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The United States' Greatest Strength Over Russia and China is Its Alliance with Europe
Commentary
President Donald Trump has rightly recognized that America must do more to stand up to Chinese and Russian threats to U.S. interests. While most agree that having a national s...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Julianne Smith
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Has the Transatlantic Alliance Been Irreparably Damaged?
Commentary
We at Foreign Affairs have recently published a number of pieces dealing with the transatlantic relationship. To complement these articles, we decided to ask a broad pool of e...
By Jim Townsend, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Richard Fontaine & Julianne Smith
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Angela Merkel Could Save Europe. Why Won’t She?
Commentary
Campaigning in the spring of 2017, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany declared at a packed beer hall in Bavaria that it was time for Europe to “take its destiny into its own ...
By Julianne Smith
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Julie Smith and Jim Townsend Reflect on the Podcast and Julie’s Upcoming Transition to Berlin
Podcast
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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NATO in the Age of Trump
Commentary
Few NATO summits have captured the attention of this one—but for all the wrong reasons. On July 11, 29 heads of state and government will arrive at the new NATO headquarters b...
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
Podcast
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
Podcast
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
Podcast
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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The Dish | June 26, 2018
Welcome to The Dish! Curated by the CNAS Transatlantic Security Team, the Dish sends you the latest in transatlantic relations once a week. If this is your first time receivin...
By Julianne Smith & Jim Townsend
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Special Edition: Expectations for the 2018 NATO Summit with former U.S. Ambassadors to NATO
Podcast
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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The Dish | June 19, 2018
Welcome to The Dish! Curated by the CNAS Transatlantic Security Team, the Dish sends you the latest in transatlantic relations once a week. If this is your first time receivin...
By Julianne Smith & Jim Townsend
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The Dish | June 12, 2018
Welcome to The Dish! Curated by the CNAS Transatlantic Security Team, the Dish sends you the latest in transatlantic relations once a week. If this is your first time receivin...
By Jim Townsend & Julianne Smith
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The United States and Europe Still Need Each Other
Commentary
Talk to any long-standing observer of the trans-Atlantic relationship and you will hear that the United States and Europe are on a collision course. From climate change to the...
By Julianne Smith
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Wanted: Your views on foreign policy
Commentary
I grew up in Farmington, in the suburbs of Detroit. Since I left for college in 1987, I have spent most of my time in Washington and overseas working on foreign policy, partic...
By Julianne Smith
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Special Edition: Talking the 2018 NATO Summit with NATO Permanent Representatives
Podcast
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
Podcast
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
Podcast
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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The Dish | May 30, 2018
Welcome to The Dish! Curated by the CNAS Transatlantic Security Team, the Dish sends you the latest in transatlantic relations once a week. If this is your first time receivin...
By Julianne Smith & Jim Townsend
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Dr. Brad Roberts Talks Nuclear Deterrence and Strategic Fluency
Podcast
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
Podcast
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
