Brussels Sprouts

Putin’s 20 Years in Power, with Mike Carpenter

Mike Carpenter joins Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss lessons learned from Vladimir Putin’s time in office, how Putin views the United States, and more. Dr. Carpenter is the Managing Director of the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement and a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council.

Britain’s Post-COVID Foreign Policy with Edward Ferguson

Edward Ferguson joins Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss the United Kingdom’s COVID-19 response, post-pandemic foreign policy, and more. Ferguson is the Minister Counsellor Defence at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C., and the MOD Director for the United States.

Live: The Effects of Coronavirus on Putin’s Political Agenda with Amb. John Tefft

Ambassador John Tefft joins Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss Vladimir Putin’s pandemic response, opportunities for U.S. diplomacy, and more. Amb. Tefft served for more than 45 years in the Foreign Service and was the U.S. Ambassador to Russia from 2014-2017. He is currently a Senior Fellow at the RAND Corporation.

Live: What Trump 2.0 Would Mean for Transatlantic Relations With Kori Schake

Kori Schake joins Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss the possibility of a second Trump term, transatlantic relations, and more. Schake is the Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute.

Live: How the Democrats Would Reshape Relations With Europe with Julie Smith and Tom Wright

How could a new Democratic President revitalize the transatlantic relationship? Julie Smith and Tom Wright join Andrea Kendall Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss the potential challenges from COVID-19, China, and past U.S. leadership the next President may face. Smith is a Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the Asia Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Wright is the Director of the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution and the author of All Measures Short of War: The Contest for the 21st Century and the Future of American Power.

Live: Europe Responds to the COVID Crisis with Constanze Stelzenmüller and Nathalie Tocci

In this week's episode of Brussels Sprouts, Constanze Stelzenmüller and Nathalie Tocci join Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, and a live virtual audience to discuss lessons learned from the initial European response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stelzenmüller is a Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy at the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution and the former Kissinger Chair on Foreign Policy and International Relations at the Library of Congress. Tocci is the Director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali in Rome and an Honorary Professor at the University of Tübingen.

Populist Politics and the COVID-19 Pandemic with Daphne Halikiopoulou and Paul Taggart

Daphne Halikiopoulou and Paul Taggart join Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Carisa Nietsche to discuss the populist response to the crisis and what type of political blowback we can expect in the future.
Halikiopoulou is an Associate Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Reading. Taggart is a Professor of Politics and the Director of the European Institute at the University of Sussex.

China, Europe, and COVID-19 with CNAS’s Ashley Feng and Kristine Lee

Ashley Feng and Kristine Lee join Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to explain China’s response to COVID-19 on the latest episode of Brussels Sprouts. Feng is a Research Associate in the Energy, Economics, and Security Program and CNAS. Lee is an Associate Fellow in the Asia-Pacific Security Program at CNAS.

Macron and France’s National Security Policy with Benjamin Haddad and Alice Pannier

Benjamin Haddad and Alice Pannier join Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend on the latest episode of Brussels Sprouts to discuss France’s foreign policy and Emmanuel Macron’s latest comments on Russia.
Haddad is the Director of the Future Europe Initiative at the Atlantic Council and the author of Paradise Lost: Europe in the World of Trump. Pannier is an Assistant Professor of International Relations and European Studies at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and an Associate Research Fellow at the Security Studies Center of the French Institute of International Relations.

Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman Discuss ”Weaponized Interdependence”

Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman join Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Carisa Nietsche on the latest episode of Brussels Sprouts to discuss their concept, “weaponized interdependence,” and how it intersects with transatlantic affairs. Farrell is a Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the Elliott School at The George Washington University. Newman is a Professor and Director of the Mortara Center for International Studies at Georgetown University.