February 21, 2020

Breaking Down the Munich Security Conference with Thomas Wright

Thomas Wright, Director of the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution, joins Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss what took place at the Munich Security Conference.

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    Transatlantic Security

    Can Europe (Ever) Defend Itself?

    Today’s Brussels Sprouts discussion follows on from our conversation last week on whether middle powers have the ability to chart a course more independent of the United State...

    By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend & Franz-Stefan Gady

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    Transatlantic Security

    Carney's Challenge: Can Europe Take the Reins of NATO?

    Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made headlines at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos with his speech in which he declared that the international system is in the mi...

    By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend

    • February 6, 2026
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    Transatlantic Security

    Transatlantic Tumult at Davos

    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

    • January 23, 2026
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    Transatlantic Security

    Europe's Defense Dilemma

    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

    • January 16, 2026

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