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Visegrad Group as a factor of stability in Central and Eastern Europe
April 25, 2017
As Britain exits from the European Union, other member states are working to strengthen it. The Visegrad Group (V4), a cultural and political alliance of four central...
April 20, 2017
In his recently published book, American Covenant: A History of Civil Religion from the Puritans to the Present, Yale professor Philip Gorski explores how the American...
Second session of the conference. From left: Kevin Kain, Lidiia Sazonova, Doug Rogers (Chair), Harvey Goldblatt, Paul Bushkovitch (Discussant).
April 18, 2017
The European Studies Council at the MacMillan Center at Yale hosted a conference titled, “Rethinking Religion in Early Modern Russia,” on April 7-8. “We now know enormously...
Professor Paul M. Kennedy: Director of International Security Studies; J. Richardson Dilworth Professor of History
April 6, 2017
Yale commemorated the United States’ entry into World War I a century ago at an event in Woolsey Hall on April 6. It featured remarks by President Peter Salovey; a...
April 4, 2017
With Russia, the West must avoid the pitfalls of underestimating a rival’s capabilities and then overreacting. By Thomas Graham.   NEW HAVEN: Russia is neither as strong as...
April 3, 2017
French diplomats and pundits admit to confusion over US President Donald Trump’s goals and opinions about NATO. An essay goes on to pose multiple questions and suggests...
April 1, 2017
Rethinking Religion in Early Modern Russia A conference hosted by the Russian Studies Program of the Yale European Studies Council Luce Hall, Room 203, The MacMillan...