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Brussels Sprouts — 112 episodes

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1

Ukraine's Command Shake-Up: Fedorov Out, Drapatyi In

2

Forecasting the Future of the Axis of Upheaval: The View from Moscow

3

Europe Stepping Up and the United States Stepping Back

4

Prospects for Ukraine and a Look Ahead to Ankara

5

Getting the Brits Ready to Fight

6

Brussels Sprouts Live: Four Ambassadors Reimagine the Transatlantic Relationship

7

U.S. Posture Changes and the Future of European Defense Planning

8

Window of Opportunity? Deterrence and Moscow’s Calculus

9

U.S. Military Posture and Implications for European Security

10

A State of “Unorder?”

11

Rising Domestic Pressure in Russia?

12

Transatlantic Adaptation: A More European NATO?

13

Orban Out: The Impact on European Politics, Ukraine, and Democracy

14

European Perspectives on the U.S.-Iran Conflict

15

The War in Iran, a Benefit to Putin

16

The United States, Iran, and the Risk to NATO

17

Europe’s New Nuclear Deterrence Debate and France's Answer

18

Europe’s View on Operation Epic Fury

19

Reflecting on Four Years of War in Ukraine

20

Can China Capitalize on Changing Transatlantic Currents?

21

Can Europe (Ever) Defend Itself?

22

Carney's Challenge: Can Europe Take the Reins of NATO?

23

Transatlantic Tumult at Davos

24

Europe's Defense Dilemma

25

The Donroe Doctrine? Venezuela, Greenland, and America's New Agenda

26

Ukraine Negotiations: Prospects and Pitfalls of Peace

27

Transatlantic Tensions in the New National Security Strategy

28

The Russia-Iran Partnership: A Geopolitical Balancing Act

29

Credibility and Capability: The Future of Nuclear Stability

30

Why the U.S. Should Unlock Allied Cooperation

31

Trump's Trade Talks and Europe with Liz Economy and Mikko Huotari

32

Mike McFaul on Autocrats vs Democrats

33

Did Europe Change Trump's Mind on Ukraine?

34

A Tale of Two Russias: Views from Former Intelligence Officers

35

Wess Mitchell on The Return of Diplomacy to Great Power Competition

36

Moldova Chooses Its Future with William Hill and Laura Thornton

37

NATO’s Counter-Drone Conundrum

38

Brussels Sprouts LIVE: Europe with Less U.S.: Preventing Russia Opportunistic Aggression in Europe

39

Drones over Poland with Doug Lute and Kurt Volker

40

Ukraine Negotiations: Europe’s Perspective and the Next Steps

41

Ukraine Negotiations: Confusing Activity with Progress

42

Bonus: The Axis of Upheaval's Emerging Military Cooperation

43

Russia, Ukraine, and the Global Order with Fiona Hill

44

Ukraine War Update with Ben Hodges and Jana Kobzova

45

NATO's Biggest Threats

46

The Future of Arms Control Part 2: The Case for Saving Global Arms Control

47

The Future of Arms Control Part 1: "No New START"

48

NATO Summit Preview with Julianne Smith and Camille Grand

49

How the U.S. and Europe are Rethinking China

50

LIVE: The Future of the Transatlantic Alliance

51

Understanding the Strength of the European Far Right

52

What Ukraine and Russia are Negotiating in Turkey

53

Canada and Carney’s New American Approach

54

Ukraine Negotiates for Its Future

55

Germany's New Defense Agenda

56

The Hidden Past and Uncertain Future of the U.S. and Ukraine with Celeste Wallander

57

Europe's Trade War Woes

58

Turkey’s Democratic Downturn

59

How America Wages Economic Warfare with Eddie Fishman

60

Will Trump Reshape the American Military

61

Can Europe Fight Back with Shashank Joshi and Camille Grand

62

Germany's New Political Era

63

Can Ukraine and Europe Win Alone? with Gustav Gressel and Franz-Stefan Gady

64

Brussels Sprouts LIVE: Transatlantic Turbulence and the Future Role of the U.S. in European Security

65

Averting AI Armageddon with Colin Kahl and Jacob Stokes

66

Trump World Takes on Europe

67

The Eurasian Century: Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World with Hal Brands

68

Trump's Vision for America and the World

69

Canada, Trump, and the Post-Trudeau Era

70

What's to Come in 2025

71

What Can Europe do in Syria?

72

Turmoil in Paris and Berlin Going into a Second Trump Term

73

Trump and the War in Ukraine with Michael Kofman and Robert Lee

74

What Trump Means for Europe with the Eurofile Podcast

75

The Future of Russia and China in Central Asia

76

Developing the European Defense Industry

77

Russia and the Rise of BRICS

78

What Might We Expect in Foreign Policy During a Second Trump Term?

79

Brussels Sprouts Live: NATO in the American Heartland

80

Russia in the Middle East with Jonathan Lord and Hanna Notte

81

BONUS: Europe’s Take on Economic Security with EU Ambassador to the U.S. Jovita Neliupšienė

82

Exploiting Russian Weakness: Moldova and Georgia at a Crossroads

83

What Can We Expect from a Harris-Walz Foreign Policy?

84

The Origins of Elected Strongmen: How Personalist Parties Destroy Democracy from Within

85

Splitting the Atom on U.S. Nuclear Strategy

86

Germany's Historic Elections and What Comes Next

87

Assessing the Kursk offensive with Mike Kofman

88

Brussels Sprouts from the NATO Public Forum on NATO's Ability to Fight Russia and the Importance of the European Pillar

89

Cautious Optimism in Washington: Brussels Sprouts and Friends from the Halls of the NATO Public Forum

90

A Night of NATO at the National Archives

91

75 Years of NATO: Key Takeaways from the Washington Summit

92

Kurt Volker and Douglas Lute Discuss the Upcoming NATO Washington Summit

93

A Discussion of European Leadership

94

Resuscitating Europe's Defense Industry

95

Unpacking the European Parliament Elections

96

The High Stakes of European Security with Thomas Wright at the 2024 CNAS National Security Conference

97

Richard Fontaine and Hal Brands Discuss the Axis of Upheaval

98

Georgia's Democracy Crisis

99

Brussels Sprouts Presents: A Discussion with the Swedish and Estonian Ministers of Defense

100

The Future of Europe with Constanze Stelzenmüller and Nathalie Tocci

101

Russian Influence on the Upcoming EU Elections

102

Taking the Temperature of China’s Relationship with the United States and Europe

103

The State of the War in Ukraine with Michael Kofman

104

Interpreting the Recent Turkish Elections with Asli Aydintaşbaş and Steven Cook

105

Macron’s Change in Tune and the War in Ukraine

106

Putin’s Fifth Term and Russian Domestic Politics

107

Franco-German Tensions and the War in Ukraine

108

German Politics and the Alternative for Germany (AfD) Party

109

Discussing Two Years of War in Ukraine with Marie Yovanovitch and William Taylor

110

Hal Brands on the Looming Threat of Global Conflict

111

Russia's Election and Putin's Power

112

Russia, Putin, and Ukraine in 2024 with Fiona Hill