Sources & Methods

France has been rocked by protests and riots. The far-right is on the rise across Europe. All while, the United States is backing away from Ukraine. President Trump has been trying to obliterate the post-WWII order since his first term … is he finally succeeding? 

Host Scott Detrow speaks with NPR Paris Correspondent Eleanor Beardsley and Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman about what's happening in Europe: while leaders of European countries are turning inwards, is anyone looking out for Ukraine? 

Plus, what does the current state of world affairs mean for the alliances that have held Europe and the United States together for the last 80 years?

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A crucial military communication system was disrupted in
Ukraine this week, as Russian attacks pounded energy sites.

Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR Ukraine Correspondent
Joanna Kakissis about what’s happening in Kyiv, and her long-awaited interview
with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. NPR National Security Correspondent Greg
Myre joined too, to explain President Trump’s announcement of an energy
ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine – which came as a surprise and hasn’t
quite materialized. 

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A German spy chief is arrested for treasonous espionage. What exactly is he accused of doing? Also, two tech billionaires are leading the Pentagon’s future of war project. Is that a problem?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Esme Nicholson in Berlin about the case against August Hanning, and with NPR's Tom Bowman about how bases housing U.S. troops around the world could be vulnerable to drones.

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For the second time since the 2003 invasion, the last American troops have left Iraq.

Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR International Correspondent Jane Arraf who is in Baghdad to see how Iraqis are greeting the moment. And NPR Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman explains how this withdrawal and the ongoing war with Iran are changing the U.S. footprint in the region. He also discusses Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's "State of the Force" address.

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Russia threatens attacks beyond Ukraine's border and rattles Europe. Is it ready?

This month Poland Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned about intelligence assessments suggesting that Russia is planning drone and missile strikes against countries that support Ukraine, including Poland and Romania.

How serious is that threat? And if that happens, is NATO ready to defend itself? 

Would the U.S. honor its NATO collective defense commitments and jump in to help? 

Those are some questions host Mary Louise Kelly put to Romania's Foreign Minister Oana-Silvia ?oiu and Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski. 

The conversation took place on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly before a live audience at the Council of Foreign Relations in New York City. 

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