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Trump's Visit to Europe: Home Run or Missed Opportunity?
Podcast
Julie Smith and Jim Townsend discusses President Trump's visit to NATO and Sicily and the impressions from European foreign leaders. Julie also provides a lesson in European d...
By Julianne Smith & Jim Townsend
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Trump’s Article 5 Omission Was an Attack Against All of NATO
When President Trump spoke to NATO members for the first time on Thursday he failed to say the one thing Europeans were waiting to hear. He never mentioned America’s unwaverin...
By Julianne Smith
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NATO Prepares to Be Disappointed by the Cheshire Cat President
The hysteria that now surrounds the Donald Trump presidency has blown the NATO mini-summit out of the water. Allies who once were looking forward to Thursday’s summit for reas...
By Julianne Smith & Jim Townsend
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Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist on Transatlantic Relations
Podcast
Swedish Minister of Defense Peter Hultqvist joins Julie Smith and Jim Townsend to discuss Sweden's worldview, the current state of transatlantic alliances, Stockholm's relatio...
By Julianne Smith & Jim Townsend
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CNAS Launches New Transatlantic Security Program
With the launch of the new Transatlantic Security Program, Julianne Smith, senior fellow and director of the program, sits down with Jim Townsend to discuss the program's focu...
By Julianne Smith & Jim Townsend
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What Emmanuel Macron's Victory Means for France and the EU
Podcast
Transatlantic Security experts Julianne Smith and Rachel Rizzo discuss President-elect Emmanuel Macron's victory in the French election. Hosted by Neal Urwitz....
By Julianne Smith, Rachel Rizzo & Neal Urwitz
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Deciphering the French Election Results and Trump’s 100 Days
On this week’s first episode of The E.R., David Rothkopf, Kori Schake, Susan Hennessey, and Julie Smith discuss the latest in foreign-policy headlines. With the...
By Julianne Smith
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Here’s How Trump Could Forge a Coherent Russia Strategy
On his 77th day in office, President Donald Trump changed his Russia policy. He may not have realized it as he gave the order that sent Tomahawk cruise missiles toward a Syria...
By Julianne Smith & Jacqueline Ramos
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Is Europe in Crisis or on Track? Nordic Pearls of Wisdom from Carl Bildt
Podcast
Transatlantic Security experts Julie Smith and Jim Townsend sit down with Former PM of Sweden Carl Bildt to talk about the future of Europe and why every country in the transa...
By Carl Bildt, Julianne Smith & Jim Townsend
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Bannon’s Demotion Means the Trump Team Is Learning — Even if Trump Isn’t
The Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it would remove White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council (NSC). National security wonk...
By Julianne Smith & Loren DeJonge Schulman
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For Tillerson, Showing Up at NATO Isn’t Enough
Bowing to outside pressure, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is set to attend his first meeting with NATO’s foreign ministers on Friday. But that was not his initial plan. Sch...
By Julianne Smith & Jim Townsend
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Why NATO is like a Potluck Dinner: Conversation with Jim Townsend and Julianne Smith
Podcast
Transatlantic Security experts Jim Townsend and Julie Smith discuss this week's NATO Ministerial and why NATO is like a potluck dinner....
By Jim Townsend & Julianne Smith
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Julianne Smith Discusses the Outcome of the Dutch Election
Julianne Smith, senior fellow and director of the CNAS Strategy and Statecraft Program discusses the Dutch election outcome and Geert Wilders’ Freedom Party. Hosted by Neal Ur...
By Julianne Smith & Neal Urwitz
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to the White House
Podcast
Julianne Smith, senior fellow and director of the Strategy and Statecraft program, discusses German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to the United States. Hosted by Neal Urwit...
By Julianne Smith & Neal Urwitz
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U.S.-Russia Competition in the Middle East Is Back
The past few years have been characterized by increasing American-Russian competition all over the globe. The primary focus, has been on Russia’s ongoing efforts to challenge ...
By Julianne Smith & Ilan Goldenberg
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10 Things to Watch for in Trump’s Address to Congress
Donald Trump’s speech tonight will be, like everything he does, a spectacle. The last time Trump had such a stage was his inaugural, where all of official Washington stood beh...
By Julianne Smith
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Why the Flynn-Russia Controversy Isn’t Over Yet
President Donald Trump appointed Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster as his new national security adviser on Monday, a week after Michael Flynn resigned from the post following revelation...
By Julianne Smith
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Everyone at Munich Pretended Everything Was Normal
According to the organizers, demand to attend this year’s Munich Security Conference (MSC) was unprecedented. I can understand why. People on both sides of the Atlantic — myse...
By Julianne Smith
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President Trump’s Terrible One-Month Report Card
Has it really only been a month? We wish we could say that Trump surprised us, but from the minute he took the oath of office one month ago today, he hasn’t: This has been the...
By Julianne Smith
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It’s Mattis and Pence to the Rescue of the Transatlantic Alliance
Commentary
This is a big week for the U.S.-European relationship. For seven days, Trump emissaries will flood Europe carrying a message of unity and leadership … or not. Jim Mattis will ...
By Julianne Smith
