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Hosted by Samuel Dempsey · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 11 episodes
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From Brussels to Washington, Paris to Kyiv, The Transatlantic Debrief explores the shifting power dynamics of the 21st century through conversations with insiders and thinkers across the transatlantic relationship. Each episode unpacks the motivations, ambitions, and strategic calculations behind today's most consequential policies—on security, democracy, tech, and more. Hosted by Samuel Dempsey, a Brussels-based policy analyst, The Transatlantic Debrief offers sharp, on-the-ground insight from European capitals and American cities at the front lines of a rapidly fragmenting world order.
Samuel Dempsey hosts The Transatlantic Debrief, a news show with 11 episodes published.
In the latest episode of The Transatlantic Debrief, I sat down with Jacob Reynolds, Head of Policy at MCC Brussels, in the MCC—Viktor Orbán's think tank here in Brussels—for an hour-long, uncut conversation on sovereignt
Volt Europa was founded in 2017 to counter the rising tide of nationalism across Europe, and to address the concern that a Europe divided is a Europe that can't act globally nor generate a viable alternative to the Unite
In this episode, I sit down with Erik Jones, Director of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute, to discuss the deepening crisis in transatlantic relations and Europe's path f
In this critical conversation, Rasmus Jarlov, Chairman of the Danish Parliament's Defence Committee, discusses the escalating crisis over Greenland following negotiations between Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmus
Five days after US special forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a military operation that killed over 100 people, I sat down with Venezuelan economist Jorge Jraissati to unpack what this means for Venez
On December 4th, the Trump administration released its National Security Strategy—a document that warns of Europe's "civilizational erasure." In the leaked longer version, it proposes a "Core 5" with China and Russia whi
In the relentless churn of global crises—from Ukraine to Gaza to Sudan—some horrors risk fading from view not because they've ended, but because our attention has simply moved on. Chief among these is the plight of ethni
This week marks a pivotal moment in the battle for Europe's future. The European Parliament has voted through the Green Omnibus—a sweeping deregulation package that undermines core environmental protections—with decisive
We are now 721 days into the war in Gaza. According to Gaza health authorities, at least 65,000 people have been killed and over 166,000 wounded—with Israeli military data indicating that 83% of those killed are civilian
In this episode of The New Medieval Ledger, host Samuel Dempsey speaks with leading European security analyst Maria Martisiute about what may already be war between Russia and NATO. From recent Russian drone incursions i
In this episode, I speak with Terrell Jermaine Starr—an independent American journalist based between Kyiv and Brooklyn. Terrell speaks Russian, Georgian, and is learning Ukrainian. With over 16 years of lived experience
Erik Jones
Director of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies · European University Institute
1 appearance on this show
JD Vance
Vice-President of the United States
1 appearance on this show
Marco Rubio
Secretary of State and acting National Security Advisor
1 appearance on this show
Jacob Reynolds
MCC Brussels
1 appearance on this show
Rasmus Jarlov
Danish Parliament's Defence Committee
1 appearance on this show
Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Danish Foreign Ministry
1 appearance on this show
Jorge Jraissati
Organization for Economic Inclusion
1 appearance on this show
Pablo Rasmussen
Brzezinski Global Strategies
1 appearance on this show
Alerk Ablikim
Alerkin Consulting
1 appearance on this show
Shada Islam
Brussels
1 appearance on this show
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