Alberto Alemanno on a Rightwing European Union
CES Visiting Scholar Alberto Alemanno analyzes what a rightward shift in the balance of power means for the centrist majority that has governed Europe since the EU’s creation.
EU Ambassador to U.S. Committed to Transatlantic Relationship
Jovita Neliupšienė, the European Union’s ambassador to the U.S., believes Trump’s return to the White House will not harm Washington’s relationship with Brussels.
Daniel Ziblatt on the New Democratic Minority
"We’re the only advanced, old, rich democracy that has faced the level of democratic backsliding that we’ve experienced. . . . So we need to kind of step back and say, ‘What has gone wrong here?’ If we don’t ask those kinds of hard questions, we’re going to continue to be in this roiling crisis,” Ziblatt says.
Trump’s Triumph Threatens an Already Battered Democracy
CES Director Daniel Ziblatt speaks to The Washington Post to explain why Trump's triumph poses a threat to an already battered democracy.
Research Assistantships
CES is currently accepting applications for two research assistantship positions. Harvard College students are encourage to apply.
Applications for Visiting Scholars Program Now Open
Applications to our 2025-2026 Visiting Scholars Program have opened and will close on December 10, 2024. Prospective candidates can also apply for the following three fellowships as part of this program:
- The German Kennedy Memorial Fellowship, designed for EU citizens from countries other than Germany.
- The John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellowship, designed for German citizens. Deadline November 10, 2024.
- The Ramón Areces Fellowship, designed for Spanish citizens.
