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Interview with Alper Coşkun on Türkiye's political crisis - 21:10 This week is our third episode with Kelly's new co-host, Tristen Naylor, a non-resident fellow at ISD. Read more about Tristen on our website: https://isd.georgetown.edu/profile/tristen-naylor/ Kelly and Tristen give updates on renewed fighting in Gaza and how domestic Israeli politics led to the breakdown of the ceasefire. They also discuss JD Vance's visit to Greenland and highlight some encouraging developments in India's agricultural sector. Later, Kelly speaks with Carnegie's Alper Coşkun about Türkiye's escalating political turmoil. Coşkun traces the origins of the crisis and its implications for the future of Türkiye's democracy. Alper is a senior fellow in the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC. His research focuses on Turkish foreign policy, especially in relation to the United States and Europe. He is a retired career diplomat of thirty-two years with extensive experience in both bilateral and multilateral settings. He was the director general for international security affairs at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2019, covering NATO, transatlantic relations, Euro-Atlantic security/defense and arms control/disarmament matters. Before that, he was ambassador to Azerbaijan from 2012 to 2016, where he oversaw one of Türkiye's most largest diplomatic missions. The opinions expressed in this conversation are strictly those of the participants and do not represent the views of Georgetown University or any government entity. Produced by Theo Malhotra and Freddie Mallinson. Recorded on March 31, 2025. Diplomatic Immunity, a podcast from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, brings you frank and candid conversations with experts on the issues facing diplomats and national security decision-makers around the world. Funding support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. For more, visit our website, and follow us on Linkedin, Twitter @GUDiplomacy, and Instagram @isd.georgetown
Sophia Besch, a senior fellow in the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss Germany's ambitious rearmament plans amidst deepening concerns about the U.S. commitment to European security. Mentioned on the Episode: Sophia Besch, "A Zeitenwende for Germany's Defense Industry," U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute Sophia Besch and Erik Brown, "Who's Going to United Europe on Defense?" Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Sophia Besch and Tara Varma, “A New Transatlantic Alliance Threatens the EU,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President's Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi/germanys-rearmament-sophia-besch
Germany holds parliamentary elections this weekend, and political watchers there are expecting its nativist Alternative for Deutschland party to make gains, despite long being a political pariah. The pro-Putin, anti-immigrant AfD has neo-Nazi ties and has earned the praise of Elon Musk and a meeting with Vice President JD Vance. We look at Germany's far right resurgence and what it means for the U.S. and Europe. Guests: Jen Kirby, Foreign and National Security Reporter Sophia Besch, senior fellow, Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
When a British submarine surfaced in the North Sea to warn off a Russian spy vessel sailing just 45 miles from the British mainland, a series of shadowy maritime sabotage incidents burst onto the front pages and into public consciousness. In the past year undersea cables vital to European digital infrastructure have been targeted for damage - most notably in the Baltic Sea. With blame difficult to pinpoint, suspicion has fallen on Russia, which Western security services have warned is engaged in ‘hybrid warfare' - utilising sabotage, cyber attacks and other non-military hostile acts - in a bid to weaken NATO countries and destabilise Western democracies. In the latest episode of This Is Not A Drill, Gavin Esler discusses the threat to European infrastructure from undersea sabotage with Sophia Besch, a senior fellow in the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. And to assess the wider threat from potential hybrid warfare operations we hear from Ian Bond, deputy director of the Centre for European Reform. • Go to http://proton.me/notadrill to receive a 38% discount on Proton Mail • This episode of This Is Not A Drill is supported by Incogni, the service that keeps your private information safe, protects you from identity theft and keeps your data from being sold. There's a special offer for This Is Not A Drill listeners – go to Incogni.com/notadrill to get an exclusive 60% off your annual plan. • Support us on Patreon to keep This Is Not A Drill producing thought-provoking podcasts like this. Written and presented by Gavin Esler. Produced by Robin Leeburn. Original theme music by Paul Hartnoll – https://www.orbitalofficial.com. Executive Producer Martin Bojtos. Group Editor Andrew Harrison. This Is Not A Drill is a Podmasters production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Max and Donatienne are joined by Sophia Besch, Tara Varma, and Liana Fix for a summer special conversation on the Washington, DC think tank scene from a European perspective. Sophia Besch is a senior fellow in the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Her area of expertise is European defense policy. Tara Varma is a visiting fellow at the Center of the United States and Europe at Brookings. Her research focus includes current French security proposals in the European framework, as well as ongoing efforts to materialize European sovereignty in traditional and non-traditional security fields. Liana Fix is a fellow for Europe at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). She is a historian and political scientist with expertise in German and European foreign and security policy, European security, transatlantic relations, Russia, Eastern Europe, and European China policy. Learn more: Russian Roulette | CSIS Podcasts
On May 14th, Türkiye will have its presidential and parliamentary elections. It will be a pivotal moment in Turkish politics with implications for the world concerning NATO, the war in Ukraine, Syrian refugees, and more. The highly contested race between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu will be one to watch. Could this be the end of Erdoğan's two-decade rule?Alper Coşkun, a senior fellow with Carnegie's Europe Program who was a career diplomat in the Turkish foreign service, joins Stewart to discuss what factors will shape the election and what to expect from either leader. Alper Coşkun. (2023, February 15). "Türkiye's Earthquakes Revealed the Paralysis of Its State." Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.Alper Coşkun. (2023, February 1). "Sweden's NATO Problem Is Also Turkey's NATO Problem." Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Alper Coşkun. (2022, December 19). "Turkey's New Disinformation Law Affects More Than Meets the Eye." Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Alper Coşkun and Sinan Ülgen. (2022, November 14). "Political Change and Turkey's Foreign Policy." Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
French President Emmanuel Macron was elected for his second term one year ago, on April 24th, 2021. How strong or weak is he now? I talked to Georgina Wright, a Senior Fellow, and Director of Institut Montaigne's Europe Program. We discuss recent Macron's visit to China and its aftermath but also French domestic politics. Is Macron naive? And is there a danger that he is paving the way for a radical successor? Listen to our conversation. And if you enjoy what I do, please support me on Ko-fi! Thank you. https://ko-fi.com/amatisak --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrej-matisak/message
As the war in Ukraine drags on, China-EU relations face mounting uncertainties. Beijing has attempted to tread a fine line between maintaining its strategic partnership with Russia, while mitigating downward pressure on relations with the European Union. China's 12-point position paper is the latest sign of Beijing's attempt to portray itself as a neutral party to the conflict in Ukraine. On the other hand, China's failure to use its influence on Russia to respect the UN Charter has cast doubt in Brussels on the sincerity of Beijing's plan. Despite their differences, China and the EU maintain common interests in promoting global trade and addressing challenges like climate change. How is Beijing's position on the Ukraine war impacting China-EU relations? Can Brussels and Beijing cooperate on transnational issues, while managing their differences? What role can Europe play in rising U.S.-China competition?Paul spoke with Dan Baer, senior vice president for policy research and director of the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Chan Heng Chee, Ambassador-at-Large with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore and Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew Centre, and Yawei Liu, senior advisor on China at The Carter Center and an adjunct professor of political science at Emory University. This panel is the fourth of the Carnegie Global Dialogue Series 2022-2023 and is available to be viewed on the Carnegie Endowment's website. https://carnegieendowment.org/2023/04/19/china-eu-relations-one-year-into-ukraine-war-event-8073
Ahead of the first bilateral summit between the two countries' leaders for five years, Rafael Behr talks to Georgina Wright, from the Institut Montaigne in Paris, about what the French really think about us Brits, and what we often get wrong about French discourse, customs and political culture. Quite a lot, as it happens. Georgina Wright is Senior Fellow and Director of Institut Montaigne's Europe Program. She is also a Visiting Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, associate of the Institute for Government in London and Senior Fellow at the Centre for Britain and Europe at the University of Surrey. Before joining Institut Montaigne, she was senior researcher at the Institute for Government (2019-2020) and research associate at Chatham House (2014-2018). She has also worked for the European Commission and NATO in Brussels. Georgina regularly represents Institut Montaigne on national and international news media, and has written widely for foreign policy outlets. She studied at the University of Edinburgh and the College of Europe (Bruges). https://www.institutmontaigne.org/en/experts/georgina-wright This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Zeitenwende speech in February 2022 laid the groundwork for a transformation of Germany's foreign and security policy. One year in, how much has Berlin's positioning on Russia, energy, and defense changed? Judy Dempsey, a nonresident senior fellow at Carnegie Europe, and Sophia Besch, a fellow in the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, sit down to unpack Germany's traditional approach toward the military, current security and defense policies, and future relations with the United States, Russia, and China. [00:00:00] Intro, [00:01:45] Present State of German Defense, [00:12:29] German Defense Prior to 2022, [00:23:02] German Security Relations in the FutureSophia Besch, December 21, 2022, “EU Defense and the War in Ukraine”, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Judy Dempsey, January 10, 2023, “Germany Must Move Past the Crossroads,” Carnegie Europe. Sophia Besch and Sarah Brockmeier, March 9, 2022, “Waking a Sleeping Giant: What's Next for German Security Policy,” War on the Rocks.Sophia Besch, January 2023, “To really modernize its armed forces, Germany needs a long-term increase of its defence budget,” 49Security. Sophia Besch and Liana Fix, November 21, 2022, “Don't let Zeitenwende get derailed,” War on the Rocks.Sophia Besch, “Ukraine's Silver Tank? | The World Unpacked,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Judy Dempsey, January 24, 2023, “Europe Waits for German Leadership,” Carnegie Europe. Judy Dempsey, January 26, 2023, “Scholz's Tank Decision Upends Germany's Long Affair with Russia,” Carnegie Europe.
Since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine a year ago, we've seen some surprising military, diplomatic, and legal developments in the war. Ukrainian forces have proven remarkably strong, and the Ukrainian people have demonstrated utter determination against a Russian leadership and military that have drastically underperformed. Meanwhile, in Washington, the U.S. has developed its own response to Russia's illegal invasion, which includes assembling an alliance to support Ukraine and providing billions in humanitarian aid and weapons, issuing massive sanctions against Russian banks and individuals, and passing new laws to prosecute those who commit grave crimes in Ukraine through U.S. courts. For an expert view of how the U.S. has responded to the conflict and what comes next, Just Security and the Reiss Center on Law and Security at NYU Law have re-assembled a stellar panel. These legal and diplomatic all-stars first put their heads together a year ago during an NYU panel that happened to fall on the day of the invasion. Dan Baer is the Acting Director of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Europe Program and the former U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Tess Bridgeman is Just Security's Co-Editor-in-Chief, a Senior Fellow & Visiting Scholar at the Reiss Center on Law and Security, and a former Deputy Legal Advisor at the National Security Council. And Rose Gottemoeller is a Lecturer at Stanford University and the former Deputy Secretary General of NATO. Co-hosting this special episode are Just Security Fellow Paras Shah and Senior Washington Editor Viola Gienger. Show Notes: Dan Baer (@danbbaer)Tess Bridgeman (@bridgewriter) Viola Gienger (@ViolaGienger)Rose Gottemoeller (@Gottemoeller)Paras Shah (@pshah518)Reiss Center on Law and Security at NYU Law (@RCLS_NYU)Just Security's Russia-Ukraine War archiveReiss Center's What You Need to Know: Unpacking the Law in Russia's War Against Ukraine Reiss Center and Just Security's February 2022 event The Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Navigating Law, Diplomacy, and Force50:50 NYU's American Journalism Online ProgramMusic: “The Parade” by “Hey Pluto!” from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/hey-pluto/the-parade (License code: 36B6ODD7Y6ODZ3BX)
Justin and John sit down with Max Bergmann, director of the Europe Program at CSIS. Max joins after weeks of controversy over German and American provision of tanks to Ukraine. The group discuss whether arms provisions will continue, whether Russia considers this an "escalation," and what the consequences of that could be. They also address Turkey's moves to block the accession of Sweden to NATO, the state of populist politics on the European continent, and how European leaders view Joe Biden's performance as U.S. president.Read more from Max here: https://www.csis.org/people/max-bergmann
The tanks are heading to Ukraine! After facing pressure from European and international allies, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced this week that Germany will supply Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv. Following this, President Joe Biden announced the United States will send M1 Abrams tanks to the frontlines as well. The new supplies of tanks will aid Ukraine against Russia as the war nears the one-year mark.As the war in Ukraine continues, the EU is having to confront its own defense and security architecture with Germany playing a central role. Sophia Besch, a fellow in Carnegie's Europe Program, joins Stewart to talk about Germany's decision to supply tanks to Ukraine and what lies ahead for European defense. Sophia Besch. (2023, January 18). “To Really Modernize Its Armed Forces, Germany Needs a Long-Term Increase of the Regular Defense Budget.” 49security.Sophia Besch. (2022, December 21). “EU Defense and the War In Ukraine.” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.Sophia Besch and Liana Fix. (2022 November 21). “Don't Let Zeitenwende Get Derailed.” War on the Rocks.
As the final electoral results trickle in, we discusses what the midterm elections can tell us about the future of US domestic and foreign policies. Neil Melvin sits down with Max Bergmann, Director of the Europe Program at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC. With an anticipated strong Republican win heralding the prospect of Donald Trump's return to the White House, the ballots were seen as a clear signpost as to the direction of travel of US politics, with a likely immediate impact on Washington's foreign and security policy – especially its support for Ukraine. What do the results indicate about the larger political battle being prepared for the 2024 presidential elections? Could the world still be facing a shock on the scale of the election of Donald Trump in 2016?
Giselle, Iulia, and Dalibor are joined by Dan Baer, senior vice president for policy research and director of the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to discuss justice for Ukraine given Russian war crimes and how the West should divide its attention and resources between Europe and Asia. Dan explains that Russia's war crimes demonstrate its weakness, particularly its inability to pursue its political and military goals without committing crimes against civilians. All begin to consider what justice might look like after the war: Who will host the trials? Who will be tried? He also expands upon his experience as former U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to discuss US-Russian diplomacy and the need to engage in both Europe and Asia simultaneously. Show notes: Sign up for The Eastern Front's newsletter https://www.aei.org/the-eastern-front-podcast/ (here) and enter to win Eastern Front swag https://hello.aei.org/Eastern-Front-Giveaway.html (here)!
What do the recent upheavals in European politics mean for the future of transatlantic cooperation? Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook and Max Bergmann join Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss the path ahead for Europe. Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook serves as executive vice president at the Bertelsmann Foundation. Her prior positions include director and CEO of the German Council on Foreign Relations as well as executive director of the Future of Diplomacy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School. Max Bergmann is the director of the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Prior to joining CSIS, he was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, where he focused on Europe, Russia, and U.S. security cooperation.
A shift in NATO strategy? Tom Collina sits down with Max Bergmann, director of the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He recaps the recent NATO summit in Madrid, and discusses how the war in Ukraine will affect its strategy and the alliance's relationship with the US. On Early Warning, Alex Hall talks with Sanam Vakil, Deputy Director of the Middle East and North Africa program at Chatham House. She discusses the last round of indirect talks to return to the Iran nuclear deal held in Doha, and prospects for what comes next.
Justin Higgins and John Gunnison of Politics + Media 101 interview Max Bergmann, Director of the CSIS Europe Program, on European security and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Subscribe, rate, and review if you like what you hear.Join our e-mail list for "best of" delivered directly to your inbox, twice per month, at PM101.live.
If Vladimir Putin's goal in invading Ukraine was to push NATO and the EU out of Eastern Europe, he has failed miserably. Because suddenly, Finland and Sweden have applied to join NATO, a prospect highly unlikely just months ago. Suddenly, the prospect of Ukraine joining the EU, unthinkable just months ago, is now a very real possibility. And suddenly, we are entering into a whole new era of European security. What will it look like? On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with former US State Department official Max Bergmann, director of the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies about European security in the wake of the war in Ukraine.
Emmanuel Macron won the French presidential election as he received 58.5 percent of the vote in the run-off round against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen who was supported by 41.5 percent of voters. It was a hard-fought victory but the French president cannot sleep on laurels as the legislative election is swiftly approaching. What's Macron's vision for the next five years? Does he want to be the leader of the EU, and does he have a recipe for how to beat illiberals? I talked to Georgina Wright, a Senior Fellow, and Director of Institut Montaigne's Europe Program. I also asked her if she thinks that Macron is arrogant. Listen to our conversation. And if enjoy what I do, please support me on Ko-fi! Thank you. https://ko-fi.com/amatisak --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrej-matisak/message
Beijing and Brussels have long been at odds over human rights issues and economic practices. The recent EU-China summit ended without significant breakthroughs, as the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment remains unsigned. Now, Russia's invasion of Ukraine could further jeopardize any future cooperation. How will the war in Ukraine impact China-EU relations going forward? Where does Europe stand amid ongoing U.S.-China competition? And what are the possible pathways to cooperation between China and the EU? During a live recording of the China in the World podcast, Paul Haenle spoke with Yeo Lay Hwee, director of the European Union Centre in Singapore, Jia Qingguo, professor and former dean of the School of International Studies of Peking University, and Philippe Le Corre, a nonresident senior fellow in the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. This panel is the fourth of the Carnegie Global Dialogue Series 2021-2022 and is available to be viewed on the Carnegie Endowment's website. https://carnegieendowment.org/2022/04/12/china-eu-relations-amid-ukraine-crisis-event-7859
Last week, Russian and Ukrainian officials arrived in Istanbul, Turkey for the latest round of peace talks amid the ongoing crisis. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has cornered Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan into a difficult dilemma. As a NATO member, Turkey is trying to balance its support for Ukraine without aggressively provoking Russia. Alper Coşkun, a senior fellow with Carnegie's Europe Program who was a career diplomat in the Turkish foreign service, joins Doug to unpack Turkey's unique role in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Follow Doug on Twitter @DouglasLFarrar.Alper Coşkun. (2022, March 24). “What the Russian War in Ukraine Means for the Middle East.” Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceAlper Coşkun. (2022, January 18). “Strengthening Turkish Policy on Drone Exports.” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
In her address to the IIEA, Professor Anu Bradford of Columbia Law School, explores her seminal work on the “Brussels Effect” about how the European Union plays a powerful role as a global regulatory power, and how this role may evolve in the future in the context of regulatory battles for the digital economy between the EU, US and China. About the Speaker: Anu Bradford is Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and International Organizations at Columbia Law School. She is also a director for Columbia's European Legal Studies Center, a Senior Scholar at Jerome A. Chazen Institute for Global Business at Columbia Business School and a nonresident scholar in the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Her research focuses on international trade law, European Union law and comparative and international antitrust law. She holds an S.J.D. and LL.M. from Harvard Law School, and a law degree from the University of Finland. Prior to her academic career, Professor Bradford practiced competition and EU law in Brussels, and was an advisor in the Finnish Parliament and the European Parliament. She is the author of “The Brussels Effect: How the European Union Rules the World” (OUP 2020), named one of the Best Books of 2020 by Foreign Affairs, and of the forthcoming “Battle for the Soul of the Global Internet” (OUP 2023).
What does French President Emmanuel Macron mean when he says that Europeans should work on proposals to build a new security and stability order in Europe? These words are somewhat similar to those the West hears from Kremlin. But is there any connection? I talked to Georgina Wright, a Senior Fellow and Director of Institut Montaigne's Europe Program. We talked about Paris-Moscow relations, what will France do in case of Russian invasion against Ukraine but also about what kind of role can Russian issue play in the upcoming presidential election. Listen to our conversation: Russia crisis and European security: A view from France. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrej-matisak/message
What is the significance of Angela Merkel's upcoming White House for the future of U.S.-German relations? Cathryn Clüver and Jeff Rathke join Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss the most important aspects of the July 15 meeting and how the U.S. and Germany can work together on a range of issues going forward. Cathryn Clüver is the Director and CEO of the German Council on Foreign Relations. She was previously executive director of The Future of Diplomacy Project and The Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center. Jeff Rathke is the President of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies at the Johns Hopkins University in Washington, DC.Prior to joining AICGS, Jeff was a senior fellow and deputy director of the Europe Program at CSIS, where his work focused on transatlantic relations and U.S. security and defense policy.
Even as the pandemic, like some giant glacier, slowly and unevenly recedes, the world seems frozen in place as it deals with the mess left behind. Increased poverty and malnutrition; greater inequality; damaged and depleted health care systems; rising social and political tensions. But is this a crisis or opportunity? Or, rather, are we smart enough and driven enough to turn what threatens to be a period of enormous strife—of the kind that often follows pandemics—into a new era of positive, life affirming change? This week's guests on the New Thinking for a New World podcast are dedicated to the latter proposition. They both are trying to make the world the kind of place it could and should be. Vidhya Ramalingam is a recognized expert on the use of technology to disrupt violent extremism online. Sarah Durieux focuses on mobilizing citizens online, to help them achieve policies they care about. They both also recently completed the Obama Foundation's inaugural Emerging Leaders in Europe Program
On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, Heather Conley, the senior vice president for Europe, Eurasia and the Arctic and the director of the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses key takeaways from the 10th annual EU Defence Washington Forum hosted by the European Union Delegation to the United States and CSIS, improving EU-US security, forging consensus on countering Russia and China, addressing hybrid threats especially in the electromagnetic spectrum engineered to counter US and allied warfighting advantages with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
Mujtaba Rahman, Managing Director of the Eurasia Group's Europe Program, joined us for our season 4 finale to discuss the critical elections coming up in Europe, the future of EU-UK relations and other key issues the EU will have to respond to over the next decade. The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. It brings together leading experts working on the most pertinent issues facing Europe and transatlantic relations today. Music by Sam Kyzivat and Breakmaster Cylinder Production by Emily Traynor Mayrand and Jonas Heering Communications by Hannah Tyler, Iris Thatcher and Mitch Fariss Design by Sarah Diebboll https://cges.georgetown.edu/podcast Twitter and Instagram: @theeuropedesk If you would like a transcript of this episode, more information about the Center's events, or have any feedback, please email: theeuropedesk@georgetown.edu.
Even as the pandemic, like some giant glacier, slowly and unevenly recedes, the world seems frozen in place as it deals with the mess left behind. Increased poverty and malnutrition; greater inequality; damaged and depleted health care systems; rising social and political tensions. But is this crisis or opportunity? Or, rather, are we smart enough and driven enough to turn what threatens to be a period of enormous strife—of the kind that often follows pandemics—into a new era of positive, life affirming change? This week’s guests on the New Thinking for a New World podcast are dedicated to the latter proposition. They both are trying to make the world the kind of place it could and should be. Vidhya Ramalingam is a recognized expert on the use of technology to disrupt violent extremism online. Sarah Durieux focuses on mobilizing citizens online, to help them achieve policies they care about. They both also recently completed the Obama Foundation’s inaugural Emerging Leaders in Europe Program
Europe is increasingly divided: between the frugal North and the Club Med South; between the illiberal East and the progressive West. In many ways, the latter is more profound at a time when democracy is under pressure almost everywhere. Leaders like President Orban of Hungary and Poland’s Jarosław Kaczyński, who founded the ruling Law and Justice Party, are trying to change not only their own countries' laws and institutions, but to shift the center of European social and political gravity to the right. How likely are they to succeed? Will they change only their national realities or will they make changes on the larger European or even global stages? Do Hungary and Poland really belong to the Europe of the early 21st century? Our guests in this week's New Thinking for a New World podcast are engaged in this conflict. Both are lawyers; Zuzanna Rudzińska-Bluszcz serves at Poland's Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights and András Léderer is the senior advocacy officer of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee. They both also recently completed the Obama Foundation’s inaugural Emerging Leaders in Europe Program. Listen as they discuss the profound conflicts that will shape their countries—and perhaps Europe—for decades to come.
Global Conversations DIGITAL: The Coldest War – Great Power Competition in the Arctic International Registration Media reports of rumors that the United States might purchase Greenland from Denmark left many scratching their heads. While any potential deal seems unlikely, such rumors demonstrate the fluidity of opinion toward the Arctic region. Talk of new policies toward drilling for oil and natural gas, and concerns over climate and arctic ice melting, coincide with comparisons between the United States, Russian, and Chinese strategies in the Arctic region. What lies ahead for this critical environmental gem? Join a discussion with Heather A. Conley, Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic; and Director, Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) as she examines the future of the Arctic. About the Speaker Heather A. Conley is Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic and Director of the Europe Program at CSIS. Prior to joining CSIS, she served as Executive Director of the Office of the Chairman of the Board at the American National Red Cross; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs with responsibilities for U.S. bilateral relations with the countries of Northern and Central Europe; and Senior Associate with an international consulting firm. Heather began her career in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs at the U.S. Department of State and was selected to serve as Special Assistant to the coordinator of U.S. assistance to the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union. She has received two State Department Meritorious Honor Awards. Heather is frequently featured as a foreign policy analyst and Europe expert on CNN, MSNBC, BBC, NPR, and PBS, among other media outlets. She received a B.A. in international studies from West Virginia Wesleyan College and an M.A. in international relations from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Sponsored by Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. Presented in partnership with the Friends of the Minneapolis Central Library, Hennepin County Library – Minneapolis Central, Landmark Center, Edina Senior Center, Friends of the Edina Library, Minneapolis Public Schools Community Education, Plymouth Library, and Washburn Library.
In this special Transition 2021 series of The President’s Inbox, James M. Lindsay sits down each week with experts to discuss the challenges facing the incoming Biden administration. This week, Heather A. Conley, senior vice president for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic and director of the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Ambassador Stephen Sestanovich, CFR’s George F. Kennan senior fellow for Russian and Eurasian studies, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss a Biden administration’s approach to U.S.-Russia relations.
On this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests in segment one are Michael Bayer, the chairman of the Defense Business Board and the president of the Dumbarton Strategies consultancy, and Arnold Punaro, the chairman of the National Defense Industrial Association and CEO of the Punaro Group consultancy to discuss the ongoing presidential transition and how to best accomplish the monumental task of a peaceful transition of power. In segment two our guest is Peter Van Praagh, the founding President of Halifax International Security Forum for a preview of this year's virtual conference. In segment three, our roundtable guests are Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Gordon Adams, PhD, Non-Resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute and Heather Conley, the director of the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Topics: — Implications of a stalled transition as President-Elect Biden works to staff his administration and fight the coronavirus pandemic — Look ahead to the Halifax International Security Forum, this year conducted virtually, including a new handbook on how democracies should approach China — Update on congressional budget and stimulus deliberations — Analysis of President Trump’s abrupt decision with withdraw US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq — Importance of top talent in staffing Biden Pentagon — UK decision to boost defense spending
On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Heather Conley, the director of the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses how allies view the US presidential election, the outlook for transatlantic relations, the rise of protectionism and the future of American troops in Germany with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we are joined by the new director of the Wilson Center’s Global Europe Program, Dan Hamilton. He discusses the most pressing challenges facing Europe in the new decade. Hamilton also highlights the important role the Global Europe program intends to play in researching and framing key US-European issues for policymakers and the public.
Our longstanding friend and ally Judyth Twigg joins us to survey the rather bumpy ride that America’s colleges and universities are experiencing as they navigate the pandemic. Are these institutions the new super-spreaders? What form of leadership is showing the best results? Are colleges and universities now the center for innovation in testing? How well exactly do we learn when separated into remote settings? What about mental health? Professor Judyth Twigg is Professor of Political Science at Virginia Commonwealth University and CSIS non-resident Senior Fellow with the Global Health Policy Center and Europe Program.
In part four, Jon Alterman looks at U.S.-Russian cooperation and competition in the Middle East. He follows how U.S. policy in the Middle East has shaped Russian policy in the region, and how the U.S.-Russian relationship in the Middle East has evolved over the past three decades. During the episode, Jon talks with Anna Borschevskaya, senior fellow at the Washington Institute; Heather Conley, senior vice president for Europe, Eurasia, and the Artic and director of the Europe Program at CSIS; Phil Gordon, senior fellow in U.S. foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations; and Becca Wasser, fellow in the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security. Song Credits: "Tarte Tatin" from Confectionary via Blue Dot Studios; “Borough” from Molerider via Blue Dot Studios; "Denzel Sprak” from CloudCover via Blue Dot Studios; and“The Records” from Union Hall via Blue Dot Studios. Phil Gordon, Losing the Long Game: The False Promise of Regime Change in the Middle East, St. Martin's Press, October 2020. Anna Borschevskaya, "Russia Aims to Preserve the Status Quo in Lebanon," The Washington Institute, August 12, 2020. Heather Conley on Energy 360°, "Race to the Top: China, Russia, U.S. Compete," CSIS, August 3, 2020. Becca Wasser and Ben Connable, "The Limits of Russian Strategy in the Middle East," London School of Economics, May 10, 2018. Episode Transcript, "Russia in the Middle East: Part Four," CSIS, September 22, 2020.
Edward Luce, U.S. National Editor and Columnist at the Financial Times, discusses the transatlantic economic responses to the coronavirus pandemic with Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, and Lawrence H. Summers, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, at a virtual event organized by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on 30 April 2020. Opening Remarks by Erik Brattberg, Director of the Europe Program and Fellow at Carnegie.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is closely watching the coronavirus outbreak, also known as COVID-19, as it spreads throughout China and around the world and the United States. As knowledge on COVID-19 evolves, Take as Directed will bring you the latest updates in this miniseries Coronavirus Crisis Update. In today’s episode, Steve and Andrew speak with Heather Conley, senior vice president for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic and director of the Europe Program at CSIS. They discuss the quarantine of 16 million people in northern Italy; how it came about, what it will mean for Italy’s economy and politics, and how Italy’s neighbors are responding.
In this episode, Andrew and the Trade Guys welcome Heather A. Conley, senior vice president for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic and director of the Europe Program at CSIS. They discuss U.K.-EU trade negotiations, and how they could impact U.K., EU, and U.S. consumers and businesses. They also discuss a potential U.S.-U.K. Trade deal.
During his first visit to Washington, DC in his capacity of EU Trade Commissioner, Phil Hogan explained the EU's vision on how the EU and the U.S. could reclaim a shared trade agenda at a public event at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Following opening remarks, he joins Bill Reinsch (Senior Adviser and Scholl Chair in International Business) and Heather Conley (Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic, and Director of the Europe Program) on stage.
During the run-up to NATO's 70th anniversary summit, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated that Turkey would block consensus on the Graduated Response Plans for the Baltic States and Poland, along with the southern flank, unless the alliance recognized the YPG as a terror threat. Ankara eventually dropped this demand, but not before French President Emanuel Macron chastised Ankara for this approach and questioned Turkey's purchase of the Russian-made S400 missile system. To discuss the outcomes of the NATO summit, Aaron spoke this week with Rachel Ellehuus, a Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.Be sure to check out the first part of this podcast on the EU perspective with Marc Pierini, a visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe and the former EU ambassador to Turkey and NATO.
On this Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, a Textron company, our guests in segment one are Byron Callan of the independent equity research firm Capital Alpa Partners, Michael Herson, President and CEO, American Defense International and Todd Harrison, the director of defense budget analysis and the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; in segment two we speak to Teri Schultz, a Brussels-based reporter for National Public Radio and Deutsche Welle and Rachel Ellehuus, deputy director and senior fellow with the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; in segment three talk with Rachel Hoff of the Reagan Institute; and in segment four we spend time with film producer and Hong Kong democracy activist Andrew Duncan. Topics: — Update on authorization and appropriations deliberations — Analysis of NATO’s 70th anniversary summit in London — Preview of the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library — Hong Kong democracy activist and filmmaker Andrew Duncan
Jeffrey Rathke, President of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies at Johns Hopkins University, and Erik Brattberg, Director of the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, discuss the way forward for Brexit with host Carol Castiel in the wake of the British Supreme Court decision declaring that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament was unlawful.
In this episode of Russian Roulette, Jeff sits down with Rachel Ellehuus, deputy director and senior fellow with the Europe Program at CSIS. They discuss the European reaction to the lapse of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, the effect of the demise on NATO’s strategy, and the prospects for the new START agreement. You can find Rachel Ellehuus’s bio here: https://www.csis.org/people/rachel-ellehuus Her recent piece “A NATO Strategy for a Post-INF World” is here: https://www.csis.org/analysis/nato-strategy-post-inf-world We want more mail! If you would like to have your question answered on the podcast, send it to us! Email rep@csis.org and put “Russian Roulette” in the subject line. And, if you have one, include your Twitter handle, so we can notify you publicly when we answer your question (or, if you don’t want us to, tell us that). We look forward to hearing from you.
In this episode of Russian Roulette, Jeff sits down with Rachel Ellehuus, deputy director and senior fellow with the Europe Program at CSIS. They discuss the European reaction to the lapse of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, the effect of the demise on NATO’s strategy, and the prospects for the new START agreement. You can find Rachel Ellehuus’s bio here: https://www.csis.org/people/rachel-ellehuus Her recent piece “A NATO Strategy for a Post-INF World” is here: https://www.csis.org/analysis/nato-strategy-post-inf-world We want more mail! If you would like to have your question answered on the podcast, send it to us! Email rep@csis.org and put “Russian Roulette” in the subject line. And, if you have one, include your Twitter handle, so we can notify you publicly when we answer your question (or, if you don’t want us to, tell us that). We look forward to hearing from you.
In this episode of Russian Roulette, Jeff sits down with Rachel Ellehuus, deputy director and senior fellow with the Europe Program at CSIS. They discuss the European reaction to the lapse of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, the effect of the demise on NATO’s strategy, and the prospects for the new START agreement. You can find Rachel Ellehuus’s bio here: https://www.csis.org/people/rachel-ellehuus Her recent piece “A NATO Strategy for a Post-INF World” is here: https://www.csis.org/analysis/nato-strategy-post-inf-world We want more mail! If you would like to have your question answered on the podcast, send it to us! Email rep@csis.org and put “Russian Roulette” in the subject line. And, if you have one, include your Twitter handle, so we can notify you publicly when we answer your question (or, if you don’t want us to, tell us that). We look forward to hearing from you.
Rachel Ellehuus (Deputy Director and Senior Fellow with the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies) moderates a panel on "Developing a more Capable EU: Transatlantic Burden Sharing, PESCO and the Future of European Defense" at the EU-Foreign Policy Defense Forum, with Jorge Domecq (Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency), Ambassador Tina Kaidanow (Senior Advisor, International Cooperation, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment), Pierre Delsaux (Deputy Director General, DG GROW, European Commission), Brigadier General Heinz Krieb (Director of Concepts & Capability Directorate of the European Union Military Staff of the European External Action Service), and Elbridge Colby (Director of the Defense Program, Center for a New American Security).
On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, we discuss the week on world markets with guests Sash Tusa of Agency Partners, Byron Callan of the independent equity research firm Capital Alpa Partners and Heather Conley, Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic; and Director, Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Topics: — Analysis of the planned merger of United Technologies Aerospace and Raytheon to create Raytheon Technologies — The recent Arctic Council meeting and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s address — Pentagon’s new Arctic strategy
Voters across the European Union go to the polls next week to elect representatives the European Parliament. The elections come at a pivotal time, with right-wing parties seeking to build on their national successes in a number of countries, part of the populist wave sweeping the continent. Erik Brattberg, director of the Carnegie Endowment's Europe Program, joins Greg to discuss predictions, the elections' significance and how they're likely to affect the European agenda. And Greg and Susan discuss Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's meeting with President Trump in Washington and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit to Russia.
Freelance journalist Cindy Pom reports from the streets of Paris on the “yellow vest” protests. Dominique Moïsi, founder of the French Institute for International Relations and special advisor to the Institut Montaigne, comments on the domestic political challenges President Macron faces in the wake of the protests. Jan Techau, senior fellow and director of the Europe Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, talks about the possible repercussions of the gilets jaunes protests on other countries in the EU leading up the European Parliamentary elections in May. More info at cpac.ca/perspective
While everyone in DC is off for the holiday, Rachel Tausendfreund is joined by two colleagues in Berlin to discuss some recent events in global politics that we can appreciate, or in the holiday lingo, be thankful for. Maryna Raklei, who works as a program officer in Berlin on projects supporting Belarussian civil society and used to work as a journalist in Minsk, talks about a successful crowdfunding campaign in support of critical press in Russia, and a new official Ukrainian church. Jan Techau, the director of GMF’s Europe Program, talks about positive spending developments in Berlin and hopeful notes in U.S. society. Rachel gives thanks for the success of anti-gerrymandering measures in Michigan and elsewhere in the U.S. in the recent Midterms. Stay tuned for next week as we resume programming, shifting our focus back to the state of the European Union with an episode dealing solely with France and Germany. We hope that all of our U.S. based listeners are enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends.
The Balkans are once again at a delicate moment in history as the Serbs and Kosovo Albanians consider a land swap. The Crisis Next Door host Jason Brooks talks about the potential falling-dominoes with Heather Conley, Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic and director of the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jeff and Jeff take center stage in our sixty-first episode of Russian Roulette. Jeff Mankoff sits down with Jeff Rathke, senior fellow and deputy director of the Europe Program at CSIS to discuss major takeaways from the most recent NATO summit, as well as the upcoming (at the time of recording) Trump-Putin bilateral meeting. Then, Jeff Mankoff tackles new mailbag questions, with some help from Research Associate and Producer, Cyrus Newlin. You can view Jeff Rathke’s bio and publications, here: https://www.csis.org/people/jeffrey-rathke. For more summitry, be sure to catch his appearance on our sister podcast, The Readout, here: https://www.csis.org/podcasts/readout. As always, keep sending us mailbag questions! If you would like to have your question answered on the podcast, send it to us! Email rep@csis.org and put “Russian Roulette” in the subject line. And, if you have one, include your Twitter handle, so we can notify you publicly when we answer your question (or, if you don’t want us to, tell us that). We look forward to hearing from you.
Jeffrey Rathke, Deputy Director of the Europe Program at The Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Max Bergmann, Senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, join host Carol Castiel to discuss the fallout from the NATO Summit and to preview the Helsinki meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. ### Please note that this program was recorded before the US Department of Justice handed down indictments against 12 Russian intelligence officers as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election ###
As the American president does a victory lap feeling he convinced NATO nations to up their defence spending, what is the reality of the situation and Canada's participation in NATO? Rob chats with Jeffery Rathke, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Europe Program at the Centre for Strategic + International Studies.
This week, Heather Conley (Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic; Director, Europe Program) joins Jane Nakano and Edward Chow (Energy & National Security Program) to discuss the growing economic, strategic, and energy importance of the Arctic. With increased access to Arctic resources comes increased interest from states like Russia and new players like China. Up for discussion: what to expect from recent Sino-Russian cooperation, whether the United States is likely to develop a comprehensive Arctic strategy, and the next possible steps for other Arctic Council members to address these new concerns.
Senior Communications Officer Martin Caudron talks EU-Defense and EU-NATO cooperation with Heather Conley, Senior Vice president for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic and director of the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), ahead of the 2018 edition of the EU's Security and Defense Washington Symposium (13 June).
Four years after the U.S. and EU first imposed sanctions against Russia in response to its annexation of Crimea in March 2014, how effective have these sanctions been in changing the regime's behavior? In 2014, Russia experienced a deep recession as global energy prices precipitously dropped. But in 2018, the World Bank projects that Russia will experience GDP growth of around 1.7 percent and the Central Bank of Russia has effectively managed price stability. However, Russia is having to make painful budget choices and turning increasingly to China for infrastructure financing. As Russia continues its military interventions in Eastern Ukraine and Syria, its malign influence operations across Europe and in the United States, and recently deployed a chemical weapon on NATO territory, it appears that four years of Western sanctions has not altered Russian behavior in its neighborhood and beyond. If anything, Russia has used Western sanctions as a domestic policy tool to nationalize industries while retaining access to the Western financial system. This half-day event will explore the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia and their impact on Russian foreign and security policy. Please join the CSIS Simon Chair in Political Economy and the Europe Program on the afternoon of Monday, May 7 for two expert panel discussions exploring the impact of sanctions on the Russian economy and its foreign policy, followed by keynote remarks by Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD). This event is part of the Simon Chair's Economic Statecraft Speaker Series, a forum to highlight the strategic role of economics in foreign policy and to explore the making of international economic policy. It is made possible by the generous support of Arconic Foundation. AGENDA 12:30pm Lunch Served 1:00pm Panel One: Sanctions and the Russian Economy Sergey Aleksashenko Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Brookings and Former Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Russia Elizabeth Rosenberg Senior Fellow and Director, Energy, Economics and Security Program, Center for a New American Security David Murray Former Director of the Office of Illicit Finance, Treasury Department Moderated by: Matthew P. Goodman U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations, Department of State Ambassador Kurt Volker Panel Two: Sanctions and Russian Foreign Policy 2:30pm William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy and Senior Adviser for Asian Economics, CSIS Olga Oliker Heather A. Conley Moderated by: Senior Adviser and Director, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic; and Director, Europe Program, Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) Keynote Speech 3:45pm CSIS Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Four years after the U.S. and EU first imposed sanctions against Russia in response to its annexation of Crimea in March 2014, how effective have these sanctions been in changing the regime’s behavior? In 2014, Russia experienced a deep recession as global energy prices precipitously dropped. But in 2018, the World Bank projects that Russia will experience GDP growth of around 1.7 percent and the Central Bank of Russia has effectively managed price stability. However, Russia is having to make painful budget choices and turning increasingly to China for infrastructure financing. As Russia continues its military interventions in Eastern Ukraine and Syria, its malign influence operations across Europe and in the United States, and recently deployed a chemical weapon on NATO territory, it appears that four years of Western sanctions has not altered Russian behavior in its neighborhood and beyond. If anything, Russia has used Western sanctions as a domestic policy tool to nationalize industries while retaining access to the Western financial system. This half-day event will explore the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia and their impact on Russian foreign and security policy. Please join the CSIS Simon Chair in Political Economy and the Europe Program on the afternoon of Monday, May 7 for two expert panel discussions exploring the impact of sanctions on the Russian economy and its foreign policy, followed by keynote remarks by Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD). This event is part of the Simon Chair's Economic Statecraft Speaker Series, a forum to highlight the strategic role of economics in foreign policy and to explore the making of international economic policy. It is made possible by the generous support of Arconic Foundation.AGENDA 12:30pm Lunch Served 1:00pm Panel One: Sanctions and the Russian Economy Sergey Aleksashenko Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Brookings and Former Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of RussiaElizabeth Rosenberg Senior Fellow and Director, Energy, Economics and Security Program, Center for a New American Security David MurrayFormer Director of the Office of Illicit Finance, Treasury Department Moderated by:Matthew P. Goodman U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations, Department of State Ambassador Kurt Volker Panel Two: Sanctions and Russian Foreign Policy 2:30pm William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy and Senior Adviser for Asian Economics, CSIS Olga OlikerHeather A. Conley Moderated by:Senior Adviser and Director, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic; and Director, Europe Program, Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) Keynote Speech 3:45pm CSIS Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
The rise of China and the election of Donald Trump have had major implications for Europe’s strategic outlook. European nations increasingly need to balance both the benign opportunities and malign consequences of increased Chinese investment and influence in the region. They must also take into account new frictions in the transatlantic relationship. In this podcast, Paul Haenle sat down with Erik Brattberg, director of the Europe Program and a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to discuss similarities and differences in European and American engagement with China as well as shifting perceptions of China in Europe.
Hosted by:Bob SchiefferFeaturing:Kathleen H. Hicks Senior Vice President; Henry A. Kissinger Chair; Director, International Security Program, CSISHeather A. Conley Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic; and Director, Europe Program, CSISWilliam A. Reinsch Senior Adviser and Scholl Chair in International Business, CSISSue Mi Terry Senior Fellow, Korea Chair, CSIS Event - 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.Pre-Event Reception - 5:00 - 5:30 p.m. Hosted by CBS News legend and CSIS Trustee Bob Schieffer, the Schieffer Series features thoughtful panel discussions with senior officials, lawmakers, journalists, and policy experts to discuss global challenges and critical issues of national security and foreign policy. Now in its 10th consecutive year, the Schieffer Series is produced by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in partnership with the Bob Schieffer College of Communication at Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth, Texas. This series is made possible with the generous support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. For information or inquiries contact externalrelations@csis.org.
Where is Turkey heading? Last month president Erdogan narrowly won a referendum to give his presidency sweeping new powers. What does this portend for Turkey's relationship with the region and the rest of the world? And how far is he planning to go to entrench the pier of the AKP in his pursuit of Islamic nationalism at home? Tom Carver discussed Turkey's trajectory with Carnegie Europe's Sinan Ülgen and the director of Carnegie's Europe Program, Erik Brattberg. Sinan Ülgen is the author of Governing Cyberspace: A Road Map for Transatlantic Leadership (Carnegie Europe, 2016), Handbook of EU Negotiations (Bilgi University Press, 2005), and The European Transformation of Modern Turkey with Kemal Derviş (Centre for European Policy Studies, 2004). He has served in the Turkish Foreign Service in several capacities: in Ankara on the United Nations desk; in Brussels at the Turkish Permanent Delegation to the European Union; and at the Turkish embassy in Tripoli. (More on Ülgen - http://carnegieeurope.eu/experts/?fa=547) Erik Brattberg is director of the Europe Program and a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington. He joined Carnegie from the McCain Institute for International Leadership at Arizona State University, where he was the director for special projects and a senior fellow. (More on Brattberg - http://carnegieendowment.org/experts/1342)
Bob Schieffer Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism Heather A. Conley, Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic; and Director, Europe Program, CSIS Author, The Kremlin Playbook: Understanding Russian Influence in Central and Eastern Europe David Sanger, National Security Correspondent, the New York Times The TCU Bob Schieffer College of Communication and CSIS cohost a series of dialogues hosted by award-winning journalist Bob Schieffer to discuss the most pressing foreign and domestic issues of the day. The CSIS-Schieffer Series Dialogues are made possible by the generous support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
JSB Talks Digital is a weekly digital marketing and social media podcast hosted by author, strategist, consultant, speaker and trainer Joanne Sweeney-Burke. Each Friday Joanne shares her digital marketing and social media insights from her work as CEO of Digital Training Institute. Coming up in the podcast: • It’s all about Facebook in social media news: - I updated my Facebook App and I noticed a second News Feed; - Great news for online educators with units added to Groups; and - Facebook updates its Clickbait algorithm. • I interview Heather Conley, Former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and now Senior Vice President and Director of Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington. Heather and I discuss how social media is acting as a filter for politicians from mainstream media. • In shout-outs: a political, policing and a public policy case study of how to amplify news using social media; • Ask JSB – journalists ask me my opinions about social news; • In JSB’s column – How social media has transformed the journalism landscape and why the profession needs to upskill before they are left behind; • Find out what social media tool will make your week if you are monitoring breaking news.
The French presidential elections have captured attention around the world as the populist firebrand Marine Le Pen faces off with political newcomer Emmanuel Macron. As the final round of voting approaches, Tom Carver is joined by Erik Brattberg, director of Carnegie's DC-based Europe Program, and Pierre Vimont, a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe in Brussels to discuss the rising frustration with “politics as usual” in France that has led to such a riveting contest. In this episode, recorded shortly after France's first round of voting, Brattberg, Vimont, and Carver discuss the echoes of the 2016 U.S. election, the future of Euroscepticism, and analyze future of France under each prospective president. Erik Brattberg is director of the Europe Program and a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington. He joined Carnegie from the McCain Institute for International Leadership at Arizona State University, where he was the director for special projects and a senior fellow. Brattberg was previously the 2014 Ron Asmus Policy Entrepreneur Fellow at the German Marshall Fund, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, and visiting Fulbright fellow at Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins SAIS. (More on Brattberg - http://carnegieendowment.org/experts/1342) Pierre Vimont is a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe. In June 2015, Vimont was appointed personal envoy of the president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, to lead preparations for the Valletta Conference between EU and African countries, to tackle the causes of illegal migration and combat human smuggling and trafficking. During his thirty-eight-year diplomatic career with the French foreign service, he served as ambassador to the United States from 2007 to 2010, ambassador to the European Union from 1999 to 2002, and chief of staff to three former French foreign ministers. He holds the title, Ambassador of France, a dignity bestowed for life to only a few French career diplomats. (More on Vimont - http://carnegieeurope.eu/experts/1041)
As the strategic link between Europe and North America, the North Atlantic has always held great geostrategic importance to NATO. NATO members have only recently begun to recognize the urgent need for a renewed and credible deterrence posture in the North Atlantic to ensure freedom of navigation, trade and transport, and force reinforcement to Europe, as well as to counter new emerging challenges such as undersea hybrid warfare. A refocused NATO must develop a 21st century security approach for the North Atlantic, which includes enhanced air and maritime capabilities and reinvigorated regional command and control. Please join us on March 9 to celebrate the launch of a new book, NATO and the North Atlantic: Revitalizing Collective Defense and for an interactive discussion on the strategic importance of this region to NATO and the United States, as well as several new policy recommendations.Introduction:Dr. John J. Hamre President and CEO, CSISBrief Introduction of the Project:Rolf Tamnes Professor, Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (IFS)Followed by a Panel Discussion Featuring the Book's Co-Authors:Svein Efjestad Policy Director, Norwegian Ministry of DefenseDr. Peter Roberts Director, Military Sciences, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)Heather A. Conley Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic; Director, Stuart Center, CSISModerated by:Jeffrey Rathke Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Europe Program, CSIS
Hosted by: Bob Schieffer, Trustee, CSIS Panelists:Michael J. Green, Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS Heather A. Conley, Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic; and Director, Europe Program, CSIS Christopher K. Johnson, Senior Adviser and Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS The TCU Bob Schieffer College of Communication and CSIS cohost a monthly series of dialogues hosted by award-winning journalist Bob Schieffer to discuss the most pressing foreign and domestic issues of the day. The CSIS-Schieffer Series Dialogues are made possible by the generous support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
Listen as Heather A. Conley, Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic; and Director, Europe Program on a discussion of history and its modern, geostrategic applications in the Arctic. Featuing Dr. Kristine Offerdal, Associate Professor, Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, Dr. Nilufer Oral, Member of Law Faculty, Istanbul Bilgi University and Dr. Alan D. Hemmings, Adjunct Associate Professor, Gateway Antarctica Centre for Antarctic Studies and Research, University of Canterbury.
Vladimir Putin continues to taunt the US and Europe at every turn by testing NATO’s resolve, propping up Assad, provoking Ukraine, and even doing what he can to further complicate the migrant crisis. Domestically, Russia’s involvement in hacking the Democratic National Convention is in question. Heather Conley, Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic; Director, Europe Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies discusses the current state with Elissa Slotkin, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. Their discussion, which takes place at the Aspen Security Forum, is moderated by Massimo Calabresi, Deputy Washington Bureau Chief and Senior Correspondent, Time Magazine.
Featuring: Ms. Helen BrohlExecutive Director, U.S. Committee on Marine Transportation System Director General Ida Skard Director General, Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries Charlotte Demeer Strøm Director - Head of International Politics, Norwegian Shipowners’ Association Dr. Lawson Brigham Distinguished Professor of Geography & Arctic policy, University of Alaska Fairbanks Moderated by: Ms. Heather A. ConleySenior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia and the Arctic; Director, Europe Program, CSIS This timely discussion will analyze the current and future state of play related to destination shipping and transshipment across the Arctic region. As energy and commodity prices have plummeted and global economic growth softens, significant new Arctic investments have also slowed. How has this impacted Arctic shipping? Additionally, on January 1, 2017, the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code) will likely enter into force with subsequent adjustments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) and the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). How will implementation of the Polar Code impact Arctic shipping? Finally, as Arctic states are focusing on enhanced Arctic maritime safety, stewardship, and domain awareness, there continues to be a lack of Arctic marine infrastructure, particularly in the U.S. What is the latest state of play on improving maritime infrastructure?
The CSIS Europe Program and the Senate Arctic Caucus invite you to an event on: National Security Challenges and Icebreaking Operations in the Arctic Featuring: Senators Lisa Murkowski (AK) and Angus King (ME) AGENDA 8:00 am: Registration and Light Breakfast 8:30 am: Welcome Remarks Ms. Heather A. Conley Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia and the Arctic, and Director, Europe Program, CSIS 8:35am: Opening Remarks Senator Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Senator Angus King (Maine) 9:00 am: Keynote Address Admiral Paul F. Zukunft Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard 9:30 am: Session I: Operational Imperatives in the Arctic Captain Anthony Potts Commanding Officer, Canadian Coast Guard Mr. Gary C. Rasicot Director of Maritime Transportation System, U.S. Coast Guard Dr. Lawson W. Brigham Distinguished Professor of Geography & Arctic Policy, University of Alaska Fairbanks Mr. Ronald O'Rourke Specialist in Naval Affairs, Congressional Research Service Moderated by Ms. Heather A. Conley Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia and the Arctic, and Director, Europe Program, CSIS 11:00 am Session II: National Security Issues in the Arctic Keynote Remarks: Admiral Mark Ferguson Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa; U.S. Navy Discussant: Ms. Heather A. Conley Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia and the Arctic, and Director, Europe Program, CSIS Moderated by Mr. Jeffrey Rathke Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Europe Program, CSIS 12:30 pm: Conference Concludes In partnership with the United States Senate Arctic Caucus, we are pleased to invite you to attend this high-level discussion that will examine the United States' icebreaking capabilities in the polar regions, as well as identify emerging national security challenges specific to the Arctic. This timely conference will analyze the state of U.S. readiness in the Arctic as well as address the questions related to President Obama's announcement in August 2015 to accelerate the acquisition of additional icebreakers.
The CSIS Europe Program and the Senate Arctic Caucus invite you to an event on: National Security Challenges and Icebreaking Operations in the Arctic Featuring: Senators Lisa Murkowski (AK) and Angus King (ME) AGENDA 8:00 am: Registration and Light Breakfast 8:30 am: Welcome Remarks Ms. Heather A. Conley Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia and the Arctic, and Director, Europe Program, CSIS 8:35am: Opening Remarks Senator Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Senator Angus King (Maine) 9:00 am: Keynote Address Admiral Paul F. Zukunft Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard 9:30 am: Session I: Operational Imperatives in the Arctic Captain Anthony Potts Commanding Officer, Canadian Coast Guard Mr. Gary C. Rasicot Director of Maritime Transportation System, U.S. Coast Guard Dr. Lawson W. Brigham Distinguished Professor of Geography & Arctic Policy, University of Alaska Fairbanks Mr. Ronald O'Rourke Specialist in Naval Affairs, Congressional Research Service Moderated by Ms. Heather A. Conley Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia and the Arctic, and Director, Europe Program, CSIS 11:00 am Session II: National Security Issues in the Arctic Keynote Remarks: Admiral Mark Ferguson Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa; U.S. Navy Discussant: Ms. Heather A. Conley Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia and the Arctic, and Director, Europe Program, CSIS Moderated by Mr. Jeffrey Rathke Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Europe Program, CSIS 12:30 pm: Conference Concludes In partnership with the United States Senate Arctic Caucus, we are pleased to invite you to attend this high-level discussion that will examine the United States' icebreaking capabilities in the polar regions, as well as identify emerging national security challenges specific to the Arctic. This timely conference will analyze the state of U.S. readiness in the Arctic as well as address the questions related to President Obama's announcement in August 2015 to accelerate the acquisition of additional icebreakers.
The CSIS Europe Program and the Senate Arctic Caucus invite you to an event on: National Security Challenges and Icebreaking Operations in the Arctic Featuring: Senators Lisa Murkowski (AK) and Angus King (ME) AGENDA 8:00 am: Registration and Light Breakfast 8:30 am: Welcome Remarks Ms. Heather A. Conley Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia and the Arctic, and Director, Europe Program, CSIS 8:35am: Opening Remarks Senator Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Senator Angus King (Maine) 9:00 am: Keynote Address Admiral Paul F. Zukunft Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard 9:30 am: Session I: Operational Imperatives in the Arctic Captain Anthony Potts Commanding Officer, Canadian Coast Guard Mr. Gary C. Rasicot Director of Maritime Transportation System, U.S. Coast Guard Dr. Lawson W. Brigham Distinguished Professor of Geography & Arctic Policy, University of Alaska Fairbanks Mr. Ronald O'Rourke Specialist in Naval Affairs, Congressional Research Service Moderated by Ms. Heather A. Conley Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia and the Arctic, and Director, Europe Program, CSIS 11:00 am Session II: National Security Issues in the Arctic Keynote Remarks: Admiral Mark Ferguson Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa; U.S. Navy Discussant: Ms. Heather A. Conley Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia and the Arctic, and Director, Europe Program, CSIS Moderated by Mr. Jeffrey Rathke Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Europe Program, CSIS 12:30 pm: Conference Concludes In partnership with the United States Senate Arctic Caucus, we are pleased to invite you to attend this high-level discussion that will examine the United States' icebreaking capabilities in the polar regions, as well as identify emerging national security challenges specific to the Arctic. This timely conference will analyze the state of U.S. readiness in the Arctic as well as address the questions related to President Obama's announcement in August 2015 to accelerate the acquisition of additional icebreakers.
Featuring: Ambassador David A. Balton Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and Fisheries andAmanda Dory Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy Moderated by:Heather Conley Director, Europe Program, CSIS Please join us for an in-depth discussion as the Departments of Defense and State share insights on future opportunities in the Arctic based on outcomes of the recent Arctic Council ministerial and analysis from the Department of Defense's recent report to Congress on operational challenges and opportunities in the Arctic as required in the National Defense Authorization Act of FY2011 regarding "Arctic Operations and the Northwest Passage." To RSVP please contact Terry Toland at TToland@csis.org or (202) 775-3330.
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