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Brookings - Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt at the EU Eastern Partnership event at Brookings on November 2, 2009.

Save to My Portfolio The European Union’s Eastern Partnership, Energy Security and U.S.-EU Cooperation

Monday, November 02, 2009
1:30 PM to 5:45 PM
Washington, DC

On November 2, the Center on United States and Europe and the Energy Security Initiative at Brookings co-hosted a conference on the European Union’s Eastern Partnership with the Embassy of Poland, the Delegation of the European Commission, the Embassy of Sweden and the Heinrich Boll Foundation. The Frontiers of Europe conference discussed the Eastern Partnership’s potential—and the challenges it will face—in achieving its stated goals of promoting democratic values and good governance; strengthening energy security; and fostering stability and economic development. Read More

Europe, European Union, Eastern Europe, Energy Security

SPOTLIGHT: Europe


Reuters/Hazir Reka - Children play with EU flag, among Albanian and U.S. flags in town of Kacanik.

Save to My Portfolio Towards a Post-American Europe: A Power Audit of EU-U.S. Relations

Jeremy Shapiro and Nick Witney, November 02, 2009

Jeremy Shapiro and Nick Witney examine transatlantic relations in what they call a "post-American world" that is witnessing increasingly redistributed power. Shapiro and Witney argue that the real threat to the transatlantic relationship comes not from the remaking of America's global strategy, but from European governments' failure to come to terms with how the world is changing. Read More

Europe, European Union, Transatlantic Relations

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Ulrike Seidel/Heinrich Boell Foundation - Timothy Garton Ash speaks at Brookings.

Save to My Portfolio The European Union’s Destiny After the Irish Vote on the Lisbon Treaty

Monday, October 05, 2009
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Washington, DC

The Irish recently ratified the Lisbon Treaty, a far-reaching reorganization of the European Union (EU). On October 5, the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings and the Heinrich Böll Foundation hosted a panel of experts to discuss the expected changes in the European Union and the implications for the United States. Read More

European Union, Europe

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Ian Livingston - Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar speaks to a Brookings audience while Ambassador Mark Parris looks on.

Save to My Portfolio Turkey, Russia and Regional Energy Strategies

Wednesday, July 15, 2009
9:30 AM to 3:45 PM
Washington, DC

On July 15, the Center on the United States and Europe and the Energy Security Initiative at Brookings hosted leading experts from Turkey, Russia and Europe for a conference focusing on Turkey’s and Russia’s roles in European energy security and the role of energy in shaping cooperation and stability in neighboring regions. Read More

Turkey, Russia, Energy Security, Europe, Trade

PAST EVENT: Foresight USA Symposium


Carlos Pascual speaks to the panel at the Foresight USA symposium.

Save to My Portfolio Foresight USA Symposium

Thursday, June 18, 2009
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Friday, June 19, 2009
Washington, DC

On June 18 and 19, 2009, the Foresight project held its second major regional symposium in Washington, D.C. Organized by the Alfred Herrhausen Society in partnership with Policy Network and the Brookings Institution, it provided a unique opportunity to advance the task of forging a new global consensus on the shape of the emerging world order and the role of the United States within it. Read More

International Relations, Global Financial Crisis, International Organizations, Global Governance, Transnational Security Threats

About Us

The Center on the U.S. and Europe is dedicated to the study of Europe and U.S.-Europe relations. It involves American and European experts in an active program of research, analysis, and debate.

Recent Research and Commentary

Europe Around the Halls: 20 Years After the Berlin Wall Fell

Johannes F. Linn, Steven Pifer, Federiga Bindi, Capt. Anthony Popiel (USCG), November 09, 2009

The Presidency Obama un an après: le difficile accouchement de la nouvelle Amérique

Justin Vaïsse, November 03, 2009

Europe Towards a Post-American Europe: A Power Audit of EU-U.S. Relations

Jeremy Shapiro, Nick Witney, November 02, 2009

European Union Bruxelles: è il momento di fare in fretta

Federiga Bindi, October 23, 2009

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Policy CenterCenter on Children and Families

The Center on Children and Families studies policies on the well-being of America's children and their parents and seeks a more effective means of addressing poverty, inequality and lack of opportunity in the United States.

Policy CenterEngelberg Center for Health Care Reform

The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform provides practical solutions to achieve high-quality, innovative, affordable health care with particular emphasis on identifying opportunities on the national, state and local levels.

ExpertVanda Felbab-Brown

Vanda Felbab-Brown focuses on the national security implications of illicit economies and strategies for managing them. She is an adjunct professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

ExpertSuzanne Maloney

Suzanne Maloney studies Iran, the political economy of the Persian Gulf and Middle East energy policy. A former U.S. State Department policy advisor, she has also counseled private companies on Middle East issues.

ProgramGovernance Studies

Governance Studies explores political institutions of the United States and other democracies to assess how they govern, how their practices compare and how citizens and public servants can advance sound governance.

Research ProjectLatin America Initiative

The Latin America Initiative provides high-quality, in-depth, and independent research across a range of economic and political issues, and offers policy recommendations aimed at U.S. and Latin American policymakers.

ExpertIsabel V. Sawhill

A nationally known budget expert, Isabel Sawhill focuses on domestic poverty and federal fiscal policy. She is also co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings.

ExpertAmy Liu

Amy Liu is deputy director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. Her policy studies include economic competitiveness, metropolitan growth and development, governance reforms, urban reinvestment, and social equity.

TopicEducation

The economic and political well-being of any society requires a well-educated citizenry. Brookings’s work extends beyond the K-12 bookends to include pre-school interventions, higher education and the challenges of education in developing countries.

ExpertDomenico Lombardi

As president of the Oxford Institute for Economic Policy, Domenico Lombardi’s work at Brookings focuses on the international financial crisis and the reform of the IMF and the World Bank. He is an expert on G-20 and G8 Summits.

ExpertFederiga Bindi

Federiga Bindi is a leading expert on European political integration. She has a broad experience in government and held a number of posts in international organizations. Bindi currently serves as an advisor to the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Her research focuses on the EU, transatlantic relations; EU states foreign policies, global governance issues.

ExpertMark McClellan

Mark McClellan works on promoting high-quality, innovative and affordable health care. Once commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dr. McClellan now directs the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform.

ExpertMwangi S. Kimenyi

Mwangi S. Kimenyi is a senior fellow with the Africa Growth Initiative. He focuses on Africa's development, including institutions for economic growth, the political economy, and private sector development.

Research ProjectBrookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement

The Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement monitors displacement problems worldwide, works with governments, regional bodies, international organizations and civil society to create more effective policies and institutional arrangements for Internally Displaed Persons.

ExpertTed Gayer

Ted Gayer is the co-director of the Economic Studies program and the Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He conducts research on a variety of economic issues, focusing particularly on public finance, environmental and energy economics, housing, and regulatory policy.

TopicHealth Care

Brookings is committed to producing innovative policy solutions to our nation’s most difficult challenges. The country may face no more important domestic policy challenge than the much-needed reform of our health care system. Through an institution-wide effort, Brookings delivers new ideas and offers policy solutions to improve health care both at home and globally.