The Defence Café

Teresa Reiter and Jeroen Dobber meet Arctic expert Andreas Raspotnik. They talk about Arctic cooperation and security, the EU's steps north, and conflicting interests. 

Teresa Reiter and Jeroen Dobber meet Alexandre Krauss, Senior Political Advisor at the Renew Europe Group in the European Parliament. They catch up on the latest NATO developments and discuss the NATO Summit in June, its strategic reorientation and the future of EU-NATO relations. 

 Teresa Reiter and Jeroen Dobber meet Isabella Brunner from the University of Vienna. They talk about the public discourse on cyber conflicts, detterence, and ... a new animal. 

Teresa Reiter and Jeroen Dobber meet Isabella Brunner from the University of Vienna. They talk about the importance of correct terminology, cyber treaties, and violations of international law in cyber space.

Teresa Reiter and Jeroen Dobber meet Håvard Sandvik, Senior Policy Advisor at ‎Venstre (Norway). They talk about transatlantic security, Norway’s position in the transatlantic partnership, a new long-term defence plan, and… penguins. 

Teresa Reiter and Jeroen Dobber meet Ben Jones, Teaching Fellow in European Foreign Policy at King’s College London. They talk about the role of security and defence in the Brexit negotiations, the UK’s role in NATO and the UK’s foreign policy prospects after Brexit

Teresa Reiter, Sebastian Vagt and Jeroen Dobber meet… Sebastian Vagt, the former head of the FNF Security Hub and now FNF Project Director in Morocco. In this hand-over episode, which marks the end of Sebastian’s hosting of the podcast, they talk about one of his favourite idea for further European defence integration: allowing EU citizens to serve in national armed forces.

Teresa Reiter and Sebastian Vagt meet Suleyman Aslami, head of office of Dutch member of the European Parliament Samira Rafaela (D66). They debate how the Netherlands were directly affected by conflict abroad, in which ways they serve as pioneers in European defence integration and if the Dutch desire to save money contradicts the idea of a European Army.

Teresa Reiter and Sebastian Vagt meet András Radnóti, founding member of Hungarian opposition party Momentum and manging director at the risk consultancy Millenium Emerging Europe. They debate the contradictory defence policies of Victor Orbán and take a closer look at what is at stake for Europe in the Black Sea.