News & Events
Here you will find recent news items, highlights of recent events at the Center for the Study of Europe, and announcements of selected upcoming events. For a complete list of upcoming events at the Center for the Study of Europe, please visit our Calendar, where you will also find listings of Europe-related events organized by other departments on campus, as well as a wide selection of off-campus events of possible interest. We add new events to the calendar throughout the semester, so check back frequently. Or, sign up for our Newsletter and follow us on Facebook and Twitter to stay apprised of our ongoing activities.
Event Highlights: Building Technological Capacities in the Bipolar World of AI
This discussion with Joseph Jerome, Senior Public Policy Manager at DuckDuckGo, and Erik Peinert, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Read more
Can the EU Achieve Technological Sovereignty? (05/04/26)
Join us for a conference exploring how economic and geopolitical developments have led the European Union to identify technological sovereignty Read more
Elsewheres: Migration and Narration (04/30/26)
Join us for a conversation with Aleksandar Hemon and Velibor Božović. Please register on Eventbrite. Aleksandar Hemon is the author Read more
Strategic Autonomy in the Age of AI: State Power and Technological Transformation in Türkiye (04/24/26) [Rescheduled]
Join us for a presentation by BU CSE visiting researcher Duygu Özlük. Register on Eventbrite. This event was originally planned Read more
A Reading and Conversation with Marie NDiaye (04/22/26)
Join us for a reading and conversation with esteemed author Marie NDiaye! Register on Eventbrite. Marie NDiaye was born in Read more
War and Ecocide in Crimea, Then and Now (04/14/26)
Join us for an examination of the role of the environment in shaping the course of the Crimean War of Read more
War and Peace: The Results of Four Years of War (03/31/26) [Rescheduled]
Join us for a presentation by General David McKiernan and Ambassador Mark Storella, moderated by Asst. Prof. Sanne Verschuren. Please Read more
Protest in the Provinces: Coming to Terms with Capitalism in Russia’s Company Towns (03/25/26)
Join us for a book talk by Dr. Allison D. Evans. Register here! Dr. Allison D. Evans' book Protest in Read more
Transatlantic Relations in a New World Order (03/16/26)
Join us on March 16, 2026 for a presentation by Tormod Heir and Eugene Chausovsky about transatlantic relations in a Read more
Architectures of the Apocalypse: An Interdisciplinary Conference (02/26/26 – 02/28/26)
The Center for the Study of Europe is delighted to co-sponsor Architectures of the Apocalypse - an interdisciplinary conference for Read more
Great Power Rivalry in the Middle East | Lasting Legacies (02/19/26)
Join us for the next event in the BU CSE Decentering Europe Series. Presented by BU Professor Erik Goldstein and Read more
EU-US Relations in Turbulent Times (02/19/26)
Join us for a talk by KU Leuven Professor Dr. Jan Wouters, moderated by BU Professor Alexander de la Paz. Read more
Pop-Propaganda: How the Kremlin Markets its War like Disney and Coca-Cola (02/10/26)
Join us for a talk by journalist and analyst Andrew Ryvkin. Ryvkin is a journalist and analyst who writes for Read more
Croatia’s Take on a World In Flux (02/05/26)
Join us for a fireside chat with Croatian Ambassador Pjer Šimunović. Pjer Šimunović is Croatia's Ambassador to the United States Read more
Beyond the Headlines: The Arctic on the Global Agenda (02/02/26)
Join us for a timely discussion on current events and the Arctic. Register here President Trump's renewed push to acquire Read more