The Greatest Threat Humans Just Can’t Stomach with Yuval Noah Harari
18 September 2026
The Rest Is Politics
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Has Trump's 2025 National Security Strategy officially upended 80 years of American foreign policy? Why does it warn of Europe's "civilisational erasure" while downplaying threats from its traditional adversaries?And is it finally time for the UK and Europe to chart their own course?
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