International Politics

The Juneau World Affairs Council presents “The UK’s Low-Carbon Economy: Opportunities and Challenges” with Reem Yusuf. Yusuf is an energy and environment policy adviser in the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office in San Francisco. She discusses the UK’s long-term plan to transition to a low-carbon economy.

The Juneau World Affairs Council presents “Turkey, Iran, and the US: International Tensions Under the Trump Administration” with NPR correspondent Peter Kenyon. Kenyon is a former Alaska public radio reporter who began his public radio career in Petersburg. He’s been based in Istanbul since 2010 and previously covered the Middle East, north Africa and the…

The Juneau World Affairs Council presents “Beyond a War Zone: What’s Next for Iraq” with Ambassador Lukman Faily. Faily served as Iraq’s ambassador to the United States from 2013 to 2016. He used to live the United Kingdom where he was active in the Iraqi community and several Iraqi NGOs.

In this session, the 7 scholars in modern European politics host a panel discussion on what we’ve learned about Europe, where we are now, and the possibilities for the futures of Europe and the United States’ places in the world.

In this session, “Climate Policy in the European Union”, we hear from University of Washington’s Dr. Jürgen Salay.” The European Union is probably the region where most of the world’s practical policy experimentation has taken place in the field of environment and climate change. In the past twenty-­five years, the EU has developed a comprehensive…

In this session, “A Democratic Paralysis? How the US Withdrawal and the EU’s Malfunctioning Bureaucracy Helped Russia Undermine Pro-­Democracy Civil Society in Eastern Europe”, we hear from University of Colorado Boulder’s Dr. Svetoslav Derderyan. Civil Society Organizations were an important tool in inducing reforms in the democratic development of Eastern European countries in the years…

In this session, “Where is Europe’s Power? Transnational Standards and Diplomatic Expertise in Brussels”, we hear from University of British Columbia’s Dr. Merje Kuus. How do European diplomats know what they know and how have they come to know what they know? By considering the social lives of diplomatic expertise, a ‘peopled’ and ‘experience-­near’ account…

In this session, “What Happened to Cooperative Security? The Rise and Fall of the Post-­Cold War Security Regime”, we hear from Johns Hopkins University’s Dr. Terrence Hopmann. With the end of the Cold War, hope dawned that a new era of cooperative security might arise in the trans-­Atlantic region, replacing the competitive alliances of the…

In this session, “Europe, Russia, and the Transatlantic Divide: Security Relations in Turbulent Times”, we hear from Northeastern University’s Dr. Mai’a Cross. The European Union has recently made many advancements in consolidating its common approach to foreign policy and security, from the 2016 Global Strategy to the launch of a European defense union. After many…

In this session, “Making America Normal Again-­-­With a Little Help from Europe.”, we hear from Willamette University’s Professor James Nafziger. How can the U.S., working with our European allies, get back on track to ensure fulfillment of our international obligations and, perhaps more importantly, to restart suspended initiatives and consider new ones to improve international…