The Europe Center is jointly housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Stanford Global Studies Division.
Conflict
Scholarly Publications
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.
Introducing the AMAR (All Minorities at Risk) Data
August 2017
The article introduces the All Minorities at Risk (AMAR) data, a sample of socially recognized and salient ethnic groups.
Centrality of margins: The British campaigns in the Middle East during the Great War
December 2016
The name "world war" was given to the war of 1914-1918 because of its kaleidoscopic character: its fronts extended from the East to the West, on several seas and several continents. Yet the memory...
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
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.
Migration crisis divides European policymakers
August 2015
The recent discovery of at least 50 dead migrants aboard a boat off the shores of Libya sparked a discussion on KQED Radio’s “forum with Michael Krasny" about the escalating crisis (Thurs., Aug.
The Europe Center October 2014 Newsletter
October 2014
The Europe Center Graduate Student Grant CompetitionCall for Proposals:The Europe Center is pleased to announce the Fall 2014 Graduate Student Grant Competition for graduate and professional...
Events
"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.
Ukraine-Russia: What Next?
May 18, 2015
Due to the high interest in this event, we have moved it to a larger room. It is now in the Oksenberg Conference Room, Encina Hall, 3rd floor. The February Minsk II agreement introduced a fragile...
Military Conflict and the Rise of Urban Europe
April 16, 2015
Massimiliano Onorato will present new evidence about the relationship between military conflict and city population growth in Europe from the fall of Charlemagne's empire to the start of the...
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...
English
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...
English
People
