This seminar provides a forum for discussion on European contemporary affairs in the context of global developments, while bringing new perspectives to debates regarding Europe’s foreign relations and its relationship with the US. By focusing on Europe and the world, the seminar seeks to provide a broader global perspective to the study of Europe.

Europe in the World Seminar — A Dialogue of the Deaf? Rekindling the Partnership Between the European Union and the African Union

May 1, 2023
2:00pm - 3:15pm

Maurizio Carbone – Professor of International Relations and Development and Jean Monnet Chair of EU External Policies, University of Glasgow
Chair Sebastián Royo – Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs & Professor of Political Science, Clark University; Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Q&A with Federica Mogherini and Mark Wu: EU-US Transatlantic Relations – Are We Heading Towards a Stronger Partnership?

Europe in the World Seminar & Harvard European Law Association — Q&A with Federica Mogherini and Mark Wu: EU-US Transatlantic Relations – Are We Heading Towards a Stronger Partnership?

March 9, 2023
12:30pm - 1:20pm

Federica Mogherini – EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President, European Commission (2014-2019); Rector and Director of the Pilot Programme of the European Diplomatic Academy, College of Europe
Chair Mark Wu – Director, Fairbank Center; Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law, Harvard Law School

Europe in the World Seminar — China in Europe: A Contemporary Analysis

November 14, 2022
10:30am - 11:45am

Daniel Koss – Research Scholar and Lecturer, East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University
Richard Turcsanyi – Key Researcher, Department of Asian Studies, Palacký University; Assistant Professor, Department of Territorial Studies, Mendel University in Brno; Program Director, Central European Institute of Asian Studies (CEIAS)
Chair George Soroka – Lecturer on Government and Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Editor, Open Forum Series, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Europe in the World Seminar — Europe at War

March 23, 2022
11:00am - 12:00pm

Sigmar Gabriel – Chairman, Atlantik-Brücke; Member of the Bundestag & Vice Chancellor of Germany (2013-2018); Senior Fellow, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Dimitris Keridis – Professor of International Relations, Panteion University of Athens; Member, Hellenic Parliament
Mary Elise Sarotte – Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Distinguished Professor of Historical Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS); Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Chair Grzegorz Ekiert – Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government, Harvard University; Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Europe in the World Seminar — EU Security, Migration and Asylum Policy in a Strong Transatlantic Partnership

October 26, 2021
12:00pm - 1:00pm

Margaritis Schinas – Vice-President, European Commission
Elaine Papoulias – Executive Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Welcome Remarks by Stratos Efthymiou – Consul General of Greece in Boston
Chair Constantine Arvanitopoulos – Constantine Karamanlis Chair in Hellenic and European Studies, The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Europe in the World Seminar — Challenges and Opportunities for the Biden Administration in Southeastern Europe

May 13, 2021
12:00pm - 1:15pm

Thomas Countryman – Chair, Arms Control Association; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (2011-2012); Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation (2011-2017)
Valerie Hopkins – South-East Europe Correspondent, The Financial Times
Ivan Vejvoda – Permanent Fellow and Head of Europe's Futures Program, Institute for Human Sciences
Chair Othon Anastasakis – Director, South East European Studies at Oxford (SEESOX), University of Oxford; Senior Research Fellow, St Anthony's College, University of Oxford and Elaine Papoulias – Executive Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Europe in the World Seminar — The European Union's Relations with China and Turkey

April 21, 2021
12:30pm - 1:30pm

Lisel Hintz – Assistant Professor of International Relations and European Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
John Seaman – Research Fellow, Center for Asian Studies, French Institute of International Relations (Ifri)
Chair Sebastián Royo – Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs & Professor of Political Science, Clark University; Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Europe in the World Seminar — Global Europe: What Does That Mean?

April 12, 2021
11:00am - 12:00pm

Melani Cammett – Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Department of Government, Harvard University; Professor, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Faculty Affiliate, Middle East Initiative, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Domingos Fezas Vital – Ambassador of Portugal to the United States
Stavros Lambrinidis – Ambassador of the European Union to the United States
Hilary Silver – Professor of Sociology, International Affairs, and Public Policy and Public Administration, The George Washington University
Opening Remarks by Elaine Papoulias – Executive Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Chair Sebastián Royo – Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs & Professor of Political Science, Clark University; Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

POSTPONED - The Place of the European Union in the World - An Address by Josep Borrell Fontelles

Europe in the World Seminar & European Legal Order Seminar — POSTPONED - The Place of the European Union in the World - An Address by Josep Borrell Fontelles

March 10, 2021
10:00am - 11:00am

Josep Borrell Fontelles – High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; Vice President, European Commission
Welcome Remarks by Grzegorz Ekiert – Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government, Harvard University; Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Chair José Manuel Martinez Sierra – Jean Monnet ad Personam Professor in EU Law and Government, Director General, UPF-Barcelona School of Management; CES Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Harvard University

Europe in the World Seminar — Europe and Transatlantic Relations after the U.S. Election

November 17, 2020
12:15pm - 1:15pm

William Drozdiak – Author, The Last President of Europe: Emmanuel Macron’s Race to Revive France and Save the World
Leslie Vinjamuri – Director, US and the Americas Program, Chatham House
Chair Sebastián Royo – Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs & Professor of Political Science, Clark University; Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Europe in the World Seminar & Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies — China’s Western Horizon: Beijing and the New Geopolitics of Eurasia

October 28, 2020
10:00am - 11:00am

Daniel S. Markey – Senior Research Professor in International Relations, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Andrew Small – Senior Transatlantic Fellow, Asia Program, German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF)
Chair Nargis Kassenova – Senior Fellow, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University

Europe in the World Seminar — How the European Union Rules the World

October 20, 2020
12:15pm - 1:15pm

Anu Bradford – Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and International Organization, Columbia Law School
Chair Sebastián Royo – Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs & Professor of Political Science, Clark University; Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Europe in the World Seminar — China, Russia, and Europe’s Authoritarian Challenge

February 25, 2020
4:30pm - 6:00pm

Jessica Brandt – Head of Policy and Research, Alliance for Securing Democracy; Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
Torrey Taussig – Research Director, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School
Chair Sebastián Royo – Professor of Government, Suffolk University; Visiting Scholar 2019-2020, Local Affiliate and Seminar Co-chair, CES, Harvard University

Europe in the World Seminar — Europe’s Strategic Role in Tackling Today’s Global Challenges

September 27, 2019
11:00am - 12:30pm

Christos Stylianides – Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Management, European Commission
Chair Grzegorz Ekiert – Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government, & CES Director, Harvard University

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