October 09, 2018
UK Director of International Security Policy on the US-UK Relationship and a Changing NATO
Nick Gurr, the Director of International Security Policy at the UK Ministry of Defense, joins Dr. Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss the deep connections between the US and the UK, the benefits of a dynamic NATO, and the new normal in relations with Russia.
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