
Strategy Speaks
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.
Episodes
13 episodes
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.
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Season 2025
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Episode 13
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22:32

The Golden Age? Europe-Japan Cooperation and the Trump Administration
In episode 12 of Strategy Speaks, Ken Endo and Eva Pejsova speak with Daniel Fiott about Europe-Japan cooperation in the context of the second Trump administration.
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Season 2025
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Episode 12
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30:27

Energy Security is National Security: The Case of South Korea
In episode 11 of Strategy Speaks, Henry Haggard speaks with Daniel Fiott about the geopolitical dynamics of South Korea's energy policy and how the country externalises its innovation and productive capacity.
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Season 2025
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Episode 11
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26:18

The Outback No More: Critical Shifts in Australia's Defence Policy, Deterrence and Partnerships
In episode 10 of Strategy Speaks, Stephan Frühling speaks with Daniel Fiott about shifts in Australia's defence policy and strategy, as well as its conceptions of deterrence and its unique geopolitical position for close partners. ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 10
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31:28

A Pivotal Moment: South Korea, European Security and Alliances
In episode 9 of Strategy Speaks, Ramon Pacheco Pardo speaks with Daniel Fiott to discuss South Korea's security, its approach to the Ukraine war and its alliances after the election of President Donald Trump.This podcast is generously s...
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Season 2024
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Episode 9
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21:49

Digitalising Together: The EU, the Indo-Pacific and Digital Partnerships
In episode 8 of Strategy Speaks, Koichiro Komiyama and Raluca Csernatoni sit down with Daniel Fiott to discuss the EU's digital partnerships with countries in the Indo-Pacific. The episode is funded by the European Union under Grant Agreem...
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Season 2024
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Episode 8
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35:56

The Second Coming: Trump, Ukraine and Transatlanticism After the US Elections
In episode 7 of Strategy Speaks, Linde Desmaele and Luis Simón sit down with Daniel Fiott to discuss the aftermath of the re-election of President Trump and the future of European security.
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Season 2024
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Episode 7
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26:50

Europe in the Indo-Pacific: The European Union and Swedish Approaches
In episode 6 of Strategy Speaks, Calle Håkansson sits down with Daniel Fiott to discuss the role of the European Union and Sweden in the Indo-Pacific.
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Season 2024
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Episode 6
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21:24

The "Geo-Tech" World: Strategic Competition, Europe, Geopolitics and Technology
In episode 5 of Strategy Speaks, Antonio Calcara sits down with Daniel Fiott to discuss the growing importance of geopolitics and technology, as well as Antonio's ERC project "CODE".
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Season 2024
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Episode 5
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20:03

What Went Down in D.C.? NATO and the Washington Summit
In episode 4 of Strategy Speaks, Alexander Mattelaer sits down with Daniel Fiott to discuss the Washington Summit and the state of NATO.
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Season 2024
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Episode 4
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34:58

The War in Ukraine: Four Scenarios and Wild Cards
In this first episode of Strategy Speaks, Daniel Fiott sits down with Lotje Boswinkel and Luis Simón to discuss scenarios for the war in Ukraine.
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Season 2024
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Episode 1
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22:20

Facing the China Challenge: Europe, Australia and the Indo-Pacific
In this third episode of "Strategy Speaks", the podcast of the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS), host Daniel Fiott speaks to Rory Medcalf about the challenge of China and how Australia and Europe are evolving as partners in th...
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Season 2024
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Episode 3
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30:07

A Year of Elections: EU-Taiwan Relations
In this second episode of "Strategy Speaks", the podcast of the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS), host Daniel Fiott speaks to Giulia Tercovich about her latest paper: "Two Elections, One Challenge: How the European and Taiwane...
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Season 2024
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Episode 2
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26:36
