On June 14-16, 2017, the German Marshall Fund (GMF) organised the 15th meeting of the Mediterranean Strategy Group (MSG) on the topic of “The Trump Administration and the Mediterranean: What to Expect? What to Advise?” in Genoa, Italy. The meeting was organized with the support of EuroMeSCo, the European Commission, and in partnership with the Compagnia di San Paolo and the OCP Policy Center. It involved the participation of 20 senior experts and officials from North Africa, the Middle East, Russia, the United States and Europe with a variety of professional backgrounds.

The agenda included 5 thematic sessions: the outlook for U.S. foreign policy in general; the fight against Daesh in Syria, Iraq and beyond; Turkey; Libya; and Southern Europe.