The Europe Center is jointly housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Stanford Global Studies Division.
Conflict
Scholarly Publications
Power and Time Temporalities in Conflict and the Making of History
December 2020
Time is the backdrop of historical inquiry, yet it is much more than a featureless setting for events.
Red Leviathan: Authority and Violence in Revolutionary Political Culture
December 2017
As Mao euphemistically remarked, revolutions are not dinner parties. Violence is to be expected when political regimes are overturned.
Other Publications
Beyond Engaged Literature: Samir El-Youssef's The Illusion of Return
December 2017
A feature of contemporary politics is the tendency to focus primarily onnarratives , as if the story lines were more important than the events.
After Paris Is Before Paris: ISIS And Strategy
December 2015
After the attacks in Paris, TEC faculty affiliate Russell A.
Security Sector Reform in an Unstable, Fragile State (II/III)
January 2013
The policy brief examines two obstacles to effective security sector reform in an unstable and fragile state and outlines steps to address them.
News
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.
Q&A with Professor Naimark on the History of Genocide
December 2016
Sixty-eight years later, acts of genocide still occur, despite international efforts to prevent them.
Events
(Dis)figuring War: Literature and the Arts, 1918-2018 (Day 1)
November 8, 2018
At 11am on November 11, 1918, the armistice that effectively ended the First World War was signed.
(Dis)figuring War: Literature and the Arts, 1918-2018 (Day 2)
November 8, 2018
At 11am on November 11, 1918, the armistice that effectively ended the First World War was signed.
"Nagorno-Karabakh: Is a Solution Visible?" A Lecture by Minister Edward Nalbandian
August 12, 2016
The people of Nagorno-Karabakh have long strived for the recognition of their right to self-determination.
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...
English
Debating History, Democracy, Development, and Education in Conflicted Societies
The Forum on Contemporary Europe (FCE) at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) has launched a multi-year collaborative project with research institutes in...
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Mass political beliefs
In partnership with a number of European colleagues, Paul Sniderman (IIS and Political Science) is directing a series of large-scale public opinion surveys designed to take advantage of computer...
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People
Saumitra Jha Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Research Affiliate at the Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, Associate Professor of Political Economy, GSB Senior Fellow, SIEPR 