Channeling Brussels

Channeling Brussels, hosted by journalist Teri Schultz, gets newsmakers, movers and shakers to lose the lingo, burst out of the Brussels bubble and have real conversations about the critical foreign and security policies shaping our world. It's the rest of the story, beyond the few seconds of soundbites that make it into the news.

In this episode, Teri talks to Poland's NATO ambassador Tomasz Szatkowski about allegations Moscow has been paying bounties to kill NATO soldiers in Afghanistan and he explains what Poland knows -- and doesn't -- about President Trump's plans to move U.S. troops out of Germany and possibly into Poland.

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Channeling Brussels, hosted by journalist Teri Schultz, gets newsmakers, movers and shakers to lose the lingo, burst out of the Brussels bubble and have real conversations about the critical foreign and security policies shaping our world. It's the rest of the story, beyond the few seconds of soundbites that make it into the news.

This week the European Union is expected to approve the opening of accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania.

In this episode, recorded in late February before COVID19 grounded travel, Teri was in Skopje where she spoke with North Macedonia's Vice President for European Affairs Bujar Osmani, who also headed up the delegation for negotiations with the European Union. At the time, it wasn't yet certain whether EU governments would unanimously approve opening the talks.

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Channeling Brussels, hosted by journalist Teri Schultz, gets newsmakers, movers and shakers to lose the lingo, burst out of the Brussels bubble and have real conversations about the critical foreign and security policies shaping our world. it's the rest of the story, beyond the few seconds of soundbites that make it into the news.

In this episode, outgoing NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller addresses the position of the alliance on Turkey's incursion into northern Syria.

Channeling Brussels, hosted by journalist Teri Schultz, gets newsmakers, movers and shakers to lose the lingo, burst out of the Brussels bubble and have real conversations about the critical foreign and security policies shaping our world. it's the rest of the story, beyond the few seconds of soundbites that make it into the news.

In this episode, Teri speaks with Sebastian Bay, senior expert at NATO's Strategic Communication Center of Excellence in Riga, about European governments' efforts to disable and discourage meddling in the European Parliament's elections May 23-26.

Channeling Brussels, hosted by journalist Teri Schultz, gets newsmakers, movers and shakers to lose the lingo, burst out of the Brussels bubble and have real conversations about the critical foreign and security policies shaping our world. it's the rest of the story, beyond the few seconds of soundbites that make it into the news.

In this episode, Teri speaks with North Macedonia's Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska about the sacrifices and benefits of her country agreeing to the Prespa Accords with Greece, resolving 27 years of conflict that kept Skopje blocked from international organizations.

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Channeling Brussels, hosted by journalist Teri Schultz, gets newsmakers, movers and shakers to lose the lingo, burst out of the Brussels bubble and have real conversations about the critical foreign and security policies shaping our world. it's the rest of the story, beyond the few seconds of soundbites that make it into the news.

In this episode, Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis tells Teri that while everyone is worried about the implications of the impending death of the INF Treaty, not enough attention is given to the dangers posed by the tactical nuclear weapons stationed permanently by Russia in nearby Kaliningrad.

Channeling Brussels is brought to you by the Atlantic Council.

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Channeling Brussels, hosted by journalist Teri Schultz, gets newsmakers, movers and shakers to lose the lingo, burst out of the Brussels bubble and have real conversations about the critical foreign and security policies shaping our world. it's the rest of the story, beyond the few seconds of soundbites that make it into the news.

This episode's guest is Marietje Schaake, a member of the European Parliament from the Netherlands who is one of the most outspoken lawmakers on a whole host of issues. She's known for her strong views supporting human rights, internet freedom and cyber security to name just a few. But she's also the Vice Chair of the delegation for relations with the United States and this is a role she's focusing on intensively these days with what she considers a shocking decline in transatlantic ties -- beyond what she could ever have imagined.

We also discuss how Europe -- and its politicians -- need to take more responsibility for not just security and defense, which is an age-old refrain, but also for engaging youth in the future of their society.

Channeling Brussels is brought to you by the Atlantic Council.

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Channeling Brussels, hosted by journalist Teri Schultz, gets newsmakers, movers and shakers to lose the lingo, burst out of the Brussels bubble and have real conversations about the critical foreign and security policies shaping our world. it's the rest of the story, beyond the few seconds of soundbites that make it into the news.

This episode's guest is Bill Browder, the investment banker turned human rights activist who's been working for nine years to get laws passed all over the world honoring his friend Sergei Magnitsky. Magnitsky was Browder's tax lawyer, investigating a fraud case that he believed led to Russian officials, but he was killed in prison.

The US, Canada, UK, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have all passed Magnitsky Acts putting sanctions on Russian officials who were linked to the murder. But the 28-member EU is so far unwilling to pass such a measure with Magnitsky's name on it. Browder says this is cowardly, alleging its done to avoid antagonizing the Kremlin, and he's continuing to push for its adoption.

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Channeling Brussels, hosted by journalist Teri Schultz, gets newsmakers, movers and shakers to lose the lingo, burst out of the Brussels bubble and have real conversations about the critical foreign and security policies shaping our world. it's the rest of the story, beyond the few seconds of soundbites that make it into the news.

This episode's guest is one of the best-known personalities at NATO, Jamie Shea, who will retire in late September after 38 years with the Alliance. His career has spanned from administrative jobs to spokesman to his final post as the Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges. Shea explains one big challenge for NATO is keeping up not just with military threats but in the battlefield of ideas and information.

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Channeling Brussels, hosted by journalist Teri Schultz, gets newsmakers, movers and shakers to lose the lingo, burst out of the Brussels bubble and have real conversations about the critical foreign and security policies shaping our world. it's the rest of the story, beyond the few seconds of soundbites that make it into the news.

This episode's guest is James Appathurai, a deputy assistant secretary general of NATO, who takes us behind the curtain at the alliance's summit July 11-12.

Can the alliance avoid a G7-like catastrophe? Will transatlantic tensions over trade make NATO unity impossible? Appathurai gives a candid assessment of the state of NATO.

Channeling Brussels is brought to you by the Atlantic Council.

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