The CGA co-hosts an international conference on US-Greek Policies in Europe and the Mediterranean with the University of Piraeus

The CGA, in collaboration with the University of Piraeus and the Council for International Relations-Greece, hosted an international conference on US-Greek Policies in Europe and the Mediterranean. The two-day conference was opened with welcoming remarks by the US Ambassador to Greece, George J. Tsunis, who highlighted the importance of educational exchange and cooperation.

CGA Associate Dean Carolyn Kissane and Academic Director Sylvia Maier participated in panels alongside academics from the University of Piraeus and other academic institutions and experts from government and media.

Conference Panels included:

• US-Greek Relations and Transatlantic Cooperation

• Security Challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean

• Cooperation and Conflict in Ukraine

• Treaties, Alliances, and Migration
  

The conference highlighted the CGA’s continued cooperation with the University of Piraeus and their MSc in American Studies: Politics, Strategy & Economics. The partnership, which began in 2021, includes co-taught courses by CGA faculty with those in the American Studies at Piraeus in addition to a joint short-term summer program in Greece with both groups of students.