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Episode 92
Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe made a highly unusual visit to Moscow this week. Although we don’t know with certainty everything…
14 hours ago
Front Line Dynamics, Deep Strikes, and a Theory of Victory
Episode 91
Brussels Sprouts is back after our summer hiatus, and we’re jumping right back into Ukraine.
Over the past several weeks, the war has entered a more…
1 week ago
Ukraine's Command Shake-Up: Fedorov Out, Drapatyi In
Episode 90
On July 15th, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed now–former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, one of the architects of Ukraine’s tech…
1 month ago
Forecasting the Future of the Axis of Upheaval: The View from Moscow
Episode 89
Today’s episode of Brussels Sprouts comes from a virtual panel discussion that the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) held on July 14 to mark …
1 month, 1 week ago
Europe Stepping Up and the United States Stepping Back
Episode 88
This week, the Allies met for the NATO summit in Ankara, Türkiye, in what was billed as a summit of low expectations. President Donald Trump once aga…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Prospects for Ukraine and a Look Ahead to Ankara
Episode 87
The past month has featured a series of major transatlantic gatherings that together tell an important story about where the alliance is headed. At t…
2 months ago
Getting the Brits Ready to Fight
Episode 86
On June 22, United Kingdom (UK) prime minister Keir Starmer announced that he would resign as leader of the Labour Party and leave the premiership. S…
2 months ago
Brussels Sprouts Live: Four Ambassadors Reimagine the Transatlantic Relationship
Episode 85
Today's episode comes from the CNAS Annual Conference held last week in Washington, D.C. The theme of this year's conference was “New Rules,” and now…
2 months, 1 week ago
U.S. Posture Changes and the Future of European Defense Planning
Episode 84
Over the last several weeks, European allies have been trying to interpret a steady stream of signals from Washington about the future of the U.S. mi…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Window of Opportunity? Deterrence and Moscow’s Calculus
Episode 83
In the last episode of Brussels Sprouts, we looked at the dizzying series of U.S. announcements about America’s military posture in Europe. Since the…
2 months, 4 weeks ago