The Transatlantic Debrief

From Brussels to Washington, Paris to Kyiv, The Transatlantic Debrief explores the shifting power dynamics of the 21st century through conversations with insiders and thinkers across the transatlantic relationship. Each episode unpacks the motivations, ambitions, and strategic calculations behind today's most consequential policies—on security, democracy, tech, and more. Hosted by Samuel Dempsey, a Brussels-based policy analyst, The Transatlantic Debrief offers sharp, on-the-ground insight from European capitals and American cities at the front lines of a rapidly fragmenting world order.

The Transatlantic Debrief is a news podcast hosted by Samuel Dempsey, with 11 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Samuel Dempsey hosts The Transatlantic Debrief, a news show with 11 episodes published.

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  What Does Europe's Far Right Actually Want? | Inside MCC Brussels

  Mar 23, 202658 minS0

  <p>In the latest episode of The Transatlantic Debrief, I sat down with Jacob Reynolds, Head of Policy at MCC Brussels, in the MCC—Viktor Orbán's think tank here in Brussels—for an hour-long, uncut conversation on sovereignty, European identity, and the far-right project reshaping EU politics.</p><p>The MCC is the hub for policy and exchange among the European far right, a far right that is growing, on its way to potentially having the decision-making power across European capitals and in the Parliament. Moving from the fringes to the mainstream. I wanted to understand what Europe will look...

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  The United States of Europe: Volt MEPs on Nationalism, ICE, and Rubio's Munich Speech

  Feb 19, 202635 minS0

  <p>Volt Europa was founded in 2017 to counter the rising tide of nationalism across Europe, and to address the concern that a Europe divided is a Europe that can't act globally nor generate a viable alternative to the United States or China. Today, nationalist parties hold power in seven EU member states and occupy 26% of the seats in the European Parliament. At the same time, the United States of Europe—Volt's push for a federalised, united Europe—is finding growing support, but not where it matters most: from the national leaders who dictate European governance and who, while agreeing Europe is d...

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  The Transatlantic Rupture and Europe's Strategic Autonomy Challenge | Erik Jones

  Feb 4, 202625 minS0

  <p>In this episode, I sit down with Erik Jones, Director of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute, to discuss the deepening crisis in transatlantic relations and Europe's path forward.</p><p>We explore: </p><p>• Why cautious optimism about the transatlantic relationship is still possible despite the current rupture </p><p>• How the EU should engage a Trump administration that applies maximum coercion without offering commitment </p><p>• What strategic autonomy actually means—and why the term is starting to disappear from EU policy documents </p><p>• Germany's push for a "two-speed Europe" and whether th...

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  Greenland, NATO, and the Transatlantic Relationship In Jeopardy with Denmark's Defense Committee Chair Rasmus Jarlov

  Jan 16, 202616 minS0

  <p>In this critical conversation, Rasmus Jarlov, Chairman of the Danish Parliament's Defence Committee, discusses the escalating crisis over Greenland following negotiations between Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.</p><p>After the January 15th White House meeting ended with "fundamental disagreement," President Trump declared that "anything less" than US control of Greenland is "unacceptable." We explore what this means for NATO, transatlantic relations, and the future of European security.</p><p>We discuss: </p><p>The ideological forces driving Trump's Greenland ambitions—from national security neocons to t...

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  The Maduro Capture: What Destroyed Venezuela & What Happens Next | Jorge Jraissati

  Jan 8, 202630 minS0

  <p>Five days after US special forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a military operation that killed over 100 people, I sat down with Venezuelan economist Jorge Jraissati to unpack what this means for Venezuela's future—and what it reveals about American power, international law, and financial sovereignty.</p><p>Jorge, a Venezuelan native and President of the Organization for Economic Inclusion, walks us through the complex history that led to this moment: from the 1948 US-backed coup that overthrew Venezuela's first democratically elected president, through the Chávez era, to Maduro's capture in his Caracas residence.</p><p>In this...

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