Jan 23, 2019
The Cable is a production of the Transatlantic Democracy Working Group and the Institute of Current World Affairs in Washington. In the inaugural episode, Greg discusses the working group’s mission with its leaders: Addressing threats to European democracy and the transatlantic relationship—with a particular focus on backsliding countries in Central Europe—in what may be a pivotal year ahead. Launched in April 2018, the bipartisan Transatlantic Democracy Working Group (TDWG) includes more than 65 former senior government officials, national security experts and others committed to the protection of democratic institutions and principles in defense of collective security. The group is led by Director Susan Corke, featured in this interview along with founding steering committee co-chairs Jeff Gedmin and Norm Eisen.
With democratic erosion mounting in key NATO and EU countries, TDWG and The Cable seek to prioritize a core value of the transatlantic alliance: that our democratic foundation is our security.