About the center

The mission of Brookings’s Center on the United States and Europe (CUSE) is to offer independent research and recommendations for policymakers, foster high-level dialogue on developments in Europe and global challenges that affect trans-Atlantic relations, and convene roundtables, workshops, and public forums on policy-relevant issues.

CUSE’s research program focuses on:

• the implications of the war in Ukraine for Europe, the United States, and their relationships with third powers;
• Russia and its relations with the West;
• bilateral relations between the United States and key European states, including France, Germany, and Turkey; and
• transnational developments within and across the United States and Europe, including China’s increasing role in Europe, institutional and democratic crises, and the role of technology in the trans-Atlantic relationship.

CUSE scholars produce books, research papers, and commentaries for Brookings and other outlets. Together with the Strobe Talbott Center on Security, Strategy, and Technology, CUSE is currently co-producing a paper series on the implications of the war in Ukraine.

CUSE convenes public and private events throughout the year in conjunction with a range of European and U.S. partners, including the annual Raymond Aron Lecture, featuring a leading French scholar, the annual Justice Stephen Breyer Lecture on International Law, the Hewett Forum on Post-Soviet Affairs, a working group on the Russia-Ukraine War, and a high-level, biannual dialogue for leading analysts and government officials to inform policy decisions and strengthen trans-Atlantic relations.