On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Sofie Lilli Stoffel to discuss her latest study, "When Your Ally Turns Narcissistic: A Self-Help Manual for Europe Navigating Transatlantic Relations".

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Participants' bios

Sofie Lilli Stoffel is a research fellow with the Global Public Policy Institute in Berlin.

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Host bio:

Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

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Reading Recommendations:

- "When Your Ally Turns Narcissistic: A Self-Help Manual for Europe Navigating Transatlantic Relations" by Sofie Lilli Stoffel and Phillip Yorck Herzberg

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Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll

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Recording Date: December 10, 2025

Release date:

December 11, 2025