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The State of European Aid to Ukraine with Justyna Gotkowska, Liana Fix, and Tara Varma
Podcast
More than a year and a half after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, sustained Western support for Kyiv is as critical as ever. With the future trajectory of the war rem...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Liana Fix, Tara Varma & Justyna Gotkowska
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Europe, Russia, and the Conflict in Gaza
Podcast
Two weekends ago, news broke that Hamas had infiltrated Israeli territory, killing hundreds of civilians while taking many others hostage. In the wake of these attacks, Wester...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Julien Barnes-Dacey & Hanna Notte
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The Uncertain Future of Western Support for Ukraine
Podcast
Nearly 20 months after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, questions are beginning to mount about the future of Western aid to Kyiv. In addition to worrying signs of falt...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Molly Reynolds & Max Bergmann
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Analyzing the Polish Elections with R. Daniel Kelemen and Michal Baranowski
Podcast
On October 15, all eyes will be on Poland as the country holds critical parliamentary elections. The months leading up to this event have seen a fiercely contested campaign, w...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Michal Baranowski & R. Daniel Kelemen
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Brussels Sprouts Presents a Finnish Presidential Debate
Podcast
Heading into the January 2024 Finnish presidential elections, the spotlight remains on foreign policy, an area where the Finnish head of state wields considerable influence. A...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Understanding the Nagorno Karabakh Conflict with Thomas de Waal and Ambassador Phil Reeker
Podcast
On September 19, Azerbaijani forces began attacking Nagorno Karabakh, the long-disputed Armenian enclave within Azerbaijan. Within 24 hours, Azerbaijan had established full co...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Philip Reeker & Thomas de Waal
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The New Authoritarian Axis: Russian Relations with North Korea and Iran
Podcast
This past Wednesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traveled to the Russian Far East for a summit with Vladimir Putin. After more than four hours of talks, Kim vowed to provi...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Hanna Notte & Markus Garlauskas
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The Future of the Ukrainian Counter Offensive with Mike Kofman and Mark Hertling
Podcast
Over the past several months, the world’s attention has been focused on the ongoing counteroffensive by the Ukrainian army. Many of Ukraine’s supporters had high hopes for thi...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Michael Kofman & Mark P. Hertling
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A Post-Prigozhin Wagner Group with Kimberly Marten and Vanda Felbab-Brown
Podcast
Last week, the world learned the shocking news that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the notorious head of Wagner private military company, died in a plane crash north of Moscow. Prigozhin’...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Kimberly Marten & Vanda Felbab-Brown
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Wagner will be 'dismantled or reconstructed' into Putin's personal military
Video
In the wake of Prigozhin's demise, questions are being raised regarding the future of his armed mercenary force, Wagner. Jim Townsend tells Frontline the group could turn into...
By Jim Townsend
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Germany’s Shifting China Strategy
Podcast
Last month, Germany adopted its first ever strategy on China. Looking forward, Berlin’s implementation of this strategy will impact Germany, as well as the broader cohesion of...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Janka Oertel & Andrew Small
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Lukashenko, Wagner, and the Future of Belarus
Podcast
Over the past month, Belarus has been increasingly in the spotlight, with the announcement of the Wagner Group’s relocation to the country following its aborted mutiny in Russ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Brian Whitmore & Ryhor Astapenia
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Putin 'needs to feel vulnerable to attacks from Ukraine'
Video
"This offensive is beginning to really get some traction now because they've been able to to really get at the Russian artillery...that's been thinned out by Ukraine." Putin ...
By Jim Townsend
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Did Vilnius Deliver with Kurt Volker and Douglas Lute
Podcast
On July 11 and 12, NATO held its widely anticipated Vilnius Summit to discuss current functions of the alliance as well as the future of Ukrainian membership. Despite hope tha...
By Carisa Nietsche, Jim Townsend, Ambassador Douglas Lute & Ambassador Kurt Volker
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NATO’s Security Guarantees for Ukraine
Podcast
As NATO prepares for its annual summit in Vilnius this July, one of the biggest topics on the agenda will be how to guarantee long-term security for Ukraine. Given that member...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Liana Fix & Eric Ciaramella
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Russia in the Wake of the Wagner Insurgency
Podcast
Last weekend, the outbreak of an insurgency against the Russian state by Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group shocked observers across the world. After accusing the Russian Minist...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend & Dr. Angela Stent
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After Putin: how nervous should we be?
Podcast
The Spectator’s Russia correspondent Owen Matthews examines why the Kremlin permits the existence of private armies such as Prigozhin’s Wagner Group, and joins the podcast alo...
By Jim Townsend
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Prigozhin ‘could come back like Napoleon’ to take Putin down
Video
“How long will it take for this wounded leader to be taken down in another way, or by Prigozhin, who might come back like Napoleon.” Putin’s show of ‘weakness’ will leave the...
By Jim Townsend
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The Battlefield Landscape in Ukraine with Mike Kofman and Konrad Muzyka
Podcast
Three weeks ago, Ukraine began its widely anticipated counteroffensive. Observers are watching for key developments on the battlefield as Ukraine attempts to regain territory,...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Michael Kofman & Konrad Muzyka
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A Turn in German Security Infrastructure?
Podcast
On Wednesday, June 14th, the German government presented the country’s first ever National Security Strategy, laying out Germany’s commitment to three key pillars: active defe...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Christian Mölling & Constanze Stelzenmüller
