September 18th, 2012

A humanistic perspective on the European financial crisis, from Stanford Europe Center scholars

Europe Center scholars speak out on the role that history and culture play on the current European financial crisis. Read more »

July 24th, 2012

Spain's woes and Europe's

Joan Ramon Resina, Professor of Iberian and Latin American Cultures and Director of the Europe Center's Iberian Studies Program, discusses the political and cultural roots of the Spanish financial crisis. Read more »

July 2nd, 2012

Europe, beyond bashing

With Europe's financial crisis front and center in the news for months, and in light of prognosticators' dire warnings of imminent collapse, TEC Director Amir Eshel talks about the strength and ability of Europe to overcome its economic troubles. Read more »

October 13th, 2011

The euro crisis: struggling to recover from bad debt and bad decisions

As European leaders try, fail and continue their struggle to solve the region’s debt crisis, investor confidence slumps and economic growth stalls. In a discussion with Amir Eshel, director of The Europe Center at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, FSI senior fellow Josef Joffe talks about how bad policies led to the crisis, what it will take to save the euro zone, and how well Europeans and Americans are poised to rebound from the "decline of the West." Read more »

October 12th, 2011

New Series: European and Global Economic Crisis

The Europe Center has launched its series addressing the European and global economic crisis. The Europe Center is hosting research and outreach programming and podcast interviews on such key elements as the depth of sovereign and private sector debt, public sector reform, and the policies and political constraints on leadership on both sides of the Atlantic. Read more »