The second of the EUCE's 2013-2014 interactive Conversations on Europe Virtual Roundtable Series. Turkey’s likely future and its relation to Europe can be seen in several dimensions. Probably best known and easiest to track is its long-running pursuit of membership in the European Union. But Turkey’s geographic and historic position has also drawn it into—and pushed it away from--the rapidly changing dynamics of the Middle East. It is one of NATO’s oldest members but has signed onto virtually all of Russia’s energy initiatives in the region.

Ms. Malin Olofsson is a Transatlantic Media Fellow (at the Center for Strategic & International Studies in D.C.) and a reporter for Sveriges Radio, Sweden’s national radio network. Malin's interests lie within the environment, climate change, and sustainability, and she plans to use her experience as an investigative reporter to talk about food production from a human rights and environmental perspective.

Please join the EUCE/ESC as we kick off the 2013-2014 school year with an opening reception. Come and meet faculty, staff, and fellow students, and learn more about the Center and our upcoming programs all while enjoying some European-themed refreshments.

In a little over a decade, microbiologists have sequenced the genomes for all the major pathogens that cause human disease, information that allows them to reconstruct the phylogenies (“family trees”), and hence the histories, of these organisms. They have also, together with bioarcheologists, developed techniques for identifying the presence offragments of these pathogens in ancient remains.

The first of the EUCE/ESC’s 2013-2014 interactive Conversations on Europe Virtual Roundtable Series will explore the outcomes and impact of the German Elections (which will take place the Sunday before). Experts on contemporary Germany will give their assessment of the results. Audience participation is encouraged.

In 1973, the European Community introduced the concept of European identity in order to define and strengthen its position vis-à-vis other countries, and in world politics more broadly. Over time, it has become clear that European identity has to do much more with the presence of European otherness and ‘Others’, such as Muslims in Western Europe. In his talk, Professor Radeljic will address the (ir)relevance of the European identity discourse for European national identities and members of European otherness.

Vice-Provost Alberta Sbragia gave a presentation on April 16, 2013 at the Conference “Toward a Third Republic? Expectations for Post-Election Italy,” sponsored by the Bureau of Intelligence and Research US Department of State and the National Intelligence Council at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Her presentation was a part of a panel entitled “Italy, Foreign Policy, and the EU” with a focus on Italy’s relations with the European Union.

Stay tuned for fun events all week!

The 9 project participants from Albania, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Macedonia, the Netherlands, Slovak Republic and Spain have been invited to the US under the auspices of the Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program. The visitors are all actively involved with good governance issues through their work with NGO’s or as elected officials. The themes for the Pittsburgh segment of the program are economic redevelopment and sustainable urban development..

9 project participants from Albania, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Macedonia, the Netherlands, the Slovak Republic, and Spain have been invited to the US under the auspices of the Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program and will participate in a roundtable discussion discussing US-EU relations. The visitors are all actively involved with good governance issues through their work with NGO’s or as elected officials. The themes for the Pittsburgh segment of the program are economic redevelopment and sustainable urban development.