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Can Europe Survive Trump? | Leading EU Politician & Strategist
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19mo ago
Feb 24, 2025
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57m
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Are Trump and Putin carving up the world? How should the EU adapt to this new world? What imagination is needed on the political left? Today we’re joined by Frans Timmermans to find out.
- 0:00Never wrestle with a pig – Bill Clinton advice on populists
- 1:04Introduction – Who is Frans Timmermans?
- 2:09The global context: Trump, Ukraine, and European uncertainty
- 3:59Why diplomats failed to foresee collapse of USSR and rise of populism
- 5:04Europe's hubris post-1989 and the mistake of tying Russia into EU energy
- 7:11The EU enlargement miracle of 2004 – and why it stalled
- 8:47Cultural and political tensions between old and new EU member states
- 10:48How the Polish plumber backlash led to EU disillusionment
- 12:13Can enlargement be revived? Ukraine, Georgia, and the Balkans
- 13:48Timmermans vs Hungary – court battles and political decline of Orbán
- 15:02Why the Western Balkans and Caucasus matter for European security
- 17:20Brexit’s devastating impact on Europe’s global influence
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