“Angela Merkel’s tenure as German chancellor draws to a close this month after 16 years. The four-term chancellor leaves office having steered Germany through international and domestic crises. In so doing, she has earned the Forbes title of “most powerful woman in the world” every year for a decade. “The rise of populism and nationalism

“In 2013, Seattle’s U District neighborhood lost one of its most cherished businesses. The Continental Greek Restaurant and Pastry Shop sat on University Way, two blocks from the University of Washington’s Seattle campus, for nearly 40 years before closing its doors that June. News of the closure was met with testimonials from customers, many of

WELCOME BACK LETTER FROM DIRECTOR SABINE LANG October 5, 2021 Dear Euro Students, Fellow Faculty, and dear Friends of Europe, I would like to welcome you to an exciting academic year 2021-2022, for European affairs and for our European Studies program at JSIS. We are off to a great start on Tuesday, October 5, with a panel

Dear Friends of European Studies, of the Center for European Studies, and the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence: We look back on this academic year with mixed emotions. On the one hand, technology enabled us to continue our work at the Center for European Studies, the European Union Center, and within the European Studies Program

Dear CES community, After three wonderful years at CES, the Jackson School and the Political Science Department, my stay as a DAAD visiting assistant professor comes to an end this fall. The goal of the DAAD (short for ‘German Academic Exchange Service’) program that brought me to UW is to facilitate a sustained cooperation –

Every year, undergraduate senior students in the Jackson School of International Studies (JSIS) are given the opportunity to participate in a unique academic experience. Founded in 1983 by Professor Emeritus Donald C. Hellmann, the JSIS Task Force Capstone has students work in teams to develop policy responses to current international problems. At the end of

  Democracy cannot be taken for granted – not in Europe, not anywhere. As the EU Commission launches its Conference on the Future of Europe in 2021, we invite you to imagine this future with us. The Center for European Studies at the University of Washington presents the EU Democracy Forum, a series of virtual

On March 5-6, 2021, students from twelve universities across the U.S. and Canada attended the University of Washington’s annual West Coast Model European Union event – in the first-ever virtual format. Normally held in Seattle on the UW campus, the 2021 virtual version was marked by the students’ dedication and enthusiasm, making the event a

Below is the edited version of a phone interview transcript with Professor Helene Collins. This interview was conducted on March 3rd, 2020. Dr. Collins (HC) is an instructor of the French language at the University of Washington. The interview was conducted by Effie Zheng (EZ). Effie recently graduated from Interlake High School in Bellevue and

This spring, students from numerous U.S. and Canadian universities participated in the 2020 West Coast Model EU event organized by the University of Washington’s Jean Monnet Center of Excellence with the generous support of the European Commission’s Erasmus+ Programme. The event was kicked off with a keynote speech on Friday evening with Dr. Max Lemke,