{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbridging-the-atlantic.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Ftransatlantic-security-OYw69erh","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Transatlantic Security","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/834b5f4e-2861-4e8a-9eb5-78a66c446587/2dc12fc8-639b-4605-995f-6ca0d18fdb1e/bridging-the-atlantic-logo-2.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/49033ad9-1567-4110-9583-277045f465ff\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Transatlantic Security\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Vladimir Putin has brought war back to Europe, presenting transatlantic security with the massive challenge of supporting Ukraine and shoring up their own defenses. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shifted the conversation from whether EU countries will spend more on defense, to how can they spend the newly pledged billions of euros the right way? \n\nAs the response to the war in Ukraine has shown, NATO and the EU work well together when the need arises, but questions remain about how to enhance EU security while strengthening NATO. "}