Can China Capitalize on Changing Transatlantic Currents?
This week’s episode of Brussels Sprouts picks up in the aftermath of the Munich Security Conference. The U.S. tone at Munich was notably more conciliatory than last year, as U.S. officials sought to c...
20 Feb 45min
Can Europe (Ever) Defend Itself?
Today’s Brussels Sprouts discussion follows on from our conversation last week on whether middle powers have the ability to chart a course more independent of the United States. Today, we delve into t...
10 Feb 57min
Carney's Challenge: Can Europe Take the Reins of NATO?
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made headlines at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos with his speech in which he declared that the international system is in the midst of a rupture—not a tr...
6 Feb 1h
Transatlantic Tumult at Davos
It has been a tumultuous month in the transatlantic alliance. This week, President Donald Trump’s demands to take control of Greenland reached a fever pitch. On Sunday, President Trump threatened majo...
23 Jan 51min
Europe's Defense Dilemma
Since the invasion of Ukraine, European states have taken major steps to rebuild their defense industrial bases, both to supply Ukraine and to rebuild their own militaries. Europe has been spending he...
16 Jan 1h 1min
The Donroe Doctrine? Venezuela, Greenland, and America's New Agenda
On January 3, the United States apprehended the sitting president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and brought him to the United States to face trial for drug trafficking. In the aftermath of the operati...
8 Jan 50min
Ukraine Negotiations: Prospects and Pitfalls of Peace
This week Brussels Sprouts breaks down the latest negotiations on Ukraine. American officials told reporters that they had resolved or closed gaps around 90 percent of their differences with Ukraine o...
19 Dec 202552min
Transatlantic Tensions in the New National Security Strategy
On December 4th, the Trump administration released its long-awaited national security strategy, sending another round of shock waves through the transatlantic community. The national security strategy...
12 Dec 202546min
