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Center on the United States and Europe
About the Center

The Center on the United States and Europe (CUSE) fosters high-level U.S.-European dialogue on the changes in Europe and the global challenges that affect transatlantic relations. The Center offers independent research and recommendations for U.S. and European officials and policymakers. Throughout the year, CUSE convenes numerous conferences, seminars and public forums on policy-relevant issues, including the annual Sabanci Lecture on U.S.-Turkish relations; the Raymond Aron Lecture, featuring prominent French scholars and statesmen; and the Daimler Forum, which examines U.S.-European security issues.

CUSE’s research program focuses on three key areas: the transformation of the European Union; strategies for engaging the countries and regions beyond the frontiers of the EU—including the Balkans, Caucasus, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine; and European security issues such as the future of NATO, forging common strategies on energy security and transatlantic counterterrorism coordination. The Center also houses Brookings’ specific programs on France, Italy, and Turkey, as well as the Brookings Arms Control Initiative, which analyzes the critical challenges of arms control and nonproliferation.

Mission Statement

Created in 2004 in response to the rapid and substantial transformations underway in the European Union and wider Europe, the Center on the United States and Europe seeks to inform public debate and government policy on current and critical issues facing the U.S. and its partners in Europe and Eurasia. The goals of CUSE are to:


 * Identify and analyze key issues confronting the United States and Europe.
 * Develop and disseminate policy recommendations via research papers, public conferences and forums.
 * Brief policymakers and facilitate high-level policy discussions among key stakeholders through private meetings.
 * Enhance public and media understanding of key transatlantic policy issues and options.

CUSE’s research program focuses on three key areas: the transformation of the European Union; strategies for engaging the countries and regions beyond the frontiers of the EU—including the Balkans, Caucasus, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine; and European security issues such as the future of NATO, forging common strategies on energy security and transatlantic counterterrorism coordination. The Center also houses Brookings’ specific programs on France, Italy, and Turkey, as well as the Brookings Arms Control Initiative, which analyzes the critical challenges of arms control and nonproliferation.

Selected Publications

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? - The realities of a Rising China and Implications from Russia’s Energy Ambitions By Erica S. Downs, Fiona Hill and Igor Danchenko

Why Neoconservatism Still Matters By Justin Vaisse

Europe 2030 By Daniel Benjamin

The New START Treaty - Why the New START Treaty Matters, A Conversation with Brent Scowcroft By Steven Pifer

A Question of Interest and Vision - Southern European Perspectives on Turkey’s Relations with the European Union By Emiliano Alessandri

Experts

Fiona Hill Senior Fellow and Director Prior to joining Brookings, Hill was Director of Strategic Planning at the Eurasia Foundation in Washington, D.C. and directed research and technical assistance projects in Russia, Central Asia, and the Caucasus at Harvard university’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. From 2006-2009, Hill was on leave from Brookings serving as a National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia at the National Intelligence Council. Her research focuses on political and security issues, including energy security in Russia.

Justin Vaisse Senior Fellow and Director of Research An adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, Vaisse specializes in European affairs, including Islam in France and in U.S. foreign policy, including its intellectual history.

Steven Pifer Senior Fellow and Director, Arms Control Initiative A former career Foreign Service Officer, Pifer served as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine from 1998-2000 and later as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. In addition to Kyiv, Pifer held postings in London, Moscow, Geneva and Warsaw as well as on the National Security Council. At Brookings, Pifer focuses on issues related to arms control, Ukraine, and Russia issues.

Robert Kagan Senior Fellow An expert and frequent commentator on U.S. national security, foreign policy and U.S.-European relations, Kagan writes a monthly column on world affairs for the Washington Post and is a contributing editor at the Weekly Standard and the New Republic.

Clifford Gaddy Senior Fellow An economist specializing in Russia, Gaddy is writing books on the political economy of Russian oil and gas and on the country’s long-term growth prospects. His earlier books include Russia’s Virtual Economy and The Siberian Curse.

CUSE Nonresident Senior Fellows

Carlo Bastasin Jonathan Laurence Cesare Merlini Andrew Moravcsik Mark Parris Daniel Speckhard Angela Stent Omer Taspinar

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