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A newly stable France, Europe
Macron’s election reflects a desire for pragmatic, results-oriented government, says Art Goldhammer in a conversation with the Harvard Gazette.

The language of learning
Eni Dervishi’s journey from Albania to Harvard began with two simple words

Making Liberal Democracies
Harvard Magazine reviews Daniel Ziblatt's new book "Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy."

The ties between Berlin, Istanbul
Experiences of German refugees taking refuge in Istanbul and of Turks in Berlin offers unique insights for policymakers in a conference organized by the CES Özyeğin Forum on Modern Turkey and the Harvard Mellon Urban Initiative.

An Open Letter to the Government of Hungary
CES joins leading social science institutions to preserve academic freedom in Hungary as the government moves to pass legislation to remove Central European University (CEU). #IstandwithCEU

In Europe, nationalism's rising
Will triumphs of Trump and Brexit pave the path to power for Europe's right-leaning parties? CES' Director Grzegorz Ekiert and Resident Faculty Bart Bonikowski share their insight.

It can’t happen here, probably
Fascism is not taking root in the United States as it did in Europe’s fertile ground in the 1930s, but the ascendance of President Donald Trump and the early actions of his administration may move the United States in an authoritarian direction, a panel of Harvard historians told a a full house at CES.

The Democratic Recession
In the second episode of "The Good Fight," Yascha Mounk lays out the best-case scenario for the Trump years and speaks to Larry Diamond, a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, about the global recession of democracy--and how to build the kind of coalition that can beat back authoritarian populists.

The French Disconnection
French voters have definitively “disconnected” themselves from the past but haven’t yet settled on a future. CES Associate Art Goldhammer speculates on the future of France's Socialist Party.