A humanistic perspective on the European financial crisis, from Stanford Europe Center scholars

Europe Center scholars speak out on the role that history and culture play on the current European financial crisis. Read more »

A Focus on contemporary Greece

The Europe Center puts a focus on Greece, and the concern for its fiscal vitality, vulnerable citizens, potentially fragile democratic institutions, and its role in the EU and global economy. In this latest essay, Ruby Gropas offers her insight on the contemporary Greek situation with special research focus on the place of popular protest in democratic dissent, and examples of civil society filling in for the incapacity of political institutions.

Spain's woes and Europe's

Joan Ramon Resina, Professor of Iberian and Latin American Cultures and Director of the Europe Center's Iberian Studies Program, discusses the political and cultural roots of the Spanish financial crisis.

July 12, 2012
Amir Eshel’s new book on the concept of "Futurity"

July 2, 2012
Europe, beyond bashing

May 7, 2012
The challenge for French president-elect Hollande

July 5, 2012
Nuclear arms control in 2012

May 7, 2012
Comment by Karl Eikenberry on "Keeping NATO Relevant"

Event Calendar

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October 15, 2012

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
The Euro Gamble: Noble Visions, Obstinate Nation-States (NEW TITLE)
FSI Stanford, The Europe Center Seminar ( RSVP required)
Josef Joffe, Editor of "Die Zeit" in Hamburg, Distinguished Fellow at FSI, and the Marc and Anita Abramowitz Fellow at the Hoover Institution

October 17, 2012

Ends of Enlightenment
FSI Stanford, The Europe Center Seminar ( RSVP required)
John Bender; William B. Warner

October 24, 2012

TITLE TBA
FSI Stanford, The Europe Center Seminar Series ( RSVP required)
Hanno Lustig, Associate Professor of Finance, UCLA Anderson School of Management

October 29, 2012

The Trial and Execution of Joseph Süss Oppenheimer (tentative title)
FSI Stanford, The Europe Center Seminar ( RSVP required)
Yair Mintzker; James J. Sheehan

October 30, 2012

Democratization and Freedom of Speech: A Focus on Turkey, Arab World, and Ukraine
CDDRL, The Europe Center, ARD Panel Discussion
Nuray Mert; Lina Khatib; Lucan Way; Ali Yaycioğlu

November 7, 2012

"My Neighbor, My Killer" (2009, 80 min.; dir. by Anne Aghion)
FSI Stanford, The Europe Center Special Event ( RSVP required)
Anne Aghion, Film maker and writer

November 8, 2012

Stanford Interdisciplinary Conference on Conscience
FSI Stanford, The Europe Center Conference
November 8, 2012 - November 9, 2012