The Europe Desk

Nicolae Ștefănuță, Member of the European Parliament for the Save Romania Union, and Magnus Nordanskog, Counsellor at the European Parliament Liaison Office in Washington, D.C., participated in a virtual BMW Center event discussing the EU Green Deal, how COVID-19 has impacted it, and how the EU Green Deal will navigate issues such as climate refugees, among other challenges climate change presents...

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 on US elections, both past and present, and discuss what the results of the 2020 US election may mean for the future of the transatlantic relationship. This episode was co-produced with the new podcast fro...

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 Balkans, particularly Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Kosovo. The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. It brings together le...

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. The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. It brings together leading experts working on the most pertinent issues facing Europe and transatlantic relations...

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, particularly in the UK and Poland, and the role they are playing in our present. The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. It brings together leading exp...

Daniel Keleman, p rofessor of Political Science and Law and the Jean Monnet Chair in European Union Politics at Rutgers University, joined us to discuss authoritarianism in the EU. The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. It brings together leading experts working on the most pertinent issues facing Europe and tran...

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 for a live event with European Horizons Georgetown on the situation in Belarus and what it means for the country's future. This episode was produced in collaboration with European Horizons Georgetown. The Eur...

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 these practices. The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. It brings together leading experts working on the most pertinent i...

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 refugees face in Europe. The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. It brings together leading experts working on the most...

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. The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. It brings together leading experts working on the most pertinent issues facing Europe an...

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 Biden Presidency.  The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. It brings together leading experts working on the most pertine...

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 upcoming book Brexitland: Identity, Diversity and the Reshaping of British Politics , available for pre-order now. The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georget...

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 latest book The Bridge: Natural Gas in a Redivided Europe , available now. The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. It brings together leading experts worki...

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 recent book,  Of Privacy and Power: The Transatlantic Struggle Over Freedom and Security , available now. The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown Univer...

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-author Sara Hobolt's new book,  Political Entrepreneurs: The Rise of Challenger Parties in Europe - out June 16th 2020 https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691194752/political-entrepreneurs The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Ce...

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 political challenges the EU is facing in a time of changing global order. He discussed pathways to strengthen the EU internally, and to increase its capacity as a regional and global actor. He emphasized how the EU ca...

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 for the Washington Post on the coronavirus here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/12/america-first-is-wrong-approach-coronavirus/ The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German an...

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 coronavirus. He also talked about his time in the White House and the initiatives he launched under the mantra of "counter-crisis communications," including the Let Girls Learn initiative: https://obamawhitehouse...

Thomas Zimmer, assistant professor of history at the University of Freiburg and incoming BMW Center visiting professor, participated in a recent virtual BMW Center event on pandemics. He explored the ways in which large-scale epidemics have influenced the political, social, and cultural history of the 20th and early 21st centuries, from the infamous "Spanish flu" during the late 1910s to the prese...

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 of the coronavirus pandemic for democracy, transatlantic relations and globalization.  You can read the articles he discussed, and access his lecture series with Henry Farrell, via this link: http://henryfar...

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, transatlantic trade, and U.S. and European approaches to China in the 21st century.  This interview was recorded on March 23rd. You can read Yixiang's latest articles on Germany, Europe and transatlantic policie...

Juliane Schäuble, U.S. correspondent for the German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel spoke with Peter Sparding, transatlantic fellow at the German Marshall Fund about her experience covering the White House, the U.S. primary election cycle and the current COVID-19 pandemic. Schäuble talked about translating U.S. politics for a German audience and the challenges that the last few weeks have posed.  Be su...

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 adviser to the Delegation of the European Union to the United States, and helps to coordinate the work of European defense attachés in Washington. This event was recorded on Zoom on March 24th, 2020. Professo...

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 to discuss emerging technologies and counter-terrorism. These topics underpinned her recent book, Power to the People: How Open Technological Innovation is Arming Tomorrow's Terrorists:  https://global.oup...

Brent Goff, host of The Day with Brent Goff on Deutsche Welle News, joined us from Berlin to discuss his career reporting on European and international issues. He discussed the role of social media, the challenges of reporting in a fair and balanced way, and Deutsche Welle's unique vantage point reporting in 30 languages from Berlin and around the world. Check out Deutsche Welle's reporting here:...