Podcasts by The Europe Desk

A Turning Point for the Alliance: NATO's 2030 Strategic Concept from 2022-09-20T04:15:42

At the Madrid Summit this past summer, NATO Leaders made significant and transformative choices that established the Alliance's near- and long-term strategic orientatio...

The 100th Episode of The Europe Desk from 2022-05-13T04:30:23

This episode celebrates our 100th episode milestone. We pulled our favorite clips from both current and past TED volunteers, which are ordered by release date. The clips cover everything from the E...

Great Power Competition and the EU from 2022-04-19T04:30:09

Teresa Eder and Jason Moyer sat down with us to discuss the EU's current role in the discussion of great power comeptition. The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German and Europe...

Understanding EU Asylum Policy Through the Lens of Afghanistan from 2022-02-22T05:30:51

Ms. Anna Iasmi Vallianatou, Academy Associate for the Europe Programme at Chatham House, sat down with us to discuss the current state of EU asylum policy and how it has applied to Afghan asylum...

German-Russian Relations: The Dynamics of a New Ostpolitik? from 2022-02-15T05:30:25

Steven Keil and Liana Fix joined us to discuss German-Russian relations and the evolution of Ostpolitk amidst the backdrop of the ongoing Ukraine crisis.

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Greenland in Global Affairs: From Vikings to Present Day from 2022-02-08T05:30:46

Mr. Kenneth Høegh, Head of Representation at the Greenland Representation in Washington, D.C., sat down with us to discuss Greenland’s role in global affairs.

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The Looming Russian Threat to Ukraine from 2022-02-02T03:07:04

Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Senior Fellow and Director of the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, sat down with us to discuss the origins and implications of the...

Poland, Brussels, and EU Legal Supremacy from 2021-12-21T05:30

Dr. Stefan Auer joined us to discuss how the rule of law debate between Poland and the European Court of Justice has reopened old questions about legal supremacy.

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France's Pivotal Year Ahead from 2021-12-14T05:30

Célia Belin, Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center on the United States and Europe, sat down with us to discuss France's upcoming political whirlwind, including the national pres...

Frozen Conflicts in the Former USSR from 2021-11-23T05:30

In this live-recorded episode for members of European Horizons at Georgetown, Ambassador Kenneth Yalowitz sat down with us to discuss frozen conflicts in the post-Soviet space.

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The Other ‘68ers from 2021-11-16T05:30

Dr. Anna von der Goltz joined us to discuss her new book, The Other '68ers: Student Protest and Christian Democracy in West Germany.

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Unpacking Contemporary EU-Latin American Relations from 2021-11-02T04:30

In this episode, we sat down with Javier Niño Pérez, Director/Deputy Management Director for the Americas at the European External Action Service, and Cristina Lobillo Borrero, Director of Energ...

Social Sustainability in Transatlantic Cities from 2021-10-19T04:30

Dr. Anne Marie Brady, Program Officer and Fellow at GMF Cities, sat down with us to discuss how cities have and can better promote social sustainability on both sides of the Atlantic. In the epi...

The EU Digital Markets Act from 2021-10-12T04:30

Dr. Andreas Schwab is a Member of the European Parliament and of the German CDU. He is also the rapporteur for the Digital Markets Act (DMA). In this episode, we delve into the DMA and its impac...

Germany's Elections 2021: The Post-Merkel Political Landscape from 2021-10-05T04:30

Dr. Niko Switek joined us to discuss the outcomes of Germany's recent elections on September 26, 2021, and what the country can expect as it transitions to a post-Angela Merkel political environ...

The Europe Desk's Special Book Series: Extreme Reactions Radical Right Mobilization in Eastern Europe from 2021-09-21T04:30

Dr. Lenka Buštíková joined us for this bonus episode to discuss her new book, Extreme Reactions: Radical Right Mobilization in Eastern Europe.

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The State of EU Defense from 2021-09-14T04:30

Max Bergmann, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, joined us to talk about the current state of the European Union's defense efforts. In this episode, we discuss the shifting U.S. ...

The State of EU Defense from 2021-09-14T04:30

Max Bergmann, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, joined us to talk about the current state of the European Union's defense efforts. In this episode, we discuss the shifting U.S. ...

The EU’s Approach to Climate Change from 2021-09-07T04:30

Dr. Louise van Schaik, Head of Unit EU & Global Affairs at the Clingendael Institute, joined us to talk about how the EU approaches climate change as a policy issue. In this episode, we discuss ...

The Europe Desk's Special Book Series: Europe's Crisis of Legitimacy in the Eurozone from 2021-08-24T04:30

Dr. Vivien Schmidt joined us for this bonus episode to discuss her new book, Europe's Crisis of Legitimacy: Governing by Rules and Ruling by Numbers in the Eurozone.

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Transatlantic Trends from 2021-06-29T04:15

Gesine Weber, Program Coordinator at the German Marshall Fund's Paris Office, joined us for this bonus episode to discuss the recent Transatlantic Trends 2021 report, published by the GMF in par...

Europe 2030: Forecasting the Future of EU Politics from 2021-05-25T04:30

Mujtaba Rahman, Managing Director of the Eurasia Group's Europe Program, joined us for our season 4 finale to discuss the critical elections coming up in Europe, ...

Scrutinizing Frontex: An Inside Look Into the European Parliament's Investigation from 2021-05-18T04:30

Roberta Metsola, First Vice President of the European Parliament and MEP from Malta joined us to discuss Frontex and the European Parliament's Frontex Scrutiny Wo...

Northern Ireland, The Troubles and Brexit: How Did We Get Here? from 2021-05-04T04:30

Kimberly Cowell-Meyers and Carolyn Gallaher, professors at American University, join us to discuss the recent violence in Northern Ireland, how the legacy of the Troubles continues to influence ...

Not the Exception but the Rule: COVID-19 and Capitalist Crises from 2021-04-20T04:30

Costas Lapavitsas, Professor of Economics at the SOAS University of London, joins us to discuss the Covid-driven economic crisis gripping the US and EU, their relationship to the financial crisi...

Transatlantic Trade in 2021 from 2021-04-13T04:30

Dan Hamilton, Director of the Global Europe Program at the Wilson Center and Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Distinguished Fellow, joined us to discuss trade and the transatlantic relationship...

Fighting Populism in Industrial Regions: A Transatlantic Approach from 2021-04-06T04:30

John Austin, director of the Michigan Economic Center and a nonresident senior fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and Jeff Anderson, professor of po...

Turkey and the EU: Challenges and A Path Forward from 2021-03-25T04:30

Asli Ayd?nta?ba?, senior policy fellow with the Wider Europe programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations, joined us in part two of our series on Turkey to discuss Turkey's relationshi...

The Dutch Elections from 2021-03-23T04:30

Sarah de Lange, Professor of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam, joined us to discuss last week's elections in the Netherlands, including the continued success of Prime Minister Ma...

Trouble in Putin's World from 2021-03-16T04:30

Angela Stent, Professor of Government and Foreign Service at Georgetown University, sat down with The Europe Desk to discuss recent developments in Russia, including the protests following the a...

European Cohesion in the Age of COVID from 2021-03-09T05:30

Pawel Zerka, policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations with the Rethink: Europe initiative sat down with The Europe Desk to discuss the ECFR Cohe...

Black Lives Matter in Europe: De-Colonization and the Museum from 2021-02-23T05:30

Katrin Sieg, Director of the BMW Centre for German and European Studies at Georgetown, joined us to discuss how European mu...

The Future of German Politics from 2021-02-16T05:30

Constanze Stelzenmüller, Fritz Stern Chair on Germany and Trans-Atlantic Relations in the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution, joi...

Crises on Russia's Periphery from 2021-02-09T05:30

Roger Kangas, Professor of Central Asian Studies at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, joined us to discuss the numerous crises that have arisen in Russia's near abroad, incl...

Creating A European Identity from 2021-02-02T05:30

Kathleen McNamara, Professor of Government and Foreign Service at Georgetown University and Co-Director, the Global Political Economy Project, joined us to explo...

A Geopolitical EU? from 2021-01-26T05:30

Dr. Nathalie Tocci, director of the Italian Istituto Affari Internazionali, and special advisor to the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs a...

ICYMI: The Roots of Neoliberalism from 2021-01-05T05:30

This episode originally aired September 1, 2020.

Quinn Slobodian, associate professor of history at Wellsley College joined us to discuss the roots of neoliberalism, its links to populism...

ICYMI: The Europe Desk's Summer Reads: Understanding Brexitland from 2020-12-29T05:30

This episode originally aired July 28, 2020.

Maria Sobolewska and Robert Ford, professors of political science at the University of Manchester, joined us to discuss their book Listen

German Reunification at 30 from 2020-12-22T05:30

Dr. Kerstin Brueckweh, historian at the Leibniz Center for Contemporary History in P...

Black Lives Matter in Europe: Activism and Intersectionality from 2020-12-01T05:30

Emilia Roig, the Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Intersectional Justice (CIJ) and external expert for the European Commission, Listen

Update: US Election and the Transatlantic Relationship from 2020-11-24T05:30

Jeff Anderson, professor of political science at Georgetown University, sat down with us for a quick conversation on the impact the Trump presidency has had on th...

Turkey and the EU: A Transcontinental Relationship from 2020-11-17T05:30

Defne Arslan, Director of the Atlantic Council IN TURKEY, joined The Europe Desk to discuss the complicated dynamics of EU-Turkey relations, how we arrived at this point in the relationship, its...

The EU Green Deal from 2020-11-10T05:30

Nicolae ?tef?nu??, Member of the European Parliament for the Save Romania Union, and Magnus Nordanskog, Counsellor at the E...

A European Perspective on the US Election from 2020-10-27T04:30

Peter Wittig, former Ambassador to the US and UN and current Fisher Family Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard, joined us to share a European perspective...

Spotlight on the Western Balkans from 2020-10-20T04:30

Majda Ruge, Senior Policy Fellow with the Wider Europe Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations, sat down with The Europe Desk to discuss the present situation in the Western Balka...

The View from Oz: Exploring Australian-EU Relations from 2020-10-13T04:30

Justin Brown, Ambassador of Australia to the EU, NATO, Belgium and Luxembourg joined us to discuss Australia's relationship with the EU, and how it has evolved. Listen

Black Lives Matter in Europe: History and Present Realities from 2020-10-06T04:30

Remi Adekoya, doctor of political economy at the University of York, joined us to discuss the history of race and racism in Europe, how these issues are discussed...

Democracy in Decay: The EU's Authoritarian Challenge from 2020-09-29T04:30

Daniel Keleman, professor of Political Science and Law and the Jean Monnet Chair in European Union Politics at Rutgers University, joined us to discuss authoritar...

The Future of Belarus from 2020-09-22T04:30

Katsiaryna Shmatsina, a political analyst at the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies  and a Rethink. CEE fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, joined The Europe Desk fo...

Follow the Money: Malign Finance in Politics from 2020-09-15T04:30

Josh Rudolph, of the Alliance for Securing Democracy, joined us to discuss malign finance practices in Europe, how they have surged and globalized in recent years and what can be done to curb th...

Coordination and Collaboration in EU Migration Policy from 2020-09-08T05:00

Susan Fratzke, from the Migration Policy Institute, sat down with us to discuss EU migration policy, how it has evolved in the face of multiple crisis' and the challenges that asylum seekers and...

The Roots of Neoliberalism from 2020-09-01T05:00

Quinn Slobodian, associate professor of history at Wellsley College joined us to discuss the roots of neoliberalism, its links to populism and its relationship to gender and immigration.

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EU-US Relations Under a Biden Presidency from 2020-08-25T05:00

Spencer Boyer, of the Brennan Center for Justice, and Charles Kupchan, of the Council on Foreign Relations, sit down with The Europe Desk to explore what EU-US relations might look like under a ...

The Europe Desk's Summer Reads: Understanding Brexitland from 2020-07-28T04:30

Maria Sobolewska and Robert Ford, professors of political science at the University of Manchester, joined us for the final episode of our series: The Europe Desk’s Summer Reads to discuss their ...

The Europe Desk's Summer Reads: Pipeline Politics from 2020-07-14T05:30

Thane Gustafson, professor of government at Georgetown University, joined us for our third episode of our series: The Europe Desk’s Summer Reads to discuss his la...

The Europe Desk's Summer Reads: The Transatlantic Struggle Over Privacy and Security from 2020-06-30T04:30

Abe Newman, professor of government at the BMW Center, and director of Georgetown's Mortara Center for International Studies, sat down with us to discuss his and co-author Henry Farrell's most r...

The Europe Desk's Summer Reads: Political Entrepreneurs in Europe from 2020-06-16T05:00

Catherine De Vries, professor of political science at Bocconi University, kick's off The Europe Desk's Summer Reads mini series. She discusses her and co-a...

ICYMI: A Progressive Vision for the Future of Europe from 2020-05-27T05:00

This episode originally aired on January 28, 2020.

Robert Habeck, chair of the German Green Party (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) shared his vision for the future of Europe. He addressed the poli...

The Future of Europe and Transatlantic Relations from 2020-04-16T04:05

Benjamin Haddad, director of the Future Europe Initiative at the Atlantic Council, joined us to discuss Europe's direction of travel, geopolitics, and strategic autonomy. Read his latest piece f...

Danger vs. Opportunity: Crisis Communications and Global Politics from 2020-04-14T04:05

Brett Bruen, president of Global Situation Room and former director of global engagement at the White House under President Obama, joined us to discuss crisis communications in the era of corona...

Bonus: The Age of Pandemics and the Politics of Global Health from 2020-04-11T06:00

Thomas Zimmer, assistant professor of history at the University of Freiburg and incoming BMW Center visiting professor, participated in a recent virtual BMW Cente...

Update: A Political Scientist on the Pandemic from 2020-04-09T04:15

Abe Newman, professor of government at the BMW Center, and director of Georgetown's Mortara Center for International Studies, sat down with us for a quick conversation on possible implications o...

The State of Europe-China Relations from 2020-04-07T04:05

Yixiang Xu, the New Research Initiative Fellow at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS), spoke to us about Chinese responses to the coronavirus pandemic, data, 5G, trans...

Reporting Across the Pond, Part 2 from 2020-03-31T04:15

Juliane Schäuble, U.S. correspondent for the German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel spoke with Peter Sparding, transatlantic fellow at the German Marshall Fund abou...

Bonus: Boosting the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy from 2020-03-29T18:56:38

Brigadier General Fritz Urbach participated in a virtual BMW Center event on initiatives to boost the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). General Urbach is the first ever military ad...

(Counter-) Terrorism and Emerging Technologies from 2020-03-24T05:00

Audrey Kurth Cronin, professor of international security at American University School of International Service, and director of the Center for Security, Innovation and New Technology, joined us...

Reporting Across the Pond, Part 1 from 2020-03-17T04:50

Brent Goff, host of The Day with Brent Goff on Deutsche Welle News, joined us from Berlin to discus...

Out of Order: Westful Thinking from 2020-03-03T05:05

This week, we have a bonus episode from our friends at the German Marshall Fund. You can subscribe to their podcast, Out of Order, here: Listen

Why We Can't Trust the French: A Conversation with Professor Richard Kuisel, Part 2 from 2020-02-28T05:05

In part 2 of the conversation, Richard Kuisel, a pre-eminent expert on the history of Franco-American relations, talked about the recent lecture given in his honor by Justin Vaïsse, Director Gen...

Europe on the Hill, Part 2: Reta Jo Lewis on Think Tanks and Congress from 2020-02-25T05:05

This episode is the second part of our series looking at different organizations advocating for Europe on Capitol Hill in Washington. We spoke to Reta Jo Lewis, S...

The Future of Europe: 10 Minutes with the Italian Europe Minister from 2020-02-21T05:05

Vincenzo Amendola, Italian Minister for European Affairs, came to Georgetown University on February 11 to deliver a lecture called "The Future of Europe: Italy's Perspective." He sat down with u...

The French Way: A Conversation with Professor Richard Kuisel, Part 1 from 2020-02-18T05:05

Richard Kuisel, a pre-eminent expert on the history of Franco-American relations, sat down for a conversation on the occasion of his retirement as a professor from the BMW Center. This is part 1...

Is Foresight 2020? The 25th Annual Transatlantic Policy Symposium from 2020-02-11T05:05

Tomas Baert, Head of Trade and Agriculture at the Delegation of the European Union to the United States, gave the keynote address at the Transatlantic Policy Symposium, the annual graduate stude...

Brexit Day: A Conversation with a British MEP from 2020-01-31T05:05

Jackie Jones, Member of the European Parliament for Wales, representing the Labour Party, talked to us about Brexit and prospects for the transatlantic relations. 

A Progressive Vision for the Future of Europe from 2020-01-28T05:17:49

Robert Habeck, chair of the German Green Party (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) shared his vision for the future of Europe. He addressed the political challenges the EU is facing in a time of changing gl...

Bonus: Irish Europe Minister Helen McEntee's Keynote Address from 2020-01-21T05:05

Helen McEntee, Irish Minister for European Affairs, addressed the BMW Center conference, "Bridging the Atlantic: Ireland's Role in EU-US Relations After Brexit," organized in collaboration with ...

Bridging the Atlantic: Ireland's Role in EU-US Relations After Brexit from 2020-01-14T05:05

Helen McEntee, Irish Minister for European Affairs, spoke to us about Brexit, Ireland's relationship with the United States, and protecting the Good Friday Agreement. 

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ICYMI: Making the Words Sing from 2019-12-29T20:48:29

This episode originally aired on October 29, 2019. 

Andrew Imbrie, CGES alum and speechwriter to former Secretary of State John Kerry, discusses his work as a speechwriter, speechwriting ...

European and Global Trends for 2020 and Beyond from 2019-12-22T19:10:25

Mathew Burrows, director of the Foresight, Strategy and Risks Initiative at the Atlantic Council, talks to us about trends to watch out for in 2020 and beyond. We discussed China, populism, clim...

Update: UK Elections and the NATO Summit from 2019-12-19T05:05

BMW Center and Government Department professors Jeff Anderson and Abe Newman discuss last week's UK elections, the state of Brexit, and the recent NATO summit.

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Europe and Iran: Time for Plan B? from 2019-12-10T05:05

Ali Vaez, director of the Iran Project at the International Crisis Group, and adjunct professor in the Center for Security Studies at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, discusses t...

Understanding the Spanish Elections from 2019-11-26T05:05

Aurora Morcillo, historian and former director of the Spanish and Mediterranean Studies program at Florida International University, discusses the November 10th general elections in Spain, and t...

Bonus: 1989 - Friedrich Ebert Foundation and BMW Center Conference - Reflecting upon our Political Present (Full Panel) from 2019-11-19T06:00

Which political visions should we as democrats be championing in the face of growing fascination with populism, nationalism, and fascism? What can we do to combat authoritarian movements and par...

Bonus: 1989 - Visions of Freedom (Full Panel) from 2019-11-19T05:15

Panel: Full plenary discussion with representatives from Germany and the Baltic states discussing their recollections of 1989 and 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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1989: Visions of Freedom from 2019-11-08T05:05

Representatives from Germany and the Baltic states discuss their recollections of 1989 and 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, 15 years since the Baltic countries joined the EU and NATO,...

Making the Words Sing: Andrew Imbrie on Speechwriting and Rhetoric from 2019-10-29T04:05

Andrew Imbrie, speechwriter to former Secretary of State John Kerry, discusses his work as a speechwriter, speechwriting tips, as well as the work of Georgetown's new Center for Security and Eme...

Europe on the Hill, Part 1: BMW's Bryan Jacobs on Trade from 2019-10-15T04:05

The first episode in a series looking at different organizations advocating for Europe on Capitol Hill in Washington. Bryan Jacobs, who runs BMW Group's Washington, DC, office, discusses his wor...

Russian Influence and Information Warfare from 2019-10-01T04:05

Director of the Brennan Center for Justice Washington Office and CGES professor Spencer Boyer discusses the issue of Russian influence in the West, online disinformation, as well as his career i...

Bonus: Myra Marx Ferree on the crisis of masculinity from 2019-09-17T04:05

Myra Marx Ferree spoke to us about the nation state, gender and intersectional feminism during her recent visit to Georgetown as part of the BMW Center lecture series, "A Century of Women's Stru...

A Century of Women’s Struggle: Gender and Democracy in Europe from 2019-09-10T04:05

A conversation with Katrin Sieg and Anna von der Goltz reflecting on the BMW Center’s 2018-19 lecture series, looking back at a century of women’s struggle since ...

Bonus: Will Tanner on the center ground of politics from 2019-09-03T04:05

In this bonus episode, Will Tanner, director of the new, London-based think tank, Onward (and a guest on last week's show) discusses British politics post-Brexit. Tanner was previously an advise...

Will the UK see the Éire of its ways? Brexit and the Irish Border from 2019-08-27T04:05