http://fce.stanford.edu/Recent news, events + publications from FCEen-usPublic domainhttp://fce.stanford.edu/images/feed-icon-48x48.jpghttp://fce.stanford.edu/60http://fce.stanford.edu/news/2156In a new policy paper from the Brookings Institution's Center on the United States and Europe, Steven Pifer, former ambassador to Ukraine, outlines Ukraine's competing geopolitical options as Russia and the West compete for influence with the incoming administration, and assesses foreign policy options for the United States should the next Ukranian president decide to pursue stronger ties with Russia.]]>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://fce.stanford.edu/news/2156http://fce.stanford.edu/news/2148"November 9, 1989, deserves a towering monument in every European capital - a marker of something completely new under the European sun," writes FSI Senior Fellow Josef Joffe in Newsweek. "Unlike in 1789, the promise of peace and liberty was truly delivered. Unlike in 1919 ... 1989 brought an end to the worst part of European history."]]>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://fce.stanford.edu/news/2148http://fce.stanford.edu/news/2147FSI Senior Fellow and Forum on Contemporary Europe Research Affiliate Josef Joffe (Editor, Die Zeit), spoke with NPR "Talk of the Nation" host Neal Conan on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.]]>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://fce.stanford.edu/news/2147http://fce.stanford.edu/news/2145November 9, 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The historic event symbolizes the end of the Cold War, and for the Germans living there, 1989 marks a turning point that continues to shape their culture. Amir Eshel, professor of comparative literature and director of FSI's Forum on Contemporary Europe and history professor James Sheehan reflect on the legacy of this important anniversary.]]>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://fce.stanford.edu/news/2145http://fce.stanford.edu/news/2097AABS welcomes papers, panels, and roundtable presentations for the first joint conference of Scandinavian and Baltic Studies in the United States. The conference aims to highlight and foster academic inquiry that draws comparisons between Scandinavia (Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland) and the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania). Papers that examine stateless peoples and those left outside of the Scandinavian/Baltic approach, but sharing the same geographic space, are equally welcome.]]>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://fce.stanford.edu/news/2097http://fce.stanford.edu/news/1925Addressing the Forum on Contemporary Europe, Ambassador Jan Eliasson offered a new model for global crisis management of concerns ranging from piracy to global poverty. The former president of the U.N. General Assembly called for concerted action by NATO, the EU, the U.N., and others on pressing security and humanitarian issues.]]>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://fce.stanford.edu/news/1925http://fce.stanford.edu/news/1879Steven Pifer, former ambassador to Ukraine, has released two important new papers on imperatives for renewing U.S. relations with Russia, and with Ukraine.]]>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://fce.stanford.edu/news/1879http://fce.stanford.edu/news/1809This new series builds on the success of last year's History, Memory, and Politics in Francophone Africa. In 2008-09 we expand the subject by bringing together different disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, as well as different geographical areas, societies, and communities in which dealing with the past represents an important national and scholarly concern.]]>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://fce.stanford.edu/news/1809http://fce.stanford.edu/news/1785Astrid Fellner, Professor of English and American Studies at the University of Vienna, will serve as Distinguished Visiting Austrian Chair at the Forum on Contemporary Europe, and as visiting professor in the Department of Comparative Literature, from January - June 2009.]]>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://fce.stanford.edu/news/1785http://fce.stanford.edu/news/1764Former Prime Minister of Spain José María Aznar delivered a public lecture to an overflow crowd at Stanford University on November 17, 2008. This program was sponsored jointly by the Forum on Contemporary Europe, International Law Society, and Stanford Law School.]]>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://fce.stanford.edu/news/1764http://fce.stanford.edu/events/5862Open to the public (RSVP required)
Peter Baldwin, Professor of History, UCLA]]>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:13:25 PSThttp://fce.stanford.edu/events/5862http://fce.stanford.edu/events/5864Open to the public (RSVP required)
Stanley Rabinowitz, Henry Steele Commager Professor and professor of Russian, Amherst College; Director, Amherst Center for Russian Culture]]>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:56:27 PSThttp://fce.stanford.edu/events/5864http://fce.stanford.edu/publications/22738Brookings Institution, 2009
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