Sumantra Maitra: The Promise of Germany and the "Europe" Question

The Strategy Sessions is a limited-run podcast hosted by Emma Ashford, a senior fellow with the Reimagining US Grand Strategy Program at the Stimson Center. Today, Emma talks with Sumantra Maitra, a senior writer and director of research at the American Conservative Magazine. They discuss what the future of burden sharing looks like for Europeans, what might be in store for American alliances writ-large, and how the United States should view its interests in Europe. Emma and Sumantra’s discussion is part of the New Visions for Grand Strategy Project, a collection of essays, videos, and podcasts in which out-of-the box thinkers discuss the future of U.S. foreign policy.*The Strategy Sessions Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center and produced by University FM.Show Links:Emma Ashford, First Among Equals: U.S. Foreign Policy for a Multipolar World (Yale University Press, 2025)Sumantra Maitra, The Sources of Russian Aggression: Is Russia a Realist Power? (Rowman and Littlefield, 2024)Sumantra Maitra “Europe, the Rationale of Burden Shifting, and the Promise of Germany” in New Visions for Grand Strategy, edited by Emma Ashford and Nevada Joan Lee,The Stimson Center. Washington, D.C., USA