Listener Mailbag: 2025 in Review, With Carla Anne Robbins and Matthias Matthijs

Carla Anne Robbins, senior fellow at the Council, and Matthias Matthijs, senior fellow for Europe at the Council, sit down with James M. Lindsay to answer listener questions about the major developments, initiatives, and changes in U.S. foreign policy over the course of 2025. Mentioned on the Episode: " 2025 National Security Strategy of the United States of America ," The White House Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Lindsay, “ The Price of Trump’s Power Politics ,” Foreign Affairs Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Lindsay, The Empty Throne: America's Abdication of Global Leadership Rebecca Lissner, “ America’s Quasi Alliances ,” Foreign Affairs Matthias Matthijs and Nathalie Tocci, " How Europe Lost: Can the Continent Escape Its Trump Trap? " Foreign Affairs Brad Setser, " How German Industry Can Survive the Second China Shock ," Center for European Reform For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at:

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Listener Mailbag: 2025 in Review, With Carla Anne Robbins and Matthias Matthijs is an episode from The President's Inbox by Council on Foreign Relations.

This episode is 45:13 long.

This episode was published on Dec 23, 2025.

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