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Senior Fellow for Europe Studies
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Phone: +1-202-509-8402
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
August 21, 2008
Op-Ed
Washington Independent
Although Russia deserves condemnation for its disproportionate response to Georgia’s actions in South Ossetia, the Bush administration’s response to this has gone from appropriately firm to rashly confrontational, writes Charles Kupchan.
See more in Russian Fed., Diplomacy
August 12, 2008
Daily Opinion Roundup
In Tuesday's Roundup: Debate hits new low in Pakistan, Raul Castro redefines Socialism for the worse, and Georgia's gathering crisis.
August 11, 2008
Audio
Listen to CFR senior fellows discuss the ongoing conflict between Russia and Georgia.
See more in Georgia, Russian Fed.
August 11, 2008
Transcript
A CFR conference call on the Russia/Georgia conflict.
See more in Europe/Russia, Sovereignty
Summer 2008
Op-Ed
International Security
Charles A. Kupchan and Peter L. Trubowitz respond to Joseph M. Parent and Joseph Bafumi’s criticism of their article “Dead Center: The Demise of Liberal Internationalism in the United States”
See more in Grand Strategy, Organization of Government
June 16, 2008
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Transcript
Four speakers discuss the consequences of an independent Kosovo.
See more in Kosovo, Serbia, Nationalism, Peacekeeping
December 5, 2007
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
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December 5, 2007
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
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.
In this report, CFR Fellow Brad W. Setser recommends addressing the U.S. current account deficit in order to strengthen the United States’ position abroad.
This report, written by CFR Senior Fellow Daniel Markey, outlines the nature of the challenges in Pakistan's tribal areas, formulates strategies for addressing those challenges, and distills the strategies into realistic policy proposals worthy of consideration by the incoming administration.
Complete list of Council Special Reports.
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