UCIS     University Center for International Studies
About REES

"Europe" is a term of many meanings, and not always consistent ones. Since the end of the Cold War, Europe has become increasingly united economically and politically; yet some of the formerly communist countries are more closely allied to the United States than they are to the founding states of the European Union.

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Announcements

The Carl Beck Papers are Going Digital

After over 30 years as a traditional print journal, The Carl Beck Papers in Russian and East European Studies is pleased to announce that the journal is now available electronically at http://carlbeckpapers.pitt.edu. Read More

REES Awarded US-Russia Foundation Grant

In September 2010, REES was awarded a grant through the US-Russia Foundation’s “Entrepreneurship, Economic Development and Rule of Law” program for a partnership project with the International Market Institute (IMI) in Samara, Russia. The grant will support two seminars to be held in Samara and one in Pittsburgh in 2010-11, all involving Pitt and IMI faculty members and local government officials from the Samara region. Read More