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Lawfare Daily: Teun Janssen on Ukraine and a Big Europe

Benjamin Wittes, Teun Janssen
Thursday, July 3, 2025, 9:00 AM
Why is E.U. enlargement essential to getting E.U. governance under control?  

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Teun Janssen is a staff member at the European Parliament who works on issues of EU expansion and support for Ukraine. He joined Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes to talk about the prospects of Europe's stepping up for Ukraine as the United States backs away. He also talked about why EU enlargement is essential to getting EU governance under control and the role that Ukraine might play in that process.

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Benjamin Wittes is editor in chief of Lawfare and a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of several books.
Teun Janssen is a staff member at the European Parliament who works on issues of EU expansion and support for Ukraine.
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