Strategy Speaks

CSDS Brussels
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Strategy Speaks is the official podcast of the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Strategy Speaks discusses the main geopolitical issues facing Europe and its partners and allies.

  1. The Eye of the Tiger? The State of Defence Cooperation in the Baltic Region

    04/12/2025

    The Eye of the Tiger? The State of Defence Cooperation in the Baltic Region

    In episode 20 of Strategy Speaks, Daniel Fiott sits down with Roberts Kits from LaSER to discuss defence cooperation in the Baltic Region, including defence industrial dynamics and partnerships.

    28 min
  2. Continuity in an Era of Competition: Taking South Korea - Europe Cooperation to a New Level

    26/11/2025

    Continuity in an Era of Competition: Taking South Korea - Europe Cooperation to a New Level

    In episode 19 of Strategy Speaks, Tae-Eun Song and Myong-Hyun Go speak with Daniel Fiott about South Korea - Europe cooperation and they dig into how each partner is dealing with the Trump presidency, cybersecurity cooperation and strategic alignment between China, Russia and North Korea.

    31 min
  3. Turbulent Times: President Lee's Foreign Policy, Partnerships and Global Governance

    09/10/2025

    Turbulent Times: President Lee's Foreign Policy, Partnerships and Global Governance

    In episode 18 of Strategy Speaks, Kim Jiyoon speaks with Daniel Fiott about South Korea's foreign policy under President Lee, with a focus on bilateral relations with the United States and Japan.

    21 min
  4. Entente Nucléaire: France-UK Nuclear Cooperation in a Renewed Era of Deterrence

    17/07/2025

    Entente Nucléaire: France-UK Nuclear Cooperation in a Renewed Era of Deterrence

    In episode 17 of Strategy Speaks, Alexander Mattelaer (CSDS) and Elie Perot (CSDS) speak with Daniel Fiott about the recent France-UK "Northwood Declaration" on nuclear cooperation. The podcast episode looks at the significance of the announcement, plus it situates UK-France nuclear cooperation in a wider NATO nuclear deterrence context.

    37 min
  5. Australia and the NATO Summit: Australia's Defence and Deterrence Strategy, The Hague Summit and the Indo-Pacific

    24/06/2025

    Australia and the NATO Summit: Australia's Defence and Deterrence Strategy, The Hague Summit and the Indo-Pacific

    In episode 16 of Strategy Speaks, Richard Marles - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Australia -, speaks with Luis Simón and Lotje Boswinkel about Australia's defence and deterrence strategy. This special edition of the podcast, recorded live from the NATO Hague Summit, also covers Australia's strategy in its relationship with the United States, AUKUS and more.

    21 min
  6. Production Power: The Revitalisation of the US Defence Industrial Base and the Consequences for Europe

    11/06/2025

    Production Power: The Revitalisation of the US Defence Industrial Base and the Consequences for Europe

    In episode 15 of Strategy Speaks, Becca Wasser from CNAS speaks with Daniel Fiott about the US defence industrial base and how its revitalisation could affect Europe. The conversation focuses on way to boost defence production and how to stimulate allied defence cooperation.

    25 min
  7. Escalation Management: Europe's Conventional and Nuclear Deterrence

    04/04/2025

    Escalation Management: Europe's Conventional and Nuclear Deterrence

    In episode 14 of Strategy Speaks, Lotje Boswinkel and Elie Perot speak with Daniel Fiott about Europe's nuclear and conventional military deterrence at a time of upheaval in the transatlantic relationship. The focus in this episode is on the French nuclear deterrence and Europe's long-range strike capabilities.

    30 min
  8. Lessons from Ukraine? America's New Approach to the Indo-Pacific

    02/04/2025

    Lessons from Ukraine? America's New Approach to the Indo-Pacific

    In episode 13 of Strategy Speaks, Victor Cha and Ramon Pacheco Pardo speak with Daniel Fiott about the second Trump administration's approach to alliances in the Indo-Pacific and what is being learned from the war on Ukraine.

    23 min
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Strategy Speaks is the official podcast of the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Strategy Speaks discusses the main geopolitical issues facing Europe and its partners and allies.

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  • Creator
    CSDS Brussels
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
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    © 2025 Strategy Speaks
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