Episode 94 examines the current state of European defense policy and the state of the trans-Altantic relationship after two years of war in Ukraine. This episode has been created in collaboration with Foreign Policy and the Foreign Policy Live podcast.
Our guests begin by framing the current state of European defense policy and posture. They go on to discuss policy failures that led to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and they continue by offering analysis of ongoing combat operations in Ukraine. They end with their thoughts on the implications of the war on broader geopolitical policy areas.
Ravi Agrawal is the editor in chief of Foreign Policy. He is also the host of FP Live, the magazine’s video channel and podcast, on which he regularly interviews world leaders and policymakers. Before joining Foreign Policy, he spent more than a decade at CNN and spent time as their New Delhi bureau chief. He is the author of the book India Connected: How the Smartphone Is Transforming the World’s Largest Democracy. You can listen to Ravi on the Foreign Policy Live podcast every week wherever you get your podcast content.
Lieutenant General (Retired) Ben Hodges, the former Commanding General of US Army Europe, is now the Senior Advisor to Human Rights First, a non-profit, nonpartisan international human rights organization. Prior to this, he held the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). In addition, LTG Hodges serves as NATO Senior Mentor for Logistics where he consults for several companies in Europe, NATO, and the European Union. He is co-author of the book Future War and the Defence of Europe, which provides the foundation for this episode. Â
Laura Jones and Louis Tobergte are the hosts for Episode 94. Please reach out to them with any questions about this episode or the Irregular Warfare Podcast.
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