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Brussels Sprouts Live with Jens Stoltenberg and Julianne Smith
In this special episode marking the podcast’s 5-year anniversary, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith join Andrea Kendall-Taylor...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Jens Stoltenberg & Julianne Smith
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Brussels Sprouts Live: Setting the Stage for Madrid
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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Live: How the Democrats Would Reshape Relations With Europe with Julie Smith and Tom Wright
How could a new Democratic President revitalize the transatlantic relationship? Julie Smith and Tom Wright join Andrea Kendall Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss the potential...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Julianne Smith & Thomas Wright
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Germany and the State of the Transatlantic Relationship with Julie Smith
Julie Smith, Director of the Asia Program at The German Marshall Fund, joins Dr. Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to recap her year as the Weizsäcker Fellow at the Rober...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend & Julianne Smith
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From 'mein Mädchen' to 'leader of the free world,' Angela Merkel is winding down her political career
President Donald Trump was the 2019 commencement speaker at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Thursday. “In all things and ways, we are putting Amer...
By Julianne Smith
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Trump's Tough Talk On German Defense Spending Is Straining A Decades-Long Friendship
As the North Atlantic Treaty Organization turns 70, Germany's relatively low defense spending is angering President Trump, straining an alliance that goes back decades. Julian...
By Julianne Smith
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Julie Smith and Jim Townsend Reflect on the Podcast and Julie’s Upcoming Transition to Berlin
Julie Smith and Jim Townsend sit down for a bookend episode of Brussels Sprouts to look back on previous episodes and what they’ve learned from them. They also take the time t...
By Julianne Smith & Jim Townsend
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Lieutenant General (R) Ben Hodges on U.S. Troops in Europe, German Defense, and NATO’s Role in the Black Sea
LTG (R) Ben Hodges, the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at the Center for European Policy Analysis, joins Julie Smith and Jim Townsend to discuss his recent piece advocati...
By Julianne Smith, Jim Townsend & Ben Hodges
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Special Edition: The 2018 NATO Summit – a European Perspective
The 2018 NATO Summit is one of the most anticipated events in transatlantic relations this year. Seven European embassy defense representatives join Julie Smith and Jim Townse...
By Julianne Smith & Jim Townsend
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Beyond the Beltway Podcast: Talking to Americans About US Foreign Policy, A Conversation with Julie Smith
What are the concerns that preoccupy American citizens beyond the Washington, DC policy bubble? They range from US relations with Russia and engagement in the Middle East, to ...
By Julianne Smith
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Special Edition: Expectations for the 2018 NATO Summit with former U.S. Ambassadors to NATO
The 2018 NATO Summit is just over the horizon but much remains uncertain and the transatlantic relationship is being tested. To give us a better grasp on what to expect in Jul...
By Julianne Smith, Jim Townsend, Victoria Nuland, Doug Lute & Alexander Vershbow
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Special Edition: Talking the 2018 NATO Summit with NATO Permanent Representatives
In the run up to this year’s NATO Summit, three prominent NATO Ambassadors discuss what we can expect in Brussels, what binds NATO members together, and their experiences as w...
By Julianne Smith, Jim Townsend, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Kerry Buck & Sarah MacIntosh
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Lord Paddy Ashdown on the Balkans, Brexit, and the Changing Transatlantic Relationship
Lord Paddy Ashdown, former High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, sits down with Julie Smith to discuss his thoughts on the damage done to the transatlantic relations...
By Julianne Smith & Lord Paddy Ashdown
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A World in Disarray
WGVU talks at length regarding the June 12th CNAS event at the Ford Museum, "A World in Disarray: Prospects and Challenges for Transatlantic Cooperation" with the Center for a...
By Julianne Smith
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Dr. Brad Roberts Talks Nuclear Deterrence and Strategic Fluency
Dr. Brad Roberts, the Director for Global Security Research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Missile ...
By Julianne Smith, Jim Townsend & Dr. Brad Roberts
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Director of GMF's Paris Office talks Macron, Merkel, Iran, and July's NATO Summit
Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer, Director of the German Marshal Fund's Paris Office, sits down with Brussels Sprouts to discuss Macron, Merkel, and the future of transatlantic rela...
By Julianne Smith, Jim Townsend & Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer
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Lithuanian Vice Minister of Defense talks cyber strategy and security
Edvinas Kerza, Vice Minister of the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense, sits down with Julie Smith and Rachel Rizzo to discuss the country's new cyber report, evolving threats in ...
By Julianne Smith, Rachel Rizzo & Edvinas Kerza
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Christian Mölling on Macron and Merkel’s Washington Visits and German Defense Policy
Christian Mölling, Deputy Director of the German Council on Foreign Relations, discusses the German perspective on President Macron’s and Chancellor Merkel’s recent visits to ...
By Julianne Smith, Jim Townsend & Christian Mölling
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Deep State Radio Podcast: A Euronerd Feast
Perhaps new Secretary of State Mike Pompeo can start to make amends on his first trip as America's chief diplomat. But if the recent visit of French President Macron is any in...
By Julianne Smith
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Danish Minister of Finance Talks Transatlantic Trade, Danish Defense, and Nord Stream 2
Danish Minister of Finance Kristian Jensen discusses the uncertain future of TTIP, the Danish decision to increase defense spending, the challenge of Nord Stream 2 to European...
By Julianne Smith, Jim Townsend & Kristian Jensen