The Transatlantic Relationship with Daniel Hamilton

Kellogg's Global Politics

On this episode, Anita speaks with Daniel Hamilton, a Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins University SAIS. He is also the President of the Transatlantic Leadership Network and a former senior State Department official. We discuss the ups and downs of the Transatlantic Alliance and how the war in Ukraine and strategic competition with China affect the US’s relationship with Europe.

There have been several substantial developments in the Ukraine-Russia war. First, we discuss the Wagner rebellion and their march to Moscow, which was halted by a deal between Wagner leader Yevgeny Proghozin and Belarus’s President Alexander Lukashenko. Then, we catch up on the latest in Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia.

China is also in the news, with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s trip to the country, and we talk about what the US hopes to achieve with these talks. Finally, we discuss China’s announcement on limiting exports of metals critical to the manufacturing of semiconductor chips.
Topics Discussed in this Episode

• 06:00 - Russia-Ukraine: Wagner Mutiny, Ukraine’s Counteroffensive, and Cluster Munitions
• 34:00 - China Strikes Back: Export limits on semiconductor inputs
• 48:00 - Interview with Daniel Hamilton on US-European relations around Ukraine War and China

Articles and Resources Mentioned in Episode

Russia-Ukraine: Wagner Mutiny, Ukraine’s Counteroffensive, and Cluster Munitions

• What just happened in Russia? The Wagner crisis, explained. (WaPo)
• Ukraine’s top general, Valery Zaluzhny, wants shells, planes and patience (WaPo)
• Where Will All the Wagner Group Mercenaries Go Now That Russia Has Exiled Their Leader? (RAND)
• The secret calendar of Russian rebel warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin revealed (The Business Insider)

China Strikes Back: Export limits on semiconductor inputs

• China Restricts Export of Chipmaking Metals in Clash With US (Bloomberg)
• China’s ‘first warning shot’ on export controls causes 27% jump in price of gallium—a metal vital to tech industries (Fortune)
• Yellen Says U.S. Doesn’t Seek ‘Winner Take All’ Fight With China (WSJ)

Interview with Daniel Hamilton on US-European relations around Ukraine War and China

• SAIS
• Transatlantic Relations
• Twitter: @DanSHamilton

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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Russia (00:06:05)

3. China (00:34:05)

4. Interview with Dan Hamilton (00:48:25)