaMetsola, @RepGregoryMeeks, and @RepMikeQuigley for joining GMF and continuing to support Ukraine as it works to end Russia’s war.

🇪🇺🇨🇳 The EU-China relationship may be approaching a turning point. The question is no longer whether trade imbalances pose a challenge, but how Europe responds, argues GMF's @WiegandEU. Read the full analysis: bit.ly/4h8PpRe

🇺🇦 Ukraine's Ihor Zhovkva joined GMF’s UNGA sidelines event to discuss Ukraine’s postwar future, welcoming the idea of Ukraine’s accession to @OECD, whose roots trace back to administering Marshall Plan aid for Europe’s post-World War II reconstruction. “Ukraine will need a huge amount of investment and support during reconstruction and recovery after peace is established,” he emphasized. 🔗 Watch the full event: bit.ly/4yZ16Qx

🚢 ✈️ ⚙️ Latin American governments are not generally seeking equidistance between Washington and Beijing but rather are pursuing a multi-vector strategy to preserve deep ties with the US while diversifying partners to increase room for maneuver, writes GMF Senior Visiting Fellow @fermagnotta. 🔗 Read her full analysis: bit.ly/47h4ytT

🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @Europarl_EN @EP_President @RobertaMetsola joined GMF for yesterday’s book launch of “Unbreakable Kherson” to advocate for a continued transatlantic response against Russia’s war in Ukraine. “The adoption of your sanctions... alongside our own sanctions are damaging Russia’s war machine. We need to keep this cooperation up...and we need to be united in our response,” she said. 🔗 Watch the full event: bit.ly/4xLirvj

GMF’s @ClaudMajor was pleased to take part in the Conference of the Heads of German Missions in Berlin this month. During the event, Claudia joined a panel discussion and shared her views and insights on current geopolitical developments, the evolving security landscape, and the transatlantic relationship. Claudia Major hat sich sehr über die Gelegenheit gefreut, diesen Monat an der Botschafterkonferenz in Berlin teilzunehmen. Dort diskutierte sie auf dem Podium über aktuelle geopolitische Entwicklungen, die dynamische Sicherheitslage sowie die transatlantischen Beziehungen und teilte ihre fachlichen Analysen. 📸 Copyright „Photothek“ @AuswaertigesAmt

🇺🇸🇨🇳 As President Trump has grown softer towards China, it seems the American public has too, reports @nytimes. GMF’s Bruce Stokes weighed in, noting that “public opinion data seems to suggest that support for a tough-on-China policy has weakened a little bit” over the past two years. 🔗 Read: nyti.ms/4jmb9KM

🇺🇸 🇨🇳 Expectations are low ahead of tomorrow’s Trump-Xi meeting in Washington, GMF's @BonnieGlaser told The Guardian. With the US-China temporary trade war truce set to expire in November, Glaser argues that the US is unlikely to renew, “The US side views this as a leverage over China... ensuring they can get deliveries of the rare earths and magnets that American companies need.” 🔗: bit.ly/4rxiXf0

🛡️ GMF expert @ClaudMajor analyzed the dilemma of European deterrence on @POLITICOEurope's Berlin Playbook Podcast, answering the crucial question of whether the smaller arsenals of France and the United Kingdom could fill an American vacuum: politi.co/3VNpYw7

What Transatlantic Partners Must Learn Now From Ukraine's Frontline nitter.net/i/broadcasts/1nxeLMrZk…

🚨 STARTING SOON: What lessons from Ukraine's frontlines can help transatlantic partners prepare for future crises? Join the conversation: bit.ly/46BzDIz

🇺🇸🇨🇳 As AI capabilities advance faster than governance frameworks, the need for U.S.-China information sharing on AI safety has become increasingly urgent. Ahead of this week’s Trump-Xi summit, GMF China Technology Analyst Dylan Welch argues that Washington should pair technological competitiveness with sensible safeguards: bit.ly/3T2rMkd

“[Vladimir Putin] thinks time is on his side, but as long as Zelenskyy and the Ukrainians keep hitting away at him, that’s going to keep slipping away.” GMF's J.C. Lintzenich joined @BBCNews to discuss the US and Ukraine’s desire to end the war by the winter. 🔗: bit.ly/4xKoeRU

📣🇺🇦 As Russia’s war against Ukraine enters its fifth year, what can transatlantic partners learn from Ukraine’s resilience? Today at 3:15 p.m. ET / 21:15 CET, join GMF for a virtual event featuring @RobertaMetsola, @RepGregoryMeeks, and others for a discussion on the future of transatlantic cooperation. 🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/3UWmwPE

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚙️ The AI race is no longer just about models, chips, and compute. GMF’s Beniamino Irdi examines the unique challenges that the US and China face as they work to scale AI for the next phase of competition. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4h83oa3