Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Max sits down with guest-host Lexi Linafelter, Program Coordinator and Research Assistant with the CSIS Europe, Russia and Eurasia program to discuss Max's recent trip to Budapest and new leadership across the Atlantic. They discuss key takeaways from the NATO Summit in Ankara, old challenges facing new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham in British politics, and Marine Le Pen's announcement launching her fourth campaign for the presidency in France.
Mentioned:
• The Eurofile LIVE: German Rearmament and Reflections on NATO's Ankara Summit (csis.org/podcasts/eurofile/eurofile-live-german-rearmament-and-reflections-natos-ankara-summit)
• The NATO Ankara Summit: Delivery over Drama (csis.org/analysis/nato-ankara-summit-delivery-over-drama) , Commentary by Jonathan Burchell
• Make the Ankara Summit About European Defense Autonomy (csis.org/analysis/make-ankara-summit-about-european-defense-autonomy) , Commentary by Max Bergmann and Otto Svendsen
• The Magyar revolution: Hungary’s new era (giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/f0d425e1-7dbd-444a-af2a-0e7eeecadb25) , by Ben Hall and Marton Dunai
Feedback? Suggestions? Ideas to help us improve? Email us at erep@csis.org (mailto:erep@csis.org) .
If you love The Eurofile, let us know by subscribing and leaving a review wherever you get your podcasts.
Check out our sister podcast, Russian Roulette (csis.org/podcasts/russian-roulette) .
Max sits down with guest-host Lexi Linafelter, Program Coordinator and Research Assistant with the CSIS Europe, Russia and Eurasia program to discuss Max's recent trip to Budapest and new leadership across the Atlantic. They discuss key takeaways from the NATO Summit in Ankara, old challenges facing new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham in British politics, and Marine Le Pen's announcement launching her fourth campaign for the presidency in France.
Mentioned:
• The Eurofile LIVE: German Rearmament and Reflections on NATO's Ankara Summit (csis.org/podcasts/eurofile/eurofile-live-german-rearmament-and-reflections-natos-ankara-summit)
• The NATO Ankara Summit: Delivery over Drama (csis.org/analysis/nato-ankara-summit-delivery-over-drama) , Commentary by Jonathan Burchell
• Make the Ankara Summit About European Defense Autonomy (csis.org/analysis/make-ankara-summit-about-european-defense-autonomy) , Commentary by Max Bergmann and Otto Svendsen
• The Magyar revolution: Hungary’s new era (giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/f0d425e1-7dbd-444a-af2a-0e7eeecadb25) , by Ben Hall and Marton Dunai
Feedback? Suggestions? Ideas to help us improve? Email us at erep@csis.org (mailto:erep@csis.org) .
If you love The Eurofile, let us know by subscribing and leaving a review wherever you get your podcasts.
Check out our sister podcast, Russian Roulette (csis.org/podcasts/russian-roulette) .
