As the Taliban consolidate their hold over Afghanistan, we have reaction from around Europe to the U.S. decision to pull out and debate the policy implications for NATO and the transatlantic alliance.
POLITICO's Chief Europe Correspondent Matthew Karnitschnig is joined by Lili Bayer in Brussels, Annabelle Dickson in the U.K. and Saim Saeed, our regional expert, to discuss how Afghanistan's unraveling has been handled by European allies.
Matt then speaks to Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group, about how this crisis came to pass — and debate the impact on NATO and Europe's relationship with the Biden administration.
Kay Bailey Hutchison, the U.S. ambassador to NATO under Donald Trump, is also a guest on the show. She spoke with POLITICO's Sarah Wheaton and David M. Herszenhorn late last week as the Taliban's rapid advance across the country was in full swing. The long-time U.S. senator discusses how she believes President Trump would have handled the situation and America's position on China and its influence on allied members.
Matt also gives us a brief update on where things stand in the final stages of campaigning as Germans gear up for their big election on September 26.
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Episode 32: Czech politics — Slovenian PM Cerar — German car industry experiments
Episode 31: Direct from Davos — Dutch PM Mark Rutte — Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki
Davos Confidential 4: Theresa Time — Werner Hoyer — Trump’s warm-up act
Davos Confidential 3: Europe’s back — Post-rage politics — Modi’s missed chance
Davos Confidential 2: Talking trade — Digital rights — Desperately seeking Donald
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Episode 30: Estonian president Kersti Kaljulaid — Davos preview — MEP of the Week
Episode 29: Spotify CEO Daniel Ek - Poland vs Brussels - Harassment survey
Episode 28: Estonia's EU presidency — Bulgaria's big moment — Iran protests
Episode 27, presented by Raytheon : 2017 review & NATO’s Jamie Shea
Episode 26: Rebooting Brussels — #BrusselsSoWhite — David Davis’s double talk
Episode 25: Herman Van Rompuy & Theresa May's Manic Monday
Episode 24: Glyphodrama — Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis — food safety chief Bernard Uhl
Episode 23: Olympic committee chief — EMA, EBA to Amsterdam, Paris — Failed German coalition talks
Episode 22, presented by Ørsted: Statoil CEO Eldar Sætre — White supremacy in Europe
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Episode 20: Historian Rolf Falter — Catalonia comes to Brussels — Harassment scandal
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