Transatlantic Policy Symposium at Georgetown

10/25/2021

Transatlantic Policy Symposium at Georgetown updated their website address.

Transatlantic Policy Symposium at Georgetown updated their website address.

10/25/2021

We are excited to announce that the Transatlantic Policy Symposium (TAPS) is officially taking place in person in 2022!

TAPS is an annual conference organized by graduate students in the MAGES program. The full-day conference brings together academics, graduate students, and policy professionals from around the world to discuss pressing issues at the heart of the transatlantic relationship. 🇪🇺 🇺🇸

With this year’s theme “Toward a Geostrategic Europe?”, the 2022 Transatlantic Policy Symposium asks you to consider how Europe is
transforming itself into a global actor and to reflect on the challenges and opportunities entailed by this process. What problems must be addressed, what are the solutions, and who must rise to act so that Europe can forge a geostrategic vision fit for the 21st Century?

For more information visit our website and check out our call for papers: https://cges.georgetown.edu/research/event-programming/taps/call-for-papers/

📝Deadline for abstracts: November 19, 2021

#TAPS2022 #GeorgetownMAGES

We are excited to announce that the Transatlantic Policy Symposium (TAPS) is officially taking place in person in 2022!

TAPS is an annual conference organized by graduate students in the MAGES program. The full-day conference brings together academics, graduate students, and policy professionals from around the world to discuss pressing issues at the heart of the transatlantic relationship. 🇪🇺 🇺🇸

With this year’s theme “Toward a Geostrategic Europe?”, the 2022 Transatlantic Policy Symposium asks you to consider how Europe is
transforming itself into a global actor and to reflect on the challenges and opportunities entailed by this process. What problems must be addressed, what are the solutions, and who must rise to act so that Europe can forge a geostrategic vision fit for the 21st Century?

For more information visit our website and check out our call for papers: https://cges.georgetown.edu/research/event-programming/taps/call-for-papers/

📝Deadline for abstracts: November 19, 2021

#TAPS2022 #GeorgetownMAGES

02/11/2021

ONLINE EVENT | Transatlantic Policy Symposium 2021

Tomorrow's TAPS Symposium begins at 9:00 AM -- less than 24 hours to register! Get your tickets below:

Transatlantic Policy Symposium 2021: Building Better Partnerships

02/08/2021

This year's alumni panel features Susan Fratzke ('12) of the Migration Policy Institute, Amélie Lohmann ('18) of the German Mission to the United Nations, Eniola Mafe ('10) of the World Economic Forum and Leila Stehlik-Barry ('11) of the United States Institute of Peace. Register below to hear them discuss transatlantic policy and the developing world: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/online-event-transatlantic-policy-symposium-2021-tickets-138336128083

This year's alumni panel features Susan Fratzke ('12) of the Migration Policy Institute, Amélie Lohmann ('18) of the German Mission to the United Nations, Eniola Mafe ('10) of the World Economic Forum and Leila Stehlik-Barry ('11) of the United States Institute of Peace. Register below to hear them discuss transatlantic policy and the developing world: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/online-event-transatlantic-policy-symposium-2021-tickets-138336128083

02/07/2021

ONLINE EVENT | Transatlantic Policy Symposium 2021

FIVE DAYS LEFT! Register today for the 2021 Transatlantic Policy Symposium at Georgetown:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/online-event-transatlantic-policy-symposium-2021-tickets-138336128083

Transatlantic Policy Symposium 2021: Building Better Partnerships

02/01/2021

Our keynote speaker W. Gyude Moore is a leading expert in African state-building, governance, foreign and domestic policy and political economy. Register today to hear him speak at this year's TAPS conference on transatlantic cooperation with the developing world.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/online-event-transatlantic-policy-symposium-2021-tickets-138336128083

Our keynote speaker W. Gyude Moore is a leading expert in African state-building, governance, foreign and domestic policy and political economy. Register today to hear him speak at this year's TAPS conference on transatlantic cooperation with the developing world.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/online-event-transatlantic-policy-symposium-2021-tickets-138336128083

01/27/2021

Registration is now open for the 2021 Transatlantic Policy Symposium - Building Better Partnerships: Transatlantic Cooperation with the Developing World.

Secure your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/online-event-transatlantic-policy-symposium-2021-tickets-138336128083

10/01/2020

The World Still Needs a United West

Mark your calendars for Friday, February 21, 2021!

This year's TAPS conference will focus on transatlantic cooperation with the developing world. Check out this opinion piece about the importance of transatlantic cooperation: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2020-09-17/world-still-needs-united-west

If you are interested in presenting your research, please visit our website or contact us directly for more details.

https://cges.georgetown.edu/research/event-programming/taps/
[email protected]

How Europe and the United States can renew their alliance.

09/21/2020

2021 Call for Papers - CGES

Announcing the Call for Papers for the 26th Annual Transatlantic Policy Symposium hosted by the Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University. More information can be found at our website https://cges.georgetown.edu/research/event-programming/taps/call-for-papers/

01/22/2020

February 7th and the 25th Transatlantic Policy Symposium is coming up quick. Please RSVP at our Eventbrite link. https://cges-taps2020.eventbrite.com/

11/08/2019

tapsgeorgetown.com

Only one week left to submit your paper abstracts! Don't miss out on the opportunity to participate in Taps2020!!
https://t.co/5rWPL1pD79?amp=1

10/17/2019

‎The Europe Desk on Apple Podcasts

Less than 4 months to go until TAPS2020! Be sure to submit your paper proposals to join one of our exciting panels!

Also, have a listen and subscribe to The Europe Desk, a new podcast hosted by the BMW Center which breaks down relevant issues in the transatlantic relationship: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-europe-desk/id1474443374

‎News · 2019

10/07/2019

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The recent WTO ruling in the longstanding Airbus-Boeing dispute, which predates the Trump administration, reminds us that some problems in the transatlantic relationship will likely persist, regardless of the election outcome in the US next year.

https://www.ft.com/content/9a2c5af6-e51c-11e9-9743-db5a370481bc

What are the challenges and opportunities that the transatlantic relationship will face in the future? Under the theme "Is Foresight 2020? Projecting the Future of the Transatlantic Relationship," the annual Transatlantic Policy Symposium will convene on Friday, February 7, 2020. Instructions on submitting paper proposals can be found here: https://t.co/5rWPL1pD79?amp=1

09/24/2019

tapsgeorgetown.com

Is Foresight 2020? Join us for TAPS 2020 on Friday, February 7, 2020 as panelists from around the world discuss today's issues and trends in the transatlantic relationship and how the relationship will move into the future. https://t.co/5rWPL1pD79?amp=1

09/18/2019

Transatlantic Policy Symposium at Georgetown

07/03/2019

Donald Tusk

The European Council has agreed on the future leadership of the EU institutions.

02/21/2019

Student Panel – www.tapsgeorgetown.com

In case you missed our conference, or are interested to know more about the #TAPS2019, visit the webpage below and read the research papers of our distinguished student panellists from around the world
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02/12/2019

Transatlantic Policy Symposium 2019

02/01/2019

🇪🇺🇺🇸Thomas Flanagan Co-chair of #TAPS2019 ExecCom officially concludes the conference

02/01/2019

🔊🇺🇸🇪🇺Our last Panel Post-MAGES Perspectives on Transatlantic Relationship concludes #TAPS2019

02/01/2019

🔊Our 2nd student panel is now in session "Crafting Common Policy: NATO, Energy and Climate Politics in a Shifting Liberal Order" #TAPS2019

02/01/2019

🇺🇸🇪🇺Live: His Excellency David O'Sullivan EU Ambassador to the United States delivers keynote address at Transatlantic Policy Symposium @Georgetown University #TAPS2019

02/01/2019

🔊His Excellency David O'Sullivan EU Ambassador to the United States will deliver the keynote address at Transatlantic Policy Symposium #TAPS2019

🇪🇺Join us at the Copley Formal Lounge, GU Main Campus at 2:00PM

02/01/2019

🇺🇸🇪🇺We have an EXCELLENT group of distinguished practitioners on this morning’s expert panel. Looking forward to their remarks on the future of the transatlantic relationship! #TAPS2019

02/01/2019

Live:TRANSATLANTIC POLICY SYMPOSIUM #TAPS2019 IS OFFICIALLY OPENED!

JOIN TAPS at Copley Formal Lounge 9:30AM-7:00PM 🇪🇺🇺🇸

See the full schedule here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-transatlantic-policy-symposium-liberalism-in-peril-the-future-of-the-transatlantic-relationship-tickets-54708862681

01/31/2019

🔊🇪🇺🇺🇸Introducing our Keynote Speaker Ambassador of the European Union to the United States His Excellency David O’Sullivan

Register on a link below to attend #TAPS2019
The Keynote address will take place on February 1st at 2:00PM at Copley Lounge GU Campus

His Excellency David O’Sullivan was appointed Ambassador and Head of the European Union Delegation to the United States in November 2014. As Ambassador, O’Sullivan has overseen the EU’s bilateral relationship with the U.S. including political, economic, and commercial affairs. As a long-time and distinguished EU official, he served in a number of senior official posts in the European public service, prior to working in Washington, DC. O’Sullivan oversaw the establishment and was head of the EU’s new diplomatic service, the ‘European External Action Service’, creating one of the largest diplomatic networks with 140 delegations across the globe. Other notable and senior positions within the European Commission include Director General for Trade (2005-2010), Secretary General of the European Commission (2000-2005), Chief Negotiator for the Doha Development Round, and Head of Commission President Prodi’s Cabinet (1999-2000). Before joining the Commission, O’Sullivan started his career with the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (1977-1979).

Ambassador O’Sullivan graduated from Trinity College, Dublin with a degree in Economics and Sociology (1975), completed post-graduate studies at the College of Europe, Bruges (1976), and holds an Honorary Doctorate from the Dublin Institute of Technology (2005). He was awarded a second Honorary Doctorate from his alma mater Trinity College, Dublin (2014) and has also been a visiting Professor at the European College of Parma. In 2014, O’Sullivan was awarded the EU Transatlantic Business Award by the American Chamber of Commerce. The Ambassador was born in 1953 in Dublin, Ireland, is married, and has two children. He speaks English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, and Irish.

The Transatlantic Policy Symposium will take place on February 1st, 2019 at Georgetown University's Copley Lounge, 9:00AM-6:30PM #TAPS2019 🇪🇺🇺🇸

Register Here:
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01/31/2019

🔊As we approach #TAPS2019 (this FRIDAY), we are introducing our Alumni Panelists

Susan Fratzke is a Policy Analyst and Program Coordinator with MPI’s International Program, where she primarily works with the Transatlantic Council on Migration. Her research areas include forced migration, asylum, and resettlement policy, with a particular focus on Europe. Before joining MPI, Ms. Fratzke worked for the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. Prior to that, she worked with an adult literacy program serving immigrant and refugee students in Minnesota. Ms. Fratzke holds an MA in German and European studies, with a concentration in European migration policy, from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, where she received the 2012 Jill A. Hopper award for Excellence. She has also earned a certificate in refugees and humanitarian emergencies from Georgetown’s Institute for the Study of International Migration and holds a BA in political science (with honors) from Iowa State University.

The Transatlantic Policy Symposium will take place on February 1st, 2019 at Georgetown University's Copley Lounge, 9:00AM-6:30PM #TAPS2019 🇪🇺🇺🇸

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-transatlantic-policy-symposium-liberalism-in-peril-the-future-of-the-transatlantic-relationship-tickets-54708862681?fbclid=IwAR3aDLNnvotxjv-As6Et3IwIGIk6AD0KOxRo3L_oepAnlIjp1A7e7cj2ZY4

01/31/2019

🔊As we approach #TAPS2019 (this FRIDAY), we are glad introducing our Alumni Panelists

Rukmani Bhatia is a democracy and human rights advocate, currently serving as a policy analyst at the Center for American Progress, focusing on gun violence prevention. She has previously worked at Freedom House, managing the Freedom in the World and Freedom in the Press reports. She served in the Obama Administration at the U.S. Agency for International Development in the Europe & Eurasia Bureau. Prior to her political appointment, she was the inaugural Hillary R. Clinton Research Fellow for Ambassador Melanne Verveer at the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace & Security. She has published extensively on democracy, human rights, and women’s political participation, conducting fieldwork in the Balkans, South and Southeast Asia, East Africa, and Central America. She holds a master’s degree from Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service and a bachelor’s degree with honors from Wellesley College.

The #Transatlantic Policy Symposium will take place on February 1st, 2019 at Georgetown University's Copley Lounge, 9:00AM-6:30PM #TAPS2019 🇪🇺🇺🇸

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01/31/2019

🔊As we approach #TAPS2019 (this FRIDAY), we are introducing our Alumni Panelist

Ashley Beale is a policy and communications consultant for political and public affairs firm BerlinRosen in New York City.Prior to joining Berlin Rosen, she worked on the Hillary Clinton campaign as chief of staff to the Opinion Research and Paid Media directors where she assisted in measuring and translating public opinion into core messaging and creative for TV, digital, direct mail and radio advertisements. Ashley then ran a state legislative race in New Jersey for a first-time female candidate. Before that she co-founded two socially-driven tech start-ups: a digital civic engagement initiative in India for improving public service delivery outcomes, and an online labor market-place for the service industries. She’s also worked on international education initiatives for UNESCO and the Embassy of France to the US. She speaks French and understands basic Hindi and Spanish.

The Transatlantic Policy Symposium will take place on February 1st, 2019 at Georgetown University's Copley Lounge, 9:00AM-6:30PM #TAPS2019 🇪🇺🇺🇸

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01/31/2019

🔊As we approach #TAPS2019 (this FRIDAY), we are introducing our Alumni Panelists

Dr. Seth Rotramel earned Bachelor degrees in European History and Behavioral Psychology in 1997 at the University of Washington, Seattle. After his undergraduate work, he studied German and French while teaching English in Austria, Germany, France, and the Czech Republic. In 2005, Dr. Rotramel earned a Master’s degree from Georgetown University’s Center for German and European Studies. In 2010, he was awarded a Ph.D. in History from Georgetown University. After teaching history at Georgetown as an adjunct professor, he accepted a position in 2011 at the Department of State’s Office of the Historian, where he annotates historical documents for the series Foreign Relations of the United States and writes on the history of American diplomacy. Dr. Rotramel also teaches part-time at Howard University and George Washington University, as well as lectures at the Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute.

The Transatlantic Policy Symposium will take place on February 1st, 2019 at Georgetown University's Copley Lounge, 9:00AM-6:30PM #TAPS2019 🇪🇺🇺🇸

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