The Eurofile LIVE: German Rearmament and Reflections on NATO's Ankara Summit

Dr. Liana Fix, a senior fellow for Europe at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins Max on The Eurofile for a bonus episode focused on key takeaways from this week's NATO summit in Ankara. They discuss the summit's outcomes and what they reveal about the shifting balance of responsibility between the U.S. and Europe, including a look at Germany's historic rearmament and resulting tensions within Europe. They also examine the implications of the U.S. stepping back faster than Europe can build up, which may make the coming years a particularly dangerous window for Russia to test the alliance.

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Germany Rearmed: The Return of War and the End of Illusions by Liana Fix 

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