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
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
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Join the Carnegie Endowment’s Europe Program to begin NATO Summit week with a discussion of how leaders in Washington and beyond might make a stronger case for NATO, including to those wary of military engagements overseas.
As the United States continues to divert its energy to respond to China’s rise, the EU could start laying the foundations of a new security architecture on the European continent.
A discussion on the urgency of making Europe’s defense industry fit for the demands of today’s security challenges.
Although President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has a mandate to rule until 2028, the outcome of Turkey’s March 31 local elections was a major setback for the country’s ruling elites.
The growing number of governing experiments with radical-right parties could put Europe’s democratic institutions at risk.
Optimists have faith that the EU will always pull through but crisis-fighting depends on choices made in Berlin.
The future of European security is on the ballot in 2024. Both in Europe and the United States, the growing appeal of right-wing candidates and ideologies threatens democratic values and multilateral cooperation.
To align and coordinate its response, NATO urgently needs to create a NATO command center that would focus solely on the Baltic Sea region.
The question of which Joint Force Command the two newest members fall under is dividing experts.
NATO has three Joint Force Commands located in the U.S. and Europe. With Sweden and Finland's accession to NATO comes a debate about which Joint Force Command should be responsible for these new allies.
