Episode #51 - Alexander Mercouris and the Lon...

Brent Johnson from Santiago Capital returns to the podcast so we can compare notes on what's happening in the US's quest to redollarize the world while Donald Trump remakes the map of the Middle East and rewires global trade.I asked Brent to come in and do an overview of the comi ...  Show more

Promethean Action's Susan Kokinda returns to the podcast after too long a break to do a strategy session on what Trump has to do from here to secure the mid-terms and beyond. We cover everything from his upcoming trip to China to her time during the Reagan years to how to fix the ...  Show more

Europe’s political center is wobbling. Again. In Germany, a dramatic Bundestag vote leaves new Chancellor Friedrich Merz bruised before he’s even begun. In Romania, the first round of the presidential election wipes out the mainstream — and puts a Trump-admiring provocateur on to ...  Show more

Germany has voted, and Friedrich Merz is now the chancellor-in-waiting. But can he rise to the occasion? With Donald Trump signaling a retreat from Europe and cozying up to Vladimir Putin, the continent faces its biggest security challenge in decades. Will Merz shake off Germany’ ...  Show more

Europe suddenly has to do it all — all alone, all at once. Still in shock after U.S. President Donald Trump’s unequivocal pivot toward Moscow, European leaders are grappling with the real possibility that they won’t be able to count on NATO — and the reality that the EU might not ...  Show more

What do Donald Trump’s culture war, Moldova’s EU ambitions, and Czechia’s upcoming parliamentary election have in common? They all reveal how Europe is being tested — and sometimes humiliated. In this episode of EU Confidential, host Sarah Wheaton speaks with Paweł Zerka, senior ...  Show more