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How to defend Europe

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the future of European defence policy after Germany exempted defence spending from its debt rules. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Mar 18, 202528 min

What next?

In this episode our team discusses the German debt brake, European defence and Donald Trump This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Mar 6, 202533 min

On the return of Germany's perma-coalition

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the German elections, the return of the old coalition, the fate of the Greens, the rise of the Left Party, and why debt brake reform is really difficult. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Feb 27, 202534 min

When the US is gone

In our latest podcast, our team discussed Europe after the transatlantic relationship. New possibilities are opening up, especially on defence integration. Another moment of truth for Europe. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Feb 22, 202530 min

What should we do about Trump?

In our latest podcast our team discusses good and bad ways to respond to Trump. Should we perhaps not respond at all? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Feb 8, 202533 min

Merz' Pyrrhic victory

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the state of Germany three weeks before the elections, with immigration the number one theme, and the AfD the party that will benefit from it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Jan 31, 202531 min

What will he do to us?

In our latest podcast, our team discusses what we know - and more importantly what we don't know - about Donald Trump's economic policies and its impact on Europe. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Jan 24, 202531 min

Bayrou, a blast from the past

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the survival chances of Francois Bayrou, France's latest prime minister. Like his predecessor, his future depends on Marine Le Pen. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Jan 15, 202528 min

Trump, Musk and us

Happy New Year! In this episode we talk about Donald Trump's interest in Greenland and how the US tech sector dictates the terms of digital services in the EU This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Jan 9, 202529 min

France and Germany - united in decline

In our last podcast of the year, our team discusses the political and economic malaise of France and Germany, and what they have in common. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Dec 18, 202443 min

Syria and us

In our latest podcast, our teams discusses the geopolitics after Assad's fall. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Dec 11, 202426 min

Now what?

In this episode our team discusses the motivations for the censure motion against Michel Barnier and scenarios of an institutional lockdown This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Dec 5, 202434 min

Was the Green Deal a mistake?

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the past and future of the Green deal, whether it is politically sustainable, and whether it can deliver on its targets. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Nov 27, 202429 min

What to expect from Trump

In our latest podcast, our team discusses what Europeans should be expecting from Donald Trump, and especially what his approach to Ukraine will be. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Nov 14, 202426 min

No, the EU is not prepared

In our latest podcast, our team discusses Europe's shocking lack of preparedness for Donald Trump. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Nov 6, 202431 min

Europe's pathetic dependencies

in our latest podcast, our team discusses Europe's dependence on the US, not only for defence but also trade. The problem is that this puts us at the mercy of US voters. It is the dependency itself that is the problem - not on whom you are dependent. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Oct 24, 202430 min

The tragedy of ASML

In our latest podcast, our team discusses how ASML became a victim of Europe's industrial policy, and Europe's geopolitical dependence on the US. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Oct 17, 202427 min

Germany vs the EU

In our latest podcast, our team discusses Germany's futile attempt to block EU car tariffs against Chinese manufacturers, and this says about the state of the union. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Oct 9, 202427 min

Squeezed between the extremes

In our latest podcast, our team discusses how the political centre gets squeezed in France, the Netherlands and Germany, and good and bad ways for centre parties to deal with the far-right. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Sep 28, 202429 min

Politics of fear

In our latest podcast our team discusses the politics of fear in Europe - with a focus on immigration and the de-industrialisation. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Sep 21, 202428 min

How to Draghi

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the Draghi report and what it would take to implement it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Sep 12, 202426 min

Can Barnier fix a broken system?

In our latest podcast, the team discusses the appointment of Michel Barnier as French prime minister, why this suits Le Pen, and how the left managed to turn an election victory into a defeat. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Sep 7, 202432 min

Together, disunited

France and Germany both face political gridlock and some gloomy prospects though it plays out quite differently on each side of the Rhine This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Aug 31, 202430 min

Governo Tecnico, coming to a place near you

In our latest podcast our team discusses what could be Italy's most successful export - governo tecnico, or government by bureaucrats. It's happened in the Netherlands, and may soon be happening in France. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Jul 25, 202429 min

Geopolitics is intruding

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the implications on Europe of US tariffs, under a Trump presidency, and of China's accelerating push into manufacturing. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Jul 17, 202428 min

French menu choices

In our latest podcast our team discusses the options, or lack of, for a French government This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Jul 10, 202427 min

Gridlock in France

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the scenarios for France after the parliamentary elections. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Jul 3, 202419 min

The centre is not holding

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the weakness of the centre in European politics - and what it should do, but most likely won't. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Jun 29, 202433 min

Unfunded

In our latest podcast, our teams discusses one important aspect of the French elections - the choice between three unfunded and unsustainable fiscal policies. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Jun 22, 202430 min

Europa

In our latest podcast, our team discusses how the EU will change, or rather not change, after the European elections. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Jun 15, 202433 min

Macron's Gamble

In our latest podcast our team discusses Macron's political gamble to call parliamentary elections, and the consequences for French politics and the EU. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Jun 13, 202430 min

June 9

In our latest podcast before the European elections, we discuss how we see the evolving campaign, and what is at stake. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Jun 5, 202435 min

A European coalition of the right?

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the potential realignment of the European right, the prospects of a centre-right, right coalition, and the obstacles it might face. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

May 29, 202429 min

Europse's astonishing lack of ambition

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the European elections, the lack of a unifying theme and the risk of political fragmentation. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

May 18, 202430 min

Spain asserts leadership on Palestine

In our latest episode, our team discusses Spain asserting leadership on Palestine, and on the student protests spilling over to Europe. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

May 11, 202426 min

When it pours in Spain

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the extraordinary gap between the success of Spain's economy and the level of toxicity of Spanish politics. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

May 4, 202427 min

China and us

In our latest podcast, our team discusses Europe's hardening stance on China, and the history of that relationship. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Apr 27, 202428 min

Far Right - hopeless but not serious

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the unity, or lack of unity, of the far-right in Europe. The discussion on the migration pact shows that they divide on national lines, and are unlikely to constitute a united political force. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Apr 13, 202428 min

How big are we?

In our latest podcast, our team discusses how the difficulty of measuring economic performance, and economic size, is affecting policy decisions, like western support for Ukraine and pension reforms. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Apr 6, 202428 min

Dithering over Ukraine

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the shades of grey that have emerged in western countries' support for Ukraine. It's no longer a debate between victory and defeat. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Mar 26, 202430 min

Wilders tactical retreat

In our latest podcast, our team discusses Geert Wilder's decision not to become prime minister, and why the far-right Chega is so strong in Portugal. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Mar 16, 202423 min

Budgets aren't what they used to be

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the impact of falling productivity growth on budgets, and political cycles. The era of the political budget is over, as we can see in the UK. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Mar 9, 202425 min

Europe disunites over Ukraine

In our latest podcast, out team discusses the future of European security without the US, and with France and Germany on opposite sides of the debate. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Mar 5, 202427 min

Beyond Trump

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the long-term impact Donald Trump on European foreign and security policy. Trump is a threat in the short run, but an opportunity in the long run. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Feb 17, 202430 min

When the money runs out

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the austerity that is now descending on the EU, the consequence of Franco-German fiscal divergence, and how aid for Ukraine fits into this. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Feb 10, 202427 min

Farmers rise

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the spread of farmers' protests in Europe, why they are happening, and the disparate ways European governments are reacting to them. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Feb 4, 202432 min

Le Dauphin

In our latest podcast, the team discusses the cult of youth in French politics, and what to expect from Gabriel Attal. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Jan 15, 202432 min

Shall we re-industralise or de-industrialise?

In our latest podcast our team discusses the diverging industrialisation strategies between France and Germany. France wants to re-industrialise. Germany frets about de-industrialisation. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Dec 9, 202328 min

Fiscal divergence is back

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the European impact of the German constitutional court ruling on the debt brake. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Dec 3, 202330 min

Populists on the march

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the idea of a prime minister Geert Wilders. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Nov 27, 202334 min