Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current Affairs S10 Ep12: Europe’s Not Waiting for America with Shane Harris
Nov 8, 2025
36:59
Shane Harris joins Matt to discuss his recent piece in The Atlantic, “Europe Is Answering Putin’s Challenge.” From drone incursions over the Baltic to Trump’s transactional diplomacy, Shane unpacks how European leaders are rearming, coordinating, and preparing for a future where Washington may no longer be the continent’s security backstop. They explore NATO’s shifting balance of power, the uneasy courtship between Trump and Europe’s leaders, and whether the alliance can endure in an age of populism and uncertainty.
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Read Shane’s piece: https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/archive/2025/10/nato-putin-trump-europe-ukraine/684592/
More of Shane’s reporting: https://www.theatlantic.com/author/shane-harris/
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Read Shane’s piece: https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/archive/2025/10/nato-putin-trump-europe-ukraine/684592/
More of Shane’s reporting: https://www.theatlantic.com/author/shane-harris/
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