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The Europe Desk

The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. It brings together leading experts working on the most pertinent issues fac... Read more

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European and Global Trends for 2020 and Beyond

European and Global Trends for 2020 and Beyond

Mathew Burrows, director of the Foresight, Strategy and Risks Initiative at the Atlantic Council, talks to us about tren... Read more

22 Dec 2019

37mins

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Understanding the Spanish Elections

Understanding the Spanish Elections

Aurora Morcillo, historian and former director of the Spanish and Mediterranean Studies program at Florida International... Read more

26 Nov 2019

32mins

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Europe on the Hill, Part 1: BMW's Bryan Jacobs on Trade

Europe on the Hill, Part 1: BMW's Bryan Jacobs on Trade

The first episode in a series looking at different organizations advocating for Europe on Capitol Hill in Washington. Br... Read more

15 Oct 2019

33mins

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Europe and Iran: Time for Plan B?

Europe and Iran: Time for Plan B?

Ali Vaez, director of the Iran Project at the International Crisis Group, and adjunct professor in the Center for Securi... Read more

10 Dec 2019

42mins

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1989: Lessons from the Fall of the Berlin Wall

1989: Lessons from the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Peter Robinson, Distinguished Policy Fellow at the Hoover Institution and former presidential speechwriter, and Jeffrey ... Read more

12 Nov 2019

36mins

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Europe on the Hill, Part 2: Reta Jo Lewis on Think Tanks and Congress

Europe on the Hill, Part 2: Reta Jo Lewis on Think Tanks and Congress

This episode is the second part of our series looking at different organizations advocating for Europe on Capitol Hill i... Read more

25 Feb 2020

42mins

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Is Foresight 2020? The 25th Annual Transatlantic Policy Symposium

Is Foresight 2020? The 25th Annual Transatlantic Policy Symposium

Tomas Baert, Head of Trade and Agriculture at the Delegation of the European Union to the United States, gave the keynot... Read more

11 Feb 2020

34mins

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Russian Influence and Information Warfare

Russian Influence and Information Warfare

Director of the Brennan Center for Justice Washington Office and CGES professor Spencer Boyer discusses the issue of Rus... Read more

1 Oct 2019

36mins

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The Future of Europe: 10 Minutes with the Italian Europe Minister

The Future of Europe: 10 Minutes with the Italian Europe Minister

Vincenzo Amendola, Italian Minister for European Affairs, came to Georgetown University on February 11 to deliver a lect... Read more

21 Feb 2020

13mins

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1989: Visions of Freedom

1989: Visions of Freedom

Representatives from Germany and the Baltic states discuss their recollections of 1989 and 30 years since the fall of th... Read more

8 Nov 2019

18mins

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A Century of Women’s Struggle: Gender and Democracy in Europe

A Century of Women’s Struggle: Gender and Democracy in Europe

A conversation with Katrin Sieg and Anna von der Goltz reflecting on the BMW Center’s 2018-19 lecture series, looking ba... Read more

10 Sep 2019

35mins

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Brexit Day: A Conversation with a British MEP

Brexit Day: A Conversation with a British MEP

Jackie Jones, Member of the European Parliament for Wales, representing the Labour Party, talked to us about Brexit and ... Read more

31 Jan 2020

23mins

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ICYMI: Making the Words Sing

ICYMI: Making the Words Sing

This episode originally aired on October 29, 2019.  Andrew Imbrie, CGES alum and speechwriter to former Secretary of Sta... Read more

29 Dec 2019

40mins

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Reporting Across the Pond, Part 1

Reporting Across the Pond, Part 1

Brent Goff, host of The Day with Brent Goff on Deutsche Welle News, joined us from Berlin to discuss his career reporti... Read more

17 Mar 2020

28mins

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A Progressive Vision for the Future of Europe

A Progressive Vision for the Future of Europe

Robert Habeck, chair of the German Green Party (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) shared his vision for the future of Europe. He ad... Read more

28 Jan 2020

26mins

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Bonus: 1989 - Visions of Freedom (Full Panel)

Bonus: 1989 - Visions of Freedom (Full Panel)

Panel: Full plenary discussion with representatives from Germany and the Baltic states discussing their recollections of... Read more

19 Nov 2019

1hr 4mins

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Out of Order: Westful Thinking

Out of Order: Westful Thinking

This week, we have a bonus episode from our friends at the German Marshall Fund. You can subscribe to their podcast, Out... Read more

3 Mar 2020

24mins

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Bonus: Boosting the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy

Bonus: Boosting the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy

Brigadier General Fritz Urbach participated in a virtual BMW Center event on initiatives to boost the EU's Common Securi... Read more

29 Mar 2020

49mins

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(Counter-) Terrorism and Emerging Technologies

(Counter-) Terrorism and Emerging Technologies

Audrey Kurth Cronin, professor of international security at American University School of International Service, and dir... Read more

24 Mar 2020

40mins

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Update: UK Elections and the NATO Summit

Update: UK Elections and the NATO Summit

BMW Center and Government Department professors Jeff Anderson and Abe Newman discuss last week's UK elections, the state... Read more

19 Dec 2019

14mins

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