218 - Russian sanctions & Wartime speculations

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The EU Is Cracking

Europe just got overtaken, and it knows it. From a bar in Brussels, we unpack the ancient fault line tearing the EU apart, why China's rise has spooked the continent more than anyone admits, and why the "European way of life" might already be slipping away. Hosted on Acast. See a ...  Show more

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