CSE Holiday Season Party (12/03/25)
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Category: 2025
Rethinking Social Assistance in Europe: Minimum Income, Activation, and Recognition (11/24/25)
Join us for a presentation by visiting researcher Gianluca Busilacchi, PhD. Busilacchi is associate professor of economic sociology at the University of Macerata. He has served as president of the Healthcare Policies Committee and the Policy Evaluation Committee in the Regional Parliament, Regione Marche, as well as a consultant for the Commission of Social Exclusion […]
How to Achieve Arms Control When by All Accounts “Arms Control is Dead” (11/18/25)
Join us for a seminar featuring Mallory Stewart, Executive Vice President of The Council on Strategic Risks. This presentation will discuss how the U.S. government made – and still can make – progress on reducing the risks of misunderstanding, miscalculation, and unintentional escalation in a global political environment that no longer supports “arms control”. This […]
A Reading & Conversation with Croatian Poet Monika Herceg (11/13/25)
Join us on November 13 for a Reading & Conversation with Croatian Poet Monika Herceg. The first 10 people to register for the event will receive a copy of Closed Season. You must attend the event to receive your copy. Monika Herceg is a poet, playwright, essayist, feminist, activist, and editor at Fraktura Publishing. Born […]
DECENTERING EUROPE SERIES: Bribery, Blackmail, and Legal Blackholes | Comparing EU and US Deportations to the Middle East and Africa (11/10/25)
Join us for a presentation by Dr. Nicholas R. Micinski titled “Bribery, Blackmail, and Legal Blackholes: Comparing EU and US Deportations to the Middle East and Africa.” Dr. Micinski, Assistant Professor in the Department of Peace, Human Rights & Cultural Relations at American University’s School of International Service, specializes in global migration governance, the political […]
Trade in the Trump Era 2.0 Conference (11/03/25)
Join us for a conference on Trade in the Trump Era 2.0. The conference seeks to examine the complexities and transformations in global trade policies and economic diplomacy during and subsequent to the Trump administration, with a lens on transatlanic trade relations. Ambassador Katherine Tai, former US Trade Representative, will be the Keynote Speaker. Dr. […]
Transatlantic Relations in a New World Order – Perspectives from NATO’s Northern and Eastern Fronts (10/22/25)
Join us for a presentation by visiting researcher Tormod Heier about “Transatlantic Relations in a New World Order – Perspectives from NATO’s Northern and Eastern Fronts.” Tormod Heier is Professor in Military Strategy and Operations, and Associate Professor at the Swedish Defence University in Stockholm. At Boston University, Heier is leading a research project on […]
Monopoly Politics: Competition and Learning in the Evolution of Policy Regimes (10/06/25)
Please join us for a book talk with Erik Peinert, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Boston University. Peinert’s research focuses on the political economy of advanced industrial states and the politics of economic policymaking, particularly in the domain of competition and market power. His August 2025 book, Monopoly Politics: Price Competition, Learning, and the Evolution […]
Cinema, AI, and Copyright Concerns in the US and Italy (09/24/25)
Join us for a presentation by CSE Visiting Researcher Francesca Vessia. Vessia is Full Professor of Commercial Law, Competition Law, and Intellectual Property Law at the University of Bari Aldo Moro since 2006, teaching undergraduate and graduate programs. She holds a PhD in Commercial Law and is a lawyer, as well as the author, co-author, […]
Helsinki Final Act at 50: Relevant, or Relic? (09/18/25)
Join us for a panel discussion with former senior US diplomat and OSCE official Douglas Wake and international relations scholar Ida Manton. Both have extensive professional experience working with the Organization for Security Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The OSCE is the guardian of the Helsinki Charter, the world’s largest regional security arrangement. Also participating is Igor […]