373. Europe vs. America: Crisis in the West

  • The Rest Is Politics

  • 19 February 2025

  • Posted by Alastair Campbell

  • 2

What can Europe do to protect itself against the Trump administration? Will Germany’s historic anti-far right ‘firewall’ collapse? Will Ukraine become a Russian satellite state?


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2 responses to “373. Europe vs. America: Crisis in the West”

  1. When the people abandon fairness, compassion and truth for selfish reasons or political expediency.
    Society will always pay a high price.
    John Sivorn

  2. When the people abandon fairness, compassion and truth for selfish reasons or political expediency.
    Society will always pay a very high price.
    John Sivorn

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