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Transatlantic Tumult at Davos
Podcast
It has been a tumultuous month in the transatlantic alliance. This week, President Donald Trump’s demands to take control of Greenland reached a fever pitch. On Sunday, Presid...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Europe's Defense Dilemma
Podcast
Since the invasion of Ukraine, European states have taken major steps to rebuild their defense industrial bases, both to supply Ukraine and to rebuild their own militaries. Eu...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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The Donroe Doctrine? Venezuela, Greenland, and America's New Agenda
Podcast
On January 3, the United States apprehended the sitting president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and brought him to the United States to face trial for drug trafficking. In the...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Ukraine Negotiations: Prospects and Pitfalls of Peace
Podcast
This week Brussels Sprouts breaks down the latest negotiations on Ukraine. American officials told reporters that they had resolved or closed gaps around 90 percent of their d...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Ex-Nato Supreme Allied Commander Warns of Russia’s Territorial Ambitions
Video
Gen. Philip Breedlove (Ret.), member of the CNAS board of advisors, told Fox News Digital he sees “a lot of truth” in the German foreign minister’s warning about Russia, sayin...
By Philip Breedlove
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Europe Must Counter Cheap Drones with Cheap Solutions, Ex-NATO Commander Says
Video
NATO must find cheaper ways to counter the growing threat of Russian drone incursions, the former Supreme Allied Commander for Europe, Gen. Philip Breedlove, has said. Speakin...
By General Philip M. Breedlove
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Brussels Sprouts LIVE: Europe with Less U.S.: Preventing Russia Opportunistic Aggression in Europe
Podcast
Despite the degradation of Moscow’s military in Ukraine, senior western officials estimate that it could reconstitute its forces within two to five years. A new CNAS report co...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Ukraine Negotiations: Europe’s Perspective and the Next Steps
Podcast
This week, we continue our assessment of the Trump-Putin and Trump-Zelensky meetings in August. European leaders can take solace in the fact that their presence at the Washing...
By Kate Johnston & Jim Townsend
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‘All Eyes Are Going to Be on Zelenskyy’: What to Expect from Ukraine-U.S. Meeting on Monday
Video
Jim Townsend, adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, on what EU leaders want from Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s meeting at the White House.Watch th...
By Jim Townsend
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Zelenskyy Announces White House Visit After Trump-Putin Alaska Summit Ends in No Deal
Video
After being shut out of President Trump and Vladimir Putin’s big summit in Alaska, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he’s traveling to the United States o...
By Celeste Wallander
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The U.S.’ Changing Relationship with NATO and Europe with Dr. Celeste Wallander | The Ballpark Podcast
Podcast
In an article in the latest issue of Foreign Affairs, “Beware the Europe You Wish For, The Downsides and Dangers of Allied Independence”, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of De...
By Celeste Wallander
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Commentary
Defense / Transatlantic Security
Who Should Coordinate Europe’s Defense Buildup?Who will coordinate the surge in defense spending about to get underway?...
By Sara Moller
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How Russia Could Exploit a Vacuum in Europe
Commentary
Putin would assume that with a smaller U.S. presence in Europe, the West would be forced to favor de-escalation, creating an environment the Kremlin would view as exceptionall...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend & Kate Johnston
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What a Stronger Europe Means for America
Podcast
A more capable Europe will also mean a more independent Europe, more willing to defy U.S. priorities and make demands for cooperation. Wallander has been a key player in the t...
By Celeste Wallander
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Washington Roundtable Jun 27, ’25]
Podcast
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, former Pentagon Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security, joins Defense & Aerospace...
By Jim Townsend
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Why EU Enlargement Is a Strategic Necessity for the United States
Commentary
Increased European prosperity is a net benefit to the United States....
By Nicholas Lokker
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Why We Should Worry About Nuclear Weapons Again
Commentary
Today’s global nuclear landscape is far more complicated and, in many ways, more precarious....
By Jon B. Wolfsthal
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‘Europe Has Got to Do More for Defence’: What to Expect as European Leaders Meet on Ukraine
Video
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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RUSI Recording: The Impact of the U.S. Presidential Election on European Security
Video
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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Podcast
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
