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Alexander Vershbow

In July, NATO will host its annual summit in Vilnius to discuss the path forward for the European security architecture. NATO Allies have provided critical support to Kyiv ahead of its much-anticipated counteroffensive. However, there are increased calls for more decisive action by NATO. Alexander Vershbow and Ian Brzezinski join Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss their latest Atlantic Council memo laying out new recommendations for NATO’s defense and deterrence posture. Alexander Vershbow is a distinguished fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and Eurasia Center. He previously served as the deputy secretary general of NATO, U.S. assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, and US ambassador to Russia. Ian Brzezinski is a resident senior fellow with the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and is a member of the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Advisors Group. He has more than two decades of experience in US national security matters, having served in senior policy positions in both the US Department of Defense and the US Congres

In July, NATO will host its annual summit in Vilnius to discuss the path forward for the European security architecture. NATO Allies have provided critical support to Kyiv ahead of its much-anticipated counteroffensive. However, there are increased calls for more decisive action by NATO. Alexander Vershbow and Ian Brzezinski join Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss their latest Atlantic Council memo laying out new recommendations for NATO’s defense and deterrence posture.   Alexander Vershbow is a distinguished fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and Eurasia Center. He previously served as the deputy secretary general of NATO, U.S. assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, and US ambassador to Russia.   Ian Brzezinski is a resident senior fellow with the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and is a member of the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Advisors Group. He has more than two decades of experience in US national security matters, having served in senior policy positions in both the US Department of Defense and the US Congres

The Road to Vilnius with Alexander Vershbow and Ian Brzezinski

About a week into Ukraine's counteroffensive, Giselle, Dalibor, and Iulia spoke with military expert and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO Policy Ian Brzezinski about what we should expect moving forward. While Brzezinski said whether or not Ukraine's recent success will be a turning point is "yet to be seen," it has displayed the Russian Armed Forces' lack of discipline, training, and commitment to the fight. Nevertheless, Brzezinski suggests the "fundamentals" of the war are still in Russia's favor. Not only is Ukraine's economy retracting by a much larger margin than is Russia's, but Zelenskyy is also selective in the way he directs Ukraine's military action. Putin, rather, has abided by a "terror to the max" strategy, wreaking as much havoc necessary to break the Ukrainian people. The co-hosts and Brzezinski ponder several courses of action the West can now take. 

About a week into Ukraine's counteroffensive, Giselle, Dalibor, and Iulia spoke with military expert and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO Policy Ian Brzezinski about what we should expect moving forward. While Brzezinski said whether or not Ukraine's recent success will be a turning point is "yet to be seen," it has displayed the Russian Armed Forces' lack of discipline, training, and commitment to the fight. Nevertheless, Brzezinski suggests the "fundamentals" of the war are still in Russia's favor. Not only is Ukraine's economy retracting by a much larger margin than is Russia's, but Zelenskyy is also selective in the way he directs Ukraine's military action. Putin, rather, has abided by a "terror to the max" strategy, wreaking as much havoc necessary to break the Ukrainian people. The co-hosts and Brzezinski ponder several courses of action the West can now take.

Are We Any Closer to Solving Europe's "Russia Problem"? (with Ian Brzezinski)

Sara Bjerg Moller

Sara Bjerg Moller and Ian Brzezinski join Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss the future of NATO and its ability to balance security challenges from both China and Russia.Sara Bjerg Moller is an Assistant Professor at the School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University, where she directs the International Security specialization. Ian Brzezinski is a resident senior fellow with the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and is on the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Advisors Group.

Sara Bjerg Moller and Ian Brzezinski join Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss the future of NATO and its ability to balance security challenges from both China and Russia. Sara Bjerg Moller is an Assistant Professor at the School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University, where she directs the International Security specialization. Ian Brzezinski is a resident senior fellow with the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and is on the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Advisors Group.

NATO, China, and Russia: A Balancing Act? with Sara Bjerg Moller and Ian Brzezinski