Harris, Vance and what they mean for Europe

EU Confidential

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4.4 • 175 Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Is American politics giving you whiplash? This week’s episode of EU Confidential has all you need to cope, with primers on the foreign policy postures of Vice President Kamala Harris and JD Vance. Dialling in from Washington, POLITICO National Security Reporter Eric Bazail-Eimil helps us understand who Harris will lean on when it comes to Europe, while Global Playbook author Suzanne Lynch recounts her interview with Vance on U.S. support for Ukraine. Next, a literal trigger warning: We take you inside a training camp in Germany where Ukrainian soldiers are learning how to build trenches and raid buildings for urban warfare. With mysterious drones flying overhead and gunfire ringing in their ears, Senior Defense Reporter Josh Posaner joins Executive Producer for Audio Cristina Gonzalez for an immersive audio tour of this undisclosed location. Further readings: ‘Invisible’ Kamala Harris struggles to win over Europe, by Suzanne Lynch and Ben Munster Trump’s VP pick spells ‘disaster’ for Europe and Ukraine, by Suzanne Lynch What a Kamala Harris foreign policy could look like, by Eric Bazail-Eimil, Joe Gould, Miles J. Herszenhorn and Phelim Kine Mysterious drones keep watch as Ukrainians train in Germany, by Joshua Posaner and Cristina Gonzalez Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:43.3	Ohio Senator J.D. Vance for the office of Vice President of the United States of America.
0:50.3	President Joe Biden says he is stepping down from the U.S. presidential election campaign.
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