Podcast appearances and mentions of Jamie Shea

In 2025, Voice of America was thrust into the spotlight when the bulk of its funding was taken away. But in an era shaped by the internet and social media revolutions and with the West's funding priorities changing, it was not the first international broadcaster to go quiet. The soft power war of the airwaves has now moved to a decisive phase.Josephine McDermott traces the start of international radio and its heyday through World War Two and the Cold War as a tool of soft power. Hear the hosts of shortwave radio, from the Nazi propagandists Lord Haw Haw and Mildred Gillars to Doris Maxina, the presenter of Soviet radio's Moscow Mailbag, plus June Taylor, the New Zealander who became the global voice of communist Albania.Tune in to the sounds lost to time from Radio Netherlands' Happy Station Show to Radio Berlin International, and the Russian version of the British institution, The Archers, which came about following the collapse of the USSR.Featuring Thomas Witherspoon, creator of the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive; Jamie Shea, Nato spokesperson from 1993 to 2000; Sir John Tusa, managing director of the BBC World Service from 1986 to 1992; Ivana Stradner, research fellow at the Foundation for Defence of Democracies in the United States and Nic Newman, senior research associate at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University, UK. With archive from the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive, including recordings from Thomas Witherspoon, Paul Watson, Greg Shoom, Mark Hirst, Tom Gavaras and Keith Perron. Moscow Mailbag recording from KSN's Tech Topics on YouTube.

For summer recess, we return to our favourite episodes of all time where we explain the very essence of our conception of the Enduring Disorder as a period where international institutions tend not to work and where coordinating the allies to stay on the same page about things like defence, climate change, and taxation is a tremendous challenge. The rare exception is NATO, it mostly works even if Trump rails against it.  This episode explains why. If you didn't hear this when it came out in October, 2023, I think you'll enjoy checking it out now. Nation states no longer work effectively in tandem. Gone are the days of hegemonic US power directly ordering the allies. Furthermore, groups like the UN are ineffective, with disruptors often calling the shots. However, NATO stands apart as an example of how countries can work together successfully and how a global institution can remain largely uncontroversial, while doing serious coordinating work to solve real world problems. In this episode our hosts and guests relate their perspectives about what NATO stands for, its strengths and limitations, and the threats it faces. Former NATO Deputy Sec General, Jamie Shea tells about how the organisation worked in the Balkans and Afghanistan, while Kori Schake mulls over the role of the US as NATO's hegemonic leader. Timothy Garton Ash comments on distinctions between NATO and the EU especially as pertains to values like liberty. Finally, Charles Kupchan examines why Russia chooses to actively disorder. Charles and Jason disagree agreeable on China's role as an orderer vs. disorderer. For ad free listening, early release episodes and more bonus content, join our Mega Orderers Club at disordershow.com/club Producer: George McDonagh Subscribe to our Substack - https://natoandtheged.substack.com/ Disorder on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DisorderShow Show Notes Links: For more on Kori Schake, visit https://www.aei.org/profile/kori-schake/  For more on Jamie Shea, visit https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-people/jamie-shea Get Timothy Garton Ash's book, Homelands at - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/442543/homelands-by-ash-timothy-garton/9781847926616  For more on Charles Kupchan, visit https://www.cfr.org/expert/charles-kupchan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For summer recess, we return to our favourite episodes of all time where we explain the very essence of our conception of the Enduring Disorder as a period in which Disordering Neo-populists have come to power and have made the world more disorderly so they can stay in power. If you didn't hear this when it came out on Sept 19, 2023--when we launched--I think you'll enjoy checking it out now. Over the past few decades leaders like Trump, Orban, and Bolsonaro have ridden a wave of popular outrage to rise to power.  But what came first: the Neo-Populists or the era of Global Enduring Disorder? In this episode we chart the rise of the Neo-Populists, their impact on global order, and what we can do to stop them. Sean Wilentz explains the difference between real populism (like Bernie Sanders) and ‘faux' or neo-populists (like Trump), while Anne Applebaum takes us through the missed opportunities and co-ordination failures of the post-Cold War years. For ad free listening, early release episodes and more bonus content, join our Mega Orderers Club at disordershow.com/club Producer: George McDonagh Subscribe to our Substack - https://natoandtheged.substack.com/ Disorder on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DisorderShow Show Notes Links: For more from Anne Applebaum, visit https://linktr.ee/anneapplebaum    For more on Sean Wilentz, visit https://history.princeton.edu/people/sean-wilentz  For more on Jonathan Winer, visit https://www.mei.edu/profile/jonathan-m-winer  For more on Jamie Shea, visit https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-people/jamie-shea Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode with Professor Jamie Shea explores how contemporary conflict is no longer confined to the battlefield but unfolds across multiple interconnected domains, generating effects that extend far beyond the immediate theatre of operations. The conversation examines how the confrontation involving the United States, Israel, and Iran is producing systemic shockwaves across energy markets, supply chains, and geopolitical dynamics, reshaping how conflict is experienced globally. We discuss how modern warfare increasingly combines military action with economic pressure, cyber activity, and strategic disruption, and why these overlapping dynamics are creating wider and more enduring consequences than conventional conflict alone. The episode also considers how these ripple effects are unevenly distributed, affecting regions and actors far removed from the core of the conflict, and what this reveals about the changing structure of risk in an interconnected world.Professor Jamie Shea is a Professor at the College of Europe, Senior Fellow at Friends of Europe, and Senior Advisor at the European Policy Centre. He previously served in senior roles at NATO, including Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges and Director of Policy Planning. With over four decades of experience in transatlantic security, his work focuses on strategic risk, defence policy, and the evolving nature of global conflict.This episode was recorded April 20 2026The International Risk Podcast brings you conversations with global experts, frontline practitioners, and senior decision-makers who are shaping how we understand and respond to international risk. From geopolitical instability and organised crime to cybersecurity threats and hybrid warfare, each episode explores the forces transforming our world and what smart leaders must do to navigate them. Whether you're a board member, policymaker, or risk professional, The International Risk Podcast delivers actionable insights, sharp analysis, and real-world stories that matter.The International Risk Podcast is sponsored by Conducttr, a realistic crisis exercise platform. Conducttr offers crisis exercising software for corporates, consultants, humanitarian, and defence & security clients. Visit Conducttr to learn more.Dominic Bowen is the host of The International Risk Podcast and Europe's leading expert on international risk and crisis management. As Head of Strategic Advisory and Partner at one of Europe's leading risk management consulting firms, Dominic advises CEOs, boards, and senior executives across the continent on how to prepare for uncertainty and act with intent. He has spent decades working in war zones, advising multinational companies, and supporting Europe's business leaders. Dominic is the go-to business advisor for leaders navigating risk, crisis, and strategy; trusted for his clarity, calmness under pressure, and ability to turn volatility into competitive advantage. Dominic equips today's business leaders with the insight and confidence to lead through disruption and deliver sustained strategic advantage.Subscribe for all our updates!Tell us what you liked!

A reshuffle of who-commands-what in NATO puts a British General in charge of the only NATO operation on US soil, while an American will take over at Maritime Command in the UK.Tim Henry explains all about the UK's new command in Norfolk, Virginia, from his time as Deputy Commander there, and former senior NATO official Jamie Shea explains the wider moves to put Europeans in charge of joint operations while the US leads all force components.The Chief of Defence Staff says he wants NATO postings to improve promotion prospects rather than hamper them, but what needs to change?And as the CIA shutters its publicly available “World Factbook” Mike tells us why he thinks it's a big loss.

Host Thomas Van Vynckt, Head of Security and Defence at Friends of Europe, is joined by Myroslava Gongadze and Gábor Iklódy, Senior Fellows at Friends of Europe. Myroslava is a Ukrainian-US national whose husband was abducted and murdered in 2000, an event that prompted a career of advocacy and campaigning for press freedom in Ukraine, Europe and the US. Gábor is a Hungarian diplomat who was forced out of the national civil service following the rise of Viktor Orbán. Together, they discuss the warning shot they co-authored and published just days ago. Europe, not just Ukraine, is at war. Russia's hybrid operations across Europe reach the level of a sustained, low-intensity hybrid war against Europe and NATO warn Friends of Europe Senior Fellows. Yet Europe continues to apply a peacetime logic to an environment that is no longer peaceful and an adversary that does not feel bound by international law. They call for an urgent shift from a peacetime posture to a genuine defensive mindset, arguing that a renewed focus on defence is not sufficient in the absence of a comprehensive EU defence and security strategy going beyond additional spending. These are some of the points set out in Friends of Europe's warning shot, 'Europe at war,' co-authored by Friends of Europe's Senior Fellows Myroslava Gongadze, Gábor Iklódy and Jamie Shea. Read Friends of Europe's warning shot here: https://www.friendsofeurope.org/insights/frankly-speaking-europe-at-war-friends-of-europes-warning-shot/

In this episode Dominic Bowen and Dr. Jamie Shea unpack NATO at a moment of historic change. Find out more about how fear has re-emerged as a unifying force within the Alliance, the political and economic challenges of reaching unprecedented defence spending levels, industrial bottlenecks and Ukraine's role as a partner in innovation and supply, the rising threat of hybrid warfare from cyberattacks to sabotage and disinformation, the volatility of United States diplomacy and the implications of a “big three” world dominated by Washington, Moscow, and Beijing, the long-term challenge of sustaining support for Ukraine, NATO's expanding ties with the Asia-Pacific, and the future of medium powers seeking autonomy in an era of great power competition, and more.Dr. Jamie Shea CMG is Professor at the College of Europe Natolin, Senior Fellow for security and defence at Friends of Europe, and Senior Advisor at the European Policy Centre in Brussels. He is also Senior Counsel to the Founder and CEO of Fanack/The Chronicle and Fanack Water. Previously, Dr. Shea was Professor of Strategy and Security at the University of Exeter, and for 38 years he served as a member of NATO's International Staff, holding senior positions including Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, Director of Policy Planning, and NATO Spokesman. He has also taught at institutions including the College of Europe in Bruges, the University of Sussex, and the American University in Washington DC, and is a Senior Transatlantic Fellow of the German Marshall Fund and Associate Fellow at Chatham House.The International Risk Podcast brings you conversations with global experts, frontline practitioners, and senior decision-makers who are shaping how we understand and respond to international risk. From geopolitical volatility and organised crime, to cybersecurity threats and hybrid warfare, each episode explores the forces transforming our world and what smart leaders must do to navigate them. Whether you're a board member, policymaker, or risk professional, The International Risk Podcast delivers actionable insights, sharp analysis, and real-world stories that matter. The International Risk Podcast – Reducing risk by increasing knowledge.Follow us on LinkedIn and Subscribe for all our updates!Tell us what you liked!

This is the second episode of Overcoming Polarisation: Paths to Common Ground, a new podcast series from Debating Europe, Friends of Europe's citizen engagement unit. In this episode, we're discussing distrust, disinformation and a dissonant future in the EU, NATO and Ukraine. Europe is feeling fractured. Whether it's politics, climate, tech, or trust in institutions, more and more people are feeling left out, unheard, and uncertain about the future. But what if we could flip the script? What if instead of fuelling division, we looked for common ground? In this series, we're diving into the real issues behind polarisation. Economic inequality, climate anxiety, digital disruption, and bringing together voices from across the spectrum. From policymakers, activists, business leaders, and most importantly, citizens' voices via our latest study “Voices for Choices”. In today's show, host Sabina Șancu is speaking with Eugene Slavnyi, news director at United24 Media Ukraine, the biggest English-speaking outlet covering all things Ukraine, about trust within communities, combating Russian disinformation by mastering social media narratives and the importance of preventing war in order to protect tomorrow's climate. Former host Catarina Vila Nova sat down with Jamie Shea, Senior Fellow for Peace, Security and Defence at Friends of Europe, to discuss building a European defence project and who will take charge of it, in light of intricate regional relationships and a complicated rapport with the United States. If you want to comment on this episode you can send us an e-mail: press@friendsofeurope.org

In this week's episode, we dive into the intensifying crisis in the Red Sea with Professor Jamie Shea.Dominic and Professor Shea unpack the surge of Houthi attacks on commercial shipping, the strategic responses of global powers including China, the United States, France, and Gulf states, and the regional and global ramifications of these disruptions. They explore the risks of unintended escalation in this vital maritime corridor, the impact on 12% of global trade, the challenges of countering non-state actors, the evolving nature of hybrid warfare, and the fragility of maritime security norms. From asymmetric threats to the pressures on the global commons, this episode examines the complex dynamics threatening one of the world's most critical trade routes and the potential for broader geopolitical fallout.Jamie Shea is a globally recognized authority on security and strategy, with 38 years at NATO, including as Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges. He currently holds senior positions at prominent European think tanks, providing unparalleled insights into global security, maritime strategy, and geopolitical risks. His extensive experience includes shaping NATO's response to emerging threats, from piracy to hybrid warfare.The International Risk Podcast is a must-listen for senior executives, board members, and risk advisors. This weekly podcast dives deep into international relations, emerging risks, and strategic opportunities. Hosted by Dominic Bowen, Head of Strategic Advisory at one of Europe's top risk consulting firms, the podcast brings together global experts to share insights and actionable strategies. With over 20 years of experience managing complex operations in high-risk environments, combined with his roles as a public speaker and university lecturer, Dominic is uniquely positioned to guide these conversations. From conflict zones to corporate boardrooms, he explores the risks shaping our world and how organizations can navigate them.The International Risk Podcast – Reducing risk by increasing knowledge.Follow us on LinkedIn  and Instagram for all our great updates.Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly briefs.Tell us what you liked!

All eyes were on The Hague this week, as a historic NATO summit concluded on Wednesday with new commitments to increase defence spending. US president Donald Trump dominated the conversation and managed to do what many previous US presidents had more or less openly hoped to achieve: get the allies to pay up more. The 32 members of the alliance agreed to a steep hike in defense spending, up to 5% of GDP, but starting with a target of 3.5% by 2035. Most of that would go to armament and technology, but 1.5% of defense-related spending must also go towards improving the infrastructure needed to deploy this new technology: from roads and bridges to railroads and ports. An easy feat for budget champion Poland, but an uncomfortable target for countries like Spain or France. Our new podcast host, Sabina Șancu, sits down with two former high-ranking NATO officials to unravel the most important developments from this summit and look to the future, both within and outside the alliance. Rose Gottemoeller, former deputy secretary general of NATO and trustee of Friends of Europe, comments on the tense ‘bromance' between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Jamie Shea is the senior fellow for peace security and defence at Friends of Europe and a former deputy assistant secretary general for emerging security challenges at NATO. Shea wonders if Trump will truly commit to upholding Article 5 of the NATO treaty, conditioned on his allies implementing the promised spending boost. If you want to comment on this episode you can send us an e-mail: press@friendsofeurope.org

Today marks the end of what was perhaps the most consequential week for the future of Europe's security and defence since the beginning of the Ukraine war. Still reeling from a shocking security conference in Munich over the weekend, European leaders then gathered in Paris to attempt a coordinated response to America's provocations. Host Catarina Vila Nova is joined today by Jamie Shea, senior fellow for Peace, Security and Defence at Friends of Europe and former deputy assistant secretary general at NATO. If you want to comment on this episode you can send us an e-mail: press@friendsofeurope.org

Ukraine's future looks, increasingly, to be out of its own hands, with the US and Russia sending high-ranking officials for talks in Saudi Arabia about the end of the war - with Volodymyr Zelenskyy insisting he was not invited. But could European plans for boots on the ground - and a hasty and strong response to American rhetoric about the continent - provide Ukraine with some hope? Former Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges at NATO. Jamie Shea, analyses what might push Donald Trump in one direction or another.The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. Watch moreRead more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In June, Admiral Pierre Vandier became NATO's new Supreme Allied Commander Transformation. A few days ago, Admiral Vandier came to Friends of Europe for a conversation with our senior fellow Jamie Shea, who is also the former Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges at NATO. In this conversation, Jamie asks the Admiral about the role of Supreme Allied Commander Transformation and what exactly transition means nowadays. And, of course, about the war in Ukraine. If you want to comment on this episode you can send us an e-mail: press@friendsofeurope.org

Mark Rutte has officially survived his first month in office. To take stock of what Rutte has been up to since his new job started, host Catarina Vila Nova sat down with Jamie Shea, Senior Fellow for Peace, Security and Defence at Friends of Europe, and former Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges at NATO. They go over Rutte's pivot to the Asia Pacific and what has been his biggest challenge so far: reports of North Korean troops fighting in Ukraine alongside Russia. If you want to comment on this episode you can send us an e-mail: press@friendsofeurope.org

In the second of a series of episodes about how countries across the globe are preparing for the US presidential election, Dr Jamie Shea, a former Deputy Assistant Secretary General of NATO, discusses the potential consequences for Ukraine, Europe and the NATO alliance.The World in 10 is The Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. Watch more: www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio Read more: www.thetimes.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Visit us at Network2020.org.Upcoming domestic election results in member states have the potential to drastically affect the stability and operational capabilities of NATO. Though the Alliance experienced a surge in popularity following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, political shifts across the North Atlantic including a surge of populism and isolationist movements have generated backlash to NATO and its efforts. Potential changes in government could have unpredictable effects on NATO's unity and future. How would a Trump victory in November impact the war in Ukraine? How will the political upheaval in the UK affect the country's stance on continental involvement? How might NATO insulate itself and its security priorities from potential dangers and take advantage of opportunities?Join us in a conversation with Jamie Shea, former Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges at NATO and current Professor of Strategy and Security at the University of Exeter, Rachel Rizzo, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Europe Center, and Mathieu Droin, Visiting Fellow in the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

In this Frontline special, former NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General Jamie Shea discusses the war in Ukraine and the recent NATO summit in Washington DC.The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. Watch more: https://www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio Read more: thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The success of last week's NATO Summit in Washington was mostly due to the management of expectations. The Ukrainian President already knew not to expect a formal invitation to join the military alliance and had to content himself with knowing that Ukraine's path to NATO's membership was “irreversible”. With that in mind, the summit was a success, even if overshadowed by a possible Trump return to the White House and Biden still trying to prove he's up for the job. Also looming large was China's military exercises with Belarus right outside NATO's border. To unpack the summit, host Catarina Vila Nova spoke to Jamie Shea, Senior Fellow for Peace, Security and Defence at Friends of Europe, and former Deputy Assistant Secretary-General for Emerging Security Challenges at NATO. If you want to comment on this episode you can send us an e-mail: press@friendsofeurope.org

NATO is the longest lasting and most successful military alliance in human history. Today NATOs 75th Summit in Washington, DC comes to a close. What can NATO's past tell us about  its probably future?     To commemorate this symbolic occasion, Jason is joined by Peter Apps. He is the author of ‘Deterring Armageddon: A Biography of NATO', a global defence columnist for Reuters, and a British Army reservist. He has reported from more than 20 countries over two decades, despite being paralyzed in a frontline car crash in Sri Lanka in 2006.     Jason and Peter discuss: Lord Ismay's dictum; how has the Ukraine war affected the alliance?; how important are personalities to the alliance and how it works?; and how can NATO's history, institutional biography, and legacy of diplomatic flexibility shed some light on how it might respond to the unprecedented challenges around it — from the rise of the far right in National Rally in France, the AfD in Germany, to the spectre of Trump — and the challenges posed to NATO by Putin, Xi, climate change, AI, and misinformation.    Twitter: @DisorderShow    Subscribe to our Substack: https://natoandtheged.substack.com/     Website: https://natoandtheglobalenduringdisorder.com/     Producer: George McDonagh  Exec Producer: Neil Fearn    Show Notes Links    Peter's book Deterring Armageddon: A Biography of NATO: the "astonishingly fine history" of the world's most successful military alliance https://www.amazon.co.uk/Deterring-Armageddon-Biography-astonishingly-successful/dp/103540575X     Listen to Disorder Ep6. NATO: A Model for Ordering the Disorder? with Kori Shacke, Timothy Garton Ash, Jamie Shea and Charles Kupchan: https://pod.link/1706818264/episode/9472a8b7d262dd9fb0cd9827e8947964     About the NATO Defense College Foundation: https://www.natofoundation.org/about-us  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oana Lungescu groeide op in de ‘gruwelijkste dictatuur van het Oostblok', Roemenië, waar ze gevolgd werd door de geheime dienst. Als BBC-redacteur zag ze de executie van dictator Ceaușescu. Bijna 14 jaar was ze de eerste woordvoerder van de NAVO - die deze week 75 jaar bestaat - en de secretaris-generaal.Jaap Jansen en PG Kroeger praten met Oana Lungescu over haar avontuurlijke leven, de schok van 2021, de oorlog in Oekraïne en de tweede jeugd van het Atlantisch Bondgenootschap: "Als we eensgezind zijn kunnen we elke tegenstander aan." ***Deze aflevering is mede mogelijk gemaakt door de Atlantische Commissie en met donaties van luisteraars. Word ook vriend van de show!Heb je belangstelling om in onze podcast te adverteren of ons te sponsoren? Zend een mailtje naar adverteren@dagennacht.nl en wij zoeken contact.Op sommige podcast-apps kun je niet alles lezen. De complete tekst en een overzicht van al onze eerdere afleveringen vind je hier***This podcast holds a wide ranging dialogue with Oana Lungescu, the longest serving NATO-spokesperson in history. The episode starts and ends in Dutch. The conversation in English starts after three minutes and ends at 1 hour and 15 minutes.At its 75th birthday Lungescu's perspective is quite unique. Oana witnessed at first hand all major summits, meetings, controversies and personalities since many years. And her background as a refugee from the Ceaușescu tyranny in Romania gives her analysis additional historical relevance.We first speak about life in Romania during that dark era. It is a tale of hunger, repression, Securitate persecution and escape to the West. Oana then tells about the fascinating times she witnessed at NATO in the years of upheaval of Obama, Trump, Putin, war in Ukraine and threats to Moldova, the Baltics and all of NATO. Riveting is her story about Yeltsin pleading Clinton to hand Europe over to Russia's geopolitical care, as a logical development from earlier history after the collapse of the Soviet Union.Working very closely with the NATO secretary generals for many years makes the portraits Oana sketches of people like Rasmussen and Stoltenberg, as well as Klaus Iohannis and Mark Rutte very interesting and enlightening. Key to success and leadership are excellent listening qualities and strong cultural empathy.***Oana Lungescu was 31 toen de Muur viel en net enkele jaren ontsnapt aan de tirannie in haar vaderland Roemenië. Het verhaal over armoede, honger, rantsoenen en repressie gedurende heel haar jeugd is huiveringwekkend. Hoe de beruchte Securitate haar stervende vader benutte in een vergeefse poging Oana informant te maken - het geeft de luisteraar koude rillingen.Langer dan wie ook trad zij op als woordvoerder van de NAVO. Politico omschreef haar als ‘een van de invloedrijkste vrouwen in Brussel'. Haar rijke ervaring klinkt door in heel het gesprek.Door haar ervaringen was ze nooit zónder diepe angst voor Rusland, erkent ze. De inval op de Krim werd in haar ogen naïef bekeken. En toch was hóe Vladimir Poetin eind 2021 zijn overval op Oekraïne plande ‘een stomp in mijn maag'. In een adembenemend relaas vertelt ze hoe de Russische president Boris Jeltsin in 1999 aan zijn Amerikaanse collega Bill Clinton voorstelde samen de wereld te verdelen. "Geef mij Europa." Ze werkte 24/7 met de secretarissen-generaal Anders Fogh Rasmussen en Jens Stoltenberg en vertelt aan wat voor eigenschappen een goede sg moet voldoen. Cruciaal is culturele empathie met 32 lidstaten, echt niet alleen met Amerika. Al is het best handig te weten welk dessert Barack Obama lekker vindt. En cruciaal is het vermogen met weinig woorden iets te zeggen dat afschrikt. 'Strategic ambiguity' is het toverwoord. Dat de statisticus Stoltenberg de cijfers rond het halen van de 2 procent van het bruto nationaal product aan defensie-uitgaven zeer precies bijhoudt, is een boeiend detail. Scherp wijst zij erop dat juist een eeuwenoud mercantiel land als het onze de betekenis van Pacta sunt servanda zou moeten begrijpen. "Niet om Joe Biden een plezier te doen. Niet omdat Donald Trump toetert. Maar omdat het in ons aller belang is voor de veiligheid van elk land." Met zoveel ervaring is het des te spannender haar en detail te volgen rond de opvolging van Stoltenberg. Haar portret van Klaus Iohannis – de rivaal van Mark Rutte als kandidaat secretaris-generaal - is zeer informatief. Haar analyse van wat een sg móet kunnen niet minder. "Héél goed kunnen luisteren, heel goed polderen en af en toe voor de toepen uit durven lopen op een cruciaal thema." Het 75 jaar Jubileum in Washington in juli noemt zij bewust geen 'feestelijk gebeuren." De wereldsituatie is meer gespannen dan ooit sinds 1989, ‘dat jaar van genade'. Oana Lungescu drukt ons – Europeanen - op het hart anders te leren kijken en denken. Er is geen specifiek 'Europees politiek en strategisch theater' meer. Zo kijkt Xi niet, zo kijkt Poetin niet en Washington kijkt al heel lang zo niet meer.***Verder luisteren404 - 75 jaar NAVO: in 1949 veranderde de internationale positie van Nederland voorgoed361 - Vilnius, juli 2023: NAVO-top in het oog van de storm348 – Oud-premier Natalia Gavrilița over Moldavië - het kleine, ook bedreigde buurland van Oekraïne339 – De geopolitiek van de 19e eeuw is terug. De eeuw van Bismarck336 - Timothy Garton Ash: Hoe Europa zichzelf voor de derde keer opnieuw uitvindt279 - Jaap de Hoop Scheffer over Poetin, Oekraïne, de NAVO en de toekomst van de EU 272 - Dankzij Poetin: nu écht intensief debat over de toekomst van Europa265 - Toetreding tot de NAVO, de reuzensprong van Finland257 - Het machtige Rusland als mythe: hoe 'speciale militaire operaties' een fiasco werden256 - Na de inval in Oekraïne: 'Nu serieus werk maken van Europese defensiesamenwerking'163 - De ondergang van de Sovjet-Unie: hoe een wereldmacht verdampte31 - Jamie Shea, oud-woordvoerder van de NAVO***Tijdlijn00:00:00 – Deel 100:23:49 – Deel 200:40:37 – Deel 301:24:00 – Einde Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on Keeping an Eye on the Geopolitical Ball, Jamie Shea, Senior Fellow at Friends of Europe, reports on the shocking news of the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in the Polar Wolf penal colony north of the Arctic Circle. In order to honour Navalny's name and legacy, Jamie contends that outrage alone is not enough. Instead, he must become just as effective an opposition leader form beyond the grave as he was alive. Jamie outlines four key steps the EU and its member states must take to strengthen democracy in Russia and weaken Putin‘s regime.

This week on Keeping an Eye on the Geopolitical Ball, Jamie Shea, Senior Fellow at Friends of Europe, looks ahead at the Munich Security Conference, which is the annual gathering of the security policy community. Posing a great opportunity to assess the transatlantic temperature, Jamie predicts the mood to be rather downbeat. Donald Trump's statement, that if he were president, the United States would not provide NATO protection to those countries who are not reaching the 2% defence spending benchmark and even invited Putin to attack, weakens NATO deterrence and leads to a more uncertain world. Jamie outlines what precautions Europe must take to face challenges posed by a weakened transatlantic security structure, an increasingly Russian aggressor and escalation in the Middle East.

Jamie Shea, former NATO official, gives his reaction to Donald Trump's latest criticism of the defence spending of some NATO members.

This week on Keeping an Eye on the Geopolitical Ball, Jamie Shea, Senior Fellow at Friends of Europe, assesses whether Turkey should be expelled from NATO. At a time when the West is under a lot of geopolitical strain, the cohesion of alliances such as NATO becomes ever more important. Turkey blocking Sweden's admission to the Alliance, quarrels with the United States about the arming of Kurdish Syrian groups fighting the Islamic State, as well as Erdogan's support for Hamas, have led many commentators to demand for Turkey's NATO membership to be suspended. However, Jamie advises against this for several important reasons.

This week on Keeping an Eye on the Geopolitical Ball, Jamie Shea, Senior Fellow at Friends of Europe, claims that nowhere the cycle of hope and despair has been more visible than in Africa in recent times. Positive developments in the security situation in Africa - such as peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea, the end of conflict between Sudan and the breakaway South Sudan in 2011, and the 2015 Algiers Agreement - took a reverse turn as of late. Backsliding on the African continent is occurring in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, South Sudan and the DRC, with escalating conflicts and resistance to the return to democratic rule. To tackle these issues, Jamie contends that Africa needs the help of partners, such as the EU, that needs to establish long-term engagement with the continent.

This week on Keeping an Eye on the Geopolitical Ball, Jamie Shea, Senior Fellow at Friends of Europe, analyses the awkward squad within the European order: Turkey, Hungary and Slovakia. Not upholding the democratic principles on which the EU and NATO are based, these three countries freeze decision-making and assert their naked national interests. While Turkey maintains strong relations with Russia and takes a transactional approach to membership in international organisations, Hungary is led by an authoritarian leader who is using his veto power to block a financial aid package for Ukraine worth €50bn. Jamie thus proposes five principles that should guide action towards the disruptors.

This week on Keeping an Eye on the Geopolitical Ball, Jamie Shea, Senior Fellow at Friends of Europe, looks ahead to escalating conflicts and mounting tensions around the globe. In addition to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the Israeli offensive against Hamas in Gaza, conflicts in Sudan, Ethiopia, the DRC, Afghanistan and Myanmar, paint a dire picture of the year ahead. In view of this, Jamie outlines what European diplomats should focus on going forward, such as a clear strategy for Ukraine and the Middle East, not only to prevent further escalation, but to also secure peace in Europe.

This week on Keeping an Eye on the Geopolitical Ball, Jamie Shea, Senior Fellow at Friends of Europe, analyses what the 2023 United Nations Climate Conference in Dubai achieved and what should follow next. After two weeks of negotiations between almost 200 countries, a final COP text was adopted to begin reducing global fossil fuel consumption and thereby avert the worst consequences of climate change. With fossil fuels still representing 80% of energy production, Jamie outlines what concrete actions need to be taken to phase out oil, gas and coal use and incentivise investments in renewable energy.

This week on Keeping an Eye on the Geopolitical Ball, Jamie Shea, Senior Fellow at Friends of Europe, examines the longer-term strategic implications for the broader international community of nearly two months of crisis between Israel and Hamas. Jamie reflects on whether the humanitarian pause will continue, Israel's military objectives, as well as the future of Gaza. The larger question looming, however, is whether the war in Gaza will change the international order by generating new alignments and conflicts. Even if this will be negated, Jamie outlines several important strategic lessons to be learnt by diplomats and national security officials.

This week on Keeping an Eye on the Geopolitical Ball, Jamie Shea, Senior Fellow at Friends of Europe, examines where Kyiv and Moscow stand nearly two years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. With winter approaching, a growing ‘Ukraine fatigue' in Europe and the United States, and attention being diverted to other conflicts such as in Gaza, it is now more vital than ever for the West to uphold support to the Ukrainian war effort. Jamie thus outlines the necessary steps Western governments must take in order to ensure Ukraine wins the war.

In this week's episode of Keeping an Eye on the Geopolitical Ball, Jamie Shea, Senior Fellow at Friends of Europe, discusses the implications of the European Commission's 2023 Enlargement Package adopted last week. The report recommends to open membership negotiations with Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as continue negotiations with existing candidates such as Turkey. Previous enlargement fatigue has been shaken up by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, demonstrating the pressing issue of grey zones in the EU's neighbourhood. Jamie therefore outlines several recommendations the EU ought to consider when faced with one of the biggest challenges in its history.

In this week's episode of Keeping an Eye on the Geopolitical Ball, Jamie Shea, Senior Fellow at Friends of Europe, reflects on the world's first ever Artificial Intelligence Safety Summit convened near London. The Summit saw the three blocks, the EU, US and China, come together, with participation from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, US Vice President Kamala Harris and China's Vice Minister of Technology Wu Zhaohui. With new technologies posing risks such as cyber-attacks, deep fakes and election interference, the aim of the Summit was to start a global conversation on the regulation of AI. To that end, Jamie outlines five key principles that should guide this effort going forward.

In this week's episode of Keeping an Eye on the Geopolitical Ball, Jamie Shea, Senior Fellow at Friends of Europe, discusses the importance of the 2024 United States presidential election. With two Republican Party candidates - Donald Trump and Vivek Ramaswamy - advocating for the US to withdraw from NATO and the UN, Jamie assesses what these elections mean both for the United States and the rest of the world. In order to ensure that the November 2024 elections are free and fair, Jamie stresses key elements that should be guaranteed, such as the absence of election interference and election denial, as well as mobilising the 50% of Americans that do not vote.

In this week's episode of Keeping an Eye on the Geopolitical Ball, Jamie Shea, Senior Fellow at Friends of Europe, looks at last Sunday's national elections in Poland. Despite populists having achieved great electoral success as of late, such as Slovakia's Robert Fico for SMER and Germany's far-right AfD in two regional elections, Poland's opposition unexpectedly won against the ruling Law and Justice party. The victory of Donald Tusk's Civic Coalition came as a surprise to many due to Law and Justice having put its trusted supporters into all key levers of power, curtailed the freedom of the media and tilted the electoral playing field in its favour. Consequently, Jamie dismantles how it was possible for the populists to be defeated despite having rigged the system in their favour. He outlines five lessons learned for other EU countries that struggle with populist actors in power.

In this week's episode of Keeping an Eye on the Geopolitical Ball, Jamie Shea, Senior Fellow at Friends of Europe, analyses Saturday's attacks by Hamas on Israel. Constituting Israel's worst intelligence and security failure in decades, Jamie unpacks the two main questions that arise, namely why Hamas attacked at this particular point in time and why Israel was taken by surprise. The strategic consequences that follow these events are ample, whereby the international community should ensure the proportionality of Israel's response, prevent the war from spreading to regional conflicts, as well as advance the political dialogue for a two-state solution.

Nation states no longer work effectively in tandem. Gone are the days of hegemonic US power directly ordering the allies. Furthermore, groups like the UN are ineffective, with disruptors often calling the shots. However, NATO stands apart as an example of how countries can work together successfully and how a global institution can remain largely uncontroversial, while doing serious coordinating work to solve real world problems.    In this episode our hosts and guests relate their perspectives about what NATO stands for, its strengths and limitations, and the threats it faces. Former NATO Deputy Sec General, Jamie Shea tells about how the organisation worked in the Balkans and Afghanistan, while Kori Schake mulls over the role of the US as NATO's hegemonic leader. Timothy Garton Ash comments on distinctions between NATO and the EU especially as pertains to values like liberty. Finally, Charles Kupchan examines why Russia chooses to actively disorder. Charles and Jason disagree agreeable on China's role as an orderer vs. disorderer.     Twitter: @DisorderShow  Website: https://natoandtheglobalenduringdisorder.com/nato-and-adversaries     Producer: George McDonagh  Exec Producer: Neil Fearn    Show Notes Links    For more on Kori Schake, visit here   For more on Jamie Shea, visit here    Get Timothy Garton Ash's book, Homelands here   For more on Charles Kupchan, visit here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the return of Frankly Speaking podcast after the Summer break, our senior fellows for Peace, Security and Defence, Jamie Shea and Paul Taylor, weigh in on the Ukrainian counter-offensive. What is the minimum benchmark for success? Is the West up for the challenge? Tune in to find out what they had to say.

This week on Keeping an Eye on the Geopolitical Ball, Jamie Shea, Senior Fellow at Friends of Europe, reflects on the 78th Annual Session of the UN General Assembly in New York. Jamie describes the mood at this week's summit as particularly gloomy, pointing to the 4/5 missing Security Council members, the very slow international humanitarian response to the flooding disaster in Libya, as well as the great challenge of meeting the SDGs. Against the backdrop of the UN's lack of involvement in solving some of the big crises taking place around the world, the relevance of it as a global actor is being questioned. Jamie, however, contends that the UN remains irreplaceable in four main areas, namely in global climate change, international arms control, transnational justice, but most importantly, in providing the world with a platform for annual exchange. While the UN needs to reform, it is the only organisation we currently have to stop the world, as Secretary General Guterres said, from “ripping apart”.

Join us in a discussion first held on April 19, 2022 between Jamie Shea, Visiting Professor of Strategy and Security of the Strategy and Security Institute, University of Exeter, United Kingdom and member of the Group of Strategic Advisors of the NATO Special Operations Forces Command at SHAPE in Belgium, Rachel Rizzo, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Europe Center, and Rajan Menon, Anne and Bernard Spitzer Chair in Political Science at the City College of New York/City University of New York and a Senior Research Scholar at the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University and a Global Ethics Fellow at the Carnegie Council for Ethics and International Affairs, exploring the purpose of NATO amidst the invasion of Ukraine and beyond.Follow us at:Network2020.orgTwitter: @Network2020LinkedIn: Network 20/20Facebook: @network2020Instagram: @network_2020Credits:"Sunrise Expedition" by Joseph McDadeMusic: Meditative Space by MaxKoMusichttps://soundcloud.com/maxkomusichttps://protunes.net/ Follow us at:Network2020.orgTwitter: @Network2020LinkedIn: Network 20/20Facebook: @network2020Instagram: @network_2020

Jamie Shea of Strive Gaming joins us on the Knup Sports Show to tell us all about Strive Gaming, her extensive career in the iGaming industry, and her upcoming panel at iGamingNEXT NYC.

Jamie Shea, exportavoz de la OTAN, habló sobre la guerra entre Rusia y Ucrania, y lo que podría llegar a pasar en el 2023.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Het digitale tijdperk heeft ons veel gebracht, maar de economische giganten erachter zijn moeilijk te temmen. Ook de politieke cultuur zelf is door de digitalisering veranderd – en niet ten goede. Nog even en de democratie crasht, waarschuwt oud Tweede-Kamerlid Kees Verhoeven in deze aflevering van Betrouwbare Bronnen.***Op sommige podcast-apps kun je niet alles lezen. De complete tekst met verwijzingen vind je altijd hier***De overheid krijgt geen grip op big tech-monopolies, datalekken en privacyschandalen. Intussen raakt de politiek oververhit, schrijft Kees Verhoeven in zijn nieuwe boek De democratie crasht, politieke onmacht in het digitale tijdperk. Naar aanleiding van dat boek praat Jaap Jansen met het oud D66-Kamerlid. Digitalisering en democratie gaan niet goed samen. Hoe komt dit en hoe lossen we het op?Verhoeven praat uit eigen ervaring. Als politicus werkte hij aan wetgeving waar hij soms behoorlijk wat mee bereikte, maar soms ook niet. En sommige dingen doorzag hij pas later. Hij twitterde zich een ongeluk en was zeer aanwezig in media. Maar - zoals steeds meer Kameleden en bewindslieden overkomt - hij raakte overwerkt en besloot na elf jaar de politiek te verlaten.Door te vertellen over zijn ervaringen wil hij zijn opvolgers – Kamerleden uit alle politieke stromingen – helpen de digitale wetten beter te doorgronden. En hij heeft een lijst met tips om de politieke cultuur afscheid te laten nemen van de giftige bijverschijnselen van digitalisering.***Deze aflevering is mede mogelijk gemaakt met donaties van luisteraars die we hiervoor hartelijk danken. Word ook vriend van de show!Als vriend kun je meedingen naar een exemplaar van het boek van Kees Verhoeven. Met dank aan uitgeverij Business Contact.Heeft u belangstelling om in onze podcast te adverteren of ons te sponsoren? Dat zou helemaal mooi zijn! Stuur voor informatie een mailtje naar adverteren@dagennacht.nl***Verder lezenHet boek van Kees Verhoeven***Verder luisterenWaarom je nerdfluisteraars nodig hebt bij de overheid - Volkskrant-podcast Stuurloos: Kustaw Bessems met Bert Hubert297 - De kwestie-Arib en de Tweede Kamer als prettig gestoorde anarchie255 - Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 2022: hoe de Tweede Kamer kan leren van de lokale democratie249 - Gedrag en omgangsvormen in de Tweede Kamer232 – Kabinetsformatie 2021: Kan de Kamer haar rol wel aan? En wat te doen met antidemocratische partijen? 191 - Kabinetsformatie 2021: Hoe krijgen we de balans terug in de trias politica? De Kamer kan zelf al heel veel doen!78 - Roberto Viola: Shaping Europe's Digital Future36 - Commissioner Margrethe Vestager on Europe's future31 - Jamie Shea on NATO and cyber warfare***Tijdlijn00:00:00 – Deel 100:47:38 – Deel 201:08:14 – Deel 3 (hoe je de politieke cultuur verandert)01:34:19 – Einde Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In 1999, NATO planes began bombing Yugoslavia to stop the ethnic cleansing of Albanians. This followed other interventions by the alliance in the Balkans wars, a far cry from NATO's original mission: to stop the Soviet Union from expanding westward. Our guest this week, Jamie Shea, helped explain this shift during the Kosovo campaign over two decades ago as NATO's spokesperson and later served as Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges. Last week, NATO held a summit in Madrid to redefine its strategic concept. The Eurasia Group Foundation's Mark Hannah spoke with Jamie about NATO's chance to revitalize itself amidst Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine, and discussed whether or not the alliance has a role to play outside of Europe.   Jamie Shea worked for NATO for 38 years, including as a spokesperson during the Kosovo campaign in 1999 and retired from the alliance as Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges.

Jamie Shea, with 30 years experience as a NATO official including as NATO spokesperson during the war in Kosovo and as NATO's Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, discusses NATO's 2022 Strategic Concept, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, NATO's response, and what Sweden and Finland's membership means for the alliance.  Jamie Shea - Strategy and Security Institute  Jamie Shea - Chatham House For episode updates follow on twitter: @jessicagenauer  

Patrick Reevell, Moscow reporter for ABC News, joins the programme live from Kyiv in Ukraine, and we speak to Jamie Shea, a former senior NATO official and currently an advisor to the organisation.

Contribute your ideas to the Conference on the Future of Europe here!In series two of Global Europe Unpacked, commonspace.eu is collaborating with the City of The Hague to bring you several conversations looking at the future of Europe in the world. This series runs alongside the EU's largest citizen consultation to date, the Conference on the Future of Europe. Our objective is to spark your interest in some of the important issues under discussion and encourage you to get involved.Since its establishment, the EU has relied on soft power – such as diplomacy – and economic instruments as its main foreign policy tools, leaving hard and military power to its member states and the main Western military alliance, NATO. The concept of EU hard power is hardly new but has by-and-large remained, up to now, abstract; however, in light of the EU's growing place in the world and recent events in Ukraine exposing threats that were thought to have been consigned to the history books, what was once inconceivable is starting to gain ground.To address this topic, Will Murray speaks to Prof Dr Jamie Shea – Professor of Strategy and Security at the University of Exeter and former NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges. This is the second time that Prof Shea joins the podcast, having spoken last series on the question, ‘Is EU ‘strategic autonomy' compatible with NATO?'.Amongst other things, they discuss:Whether EU hard power necessary in light of what is happening in Ukraine and the EU's geostrategic ambitions;What the EU's Strategic Compass is and how it relates to the future of European defence and security;Whether the ongoing events in Ukraine have changed the thinking on the Strategic Compass and EU hard power more generally;The shape of the EU's current relationship with NATO and how it is changing;Whether the situation in Ukraine has affected the EU-UK relationship, and if so, how; andWhether after the invasion of Ukraine, EU soft power is still relevant.The interview was recorded 11 March 2022. 

Jamie Shea, exsecretario General Adjunto para Desafíos de Seguridad de la Otan, habló en Mañanas BLU cuando Colombia está al aire sobre la tensión entre Rusia y Ucrania, que hace temer al mundo ante la posibilidad de una nueva guerra mundial.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's episode take a closer look at Monday's Russian anti-satellite missile test and the debris field it caused, which forced the seven astronauts and cosmonauts on board the International Space Station to take cover. Jamie Shea, who after three decades with NATO, and having served as that organization's Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, says he does not believe the ASAT test is a coincidence, but part of an effort to keep the Allies on the back foot as tensions rise on Eastern Europe's border with Russia. Daniel Dumbacher, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics's Executive Director and U.K. Amb. Aidan Liddle discuss their efforts to codify norms of behavior and what's at stake if governments do not agree to a set of rules for space.

For more than seven decades the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has been the most potent security organisation on the European continent, an embodiment of the transatlantic relationship, and a bulwark against any threat to states that form part of it. NATO is based on the principle that an attack against one or several of its members is considered as an attack against all. This is the principle of collective defence, which is enshrined in Article 5 of the Washington Treaty signed in 1949. Today, NATO has 30 member states, all on the European continent except Canada and the United States. After the end of the cold war in 1991 some doubted if NATO was needed any more, yet subsequent developments have shown that the organisation's tasks, whilst evolving, remain absolutely pertinent to the present and future realities. Most EU member states are also NATO members, but not all. But calls for closer EU-NATO relations have increased, with ideas on burden sharing where appropriate. Some have even called for the EU to take over all of NATO's responsibilities, but these calls are widely dismissed. Defining an optimal way for EU-NATO co-operation to develop is one of the many challenges facing the two institutions Given the changing nature of conflict, NATO has had to change too. For the future, hybrid warfare, cyberattacks, and violent non-state actors are as much likely to be the sort of threats NATO has to deal with as were the classic tank battles of the past. In this episode of Global Europe Unpacked, Will Murray speaks to Dr Jamie Shea – a professor in Strategy and Security at the University of Exeter and NATO's former Deputy Sec Gen for Emerging Security Challenges, well known as the organisation's spokesperson during the Kosovo war – about:why NATO is still relevant in 2021;how NATO is dealing with emerging threats;how NATO should handle a modern Russia;whether Georgia and Ukraine should be allowed to join NATO;what President Joe Biden means for EU-NATO relations; andwhether the EU's global ambitions are compatible with NATO.For more news analysis and commentary on the EU and its neighbourhood, visit commonspace.eu or follow us on twitter @commonspaceEU.