, senior fellow in  and director of the , discusses the state of transatlantic relations and argues that it’s in U.S. interests to engage more with Europe. He also discusses his book “,” analyzing the nature of geopolitical competition in the world today. Also in this episode, stops by for his economic update, and , a visiting fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe, joins us for the first time in another edition of our regular “Coffee Break” segment. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts  or on , send feedback email to , and follow us and tweet us at  on Twitter. The Brookings Cafeteria is a part of the .