September 27, 2019
France and European Security with Dr. Alice Pannier
Dr. Alice Pannier, Assistant Professor of International Relations and European Studies at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, joins Dr. Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend for a conversation about the state of NATO, French geopolitics, and the future of European security. This episode explores the effects of Emmanuel Macron's call for rapprochement with Russia and investigates whether this move will lead to greater insecurity instead of securing strategic stability.
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