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The George Washington University is a member of the The American Consortium on European Union Studies (ACES), along with four other national-capital area universities: American University, George Mason University, Georgetown University, and Johns Hopkins University. The purpose of ACES is to improve understanding of the European Union and US-EU relations throughout the Washington, DC-Northern Virginia-Baltimore region. ACES has been recognized by the European Commission as a European Union Center of Excellence in the United States.

ACES Grants

The American Consortium on European Union Studies (ACES) awards research seed grants and working paper grants in order to support theory- and policy-oriented research with an emphasis on the European Union, its member states, US-EU transatlantic relations, and other contemporary EU-related issues.

ACES' multidisciplinary focus encourages analysis and policy dialogue on these topics in a variety of fields, including political science, economics, business, finance, law, science and technology, public health, and others.

Events

Putin 3.0 - One Year Later
Tuesday, May 28, 4:00-6:00

Promoting Sustainability in Russia's Arctic Cities
Thursday, May 30, 9:00-4:45
Friday, May 31, 9:00-4:45

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News

Visiting Scholar Aglaya Snetkov speaks about the US-Russia reset [part 2].

Professor Scheherazade Rehman blogs about the state of the global economy.

Visiting Scholar Ivan Kurilla and Ph.D. Student Charles Sullivan analyze US-Russia relations on the anniversary of the victory over the Nazis in WWII [in Russian].

Professor Harris Mylonas discusses nation-building in a recent article for e-International Relations.

Professor Scheherazade Rehman blogs about austerity in the Eurozone.

Professor Henry Hale authors policy paper on prospects for Afghanistan in 2014.

Proessor Hope M. Harrison authors article about looking back at the history of the Berlin Wall.

Professor Marlene Laruelle edits volume on Migration and Social Upheaval as the Face of Globalization in Central Asia.

Associate Dirctor Cory Welt comments on The Boston Marathon Attack, the North Caucasus, and U.S.-Russian Relations.

Visiting Scholar Sufian Zhemukhov blogs about radicalization and violence in the wake of the Boston bombings.

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