Center for West European Studies & EU Jean Monnet Center
Episodes
2025 Educator Workshop | John Johnson | US-NATO Relations, Past and Present
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John Johnson is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. Prior to this he was the Director of the Brussels International Media Hub, the Deputy C...
2025 Educator Workshop | Amy Stern | US-EU Relations, Past and Present
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Stern (JD, University of Virginia) served as Legal Advisor in the U.S. Mission to the European Union in 2021-2024. She led multi-stakeholder advoc...
2025 Educator Workshop | Justin Petelka | Data Privacy vs. Protection: US & EU Regulation Strategies
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Co-Funded by the European Union. Justin Petelka is a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Washington's Information School who studies U.S. and EU Data...
2025 Educator Workshop | M Jokisipilä & M Sus | European Union: Past, Present and Future
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Co-Funded by the European Union. Dr. Markku Jokisipilä is a Distinguished Professor of Contemporary History, University of Turku in Finland, and Dr. ...
2025 EUCOS Symposium | J Albert & N Buckley | How should gov’ts think about & regulate social media?
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Co-Funded by the European Union. John A. Albert is an Associate Researcher at the Institute for Information Law (IViR) where he contributes to the Dig...
Amb. Michael Carpenter | Will Europe Meet this Moment? Keynote at 2025 Undergrad Research Conf on EU
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Co-Funded by the European Union. Ambassador Michael Carpenter, formerly the Senior Director for Europe at the National Security Council of the Biden A...
2024 Educator Workshop | Dustin Ellis | Political Psychology and Europe’s Populist Right
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Co-Funded by the European Union. Dustin Ellis, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Eastern Oregon University, discu...
Amb. Mark Gitenstein and Amb. Audra Plepytė | The Future of Democracy and Free Markets in Central and Eastern Europe
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Co-Funded by the European Union Ambassador Mark Gitenstein US Ambassador to the European Union, 2021-2025 US Ambassador to Romania, 2009-2012 How ...
Rose Gottemoeller | EU & NATO Take Leadership in Europe. Keynote, 2024 Undergrad Research Conf on EU
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Co-Funded by the European Union. Deputy Secretary General of NATO Rose Gottemoeller gives the EUCOS Lecture at the 2024 Undergraduate Research Confere...
2024 Educator Workshop | Guntis Smidchens | A Baltic Perspective: Was joining the EU a success?
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Co-Funded by the European Union. Associate Professor Guntis Šmidchens, Director CEREAS and Head of Baltic Studies discusses the experience of Estonia...
2024 Educator Workshop | Dean LaRue | EU Origins and Challenges for the EU
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Co-Funded by the European Union. Dean LaRue, a lecturer at the University of Washington's Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, discusses ...
Interview with Finnish Scholar Ilmari Käihkö by JSIS Director Danny Hoffman
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An interview by Danny Hoffman, Director of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington with Ilmari Käihkö, ...
Poland after the 2025 Presidential Election, with Monika Sus, Polish Academy of Sciences
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The virtual guest talk will assess the results of the May 18 first round of Poland’s presidential election. It is unlikely that any candidate will s...
Joyce Mushaben | The Art of Mainstreaming: Ursula von der Leyen in Pursuit of a Union of Equality
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Joyce Mushaben presents her lecture "The Art of Mainstreaming: Ursula von der Leyen in Pursuit of a Union of Equality" on May 25, 2022. Dr. Mushab...
Phillip Ayoub | The Double-Helix Entanglements of Transnational Advocacy: SOGI Rights in Europe
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Double-Helix Entanglements of Transnational Advocacy: Moral Conservative Resistance to SOGI Rights in Europe Phillip M. Ayoub is a professor in t...
Céline Bessière | The Gender of Capital
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why do women of all socio-economic backgrounds accumulate less wealth than men? Why do marital separations impoverish women while they do not prevent ...
Ayse Dursun | Organized Muslim Women in Turkey[...]
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Organized Muslim Women in Turkey: An Intersectional Approach to Building Women’s Coalitions This talk explores the politics of organized Muslim wom...
2023 Educator Workshop | Guntis Smidchens | New Idealism for a Postimperial World
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guntis Smidchens presents his lecture, "Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian “New Idealism” for a Postimperial World" on Aug. 15, 2023. This lecture w...
2023 Educator Workshop | John Koenig | The U.S.-Europe Defense Relationship
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Koenig presents his lecture, "The U.S.-Europe Defense Relationship: De-Risking, Not De-Coupling" on Aug. 15, 2023. This lecture was part of the 2...
2023 Educator Workshop | Scott Montgomery | Europe’s Energy Challenges: Winter is Coming
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Montgomery presents his lecture, "Europe’s Energy Challenges: Winter is Coming" on Aug. 15, 2023. This lecture was part of the 2023 EU Policy ...
2023 Educator Workshop | Dean LaRue | The EU and NATO: Searching for a European Defense Identity
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dean LaRue presents his lecture, "The EU and NATO: Searching for a European Defense Identity" on Aug. 15, 2023. This lecture was part of the 2023 EU P...
2023 EUCOS SYMPOSIUM |Muhammad Abdulqayumov on Europe’s Energy Crisis: Causes and Global Impact
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the European Union as well as member states create swiftly changing policies affecting clean energy initiatives, their energy decisions show signif...
2023 EUCOS SYMPOSIUM | Scott Montgomery on Europe’s Energy Crisis: Causes and Global Impact
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the European Union as well as member states create swiftly changing policies affecting clean energy initiatives, their energy decisions show signif...
2023 EUCOS SYMPOSIUM | Frank Kuzminski on NATO, Hybrid Warfare, and Europe’s Energy Challenge
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the European Union as well as member states create swiftly changing policies affecting clean energy initiatives, their energy decisions show signif...
2023 EUCOS SYMPOSIUM | Aleksander Olech on NATO, Hybrid Warfare, and Europe’s Energy Challenge
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the European Union as well as member states create swiftly changing policies affecting clean energy initiatives, their energy decisions show signif...
2023 EUCOS SYMPOSIUM | Sarah Lohmann on NATO, Hybrid Warfare, and Europe’s Energy Challenge
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the European Union as well as member states create swiftly changing policies affecting clean energy initiatives, their energy decisions show signif...
BOOK LAUNCH | What Ukraine Taught NATO About Hybrid Warfare
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Center for West European Studies at the University of Washington presents "What Ukraine Taught NATO about Hybrid Warfare" on November 21, 2022, a ...
PANEL | A Zeitenwende (turn of an era) for Germany?
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Center for West European Studies and the Department for German Studies at the University of Washington present "A Zeitenwende (turn of an era) for...
Brendan Mcelmeel | Russia vs. ‘Gayropa?’ Russian Cultural Politics since the Conservative Turn
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan Mcelmeel presents his lecture, "Russia vs. ‘Gayropa?’ Russian Cultural Politics since the Conservative Turn" on Aug. 17, 2022. This lectu...
Christopher Jones | What to Do About Russia? Russia, the EU, and the International System
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Christopher Jones presents his lecture, "What to Do About Russia? Russia, the EU, and the International System" on Aug. 17, 2022. This lecture was pa...
Glennys Young | Russia's War Against Ukraine: Teaching Opportunities and Challenges
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Glennys Young presents her lecture, "Russia's War Against Ukraine: Teaching Opportunities and Challenges" on Aug. 17, 2022. This lecture was part of ...
Scott Montgomery | EU Economic and Energy Responses to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Montgomery presents his lecture, "EU Economic and Energy Responses to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine" on Aug. 17, 2022. This lecture was part o...
Dean LaRue | How Does the EU Actually Work and How Is It Changing[...]
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dean LaRue presents his lecture, "How Does the EU Actually Work and How Is It Changing in the Face of Russian Aggression in Ukraine?" on Aug. 17, 2022...
Christine Landfried | Democracy Redesigned: New Forms of Citizens’ Participation (5.24.22)
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Christina Fiig | EU Gender Policies in a Context of (Quasi) Permanent Crisis (5.17.22)
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Christina Fiig is an Associate Professor at the School of Culture and Society, Section for Global Studies (European Studies), Aarhus University, Denma...
Panayotis League | Echoes of the Great Catastrophe: Re-Sounding Anatolian Greekness in Diaspora 4.22
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this talk, Professor Panayotis League explores the legacy of the “Great Catastrophe”—the death and expulsion from Turkey of 1.5 million Greek...
Elise Rainer | How LGBTI Rights Became a Pillar of US and Swedish Foreign Policy (2.17.22)
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Elise Rainer (Ph.D. International Studies 2016) is Affiliate Assistant Professor at the University of Washington Department of Scandinavian Studies an...
Taso Lagos | From My Village to the Global Village: Finding America in a Greek Restaurant (3.8.2022)
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Center for West European Studies presents Taso Lagos' book talk, "From My Village to the Global Village: Finding America in a Greek Restaurant" on...
PANEL | In Focus: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine (3.7.2022)
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Ellison Center for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies presents "In Focus: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine" on March 7, 2022, a panel d...
PANEL | Germany After Merkel - Assessing the 2021 Elections (10.5.21)
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After 16 years of Merkel's chancellorship, the Bundestag elections on September 26 will bring about new coalition formations and uncertainties about t...
PANEL | Safeguarding Democracies (9.20.2021)
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In light of the general elections in Germany in September 2021, the German Consulate General in San Francisco together with the Institut für Auslands...
Scott Montgomery | Tricky Tradeoffs between Sustainability, Energy, and Economics (8.17.21)
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Montgomery presents his lecture "Tricky Tradeoffs between Sustainability, Energy, and Economics in the EU" on Aug. 17, 2021. This lecture was p...
Niko Switek | The Rise of Green Parties in European and EU Politics (8.17.2021)
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 w...
Sarah Lohmann | Balancing Green Energy, Energy Security, and Geopolitical Security (8.17.2021)
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Sarah Lohmann presents her lecture, "Balancing Green Energy, Energy Security, and Geopolitical Security" on Aug. 17, 2021. This lecture was part...
Phillip Ayoub | Pride amid Prejudice: The Impact of the First Pride in Sarajevo (5.20.2021)
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Phillip Ayoub presents his lecture "Pride amid Prejudice: The Impact of the First Pride in Sarajevo" on May 20, 2021. This lecture is part of the EU ...
Petra Ahrens | Gender in the European Parliament (5.13.2021)
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Petra Ahrens presents her lecture "Gender in the European Parliament" on May 13, 2021. This lecture is part of Talking Gender in the EU, a lecture se...
Elżbieta Korolczuk | Anti-Gender Politics and Right Wing Populism in Poland (4.27.2021)
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Elżbieta Korolczuk presents her lecture "Anti-Gender Politics and Right Wing Populism in Poland" on April 27, 2021. This lecture is part of Talking ...
Amy Mazur | Gender Parity in France (4.22.2021)
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Mazur presents her lecture "Gender Parity in France" on April 22, 2021. This lecture is part of Talking Gender in the EU, a lecture series coveri...
Laura Dean | Political Ethnography with a Gender Lens in the Latvian Parliament (3.1.2021)
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Laura Dean presents her lecture, "Political Ethnography with a Gender Lens in the Latvian Parliament" on March 1st, 2021. This lecture is part of...
Niko Switek | A True Party Democracy in the EU? (1.11.2021)
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Niko Switek presents his lecture, "A True Party Democracy in the EU? The Potential and Role of Transnational European Party Organizations" on Jan....
Joyce Mushaben | Women Leaders in the European COVID-19 Response (8.18.2020)
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Joyce Mushaben presents her lecture "Women Leaders in the European COVID-19 Response" on Aug. 18, 2020. This talk is part 4 of 4 lectures from th...
Phillip Shekleton | Crisis and the Limits of European Solidarity (8.18.2020)
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Phillip Shekleton presents his lecture "Crisis and the Limits of European Solidarity" on Aug. 18, 2020. This talk is part 3 of 4 lectures from the 20...
Eva-Maria Maggi | The Role and Popular Expectations of Government in Europe (8.18.2020)
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Eva-Maria Maggi presents her lecture "The Role and Popular Expectations of Government in Europe" on Aug. 18, 2020. This talk is part 2 of 4 lectu...
Niko Switek | European Policy Responses to Covid-19 (8.18.2020)
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Niko Switek presents his lecture "European Policy Responses to Covid-19" on Aug. 18, 2020. This talk is part 1 of 4 lectures from the 2020 virtu...
Ambassador Jan Store | A New Beginning for Europe? (11.20.2019)
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ambassador Jan Store presents his lecture, "A New Beginning for Europe? The European Union in a Time of Turbulence and Uncertainties" on Nov. 20, 2019...
Phillip Shekleton | Twenty Years of the Euro (08.13.2019)
06 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Phillip Shekleton | Twenty Years of the Euro (08.13.2019) by The Center European Studies and EU Center
Beatrice Magistro | Populism and Nationalism in the EU (08.13.2019)
30 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
University of Washington Ph.D. Candidate Beatrice Magistro discusses populist and nationalist currents in the European Union amid contemporary globali...
Christine Ingebritsen | How and Why Europeans Lead in Climate Change Policies (08.13.2019)
30 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
University of Washington Scandinavian Studies Professor Christine Ingebritsen discusses the European approaches to climate change. This presentation t...
Niko Switek | The EU after the European Elections 2019 (08.13.2019)
30 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The full title of University of Washington DAAD fellow Niko Switek's lecture is "The EU after the European Elections 2019: How Strengthened Far-Right ...
Phillip Shekleton | Anarchy in the UK? The Why, How and What's Next of Brexit (08.13.2019)
30 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
University of Washington Lecturer Phillip Shekleton discusses Great Britain's efforts to leave the European Union. This presentation took place at the...
Dr. Jürgen Salay | Climate Policy In The European Union at the World Affairs Forum Juneau
04 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Dr Salay discusses the impact of climate legislation in the EU, including the bloc's cap and trade policy, as well as others. Dr. Sal...
Laurie Marhoefer | Revisiting the Nazi State’s Persecution of Gay Men
24 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Among its many other crimes, the Nazi State carried out modern history's most deadly persecution of men accused of having sex with men. Until the 1980...
Women's Economic Empowerment - Keynote Address by HRH the Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
17 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment: Breaking Gender Barriers and Advancing Equity Investing in women’s economic empowerment sets a direct path t...
Timothy Snyder | On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The Twentieth Century
07 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Timothy Snyder, the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University, speaks at UW Kane Hall about ways to resist and create change in times o...
Undergraduate Conference on the European Union at Scripps Colleges
23 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Session 1 of the Undergraduate Conference on the European Union at Scripps Colleges. In this section titled Extremism and Populism, Lauren Barnes (Bay...
Dr. Jürgen Salay | Keynote Address at the 2018 Model EU
12 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jürgen Salay welcomes student participants for the 2018 West Coast Model EU. He reflects on his experiences and conceptions of Europe, while desc...
Ambassador John Koenig | Opening Remarks at the 2018 Model EU
02 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Former US Ambassador to Cyprus, John Koenig, delivers a humorous and insightful speech to this year's Model European Union participants. His speech co...
Salud Y Shalom: American Jews in the Spanish Civil War
08 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In 1937, 3,000 Americans traveled to Spain as volunteers in the war against Francisco Franco and fascism. Nearly 1,000 of them were Jews. Why did thes...
Dr. Jürgen Salay | European Climate Policy and the Paris Agreement
13 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jürgen Salay traveled to Western Washington University to discuss European Union climate policies and politics. Dr. Salay's talk covered topics ...
Deputy Chief of Mission Boris Ruge | The US, Germany, and the EU
27 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission at the German Embassy in Washington DC , Boris Ruge, discusses current US-German relations in regards to trade, t...
Sebastion Voigt | The German Elections and the Rise of the AfD
13 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Sebastian Voigt, from the Institut für Zeitgeschichte, breaks down the 2017 German elections and what that means for politics in Germany. He desc...
Belgian Ambassador Wouters: What is going on in the EU?
30 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In partnership with the World Affairs Council, Belgian Ambassador Dirk Wouters discussed European politics, integration, financial recovery, and more.
Dr. Jürgen Salay | The EU & Climate Policy
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The University of Washington's EU fellow, Dr. Jürgen Salay, presents a glimpse at European climate policy over the past decade. In his guest lecture,...
Ambassador Matussek | Three Elections and a Brexit: The Unraveling of Europe?
16 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Has the dawn of Pax Germanica set so soon? September 24th saw the Alternative for Germany (AfD) win over 13 percent of the German vote, becoming the f...
Independence Movements: From Catalans to Kurds
10 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The recent independence referendums in Spain and Iraq have sparked violent clashes between protesters and central governments. What has led to these r...
Interview with an Expert: Understanding Nordic Innocence
09 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Jackson School's own Professor Christine Ingebritsen discusses Nordic Innocence and Scandinavian philanthropy.
Anthony Geist | From Dictatorship to Democracy: The Spanish Civil War and its Legacy in Spain Today
02 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Anthony Geist discusses From Dictatorship to Democracy: The Spanish Civil War and its Legacy in Spain Today, at the 2017 Summer Teacher Work...
Andrew Sanders | Britain’s Dirty War in Ireland
25 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Andrew Sanders discusses conflict in Northern Ireland at the 2017 Summer Teacher Workshop.
Tom Taylor | German Aggression and German Leadership
18 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Taylor talks German Aggression and German Leadership at the 2017 Summer Teacher Workshop.
Dilek Kurban | Perpetual Transition: Why Europe has Failed in Democracy Promotion in Turkey
05 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Why have European institutions failed in democracy and human rights promotion in Turkey? Join us to hear Dilek Kurban of the Hertie School of Governan...
Water Equity and the Anthropocene
25 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Short lectures & round-table discussion on issues of Water Equity: Panelists included Michael Tuncap, Co-Founder of the Pacific Islander Studies Inst...
The French Election and the Future of Europe
16 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The 2017 French presidential election is shaping up to be one of the most important and yet unpredictable in recent memory. While there is strong supp...
Caroline Vicini | The United States and Europe: Old Friends, New Challenges
09 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Caroline Vicini | The United States and Europe: Old Friends, New Challenges by The Center European Studies and EU Center
Ernesto's Keynote Model EU 2017
21 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ernesto delivers an impassioned keynote at the West Coast Model EU 2017.
Interview with EU Fellow | Ernesto Penas Lado
21 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
An interview with the Director of Policy Development and Coordination, DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, of the European Commission. Ernesto Penas La...