Russia's aggression towards Ukraine has continued, profound consequences for European affairs and international politics. Daniela Schwarzer and Jolyon Howorth will examine the war’s impact on the European Union’s internal politics as it balances the divergent positions of member states. They will also discuss the foreign policy and security implications and challenges to transatlantic relations. 

This event is part of the Center for European Studies' European Union Seminar and is co-sponsored by the Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship.

Speakers

• Jolyon Howorth – Jean Monnet Professor ad personam & Professor Emeritus of European Politics, University of Bath; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
• Daniela Schwarzer – Pierre Keller Visiting Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School ; Executive Director for Europe and Eurasia, Open Society Foundations

Chairs 

• Karl Kaiser – Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
• Vivien A. Schmidt – Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University; Local Affiliate & Seminar Co-chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Please join the Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship and the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies for a discussion with Wolfgang Ischinger, former Chairman of the Munich Security Conference, Joseph S. Nye Jr., Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, and Daniela Schwarzer, Executive Director for Europe and Eurasia at the Open Society Foundations, on how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as well as the brutality of its action has caused an unexpected reversal of Germany’s long time security policy and led to strong reactions in the rest of Europe, NATO, and the posture of the Biden administration. The seminar will examine the dimensions and consequences of these developments for the future of the EU and the West. Karl Kaiser, Senior Fellow at the Project on Europe, will moderate.

This event is part of the Center for European Studies' European Union Seminar series.

Please join the Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship for a discussion with Dr. Daniela Schwarzer, Senior Fellow with the Project on Europe and Executive Director for Europe and Eurasia at the Open Society Foundations, about the consequential German federal elections which took place on 26 September 2021. After nearly two decades of leading Germany and Europe through various domestic and foreign policy challenges, incumbent Chancellor Angela Merkel will step down. What do the results of this election mean for Germany, Europe’s largest economy, the European project, and Europe’s role in the world? Karl Kaiser will moderate the discussion.

Since Henrik Enderlein tragically passed away on 27 May 2021, at the age of 46, people from across Europe and America have commemorated the life and work of this brilliant economist and thought-leader on economic policy-making, financial crises and fiscal federalism. Henrik Enderlein embodied the best of intellectual exchanges in Europe and America, as an alumnus of Sciences Po, former Pierre Keller Visiting Professor at Harvard, President of the Hertie School of Governance as well as Director of the Jacques Delors Center Berlin.
 
Please join the Harvard Kennedy School’s Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, as well as the French and German Ambassadors to the U.S., for a discussion on “A More Perfect Economic Union – A Transatlantic Tribute to Henrik Enderlein” on Wednesday, October 6 from 8:30-10:00 am ET with leading figures from Harvard, Sciences Po, the Hertie School, and the Jacques Delors Institute. Further details can be found below.
 

Please join the Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship for a discussion with Daniela Schwarzer, Senior Fellow with the Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship and Executive Director for Europe and Eurasia at the Open Society Foundations, on the European Union’s most recent attempts to become a more strategic actor on the global stage. From a European perspective, the Biden administration offers a great opportunity to rethink and relaunch the transatlantic relationship and to partner with the U.S. in strengthening multilateralism. However, the EU still punches below its weight in international affairs and defining its strategy towards China is its most important challenge in context.

This seminar will explore the most recent steps that the European Union has made to enhance its international role as well as the state of EU-China relations. As much depends on member state developments in the European Union, the seminar will also address the upcoming elections in Germany and France. Faculty Chair, Nicholas Burns will moderate this discussion.