CGES Georgetown
@cgesgeorgetown.bsky.social
We are Georgetown University's BMW Center for German and European Studies! We conduct path breaking research on Europe and train the next generation of transatlantic leaders.
https://cges.georgetown.edu/
https://cges.georgetown.edu/
We are excited to welcome Dorothee Bär, Germany’s Federal Minister on Research, Technology, and Space for a conversation on developments in the German research and innovation landscape. Please join us on 12/9 and lunch will follow the event!
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/german-and...
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/german-and...
December 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
We are excited to welcome Dorothee Bär, Germany’s Federal Minister on Research, Technology, and Space for a conversation on developments in the German research and innovation landscape. Please join us on 12/9 and lunch will follow the event!
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/german-and...
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/german-and...
Over the past couple of weeks, our first-year MAES students engaged in a simulation of the European Council, getting a taste of diplomacy in action! This year’s debate covered a variety of topics, including trade, tariffs, and energy policy. We can’t wait to see them taking on these issues!
November 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Over the past couple of weeks, our first-year MAES students engaged in a simulation of the European Council, getting a taste of diplomacy in action! This year’s debate covered a variety of topics, including trade, tariffs, and energy policy. We can’t wait to see them taking on these issues!
-Citizenship of an EU member state is required for all advertised positions
-Applicants must have had their primary residence in Germany for the two years prior to submitting their application
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-Applicants must have had their primary residence in Germany for the two years prior to submitting their application
(3/3)
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
-Citizenship of an EU member state is required for all advertised positions
-Applicants must have had their primary residence in Germany for the two years prior to submitting their application
(3/3)
-Applicants must have had their primary residence in Germany for the two years prior to submitting their application
(3/3)
Earlier this week, we welcomed @president.europarl.europa.eu , President of the EU Parliament, to campus for a frank conversation about the transatlantic economic relationship and the importance of real peace in Ukraine for Europe’s future.
Recap: cges.georgetown.edu/2025/10/31/a...
Recap: cges.georgetown.edu/2025/10/31/a...
October 31, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Earlier this week, we welcomed @president.europarl.europa.eu , President of the EU Parliament, to campus for a frank conversation about the transatlantic economic relationship and the importance of real peace in Ukraine for Europe’s future.
Recap: cges.georgetown.edu/2025/10/31/a...
Recap: cges.georgetown.edu/2025/10/31/a...
We're so excited to welcome European Parliament President Roberta Metsola to campus tomorrow! And we know you are too, since we are SOLD OUT.
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If you were unable to get a ticket, make sure to tune into this livestream of the event at 11 AM EST tomorrow morning!
bit.ly/43vrunK
bit.ly/43xW3sU
If you were unable to get a ticket, make sure to tune into this livestream of the event at 11 AM EST tomorrow morning!
bit.ly/43vrunK
October 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
We're so excited to welcome European Parliament President Roberta Metsola to campus tomorrow! And we know you are too, since we are SOLD OUT.
bit.ly/43xW3sU
If you were unable to get a ticket, make sure to tune into this livestream of the event at 11 AM EST tomorrow morning!
bit.ly/43vrunK
bit.ly/43xW3sU
If you were unable to get a ticket, make sure to tune into this livestream of the event at 11 AM EST tomorrow morning!
bit.ly/43vrunK
📣Last Call! We are hosting the third and final of our info session series this Wednesday 10/29 from 1:00-2:00 pm with our Associate Director, Christina Ruby. If you're interested in learning more about the MAES program, this is a can't miss event!
RSVP: gradapply.georgetown.edu/register/?id...
RSVP: gradapply.georgetown.edu/register/?id...
October 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
📣Last Call! We are hosting the third and final of our info session series this Wednesday 10/29 from 1:00-2:00 pm with our Associate Director, Christina Ruby. If you're interested in learning more about the MAES program, this is a can't miss event!
RSVP: gradapply.georgetown.edu/register/?id...
RSVP: gradapply.georgetown.edu/register/?id...
Join us next Wednesday for a talk with Roberta Metsola @president.europarl.europa.eu, on the future of transatlantic relations, trade, and support for Ukraine! This event is limited to current GO card holders.
RSVP: shorturl.at/EsoYp
#RobertaMetsola #EuropeanParliament #TransatlanticRelations
RSVP: shorturl.at/EsoYp
#RobertaMetsola #EuropeanParliament #TransatlanticRelations
October 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Join us next Wednesday for a talk with Roberta Metsola @president.europarl.europa.eu, on the future of transatlantic relations, trade, and support for Ukraine! This event is limited to current GO card holders.
RSVP: shorturl.at/EsoYp
#RobertaMetsola #EuropeanParliament #TransatlanticRelations
RSVP: shorturl.at/EsoYp
#RobertaMetsola #EuropeanParliament #TransatlanticRelations
Missed our session on Monday? We have another opportunity this Friday! Register to learn more about the MAES from Center Director, Abraham Newman, and Academic Director, Eric Langenbacher.
Friday October 24
1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
RSVP: gradapply.georgetown.edu/register/?id...
Friday October 24
1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
RSVP: gradapply.georgetown.edu/register/?id...
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Missed our session on Monday? We have another opportunity this Friday! Register to learn more about the MAES from Center Director, Abraham Newman, and Academic Director, Eric Langenbacher.
Friday October 24
1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
RSVP: gradapply.georgetown.edu/register/?id...
Friday October 24
1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
RSVP: gradapply.georgetown.edu/register/?id...
Last week, we were honored to host the Minister President of the Rhineland-Pfalz, Alexander Schweitzer, along with a delegation to sign a Declaration of Friendship, solidifying our mutually beneficial relationship with the State! @germanyinusa.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Last week, we were honored to host the Minister President of the Rhineland-Pfalz, Alexander Schweitzer, along with a delegation to sign a Declaration of Friendship, solidifying our mutually beneficial relationship with the State! @germanyinusa.bsky.social
On 9/23, CGES Professor Emeritus Dr. Roger Chickering joined us for a discussion on The German Empire, 1871-1918. Arguing that the empire was plagued with domestic conflict, Dr. Chickering offers a new perspective on the German Empire’s development.
Full recap: cges.georgetown.edu/2025/09/29/b...
Full recap: cges.georgetown.edu/2025/09/29/b...
September 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
On 9/23, CGES Professor Emeritus Dr. Roger Chickering joined us for a discussion on The German Empire, 1871-1918. Arguing that the empire was plagued with domestic conflict, Dr. Chickering offers a new perspective on the German Empire’s development.
Full recap: cges.georgetown.edu/2025/09/29/b...
Full recap: cges.georgetown.edu/2025/09/29/b...
On 9/19, the BMW Center, partnering with @georgetown-sfs.bsky.social and the Romanian Embassy, was honored to host Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Oana-Silvia Țoiu for a powerful discussion on “Romania and the US – Championing Shared Values on NATO’s Eastern Flank.” 🇷🇴🇺🇸 Thank you to all!
September 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
On 9/19, the BMW Center, partnering with @georgetown-sfs.bsky.social and the Romanian Embassy, was honored to host Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Oana-Silvia Țoiu for a powerful discussion on “Romania and the US – Championing Shared Values on NATO’s Eastern Flank.” 🇷🇴🇺🇸 Thank you to all!
Join us this Friday at 12:00pm in ICC 700 for a discussion with Oana-Silvia Țoiu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, about Romania and the US, championing shared values from NATO’s Eastern Flank.
Lunch provided! RSVP: bit.ly/4n0ugJm
Lunch provided! RSVP: bit.ly/4n0ugJm
September 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Join us this Friday at 12:00pm in ICC 700 for a discussion with Oana-Silvia Țoiu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, about Romania and the US, championing shared values from NATO’s Eastern Flank.
Lunch provided! RSVP: bit.ly/4n0ugJm
Lunch provided! RSVP: bit.ly/4n0ugJm
Join us on 9/23 for a book talk with Dr. Roger Chickering for his work, The German Empire, 1871-1918, offering the most comprehensive survey of social conflict in Imperial Germany during this restless era.
Lunch will be provided! RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/1677300433...
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Lunch will be provided! RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/1677300433...
@mortaracenter.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Join us on 9/23 for a book talk with Dr. Roger Chickering for his work, The German Empire, 1871-1918, offering the most comprehensive survey of social conflict in Imperial Germany during this restless era.
Lunch will be provided! RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/1677300433...
@mortaracenter.bsky.social
Lunch will be provided! RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/1677300433...
@mortaracenter.bsky.social
Are you struggling to keep up with the Trump tariff war? Want to get a better grasp on how countries are increasingly using geoeconomic weapons? Apply to the M.A. in European Studies to learn from the experts like Dr. Federico Steinberg!
sfs.georgetown.edu/ma-european-...
sfs.georgetown.edu/ma-european-...
September 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Are you struggling to keep up with the Trump tariff war? Want to get a better grasp on how countries are increasingly using geoeconomic weapons? Apply to the M.A. in European Studies to learn from the experts like Dr. Federico Steinberg!
sfs.georgetown.edu/ma-european-...
sfs.georgetown.edu/ma-european-...
Friday gave us some beautiful weather for our annual barbecue, where our new cohort got to meet some second years students and our incredible alumni. Swipe through to see our latest recruit for the MAES class of 2049! 👶
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August 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Friday gave us some beautiful weather for our annual barbecue, where our new cohort got to meet some second years students and our incredible alumni. Swipe through to see our latest recruit for the MAES class of 2049! 👶
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Happy first day of classes! We are so excited for another great year ahead on the Hilltop!
August 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Happy first day of classes! We are so excited for another great year ahead on the Hilltop!
Announcing the Master of Arts of European Studies! New name, same world class curriculum and faculty. After a great dialogue with students, faculty, and alumni, we realized that it was time to modernize the degree name, mirroring the evolving Euro community and the curriculum that we teach. (1/3)
July 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Announcing the Master of Arts of European Studies! New name, same world class curriculum and faculty. After a great dialogue with students, faculty, and alumni, we realized that it was time to modernize the degree name, mirroring the evolving Euro community and the curriculum that we teach. (1/3)
Will you be in Germany this July? Come connect with CGES in Berlin! Director Abraham Newman will be discuss how the new Trump administration is turning networks of globalization into sites of coercion.
A reception will follow the lecture.
RSVP HERE: www.eventbrite.com/e/economic-s...
A reception will follow the lecture.
RSVP HERE: www.eventbrite.com/e/economic-s...
June 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Will you be in Germany this July? Come connect with CGES in Berlin! Director Abraham Newman will be discuss how the new Trump administration is turning networks of globalization into sites of coercion.
A reception will follow the lecture.
RSVP HERE: www.eventbrite.com/e/economic-s...
A reception will follow the lecture.
RSVP HERE: www.eventbrite.com/e/economic-s...
Check it out! CGES Director @abenewman.bsky.social just returned from a book tour in East Asia, including a stop at National Taiwan University to discuss his book "Underground Empire: How American Weaponized the World Economy".
May 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Check it out! CGES Director @abenewman.bsky.social just returned from a book tour in East Asia, including a stop at National Taiwan University to discuss his book "Underground Empire: How American Weaponized the World Economy".
During her event yesterday, @eib.org President Nadia Calviño said, "we do what we say and say what we do," on why partners call on Europe to play a larger role. Thank you Ms. Calviño!
Read the full write-up here: cges.georgetown.edu/2025/04/24/n...
Read the full write-up here: cges.georgetown.edu/2025/04/24/n...
April 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
During her event yesterday, @eib.org President Nadia Calviño said, "we do what we say and say what we do," on why partners call on Europe to play a larger role. Thank you Ms. Calviño!
Read the full write-up here: cges.georgetown.edu/2025/04/24/n...
Read the full write-up here: cges.georgetown.edu/2025/04/24/n...
How does the mainstream right uphold or undermine liberal democracy in Western Europe? If this question interests you, join us Monday, April 28 for a talk with Dr. Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser, Director of ultra-lab and leading scholar on populism. RSVP here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/from-guard...
www.eventbrite.com/e/from-guard...
April 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
How does the mainstream right uphold or undermine liberal democracy in Western Europe? If this question interests you, join us Monday, April 28 for a talk with Dr. Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser, Director of ultra-lab and leading scholar on populism. RSVP here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/from-guard...
www.eventbrite.com/e/from-guard...
Last Monday, Dr. Mareike Kleine from LSE discussed fragility in European Council norms and the future of European Council unity in her talk “Taming of the Shrews?: The (Non-) Enforcement of Informal Norms in the European Council.”
Full report below!
cges.georgetown.edu/2025/04/04/t...
Full report below!
cges.georgetown.edu/2025/04/04/t...
April 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Last Monday, Dr. Mareike Kleine from LSE discussed fragility in European Council norms and the future of European Council unity in her talk “Taming of the Shrews?: The (Non-) Enforcement of Informal Norms in the European Council.”
Full report below!
cges.georgetown.edu/2025/04/04/t...
Full report below!
cges.georgetown.edu/2025/04/04/t...
A family of refugees from Syria, an English teacher from Afghanistan and a border guard meet on the Polish-Belarusian border during the 2021 humanitarian crisis in Belarus. What will happen? Join us for a screening and conversation with Dr. Randall Halle. events.georgetown.edu/cges/event/2...
March 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A family of refugees from Syria, an English teacher from Afghanistan and a border guard meet on the Polish-Belarusian border during the 2021 humanitarian crisis in Belarus. What will happen? Join us for a screening and conversation with Dr. Randall Halle. events.georgetown.edu/cges/event/2...
How can the EU promote a clean, just and competitive transition in changing times? Join us for an address with VP of the European Commission Teresa Ribera. Q&A to follow and lunch provided! RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-eu-in-...
March 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
How can the EU promote a clean, just and competitive transition in changing times? Join us for an address with VP of the European Commission Teresa Ribera. Q&A to follow and lunch provided! RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-eu-in-...
The legacy of European colonialism in Africa still shapes how Europe & Africa view one another today. Join us April 3 for a discussion with Prof. Randall Halle on building developmental partnerships between Europe & Africa amid the legacy of colonialism.
www.eventbrite.com/e/european-d...
www.eventbrite.com/e/european-d...
March 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The legacy of European colonialism in Africa still shapes how Europe & Africa view one another today. Join us April 3 for a discussion with Prof. Randall Halle on building developmental partnerships between Europe & Africa amid the legacy of colonialism.
www.eventbrite.com/e/european-d...
www.eventbrite.com/e/european-d...