When the pandemic spread to Europe, NATO was met with a unique challenge: it needed to assist with crisis response while also keeping its ever-important deterrence mission intact on its Eastern Flank. &nbsp;On this week’s episode of “Post-Pandemic Order,” Derek Chollet talks with a key leader in this effort, Estonian Minister of Defense Jüri Luik, about how NATO’s mission evolved (and what stayed the same) throughout the pandemic—and what he learned about the military’s role during this unforeseen public health crisis. Minister Luik also discusses the resurgence of great power competition and how to balance the new challenges posed by China and with the continuing ones posed by Estonia’s neighbor, Russia. The conversation also covers the state of European defense spending – a much contested topic in the transatlantic relationship-- and why military spending should not become another victim of the pandemic, despite a bleak economic forecast.

Post-Pandemic Order with Jüri Luik, Estonian Minister of Defense

In many ways, Taiwan has a front row seat, with the coronavirus pandemic, Beijing’s new national security law, and geopolitical uncertainty further impacting Taiwan’s already tenuous position. On this episode, GMF’s Julie Smith and Deutsche Welle’s East Asia Correspondent, William Yang, dive into the most relevant questions for the island today. What is the outlook for Taiwan’s future given Beijing’s the implementation of the new national security law in Hong Kong? What lessons did Taiwan learn from battling the coronavirus? Does the Taiwanese public have confidence in the United States’ ability to play a positive leadership role in the region? How have CCP actions in Xinjiang impacted opinions in Taiwan about the Chinese government and its the use of digital surveillance tools? This episode was taped on July 17 as a live virtual event.

Post-Pandemic Order with William Yang

From Brexit to “America First,” Modi in India, Erdoğan in Turkey, and Bolsonaro in Brazil, nationalism – or allegiance to a nation-state over other group affiliations – has been on the rise. Now, borders around the world are closed and the coronavirus pandemic has sparked debate about the future of governance. While the nation-state has been praised for securing the needs of its citizens and serving as the most efficient form of political organization, nationalism has a dark side of insular politics and xenophobia. Does this moment--and all of its challenges--require international leadership, or should nationalism prevail? &nbsp;Expert debaters take on this timely topic, facing off over the motion: Nationalism is a Force for Good. FOR THE MOTION     Colin Dueck Policy Professor &amp; Author, "Age of Iron: On Conservative Nationalism”      Prerna Singh Political Scientist &amp; Author, “How Solidarity Works for Welfare”     &nbsp; AGAINST THE MOTION    Andrew Keen Internet Entrepreneur &amp; Author, "Tomorrows Versus Yesterdays"      Elif Shafak Activist &amp; Author, “The Bastard of Istanbul”     &nbsp; THE HOST    John Donvan Host and Moderator    Editor’s Note: GMF’s “Post-Pandemic Order” series is on hiatus. In the meantime, watch our feed for more original podcast content. &nbsp; This IQ2 debate was produced in partnership with GMF's Brussels Forum and was originally streamed live in June 2020.

GMF + Intelligence Squared U.S. Debate: Nationalism Is a Force for Good.

The experience of military veterans returning home may often be thought of as a local or national issue - but it’s universal. From studying Denmark’s veteran's transition resources&nbsp;and applying best practices back in the U.S., to the unlikely path that led him to help establish the first Ministry of Veteran’s Affairs in Ukraine, no one appreciates the global aspect of veteran’s affairs than John Boerstler, CEO of the Houston-based Combined Arms and an alum of GMF’s Marshall Memorial Fellowship. A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps himself, John tells the story of his journey from Iraq to Houston to Denmark to Ukraine (and various place in between)&nbsp;and what he learned about the veteran transition experience -- and how to improve it-- along the way. Note: This episode was taped earlier this year.&nbsp;

From Houston to Kiev, a Global Approach to Helping Veterans Return Home

Welcome to Out of Order – a German Marshall Fund podcast discussing how our world was, is, and will be ordered. How do we save democracy, reason, rule of law and global cooperation? And why do some people not want to? Much-maligned experts try to come up with answers, at https://outoforder.gmfus.org/ and here.

Co-hosted by a German in America and an American in Germany the Out of Order podcast brings together different international experts from the German Marshall Fund of the United States and beyond to talk about politics, economics, technology and everything else that might help us understand our disordered world.