Outside the NATO Bubble: Ghent

Brussels sits at the center of something significant. Within a few hours in any direction you have Strasbourg, home to the European Parliament, Rotterdam, one of the largest ports in the world, The Hague, where international law is adjudicated, and Cologne, a major hub of European economic life. This is not a coincidence. The entire…

Memoirs from a European Bureaucrat

Europe operates differently than the US in ways that are not immediately obvious until you are actually here. The legislative process within the EU is layered in a way that would frustrate most Americans. Bills and directives do not just pass through a chamber and get signed. They get reviewed, scrutinized, sent back, amended, and…

Brussels: A Political Capital for Europe

I’m Andrew Romanchik, a Politics and Philosophy student with my sights set on law. So when Pitt’s Governance and Policy in Brussels program came across my radar, it was a straightforward decision. Getting inside exposure to how the EU and NATO actually operate is the kind of experience that translates directly into a legal career,…