The Europe Center is jointly housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Stanford Global Studies Division.
NATO
Scholarly Publications
The United States, NATO's Strategic Concept, and Nuclear Issues
April 2011
In March 2011, NATO launched its Deterrence and Defense Posture Review, which will examine the Alliance's nuclear posture, among other issues. At about the same time, the U.S.
Ukraine's Geopolitical Choice, 2009
December 2009
Nearly 18 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the ensuing restoration of Ukraine’s independence, the country has yet to make a clear, committed choice about its geopolitical future....
News
Observations from a Defense Study Trip to Lithuania
June 2019
Significant progress has been made in improving the defense situation in the Baltic states since 2014, but NATO can take some relatively modest steps to further enhance its deterrence and defense...
NATO’s Ukraine Challenge
June 2019
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Brussels on June 4 and 5, where he met with the leadership of the European Union and NATO.
Five years after Crimea’s illegal annexation, the issue is no closer to resolution
March 2019
March 18 marks the fifth anniversary of Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, which capped the most blatant land grab in Europe since World War II.
Old Events
NATO Expansion and the Swap Lines: the Unspoken Geopolitics of the Financial Crisis in Europe, 2007-2013
March 28, 2016
2008 witnessed a double shock to the post Cold War order.
Europe at the Crossroads
November 9, 2015
General Philip M. Breedlove will discuss the rapidly evolving geopolitical climate in Europe.
We Need American Global Leadership - a talk by former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen
September 25, 2015
Anders Fogh Rasmussen has been at the centre of European and global politics for three decades as Secretary General of NATO, Prime Minister of Denmark, Danish Minister of Economic Affairs, and a...
Projects
European Security Initiative Lecture Series
Educating and involving the Stanford community is a critical part of the European Security Initiative. Stanford faculty, students, staff, visitors and neighbors are warmly welcome to attend this...
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