The Europe Desk

Andrew Imbrie, speechwriter to former Secretary of State John Kerry, discusses his work as a speechwriter, speechwriting tips, as well as the work of Georgetown's new Center for Security and Emerging Technology.

Andrew referenced the influential book The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt during the interview: https://righteousmind.com/

Sign up for the forthcoming BMW Center event in collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, "1989: Commemorating the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the End of the Cold War": https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1989-commemorating-the-fall-of-the-berlin-wall-and-the-end-of-the-cold-war-tickets-77036545381?fbclid=IwAR1EYxoF9rXRGNNgQ6cApt6SI_Th76Y5kuRYps9AFWWybwd9TRJzsUvVlQ4

Music by Sam Kyzivat and Breakmaster Cylinder:

https://soundcloud.com/samkyzivat

https://soundcloud.com/breakmaster-cylinder

Production by Alistair Somerville and Simon Close

Interviews and editing by Tommy Flanagan, additional audio by Meghan Reidy

Design by Sarah Diebboll

Communications by Charlie Fritz and Laura Rodriguez

https://cges.georgetown.edu/podcast

Twitter and Instagram: @theeuropedesk

If you would like a transcript of this episode, more information about the Center's events, or have any feedback, please email: [email protected]

The first episode in a series looking at different organizations advocating for Europe on Capitol Hill in Washington. Bryan Jacobs, who runs BMW Group's Washington, DC, office, discusses his work navigating the Hill, trade issues, and climate change.

If you are interested in the Master of Arts in German and European Studies at the BMW Center, please visit cges.georgetown.edu, or contact us at [email protected] to find out more.

Music by Sam Kyzivat and Breakmaster Cyclinder:

https://soundcloud.com/samkyzivat

https://soundcloud.com/breakmaster-cylinder

Production by Simon Close

Interviews and editing by Alistair Somerville and Laura Rodriguez

Design by Sarah Diebboll

Communications by Charlie Fritz and Laura Rodriguez

https://cges.georgetown.edu/podcast

Twitter and Instagram: @theeuropedesk

If you would like a transcript of this episode, more information about the Center's events, or have any feedback, please email: [email protected]

Director of the Brennan Center for Justice Washington Office and CGES professor Spencer Boyer discusses the issue of Russian influence in the West, online disinformation, as well as his career in transatlantic relations. With expert commentary from Institute for the Study of Diplomacy State Department fellow Sharlina Hussain-Morgan.

Recommendations:

Spencer Boyer - William Drozdiak, Fractured Continent

Sharlina Hussain-Morgan - The Great Hack, and the work of Guardian journalist Carole Cadwalladr: https://www.theguardian.com/profile/carolecadwalladr

The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. It brings together leading experts working on the most pertinent issues facing Europe and transatlantic relations today. The podcast also highlights the Center's work and events program, giving listeners access to the rich array of discussions and lectures hosted by the Center each semester.

Music by Sam Kyzivat and Breakmaster Cylinder:

https://soundcloud.com/samkyzivat

https://soundcloud.com/breakmaster-cylinder

Production by Simon Close

Interviews by Liam Mullins and Alistair Somerville

Design by Sarah Diebboll

Communications by Charlie Fritz and Laura Rodriguez

https://cges.georgetown.edu/podcast

Twitter and Instagram: @theeuropedesk

If you would like a transcript of this episode, more information about the Center's events, or have any feedback, please email: [email protected]

Myra Marx Ferree spoke to us about the nation state, gender and intersectional feminism during her recent visit to Georgetown as part of the BMW Center lecture series, "A Century of Women's Struggle: From the Franchise to #MeToo."

Myra's book recommendation was "Sex, Politics and Putin," by Valerie Sperling: https://www.amazon.com/Sex-Politics-Putin-Political-Legitimacy/dp/0199324352

The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. It brings together leading experts working on the most pertinent issues facing Europe and transatlantic relations today. The podcast also highlights the Center's work and events program, giving listeners access to the rich array of discussions and lectures hosted by the Center each semester.

Music by Sam Kyzivat and Breakmaster Cyclinder:

https://soundcloud.com/samkyzivat

https://soundcloud.com/breakmaster-cylinder

Production by Simon Close

Interviews by Laura Rodriguez and Alistair Somerville

Design by Sarah Diebboll

Communications by Charlie Fritz and Laura Rodriguez

https://cges.georgetown.edu/podcast

Twitter and Instagram: @theeuropedesk

If you would like a transcript of this episode, more information about the Center's events, or have any feedback, please email: [email protected]

A conversation with Katrin Sieg and Anna von der Goltz reflecting on the BMW Center's 2018-19 lecture series, looking back at a century of women's struggle since the end of the First World War.

Here's a link to another podcast you might enjoy, from our friends at the European Union Delegation to the US: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/eu-now/id1270929213

The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. It brings together leading experts working on the most pertinent issues facing Europe and transatlantic relations today. The podcast also highlights the Center's work and events program, giving listeners access to the rich array of discussions and lectures hosted by the Center each semester.

Music by Sam Kyzivat and Breakmaster Cyclinder:

https://soundcloud.com/samkyzivat

https://soundcloud.com/breakmaster-cylinder

Production by Simon Close

Interviews by Sarah Lawton and Alistair Somerville

Design by Sarah Diebboll

Communications by Charlie Fritz and Laura Rodriguez

https://cges.georgetown.edu/podcast

Twitter and Instagram: @theeuropedesk

If you would like a transcript of this episode, more information about the Center's events, or have any feedback, please email: [email protected]

In this bonus episode, Will Tanner, director of the new, London-based think tank, Onward (and a guest on last week's show) discusses British politics post-Brexit. Tanner was previously an adviser to Theresa May and talked to us about the centre ground of politics as well as the future relationship the UK might have with the EU.

The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. It brings together leading experts working on the most pertinent issues facing Europe and transatlantic relations today. The podcast also highlights the Center's work and events program, giving listeners access to the rich array of discussions and lectures hosted by the Center each semester.

Music by Sam Kyzivat and Breakmaster Cyclinder:

https://soundcloud.com/samkyzivat

https://soundcloud.com/breakmaster-cylinder

Production by Simon Close and Alistair Somerville

Design by Sarah Diebboll

Communications by Charlie Fritz and Laura Rodriguez

https://cges.georgetown.edu/podcast

Twitter and Instagram: @theeuropedesk

If you would like a transcript of this episode, or have any feedback, please email: [email protected]

The Irish border question has come to exemplify the difficulties the U.K. faces in its attempt to leave the European Union. In the first episode of The Europe Desk, Irish Ambassador to the U.S. Daniel Mulhall, Northern Ireland Bureau chief Norman Houston, and former special adviser to Theresa May Will Tanner assess this and other Brexit questions. Plus, a shout-out to our friends over at The Security Studies Podcast, also at Georgetown University: https://soundcloud.com/security-studies-podcast The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. It brings together leading experts working on the most pertinent issues facing Europe and transatlantic relations today. The podcast also highlights the Center's work and events program, giving listeners access to the rich array of discussions and lectures hosted by the Center each semester.

Music by Sam Kyzivat and Breakmaster Cylinder:

https://soundcloud.com/samkyzivat

https://soundcloud.com/breakmaster-cylinder

Production by Simon Close and Alistair Somerville

Interviews and editing by Liam Mullins and George Wong

Design by Sarah Diebboll

Communications by Charlie Fritz and Laura Rodriguez

https://cges.georgetown.edu/podcast

Twitter and Instagram: @theeuropedesk

If you would like a transcript of this episode, or have any feedback, please email: [email protected]

The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. It brings together leading experts working on the most pertinent issues facing Europe and transatlantic relations today. The podcast also highlights the Center's work and events program, giving listeners access to the rich array of discussions and lectures hosted by the Center each semester.

Music by Sam Kyzivat: https://www.samkyzivat.com/

Production by Simon Close and Alistair Somerville

Design by Sarah Diebboll

https://cges.georgetown.edu/

Twitter and Instagram: @theeuropedesk