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Senior Fellow for Europe Studies
Contact Info:
Phone: +1-202-518-3402
E-mail: ckupchan@cfr.org
Location:
Washington, DC
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Professor of international affairs at Georgetown University and former director for European affairs at the National Security Council. Currently writing a book on the international order and how to preserve transatlantic peace.
Expertise:NATO; European Union; U.S. national security; nationalism; the Balkans.
Experience:Professor of International Relations, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University (current); Director for European Affairs, National Security Council (1993-94); Assistant Professor of Politics, Princeton University (1986-92).
Selected Publications:The End of the American Era: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Geopolitics of the Twenty-first Century (Knopf, 2002); Power in Transition: The Peaceful Change of International Order (coauthor, United Nations University Press, 2001); Civic Engagement in the Atlantic Community (coeditor, Bertelsmann Foundation Publishers, 1999); Atlantic Security: Contending Visions (editor, Council on Foreign Relations Press, 1998); Nationalism and Nationalities in the New Europe (coeditor, Cornell University Press, 1995); The Vulnerability of Empire (Cornell University Press, 1994); The Persian Gulf and the West: The Dilemma of Security (Unwin Hyman, 1987).
Charles Kupchan on AmericaAbroad.com (blog)
Current Research Projects
Past Research Projects
June 16, 2008
Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow for Europe Studies interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
Charles A. Kupchan, CFR's top Europe expert, says President Bush's farewell trip to Europe produced statements of friendship and partnership hard to imagine a few short years ago.
See more in United States, International Organizations
May 21, 2008
| Authors: | Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow for Europe Studies Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies |
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Op-Ed
International Herald Tribune
President Bush’s recent denunciation of Barack Obama’s foreign policy was wrong, argue Charles Kupchan and Ray Takeyh. Instead, they defend the Senator’s policies as being “hard-headed realism,” pointing to the historical record as evidence that engaging international rivals is a proven method of resolving conflicts.
See more in Diplomacy, Presidency
April 9, 2008
| Author: | Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow for Europe Studies |
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Op-Ed
International Herald Tribune
The NATO allies no longer agree on the imminence or the nature of the threats they confront, argues Charles A. Kupchan.
See more in NATO
April 7, 2008
Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow for Europe Studies interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
Charles A. Kupchan, professor of international affairs at Georgetown University, says the just-concluded NATO summit illustrates the changes taking place in the alliance, where it will become increasingly difficult to reach agreements on issues.
See more in Georgia, Russian Fed., Ukraine, NATO
March 10, 2008
Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow for Europe Studies interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
Interview: CFR's Charles A. Kupchan says recognizing Kosovo as independent is the best pragmatic solution from a list of bad options.
See more in Kosovo, Serbia, Nation Building, Sovereignty, Diplomacy
March 4, 2008
| Authors: | Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow for Europe Studies Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies |
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Op-Ed
Los Angeles Times
Charles A. Kupchan and Ray Takeyh argue that “despite the tightening of U.N. sanctions, the West’s efforts to contain Iran are crumbling where it matters most: in the Middle East.”
See more in Middle East, Iran, International Organizations, Conflict Assessment, Weapons of Mass Destruction
March 2008
| Author: | Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow for Europe Studies |
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Op-Ed
Current History
Charles Kupchan examines the improving relationship between the U.S. and Europe.
See more in United States, Afghanistan, Pakistan, U.K.
February 27, 2008
| Speakers: | Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow and Director of Europe Studies, Council on Foreign Relations Stephen Sestanovich, George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
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Transcript
Stephen R. Sestanovich and Charles A. Kupchan discuss the state of the upcoming Russian elections and what the results might mean for the future.
See more in Russian Fed., Elections
February 27, 2008
| Speaker: | Stephen Sestanovich, George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Presider: | Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow for Europe Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
Audio
Listen to CFR Senior Fellow Stephen Sestanovich discuss the upcoming presidential elections in Russia and the recent declaration of independence by Kosovo.
See more in Russian Fed., Kosovo, Elections
January 28, 2008
News Briefing
CFR experts offer their analysis of President George W. Bush's final State of the Union address.
See more in U.S. Strategy and Politics, Presidency
December 18, 2007
Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow for Europe Studies interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
Charles A. Kupchan, CFR’s top Europe expert, says with Kosovo on the cusp of announcing independence, he finds the continued Russian opposition “perplexing.”
See more in Kosovo, Sovereignty
December 14, 2007
| Speakers: | Janusz Bugajski, Director, CSIS New European Democracies Project, Senior Fellow, CSIS Europe Program Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow for Europe Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, Professor of International Affairs, Georgetown University Daniel Serwer, Vice President, Center for Post-Conflict Peace and Stability Operations and The Centers of Innovation, United States Institue of Peace Dimitri Simes, President, The Nixon Center |
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| Presider: | Paul B. Stares, General John W. Vessey Denior Fellow for Conflict prevention and Director of the Center for Preventative Action, Council on Foreign Relations |
Transcript
Four speakers discuss the consequences of an independent Kosovo.
See more in Kosovo, Serbia, Nationalism, Peacekeeping
December 5, 2007
| Speaker: | Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow for Europe Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Presider: | Robert McMahon, Deputy Editor, CFR.org |
Audio
Listen to CFR Senior Fellow Charles A. Kupchan discuss implications of Kosovo's expected declaration of independence when international mediators report to the United Nations' Security Council on December 10, despite the vociferous opposition of Russia and Serbia.
See more in Europe/Russia, Sovereignty
![Media Conference Call: Charles Kupchan on Kosovo [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service]](/content/publications/images/Kosovo-small_3.jpg)
December 5, 2007
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Transcript
CFR Senior Fellow Charles Kupchan discusses implications of Kosovo's anticipated declaration of independence despite Russia's opposition.
See more in Russian Fed., Kosovo, Serbia, Nationalism, Sovereignty
November 28, 2007
News Briefing
CFR experts offer their analysis of the proceedings at the Mideast peace conference in Annapolis, Maryland.
See more in Israel, Palestinian Authority, Diplomacy
November 28, 2007
| Author: | Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow for Europe Studies |
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Op-Ed
Huffington Post
Charles Kupchan argues that Tariq Ramadan “may well be able to modestly advance Islam's dialogue with the West.”
See more in Religion, Terrorism
November 12, 2007
Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow for Europe Studies interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
Charles A. Kupchan, CFR’s top Europe expert, sees major improvements in the mood of U.S.-Europe relations, but, he cautions, there are only “slim pickings” to show on policy issues like Iran and Afghanistan.
See more in United States, France, Germany, Foreign Policy History, Public Diplomacy
October 31, 2007
| Authors: | Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow for Europe Studies Peter L. Trubowitz |
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Article
International Security
See more in United States, International Peace and Security, Foreign Policy History
October 21, 2007
| Authors: | Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow for Europe Studies Peter L. Trubowitz |
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Op-Ed
Los Angeles Times
Charles Kupchan and Peter Trubowitz write that “the greatest challenge facing the next president will be bringing the nation’s foreign policy back into balance with its political will,” in the Los Angeles Times.
See more in Congress
September 11, 2007
| Authors: | Peter Beinart, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy Max Boot, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow for Europe Studies Vali R. Nasr, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies Steven A. Cook, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy |
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Other Report
Six CFR experts provide their own analysis of the Petraeus and Crocker testimony.
See more in Iraq, Defense Strategy, Wars and Warfare
In Termites in the Trading System, Jagdish Bhagwati reveals how the rapid spread of preferential trade agreements endangers the world trading system.
America Between the Wars explores how the decisions and debates of the years between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Twin Towers shaped the events, arguments, and politics of the world we live in today.
In The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, Noah Feldman tells the story behind the increasingly popular call for the establishment of the sharia—the law of the traditional Islamic state—in the modern Muslim world.
Complete list of CFR Books.
After two decades of liberalization, many countries around the world are adopting new restrictions on foreign direct investment (FDI) that could retard continued progress. The authors make recommendations for correcting this protectionist drift by proposing guidelines for how countries can better regulate FDI yet still reap its economic benefits.
In this Council Special Report, the authors make a strong case that the Bush administration’s policy of diplomatic isolation of Syria is not serving U.S. interests, and offer informed history and thoughtful analysis of the country and its external behavior.
Complete list of Council Special Reports.
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