Since a decade ago we can observe that representative democracies in Europe and in the United States of America are endangered. A growing segment of the population is not only losing trust into the political elites, but also in democratic institutions. One consequence is the success of populist leaders and their anti-democratic and anti-pluralist politics. Another

Since 2008, the EU has been struggling with the “interrelatedness of the Euro, refugee and Brexit crisis” (Caporaso, 2018), with the rise of populism (Erman & Verdun, 2018), and most recently with the Covid-19 pandemic. There are good reasons to assume that these multiple crises may be here to stay (Dinan, Nugent, & Paterson, 2017),

In this talk, Professor Panayotis League explores the legacy of the “Great Catastrophe”—the death and expulsion from Turkey of 1.5 million Greek Christians following the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922—through the music and dance practices of Greek refugees and their descendants over the last one hundred years.

Rainer’s book, “From Pariah to Priority: How LGBTI Rights Became a Pillar of American and Swedish Foreign Policy,” gives a unique, insider perspective that explains the unexpected incorporation of LGBTI rights into the United States and Swedish foreign policies.

Taso Lagos presents his book, “Cooking Greek, Becoming American: 40 Years at Seattle’s Continental Restaurant.”

The Ellison Center for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies presents a panel discussion with UW faculty and other guest speakers on the unfolding situation in Ukraine.

After 16 years of Merkel’s chancellorship, the Bundestag elections on September 26 will bring about new coalition formations and uncertainties about the policy course of Germany and Europe. How the country will position itself in terms of addressing climate change, countering antidemocratic challengers, safeguarding the welfare state and a competitive economy, and providing leadership in

In light of the general elections in Germany in September 2021, the German Consulate General in San Francisco together with the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa), the Center for European Studies of the University of Washington, and the Goethe Pop Up Seattle presented the virtual transatlantic conversation “Safeguarding Democracies: Social Media and Populist Narratives in Germany

Scott Montgomery presents his lecture “Tricky Tradeoffs between Sustainability, Energy, and Economics in the EU” on Aug. 17, 2021. This lecture was part of the 2021 EU Policy Forum for Educators–Master Teacher Workshop. More information about the workshop can be found HERE. Scott L. Montgomery is an author, geoscientist, and affiliate faculty member in the

Dr. Niko Switek presents his lecture “The Rise of Green Parties in European and EU Politics (Especially in Germany)” on Aug. 17, 2021. This lecture was part of the 2021 EU Policy Forum for Educators–Master Teacher Workshop. More information about the workshop can be found HERE. Niko Switek is DAAD Visiting Assistant Professor for German