The Europe Program in Washington explores the political and security developments within Europe, transatlantic relations, and Europe’s global role. Working in coordination with Carnegie Europe in Brussels, the program brings together U.S. and European policymakers and experts on strategic issues facing Europe.
The Baltic Sea Region is a key pillar in Europe’s emerging security architecture. The potential for cooperation and innovation is substantial. This project examines the region’s approach to a broad array of security challenges, from maritime security to defense industrial cooperation, critical infrastructure protection, energy security and civil defense.
Dan Baer
Senior Vice President for Policy Research, Director, Europe Program
Sophia Besch
Senior Fellow, Europe Program
Olivier Blarel
Visiting Fellow, Europe Program
Anu Bradford
Nonresident Scholar, Europe Program
Alper Coşkun
Senior Fellow, Europe Program
Noah Gordon
Acting Co-Director, Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program, Fellow, Europe Program
Garo Paylan
Visiting Scholar, Europe Program
Adam Tooze
Nonresident Scholar, Europe Program, Carnegie Europe
The political and security situation in the Caucasus has changed, and it would be a mistake to not ask ourselves, in a dynamic moment like this, whether there are any new opportunities to build a more promising future in the wake of a tragic past.
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is surging, with breakthroughs in regional and EU-wide elections. Party leader Alice Weidel says her goal is national power, eyeing the 2029 federal elections.
A Trump win is still possible. Germany and Europe should develop innovative tactics to position themselves intelligently in case of transatlantic chaos. Even if Harris wins, these efforts wouldn’t be in vain.
A summer special conversation on the Washington, DC think tank scene from a European perspective.
A discussion on the current situation in Ukraine, what a bridge to membership for Ukraine might look like, reflections on past NATO enlargement, the role of NATO in supporting freedom and democracy, the European industrial defense base, burden sharing, NATO partnerships and much more.
A discussion on NATO and European security. An explanation on the outcomes of NATO's 75th anniversary summit, and what Donald Trump’s return would mean for the alliance and for European security more broadly.
Calls for a more robust European defense pillar are often strong in principle but weak in detail. At NATO’s headquarters, most would consider Turkey as integral. But on EU premises , there would be little appetite to include Ankara when conceptualizing the defense of Europe.
How leaders in Washington and Europe might make a stronger case for the transatlantic alliance.
The South Caucasus's geography—the borders the region shares with Russia— has long overshadowed its politics. But with Moscow occupied with its war against Ukraine, countries in the region are developing alternative foreign policy priorities and recalibrating relations with the West. As Armenia moves closer to the United States and Europe, the government in Georgia is lurching towards Moscow – despite opposition from its society. Meanwhile, Armenia and Azerbaijan are in talks for a historic chance for a peace treaty which could serve as the bedrock of a new regional order.
What is the significance of the South Caucasus for the West? How likely is a peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan? What can the U.S. do to encourage regional cooperation and reconciliation? And how should the U.S. support democratic aspirations of Georgian society?
Join the Carnegie Endowment’s Europe program to discuss the U.S. role for a new order in the South Caucasus with Ambassador Yuri Kim, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasian Affairs;, Marie Yovanovitch, former Ambassador to Armenia and Ukraine and senior fellow in Carnegie’s Russia and Eurasia Program; and Dan Baer, director of the Europe Program at Carnegie and former U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
Experts opine on whether the NATO alliance can survive a second presidency of Donal Trump.
