Webinar
Europe's Shifting Approach to Defense in the Trump Era — Aug. 26, 12pm EDT/11am CDT
Prompted by the Trump administration's threats to NATO cohesion and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, European policymakers are rethinking their approach to defense. Can Europe build its own capabilities to break free of its reliance on the U.S. security umbrella?
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World Politics Review, in conjunction with the Worth World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth, is pleased to present an in-depth panel discussion about Europe's shifting approach to defense in the Trump era.
Participants include:
Ulrike Franke (panelist): Ulrike is a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, based in Paris. She focuses on German and European security and defense, the future of warfare and the impact of new technologies such as drones and artificial intelligence. She writes a monthly column for WPR.
Candace Rondeaux (panelist): Candace is a professor with the Future Security Initiative at Arizona State University and a non-resident senior fellow with the Global Security program at New America. Her work focuses on geostrategic competition and geopolitical risk. She is the author of "Putin’s Sledgehammer: The Wagner Group and Russia’s Collapse into Mercenary Chaos." She writes a bi-weekly column for WPR.
Judah Grunstein (panelist): Judah is World Politics Review’s editor-at-large. From 2008 until 2025, he directed WPR’s editorial operations as editor-in-chief. His coverage of French and American politics, foreign policy and national security has appeared in World Politics Review, the International Herald Tribune, the Atlantic online, Politico Magazine, Foreign Policy online and the Los Angeles Review of Books. He is a regular guest commentator on France 24, as well as a published playwright.
Elliot Waldman (moderator): Elliot is the editor-in-chief of World Politics Review. He previously covered U.S. politics and foreign policy for the Japan News Network and has reported from more than 15 countries and 25 U.S. states. He has also worked as an intelligence analyst at an investment fund and as an English teacher in rural Vietnam. Elliot holds degrees in international relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and the George Washington University, and is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
