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‘Europe Has Got to Do More for Defence’: What to Expect as European Leaders Meet on Ukraine
NATO policy expert and adjunct senior fellow in the CNAS Transatlantic Security Program, Jim Townsend joins to discuss what to expect when European leaders meet on Ukraine.Wat...
By Jim Townsend
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
Averting AI Armageddon with Colin Kahl and Jacob StokesIn recent years, the previous bipolar nuclear order led by the United States and Russia has given way to a more volatile, tripolar one, as China has quantitatively and qualita...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Colin H. Kahl & Jacob Stokes
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Trump World Takes on Europe
The first few weeks of the second Trump administration have seen a flurry of executive orders, tariffs imposed (or threatened) on allies and adversaries alike, and bold statem...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Steven Erlanger & Mij Rahman
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The Eurasian Century: Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World with Hal Brands
For more than 100 years, the continent of Eurasia has played a central role in global geopolitics. In the 20th century, numerous authoritarian powers from Germany under Kaiser...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend & Hal Brands
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Trump Turning Washington Crash into ‘Bar Room Talk’ Will Turn People Away | Jim Townsend
Trump's unchecked claims that the DC crash was caused by diversity quotas should "turn people away" from him, says Jim Townsend, an adjunct senior fellow in the CNAS Transatla...
By Jim Townsend
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Trump's Vision for America and the World
On Monday, January 20th, Donald Trump took office as the 47th president of the United States. Now in his second term after a four-year hiatus, his inauguration heralds a new e...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend & Dr. Robert Kagan
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Trump’s Clash with National Cathedral Bishop
In this episode of Global News Today, presented by Tom Burges Watson, they speak with Jim Townsend, an adjunct senior fellow in the CNAS Transatlantic Security Program, about ...
By Jim Townsend
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Address NATO at the Munich Security Conference
President Trump has an opportunity to address tensions with NATO at the Munich Security Conference.While he should articulate his grievances, he also should lay out his requir...
By Jim Townsend
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What's to Come in 2025
As we welcome the New Year, Brussels Sprouts is zooming out for a big-picture view of what to expect in 2025. Top of mind is the impact of a second Trump presidency on U.S. fo...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Israel Strikes Gaza as Efforts for a Truce Intensify; Trump Envoy to Visit Ukraine
Jim Townsend, an adjunct senior fellow in the CNAS Transatlantic Security Program, joins to discuss reports that President-elect Donald Trump’s envoy to Ukraine intends to vis...
By Jim Townsend
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What Can Europe do in Syria?
After 54 years of brutal rule in Syria, the al-Assad family’s reign came to an end last week. Following 13 years of devastating civil war, which saw over a million refugees fl...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Turmoil in Paris and Berlin Going into a Second Trump Term
Earlier this week, France’s government collapsed following a successful no-confidence vote from left-wing and far-right lawmakers. This political crisis comes on the heels of ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Tara Varma & Liana Fix
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Trump and the War in Ukraine with Michael Kofman and Robert Lee
More than 1000 days into the War in Ukraine, questions about continued support for the Ukrainian effort and the prospect of a negotiated settlement in the months to come have ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Rob Lee & Mike Kofman
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RUSI Recording: The Impact of the U.S. Presidential Election on European Security
Jim Townsend, an adjunct senior fellow in the CNAS Transatlantic Security Program, joins RUSI to discuss the impact the next US presidential administration will have on NATO, ...
By Jim Townsend
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More Escalation in Ukraine: British Missiles and U.S. Land Mines
Jim Townsend, adjunct senior fellow in the Center for a New American Security Transatlantic Security Program, joins to discuss British long-range missiles and U.S. land mines ...
By Jim Townsend
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What Trump Means for Europe with the Eurofile Podcast
For this special edition episode of Brussels Sprouts, Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend join forces with The Eurofile from the Center for Strategic and International Stud...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
The Future of Russia and China in Central AsiaDespite the many proclamations that Russian and Chinese interests would collide in Central Asia, Moscow and Beijing continue to work together in service of their shared object...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
European Security and Defense under Trump 2.0 with Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim TownsendMax and Donatienne are joined by Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend, hosts of the Brussels Sprouts podcast at the Center for a New American Security, to discuss the implic...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Developing the European Defense Industry
Since the war in Ukraine began, the European Union has provided substantial military support to Kyiv. Yet years of underinvestment and a lack of coordination mean that Europe’...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
Russia in the Middle East with Jonathan Lord and Hanna NotteOne year after the October 7 attacks by Hamas, the crisis in the Middle East has grown more and more complex. With the region teetering on the brink of broader conflict, the B...
By Jonathan Lord, Hanna Notte, Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend