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Brussels Sprouts — 106 episodes

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

2

Window of Opportunity? Deterrence and Moscow’s Calculus

3

U.S. Military Posture and Implications for European Security

4

A State of “Unorder?”

5

Rising Domestic Pressure in Russia?

6

Transatlantic Adaptation: A More European NATO?

7

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

8

European Perspectives on the U.S.-Iran Conflict

9

The War in Iran, a Benefit to Putin

10

The United States, Iran, and the Risk to NATO

11

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

12

Europe’s View on Operation Epic Fury

13

Reflecting on Four Years of War in Ukraine

14

Can China Capitalize on Changing Transatlantic Currents?

15

Can Europe (Ever) Defend Itself?

16

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

17

Transatlantic Tumult at Davos

18

Europe's Defense Dilemma

19

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

20

Ukraine Negotiations: Prospects and Pitfalls of Peace

21

Transatlantic Tensions in the New National Security Strategy

22

The Russia-Iran Partnership: A Geopolitical Balancing Act

23

Credibility and Capability: The Future of Nuclear Stability

24

Why the U.S. Should Unlock Allied Cooperation

25

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

26

Mike McFaul on Autocrats vs Democrats

27

Did Europe Change Trump's Mind on Ukraine?

28

A Tale of Two Russias: Views from Former Intelligence Officers

29

Wess Mitchell on The Return of Diplomacy to Great Power Competition

30

Moldova Chooses Its Future with William Hill and Laura Thornton

31

NATO’s Counter-Drone Conundrum

32

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

33

Drones over Poland with Doug Lute and Kurt Volker

34

Ukraine Negotiations: Europe’s Perspective and the Next Steps

35

Ukraine Negotiations: Confusing Activity with Progress

36

Bonus: The Axis of Upheaval's Emerging Military Cooperation

37

Russia, Ukraine, and the Global Order with Fiona Hill

38

Ukraine War Update with Ben Hodges and Jana Kobzova

39

NATO's Biggest Threats

40

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

41

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

42

NATO Summit Preview with Julianne Smith and Camille Grand

43

How the U.S. and Europe are Rethinking China

44

LIVE: The Future of the Transatlantic Alliance

45

Understanding the Strength of the European Far Right

46

What Ukraine and Russia are Negotiating in Turkey

47

Canada and Carney’s New American Approach

48

Ukraine Negotiates for Its Future

49

Germany's New Defense Agenda

50

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

51

Europe's Trade War Woes

52

Turkey’s Democratic Downturn

53

How America Wages Economic Warfare with Eddie Fishman

54

Will Trump Reshape the American Military

55

Can Europe Fight Back with Shashank Joshi and Camille Grand

56

Germany's New Political Era

57

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

58

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

59

Averting AI Armageddon with Colin Kahl and Jacob Stokes

60

Trump World Takes on Europe

61

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

62

Trump's Vision for America and the World

63

Canada, Trump, and the Post-Trudeau Era

64

What's to Come in 2025

65

What Can Europe do in Syria?

66

Turmoil in Paris and Berlin Going into a Second Trump Term

67

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

68

What Trump Means for Europe with the Eurofile Podcast

69

The Future of Russia and China in Central Asia

70

Developing the European Defense Industry

71

Russia and the Rise of BRICS

72

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

73

Brussels Sprouts Live: NATO in the American Heartland

74

Russia in the Middle East with Jonathan Lord and Hanna Notte

75

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

76

Exploiting Russian Weakness: Moldova and Georgia at a Crossroads

77

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

78

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

79

Splitting the Atom on U.S. Nuclear Strategy

80

Germany's Historic Elections and What Comes Next

81

Assessing the Kursk offensive with Mike Kofman

82

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

83

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

84

A Night of NATO at the National Archives

85

75 Years of NATO: Key Takeaways from the Washington Summit

86

Kurt Volker and Douglas Lute Discuss the Upcoming NATO Washington Summit

87

A Discussion of European Leadership

88

Resuscitating Europe's Defense Industry

89

Unpacking the European Parliament Elections

90

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

91

Richard Fontaine and Hal Brands Discuss the Axis of Upheaval

92

Georgia's Democracy Crisis

93

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

94

The Future of Europe with Constanze Stelzenmüller and Nathalie Tocci

95

Russian Influence on the Upcoming EU Elections

96

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

97

The State of the War in Ukraine with Michael Kofman

98

Interpreting the Recent Turkish Elections with Asli Aydintaşbaş and Steven Cook

99

Macron’s Change in Tune and the War in Ukraine

100

Putin’s Fifth Term and Russian Domestic Politics

101

Franco-German Tensions and the War in Ukraine

102

German Politics and the Alternative for Germany (AfD) Party

103

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

104

Hal Brands on the Looming Threat of Global Conflict

105

Russia's Election and Putin's Power

106

Russia, Putin, and Ukraine in 2024 with Fiona Hill