Ukraine's Command Shake-Up: Fedorov Out, Drapatyi In
On July 15th, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed now–former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, one of the architects of Ukraine’s technological transformation on the battlefield. His ab...
24 Jul 52min
Forecasting the Future of the Axis of Upheaval: The View from Moscow
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 the release of a report titled Forecasting the Futu...
17 Jul 1h 27min
Europe Stepping Up and the United States Stepping Back
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 again created headlines with public comments about Gre...
10 Jul 51min
Prospects for Ukraine and a Look Ahead to Ankara
The past month has featured a series of major transatlantic gatherings that together tell an important story about where the alliance is headed. At the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Sweden, allies...
26 Jun 50min
Getting the Brits Ready to Fight
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. Starmer had faced mounting pressure to hand the posi...
22 Jun 56min
Brussels Sprouts Live: Four Ambassadors Reimagine the Transatlantic Relationship
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 nowhere is that more evident than in the transatlantic...
17 Jun 25min
U.S. Posture Changes and the Future of European Defense Planning
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. military role in Europe, discussions we've covered on...
5 Jun 50min
Window of Opportunity? Deterrence and Moscow’s Calculus
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 then, new reporting has emerged. The Wall Street Journ...
29 Mai 54min
