It's NATO Summit week! Tune in to #BrusselsSproutspodcast to hear former US Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith and former NATO Assistant Secretary General Camille Grand on expectations for the Summit and where the Alliance needs to go. Jim Townsend brusselssprouts.podbean.com/e/nato-summit-…

“The best way to prevent a future war in Europe is to make sure Moscow never dares to start one. And that will require Washington and its European partners to design a careful and coordinated handoff.” fam.ag/44TVPNO

"The Kremlin would likely see a rapid U.S. drawdown in Europe as a golden opportunity." Read more from Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, and Kate Johnston in Foreign Affairs: foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

In our new Foreign Affairs piece Jim Townsend, Kate Johnston and I assess the risks that would arise if the US rapidly draws down US forces in Europe - an option currently being debated as part of the US posture review -- a thread: foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

“Washington can ill afford to rapidly reduce its presence in Europe just as Russia is gearing up for further aggression.” Read Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, and Kate Johnston on the dangers of a swift U.S. drawdown in Europe: fam.ag/44TVPNO

If the Trump administration reduces the United States’ presence in Europe too quickly, it will weaken the continent’s “credible deterrent against Russia,” warn Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, and Kate Johnston. foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

LISTEN: Constanze Stelzenmüller and Gabrielius Landsbergis🇱🇹 join Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to take stock of the transatlantic alliance post-NATO Summit cnas.org/publications/p…

A new report from Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Nicholas Lokker, how growing military cooperation among the Axis of Upheaval threatens global security. 🇷🇺🇨🇳🇮🇷🇰🇵 🧵⬇️