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A nation must think before it acts.
U.S. Foreign Policy
FPRI Experts React | National Security Strategy
Aaron Stein – President Whatever you think of the substance, the new National Security Strategy is different than all that has come before it. The Europe section is quite the departure from the norm, but then again, it fits...
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In Conversation with Linda Ozola | Latvia’s Crisis Management and Civil Defense
The following conversation was recorded on November 17, 2025, and has been edited for clarity. You can listen to the conversation here. Natalia Kopytnik: I’m very pleased to welcome Miss Linda Ozola, former Deputy Mayor of Riga and...
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In Conversation with Maris Andzans | Latvia’s Cooperation with NATO
The following conversation was recorded on October 7, 2025, and has been edited for clarity. You can listen to the conversation here. Natalia Kopytnik: Hello, everyone. My guest today is Dr. Māris Andžāns, the director of the Center for...
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Protecting the North American Arctic and Beyond
USNORTHCOM’s Role and Place in a Changing Circumpolar Security Environment Executive Summary The United States has quickly adapted to the new security environment in a changing Arctic, as the region must deal with geopolitical tension stemming from Russia, the...
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Collective Seapower: NATO’s New Maritime Strategy
NATO has finally unveiled its new Alliance Maritime Strategy, refreshing a document that had not been publicly updated since 2011. While high-level strategy texts of this kind tend not to be riveting reads, the new strategy stands out in...
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In Conversation with Eusebiu Slavitescu | Romania and Regional Security
The following conversation was recorded on September 24, 2025, and has been edited for clarity. You can listen to the full conversation here. Natalia Kopytnik: I would like to welcome our guest today, Eusebiu Slavitescu. Eusebiu is a transatlantic...
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In Conversation with Anna Fotyga | Poland’s Path From Solidarity to NATO Accession and Beyond
The following conversation was recorded on October 17, 2025, and has been edited for clarity. You can listen to the conversation here. Natalia Kopytnik: It’s an honor to welcome Ms. Anna Fotyga to the podcast today. Ms. Fotyga has...
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In Conversation with Tomasz Szatkowski | Poland’s Evolution as a Security Provider
The following conversation was recorded on September 24, 2025, and has been edited for clarity. You can listen to the conversation here. Natalia Kopytnik: Our guest today is the former Polish Ambassador to NATO between 2019 and 2024, Mr....
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In Conversation with Jakub Romaniuk | Poland’s Domestic Dynamics and Defense
The following conversation was recorded on September 22, 2025, and has been edited for clarity. You can listen to the conversation here. Natalia Kopytnik: To get a sense of the current environment in Poland I am speaking with Jakub...
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Trial by Fire for Japan’s New Prime Minister
Having won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) leadership election on October 4, Sanae Takaichi’s road to becoming Japan’s fifth prime minister in as many years has been anything but straightforward. Until now, the leader of the LDP had...
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