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About the Program

The Europe Program in Washington explores the political and security developments within Europe, transatlantic relations, and Europe’s global role. Working in coordination with Carnegie Europe in Brussels, the program brings together U.S. and European policymakers and experts on strategic issues facing Europe.

Projects

  • Baltic Sea Region Security Initiative

    Dan Baer, Sophia Besch, Katrine Westgaard

  • The Geopolitics of Subsea Data Cables
  • Türkiye and the World

    Alper Coşkun

Program Experts

Dan Baer

Senior Vice President for Policy Research, Director, Europe Program

Sophia Besch

Senior Fellow, Europe Program

Anu Bradford

Nonresident Scholar, Europe Program

Alper Coşkun

Senior Fellow, Europe Program

Noah Gordon

Fellow, Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program and Fellow, Europe Program

Noah  Gordon ​​​​

Garo Paylan

Visiting Scholar, Europe Program

Garo Paylan

Adam Tooze

Nonresident Scholar, Europe Program, Carnegie Europe

Focus

Key Areas of Research

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Europe’s northeast

The Europe Program tracks security, political, and diplomatic developments in NATO’s northeastern corridor including perspectives from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, and Sweden

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Türkiye

We provide in depth policy analysis on Türkiye’s regional role militarily, politically, and economically with emphasis on the Turkish-U.S. bilateral relationship.

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South Caucasus

Geographically on the fault lines of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, our program’s leading experts carry out research on democracy building, diplomatic peacekeeping, and human rights in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.

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Western Europe

The program comments on the political and economic trends in Germany, France, and the UK.

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