Stephen Szabo
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Stephen Szabo is a prominent scholar of German-American and transatlantic relations
. He has authored numerous articles and books on the state of transatlantic political and security matters, most notably Parting Ways: The Crisis in German-American Relations (2004) about the deterioration of the relationship between Washington and Berlin in the run-up to the second Iraq War and The Diplomacy of German Reunification (1992) that attributes German reunification to skillful political leadership and adept negotiations by well-positioned German and American political elites.
Currently, Szabo is Executive Director of the Transatlantic Academy (TAA), which is a partnership between the German Marshall Fund
and the Ebelin and Gerd Bucerius Zeit Stiftung of Hamburg
, Germany, is a forum for research and dialogue between scholars, policy experts, and authors from both sides of the Atlantic. The TAA's purpose is to strengthen the transatlantic partnership by bringing together Fellows to conduct intensive research and discussion on a single topic for a year, with the goal of introducing their research findings into the policy discussions on both sides of the Atlantic.
Prior to joining the German Marshall Fund, Szabo had been with the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
, Johns Hopkins University
, where he served as Academic and Interim Dean as well as Professor of European Studies. Prior to that he had served as Professor of National Security Affairs at the National Defense University and Chairman of West European Studies at the Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Department of State. He has written on German foreign and security policies, generational politics in Europe, and transatlantic security and political relations.
Szabo received his PhD from Georgetown University
in political science and a B.A. and M.A from the School of International Service, the American University
. He speaks fluent German in addition to his native English.
Transatlantic relations
Transatlantic relations refers to the historic, cultural, political, economic and social relations between countries on both side of the Atlantic Ocean. Sometimes specifically those between the United States, Canada and the countries in Europe, although other meanings are possible.There are a...
. He has authored numerous articles and books on the state of transatlantic political and security matters, most notably Parting Ways: The Crisis in German-American Relations (2004) about the deterioration of the relationship between Washington and Berlin in the run-up to the second Iraq War and The Diplomacy of German Reunification (1992) that attributes German reunification to skillful political leadership and adept negotiations by well-positioned German and American political elites.
Currently, Szabo is Executive Director of the Transatlantic Academy (TAA), which is a partnership between the German Marshall Fund
German Marshall Fund
The German Marshall Fund of the United States is a nonpartisan American public policy and grantmaking institution dedicated to promoting greater cooperation and understanding between North America and Europe....
and the Ebelin and Gerd Bucerius Zeit Stiftung of Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, Germany, is a forum for research and dialogue between scholars, policy experts, and authors from both sides of the Atlantic. The TAA's purpose is to strengthen the transatlantic partnership by bringing together Fellows to conduct intensive research and discussion on a single topic for a year, with the goal of introducing their research findings into the policy discussions on both sides of the Atlantic.
Prior to joining the German Marshall Fund, Szabo had been with the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies , a division of Johns Hopkins University based in Washington, D.C., is one of the world's leading and most prestigious graduate schools devoted to the study of international affairs, economics, diplomacy, and policy research and...
, Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
, where he served as Academic and Interim Dean as well as Professor of European Studies. Prior to that he had served as Professor of National Security Affairs at the National Defense University and Chairman of West European Studies at the Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Department of State. He has written on German foreign and security policies, generational politics in Europe, and transatlantic security and political relations.
Szabo received his PhD from Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
in political science and a B.A. and M.A from the School of International Service, the American University
American University
American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...
. He speaks fluent German in addition to his native English.