Unrest, Indecision & Agita in Europe: Nico Lange

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Michael is joined by European defense expert Nico Lange to analyze the state of European politics, troubled transatlantic relations, and the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran. Nico—a senior fellow with the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) and the Munich Security Conference, as well as the founder and director of the Institute for Risk Analysis and International Security (IRIS)—critiques U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff's backchannel diplomacy in Moscow and explains how Ukrainian deep strikes against Russian refineries are driving talks toward a potential sectoral "energy ceasefire". He also examines domestic political strains across the continent, from Chancellor Friedrich Merz's…