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Victoria Marum (VP, Cornerstone Government Affairs) talks about transatlantic counterterrorism on the battlefield, with a particular focus on tracking foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria, with John Demers (Assistant Attorney General for National Security, US Dept. of Justice), Ambassador Nathan Sales (Coordinator for Counterterrorism, US Dept. of State), Russ Travers (Deputy Director of the National Counterterrorism Center), and Wil van Gemert (Deputy Executive Director, EUROPOL).

Lara Seligman (Pentagon Correspondent, Foreign Policy magazine) discusses progress made in fostering EU-NATO cooperation in recent years and the way ahead with Major General William B. Hickman (NATO Allied Command Transformation), Diego de Ojeda (European Commission Representative to the Political and Security Committee of the EU), Johann Schmid (Director for Strategy and Defence at the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats), and Andrew Winternitz (U.S. Department of Defense).

Senior Media Advisor Kasper Zeuthen sat down with Marie-Anne Coninsx, the EU's Ambassador Large for the Arctic, during her recent visit to Washington, D.C. for a wide-ranging discussion about the EU's role in the region, Arctic transatlantic cooperation, rapidly melting ice, the threat of militarization, and what that Arctic spirit is all about.

Senior Media Advisor Kasper Zeuthen sat down with Sabine Weyand, EU's new Director-general for Trade, to get an update on EU-US trade on the one year anniversary of the joint statement by President Trump and President Juncker, and get her insights on why the EU has been so busy striking new trade agreements, how the tech war is the new trade war, addressing Chinese market distortions, and what lessons learned as a Brexit negotiator she can apply in her new position.

Senior Media Advisor Kasper Zeuthen sat down with EU Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore to discuss EU efforts to consolidate peace, protect religious freedom, and strengthen democracy and the rule of law in a number of hot spots around the world - and why the EU is uniquely equipped to lead these efforts.  

Rachel Ellehuus (CSIS) moderates a panel on "Developing a more Capable EU: Transatlantic Burden Sharing, PESCO and the Future of European Defense" at the EU-Foreign Policy Defense Forum, with Jorge Domecq (European Defence Agency), Ambassador Tina Kaidanow (Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment), Pierre Delsaux (European Commission), Brigadier General Heinz Krieb (European Union Military Staff), and Elbridge Colby (Center for a New American Security).

Derek Chollet (Executive VP for Security and Defense Policy at the German Marshall Fund of the United States) talks about trends, threats and opportunities related to European security with Pedro Serrano (Deputy Secretary General for Common Security and Defense Policy and Crisis Response at the EEAS), Julie Fisher (Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Europe and the EU), and Edward Randall Royce (former U.S. Representative and Chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs).

Senior Communications Officer Martin Caudron sits down with Peter Wagner, Head of the European Commission's Support Group for Ukraine, to discuss about the EU's support to political and economic reform in Ukraine and new opportunities for Ukrainians ahead of the EU-Ukraine Summit (July 8, 2019).

Senior Media Advisor Kasper Zeuthen sat down with Wil van Gemert, Deputy Executive Director of Europol, to discuss a significant increase in transatlantic cooperation in the fight against terrorism and crime, how Europol supports law enforcement officers across the European Union, how technology is changing the nature of crimes, dealing with the return of foreign fighters and online radicalization, taking down darknet rings,  and how ordinary citizens help Europol track down offenders in child abuse ca

During the 2019 EU & Foreign Policy Magazine Defense Forum in Washington D.C., Senior Media Advisor Kasper Zeuthen sat down with Pedro Serrano, Deputy Secretary General for CSDP and Crisis Response at the European External Action Service, to discuss the EU's evolving security and defense presence, engagement with partners, the transatlantic security alliance, the interplay between soft and hard power, and the biggest threats to Europe's security.

Cities emit 70 percent of the world’s carbon dioxide, and by the year 2050, more than two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities. Although they represent a significant part of the climate crisis, cities also have the opportunity to be a critical part of the climate change solution. In the context of the Climate Diplomacy Week, we gathered climate frontrunners from across the Atlantic at the House of Sweden, who showcased how they shape the sustainable and smart cities of the future.

Programs Officer Tim Rivera discussed protecting LGBT rights in the workplace with Drew Keller, the Global Program Director at Open for Business, a coalition of global companies making the economic and business case for LGBT+ inclusion. 

Senior Media Advisor Kasper Zeuthen spoke with Estonia’s first Ambassador at Large for Cybersecurity Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar about global challenges to responsible state behavior in cyberspace, worries about election interference, Estonia’s lessons learned from the 2007 cyberattack against them, and transatlantic cybersecurity cooperation.

Senior Communications Officer Martin Caudron sat down with Antoine Ripoll, head of the European Parliament Liaison Office (EPLO) to the U.S. Congress, to discuss what's at stake during the European elections (23-26 May 2019).

How to Prevent the Syrian Conflict from Becoming a Forgotten War? The EU Delegation to the US kicked off its 2019 #EUatSpringMeetings campaign with a policy talk on the future of Syria, featuring EU Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis, Kevin Baron (Defense One), Michael Koehler (European Commission), Mona Yacoubian (US Institute of Peace) and Jennifer Cafarella (Institute for the Study of War).