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What the New Congress Means for Transatlantic Relations
To continue our “New Year” series on Brussels Sprouts, we turn our attention to recent events in the United States Congress and their implications for the transatlantic relati...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Peter Baker & Sarah Binder
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The Case for Supporting Russian Civil Society, with Jamie Fly and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Since the invasion of Ukraine, the media environment inside Russia has become increasingly restricted. This represents the acceleration of the Putin regime’s crackdown on the ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend & Jamie Fly
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Turkey and Transatlantic Relations: Ankara's views on Greece, Ukraine, NATO and more
In recent weeks, Turkey has been grabbing the headlines with a series of major moves. Just a few days ago, Turkish President Erdogan provoked anxiety in the U.S. and Europe by...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Asli Aydintasbas & Steven A. Cook
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Transatlantic tension? Views from Paris, Berlin, and Brussels
Earlier this week, French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Washington for the first state visit of the Biden administration. This visit comes on the heels of many months o...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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What Xi’s Third Term Means for Europe, with Bonnie Glaser and Dave Shullman
With the conclusion of the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th National Party Congress last week, Xi Jinping has now secured a precedent-breaking third term as general secretary. T...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Bonnie Glaser & David Shullman
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Threats, Lies, and Dirty Bombs
Power Vertical host Brian Whitmore speaks with Andrea Kendall-Taylor, director of the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, who served eigh...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend & John Sipher
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The price would be 'steep' if President Putin uses nuclear weapons
Jim Townsend, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for European and NATO policy, speaks on CNBC's "Capital Connection" about NATO's plan to push ahead with planned nuc...
By Jim Townsend
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Has the West Run Out of Air-Defence for Ukraine?
Jim Townsend join Times Radio to discuss Putin's threat of nuclear use in Ukraine. "It's going to take a while to get it there. Hopefully, maybe we can find a workaround tha...
By Jim Townsend
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NATO Nuclear Exercises to Show Putin It Isn’t Afraid of His Saber-Rattling: Ex-U.S. Defense Official
By Jim Townsend
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Crafting Transatlantic Responses to BRI, with Lisa Curtis, Jacob Stokes, Josh Fitt, Carisa Nietsche, and Nicholas Lokker
Nine years after the launch of the Belt and Road Initiative, China’s flagship global infrastructure investment program is at a critical juncture. While many countries were ini...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Lisa Curtis, Carisa Nietsche, Joshua Fitt & Nicholas Lokker
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The Italian Elections, with Nathalie Tocci and Cecilia Sottilotta
This past weekend, voters in Italy went to the polls for national parliamentary elections. As expected, the elections resulted in a victory for the alliance led by Giorgia Mel...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Nathalie Tocci & Cecilia Sottilotta
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New Phase of War: Ukrainian Offensive and Russian Mobilization, with Mick Ryan and Rob Lee
How have recent Ukrainian counteroffensives changed the trajectory of the war? Will Putin’s announcement of Russian mobilization increase the risk of potential escalation? Aft...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Mick Ryan & Rob Lee
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Germany's Shifting International Role, with Jana Puglierin and Sam Denney
During recent weeks and months, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has repeatedly been in the spotlight, drawing both praise and criticism from observers in Germany and abroad. On ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Jana Puglierin & Sam Denney
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A Looming Crisis in the Indo-Pacific, with Jude Blanchette and Zack Cooper
How does the crisis provoked by Nancy Pelosi’s recent trip to Taiwan illustrate the broader state of U.S.-China relations?Jude Blanchette and Zack Cooper join Andrea Kendall-T...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Jude Blanchette & Zack Cooper
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The Latest Phase of the War in Ukraine, with Mike Kofman and Jeff Edmonds
Has the war in Ukraine reached a critical turning point? Mike Kofman and Jeff Edmonds join Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss the evolution of the military situ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Michael Kofman & Jeffrey Edmonds
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China's military could take Taiwan 'if they wanted to'
Former US Assistant Deputy Defence Secretary Jim Townsend says China could force Taiwan to capitulate without a full scale invasion. Watch the full interview from Times Radio...
By Jim Townsend
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Political Churn in Europe, with Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook and Max Bergmann
What do the recent upheavals in European politics mean for the future of transatlantic cooperation? Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook and Max Bergmann join Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook & Max Bergmann
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The State of EU-China Relations, with Noah Barkin and Francesca Ghiretti
What have been the latest key developments in EU-China relations? Noah Barkin and Francesca Ghiretti join Carisa Nietsche and Jim Townsend to discuss milestones in the relatio...
By Carisa Nietsche, Jim Townsend, Noah Barkin & Francesca Ghiretti
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The 2022 Madrid NATO Summit, with Ivo Daalder and Doug Lute
What are the most important takeaways from this week’s NATO summit in Madrid? Ivo Daalder and Doug Lute join Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss how the alliance...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Ivo Daalder & Amb. Doug Lute
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NATO sees Russia as a ‘direct threat,’ but not China, says think tank
Jim Townsend of the CNAS Transatlantic Security Program, who served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe and NATO under the Obama administration, says Europe’s ...
By Jim Townsend