Giselle, Dalibor, and Iulia are joined by Laure Mandeville, senior reporter for the French media outlet Le Figaro and cofounder of Conversations Tocqueville. On the eve of US President Joe Biden’s state dinner honoring French President Emmanuel Macron, Mandeville talks about France’s political, economic, and military role in Europe and growing challenges across Europe. In particular, she discusses the current state of the transatlantic alliance, including European suspicion over America’s ability to profit from the Russia-Ukraine war, the historical and political context of French-Russian-Ukrainian relations, and Russia’s future plans for Ukraine.Show notes: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Quand-lUkraine-l%C3%A8ve-naissance-G%C3%A9opolitique-ebook/dp/B0BLJS49FY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=352B6BWTV2UV7&amp;keywords=%22Quand+l%E2%80%99Ukraine+se+l%C3%A8ve%22&amp;qid=1669843468&amp;sprefix=quand+l+ukraine+se+l%C3%A8ve+%2Caps%2C43&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Quand l’Ukraine se lève</a> by Constantin Sigov and Laure Mandeville. Sign up for The Eastern Front's newsletter <a href="https://www.aei.org/the-eastern-front-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.

The Story of "Shchedryk" (with Lydia Tomkiw)

Ensuring the balance of power in Europe has, since the inception of our republic, been a core security interest for the US. Today, and for the entire post-Cold War period, the challenges to the European peace have emerged along the line running roughly from the Baltic to the Black Sea. This is what we call the Eastern Front. Our goal in this podcast is to better inform the American people about what’s going on there. 
Join us, Iulia Joja and Dalibor Rohac every week on in our discussions on what’s next for “The Eastern Front.”