Dr. Nathalie Tocci, director of the Italian Istituto Affari Internazionali, and special advisor to the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, joined us to discuss the EU’s geopolitical ambitions, how it fared amid the tumultuous year that was 2020, and what lies ahead.

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