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What Xi’s Third Term Means for Europe, with Bonnie Glaser and Dave Shullman
Podcast
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
Podcast
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
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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?
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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
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By Jim Townsend
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Crafting Transatlantic Responses to BRI, with Lisa Curtis, Jacob Stokes, Josh Fitt, Carisa Nietsche, and Nicholas Lokker
Podcast
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
Podcast
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
Podcast
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
Podcast
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
Podcast
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
Podcast
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'
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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
Podcast
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
Podcast
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
Podcast
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
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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
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Brussels Sprouts Live: Setting the Stage for Madrid
Podcast
Over the past several months, the NATO alliance has faced a tremendous challenge in responding to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. While allied cohesion has been consistently ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Julianne Smith, Steven Erlanger & David E. Sanger
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Evolving Dynamics Within The Bloc, with Pierre Morcos and Jeremy Shapiro
Podcast
As the war between Russia and Ukraine drags on with little progress toward a resolution, fractures are beginning to appear in the European response. While the European Union s...
By Nicholas Lokker, Jim Townsend, Pierre Morcos & Jeremy Shapiro
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Defense & Aerospace Podcast Washington Roundtable
Podcast
Jim Townsend, Adjunct Senior Fellow for the Transatlantic Security Program at CNAS, joins this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast to discu...
By Jim Townsend
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NATO could be enlarging. What does that mean for Russia?
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Finland and Sweden are strongly considering submitting bids to join NATO as early as mid-May. But Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to deploy nuclear weapons in ...
By Jim Townsend
