Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCredibility and Capability: The Future of Nuclear Stability
Episode 62
Over the last month, nuclear tensions have been heating up. In late October, Vladimir Putin claimed two achievements: the successful test of a nuclea…
9 months, 1 week ago
Why the U.S. Should Unlock Allied Cooperation
Episode 61
America’s allies are cooperating in a growing variety of domains. In their recent Foreign Affairs piece, former NATO Ambassador Julie Smith and forme…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Trump's Trade Talks and Europe with Liz Economy and Mikko Huotari
Episode 60
President Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping on October 30, 2025, ended with a temporary truce between …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Mike McFaul on Autocrats vs Democrats
Episode 59
Are we in a new Cold War? That is the question Mike McFaul takes on in his new book, Autocrats versus Democrats: Russia, China, America, and the New …
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Did Europe Change Trump's Mind on Ukraine?
Episode 58
The Trump administration made a major move this week in its announcement of sanctions on major Russian oil companies Rosneft and Luke Oil, along wit…
10 months ago
A Tale of Two Russias: Views from Former Intelligence Officers
Episode 57
Four years into its war in Ukraine, Russia continues to escalate attacks on the Ukrainian population while also dialing up its hybrid campaign agains…
10 months, 1 week ago
Wess Mitchell on The Return of Diplomacy to Great Power Competition
Episode 54
On the surface, great power competition often seems driven by economic and military conflict, but diplomacy has always been central to great powers' …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Moldova Chooses Its Future with William Hill and Laura Thornton
Episode 56
On September 28th, Moldovan voters went to the polls in parliamentary elections to choose between competing visions for their country's future. Despi…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
NATO’s Counter-Drone Conundrum
Episode 55
Over the last two weeks, Russia has repeatedly violated NATO airspace. Seventeen Russian military drones entered Polish airspace on September 10th, f…
11 months ago
Brussels Sprouts LIVE: Europe with Less U.S.: Preventing Russia Opportunistic Aggression in Europe
Episode 53
Despite the degradation of Moscow’s military in Ukraine, senior western officials estimate that it could reconstitute its forces within two to five y…
11 months, 2 weeks ago