Join us for an examination of the role of the environment in shaping the course of the Crimean War of the 19th century and the war in Crimea today. Presentation by Dr. Alexis Peri and Dr. Catherine Ashcraft. Register on Eventbrite.
Join us for a presentation by General David McKiernan and Ambassador Mark Storella, moderated by Asst. Prof. Sanne Verschuren. Please register on Eventbrite. These esteemed speakers will address key questions including: how has the Ukraine War changed warfare, and how has the Ukraine War changed diplomacy?
Join us for a book talk by Dr. Allison D. Evans. Register here! Dr. Allison D. Evans’ book Protest in the Provinces studies protest in Russian company towns after the collapse of the Soviet Union. This book explains marked variation in the scale, intensity, and aims of protests across similar strategically important company towns during the […]
Join us on March 16, 2026 for a presentation by Tormod Heir and Eugene Chausovsky about transatlantic relations in a new world order. Details and the registration link will be shared shortly, please check here or the CSE newsletter for updates. Tormod Heier is Professor in Military Strategy and Operations, and Associate Professor at the […]
The Center for the Study of Europe is delighted to co-sponsor Architectures of the Apocalypse – an interdisciplinary conference for students and scholars of the Middle Ages, the ancient world, and the present day. All events at 121 Bay State Road unless otherwise indicated. For more information, including links to the program and registration pages, […]
Join us for the next event in the BU CSE Decentering Europe Series. Presented by BU Professor Erik Goldstein and moderated by BU Professor Aimee Genell. The event will delve into how decades of great power rivalries in the Middle East shaped the region for decades and set the stage for the current Middle East. […]
Join us for a talk by KU Leuven Professor Dr. Jan Wouters, moderated by BU Professor Alexander de la Paz. Please REGISTER on Eventbrite. EU-US relations are evolving rapidly since the beginning of President Trump’s second term. January 2026 saw new tensions in the context of the President’s bid for Greenland, with a special European […]
Join us for a talk by journalist and analyst Andrew Ryvkin. Ryvkin is a journalist and analyst who writes for The Atlantic, specializing in Russian politics, information warfare, and the inner mechanics of Kremlin power. Before his career in Western media, he spent years inside Russia’s propaganda system—publishing lifestyle magazines that echoed Kremlin narratives, producing […]
Join us for a fireside chat with Croatian Ambassador Pjer Šimunović. Pjer Šimunović is Croatia’s Ambassador to the United States since September 2017. Together with a career in journalism and academic research he served in various high-level positions in the Croatian Government, in the fields of national security, defense and diplomacy, as Director of the […]
Join us for a timely discussion on current events and the Arctic. Register here President Trump’s renewed push to acquire Greenland has thrust the Arctic into the center of transatlantic relations. His recent threats of tariffs and military force against a NATO ally prompted European solidarity and made more salient some enduring questions about the […]