Great Power Competition and the Transatlantic Relationship

The expert panel at the 2020 TAPS Conference. Photo Credit: Georgetown BMW Center for German and European Studies. “Brave New World” was the title of this year’s expert panel at the BMW Center’s annual Transatlantic Policy Symposium on Friday, February 7, 2020. Featuring Georgetown’s Jill Dougherty, RAND’s Stephen Flanagan, The Heritage Foundation’s Daniel Kochis, and … Continue reading Great Power Competition and the Transatlantic Relationship

EU Have to See it to Believe it: Making Sense of Brexit and British Politics

Lord Lothian speaking to Georgetown students. Photo Credit: Michelle Shevin-Coetzee. Lord Lothian faced a difficult task when he came to campus on November 18th for the BWM Center’s latest “coffee chat.” In one hour, Lothian, a peer in the British House of Lords, shared his perspective on Brexit and the state of domestic politics in … Continue reading EU Have to See it to Believe it: Making Sense of Brexit and British Politics

GSSR Reports: The Complicated EU-China Relationship

EU and PRC flags. Photo Credit: Friends of Europe. ‘How does Europe think about China?’ This was the grand question that Georgetown’s Evan Medeiros posed to experts gathered at the October 22nd US-China Conference: Global Views on China and US-China Strategic Competition. Hosted by the Asian Studies Program, the conference’s second panel, “Views from Europe,” … Continue reading GSSR Reports: The Complicated EU-China Relationship

Is Green the New Black? Katharina Schulze is Reshaping Politics in Germany’s Bavaria

Katharina Schulze in front of a green background. Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons. At 34 years old, Katharina Schulze does not fit the stereotypical mold of a Bavarian politician. She is young, dynamic, and a self-described feminist, not to mention a member of the Green Party. Although one might picture an older, male, Christian Social Union … Continue reading Is Green the New Black? Katharina Schulze is Reshaping Politics in Germany’s Bavaria