Reflections on Greece’s debt crisis
Greece’s former finance minister reflects on the 2016 debt crisis
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Ukraine War Testing Irish Neutrality
The Harvard Gazette reported on the visit of Ireland's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defense, Simon Coveney's visit to CES on April 29th, 2022.
What do ordinary Russians really think about the war in Ukraine?
Survey evidence suggests that a majority of Russian citizens support Vladimir Putin’s decision to use military force in Ukraine. Kseniya Kizilova and Pippa Norris assess whether this gives an accurate picture of the views of ordinary Russians about the war
History Brought Us Here
Join us this Wednesday, March 16 at 6pm Eastern for a talk with journalist Matthieu Aikins on his acclaimed new book, The Naked Don't Fear the Water: An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees. Aikins chronicles his journey, posing as a migrant, on the "smuggler's road" to Europe. Register here.
As Russia invades, Fiona Hill weighed in on Putin
On February 24 the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES) welcomed Fiona Hill (Ph.D. ‘98) back to Harvard, hosting her for a roundtable discussion with graduate and undergraduate students.
Link between Ukraine fighting, fossil fuels
German climate activists for Fridays for Future Helena Marschall and Luisa Neubauer (left and right) said shifting to renewable energy sources could produce environmental, peace divide.
Russia, Ukraine and the 30-year quest for a post-Soviet order
Historian Mary Elise Sarotte tells the inside story of the west’s efforts to secure a post-cold-war settlement — and how Putin seized on missteps and Russian grievances to destroy it
Hans-Helmut Kotz 65 (in German)
Wer mit Hans-Helmut Kotz über Ökonomie oder Geldpolitik spricht, geht in der Regel nicht nur mit ein paar neuen klugen Gedanken aus dem Gespräch, sondern meist gleich auch mit einigen Lesetipps.
Guido Goldman, Humanist and Bridge Builder
On the one-year anniversary of Guido Goldman’s passing, the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES) remembers its co-founding director with a preview of his recently published biography, Guido Goldman: Transatlantic Bridge Builder (Berghahn Books, 2021), and an interview with author Martin Klingst.
How to Pick a Literary Winner
What’s it like to read a book every day for several months so you can hash out with fellow judges which title deserves one of the most prestigious awards in literature? As chair of the 2021 Booker Prize’s judging committee, Maya Jasanoff knows the process inside and out.
