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Douglas Macgregor: Midterms, US Decline & Revolution in Europe - The Cost of Strategic Failure
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Nov 4, 2026
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43m
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Douglas Macgregor is a retired Colonel, combat veteran, and former senior advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Defense. Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen: Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.com/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/Glenn_Diesen Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glenndiesen Support the research by Prof. Glenn Diesen: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/glenndiesen Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdieseng Go Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012f Books by Prof. Glenn Diesen: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B09FPQ4MDL
- 0:00Germany’s political crisis and the AfD’s rise
- 3:22Energy costs, deindustrialization, and German sovereignty
- 5:12Wagenknecht, the AfD, and possible political alliances
- 7:50European nationalist movements and US influence
- 10:27Macgregor’s claims about US institutions and European politics
- 13:26Why he favors a more regional European order
- 16:18The limits of a unified European identity
- 19:28Regional security zones and the future of Europe
- 21:30Ukraine diplomacy and the US midterms
- 25:51US debt, the unipolar moment, and military priorities
- 30:03How drones and electronic warfare are changing combat
- 33:27Defense spending, inflation, and the case for retrenchment
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