Europe
Panelists Weigh Implications of Cyprus Natural Gas Reserves
The discovery of natural gas reserves around Cyprus raises both hope and concern regarding relations among countries in the Middle East and Europe, panelists said Thursday at the Center for European Studies.
Future of the EU
Josep Borrell, former president of the European Parliament, gave a lecture on the future of the European Union at the Center for European Studies on Tuesday afternoon.
Europe Needs More Economic Integration, Former EU President Says
A core group of European countries should integrate their fiscal systems in order to respond effectively to the ongoing economic crisis, according to Josep Borrell Fontelles, who spoke at Harvard Tuesday afternoon.
Ex-Latvian Pres. Weighs Russia's Impact on Baltic
Vaira Vike-Freiberga cited the pressure faced by Ukraine and countries that neighbor Russia as an example of structural problems in international politics.
The Power of Place
Eleni Bastea, of the University of New Mexico, shares personal anecdotes and poems as part of her lecture on identity and homeland in the Aegean. She spoke Monday afternoon in Harvard Hall.
European Politicians Discuss Crisis in Ukraine
Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt and former Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti called for a more stringent European response to the crisis during a discussion Monday
The Power of Place
Eleni Bastea, of the University of New Mexico, shares personal anecdotes and poems as part of her lecture on identity and homeland in the Aegean. She spoke Monday afternoon in Harvard Hall.
The Power of Place
Eleni Bastea, of the University of New Mexico, shares personal anecdotes and poems as part of her lecture on identity and homeland in the Aegean. She spoke Monday afternoon in Harvard Hall.
Former Manchester United Coach Hired by HBS
Sir Alex C. Ferguson will bring his 26 years of coaching and managing experience at Manchester United Football Club to the Harvard Business School this spring as a teacher for its Executive Education program.
China at the gate
François Godement, right, a professor of political science at the Paris Institute of Political Science, hosts a seminar about past, present, and future relations that the European Union and China have with each other.
Mario Draghi at the IOP
Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, gave a public address at the Institute of Politics about the issues that the European Union faces after the severe sovereign-debt crisis that has affected its members.
Comissioner of competition
Joaquin Almunia, Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner responsible for competition offers his stance on the facilitation of nuclear power.
Orphanides Talks European Financial Crisis
Athanasios Orphanides, former governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus argued during a two-hour study group at the Center of European Studies Friday that the main cause of the current financial crisis in the Euro Zone was political rather than economic in nature.
Papoulias Named Director of Center for European Studies
The Minda de Gunzberg Center for European Studies named Elaine Papoulias as its new Executive Director earlier this month.
FM Writes the EU’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
Thanks again, Nobel committee. Oh, and if you could be a doll and wire the prize money directly to Spain, that’d be great.
The Rubik’s Cube of Hungarian Politics
Living in Budapest this past summer, I learned that Erno Rubik, inventor of the Rubik’s Cube, is Hungarian. The discovery came right after a visit to the Hungarian Parliament building, and since then I have thought a lot about the Rubik’s Cube, its absolute solution, and what it represents in the context of Hungary’s extreme political tendencies.
Generational Memory: Echoes of the Holocaust
Writing about the Holocaust, I have realized that generational memory is an important access point to the subject matter. The writing techniques I’ve adopted follow the same principle as generational memory: that, while the Holocaust itself is hard to approach, its ripple effects are tangible.
Grzegorz Ekiert Named Director of Center for European Studies
The Center for European Studies announced Thursday that Grzegorz Ekiert has been named Director of the Center, succeeding outgoing Director David Blackbourn.