On Saturday, May 9 (Europe’s Day) the Center for the Study of Europe at BU’s Pardee School of Global Studies hosted a lecture by Prof. Dr. Chiara Zilioli, ECB General Counsel, on the theme Europe at the Time of COVID-19: A View from the European Central Bank. Daniela Caruso, Director of the Center for the Study […]
This conversation between Nicole Menzenbach, Consul General of Germany to New England, and Joe Wippl, Professor of the Practice of International Relations at the Pardee School of Global Studies, was recorded last Thursday, April 30. It is the seventh in a series of interviews we have been conducting with European Consuls General in Boston on […]
This conversation with Laoise Moore, Consul General of Ireland to New England, is the sixth in as series of interviews we have been conducting with European Consul Generals in Boston on the theme of Solidarity at the Time of COVID-19. The aim of the series is to explore the various responses to the coronavirus pandemic, and […]
We’re delighted to share the latest interview in our ongoing series of conversations on Solidarity at the Time of COVID-19.The series explores the response to the coronavirus emergency in various European countries through the lens of privileged observers: the Consuls General assigned to represent their home countries in the City of Boston. Earlier today, Vivien […]
Yesterday afternoon, Joseph Wippl, Professor of the Practice of International Relations, spoke to Pardee School colleague Igor Lukes, Professor of History and International Relations and Honorary Consul General of the Czech Republic in Boston, about the Czech response to the coronavirus pandemic sweeping Europe and much of the world. Prof. Lukes described how the Czech […]
Our series of conversations with European Consuls General on Solidarity at the Time of COVID-19 continued yesterday afternoon. Graham Wilson, Professor of Political Science and Director of Boston University’s Initiative on Cities, interviewed Harriet Cross, British Consul General to New England. Harriet Cross has been a member of Her Majesty’s Diplomatic Service for 20 years. Before […]
The Center for the Study of Europe announces A Series of Conversations with Several European Consuls General in Boston: Solidarity at the Time of COVID-19. The COVID-19 epidemic has had a devastating impact in Europe. All the levels of government – local, regional, national, or supranational – have been involved in the task of fighting […]
In an article today in BalkanInsight, our colleague Vesko Garčević makes the case for cross-border solidarity in Europe, explaining that the coronavirus outbreak is a wake-up reminder to all of us that states can’t deal with global challenges alone – and that global cooperation is crucial. “This crisis,” he states, “confirms how interdependent – and defenceless – […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at the Pardee School of Global Studies has launched a new video series called “The World After Coronavirus,” (#WorldAfterCorona) exploring how the future will change after coronavirus. The series will engage leading experts and practitioners from Boston University and across the world to explore the […]