In this episode of the EU Confidential, we entertain the idea of Donald Trump returning to the White House in 2024 and what that would mean: for the EU, for the war in Ukraine and for transatlantic relations.
The U.S. presidential election is more than a year away and Trump has yet to secure the Republican Party’s nomination; he's also facing a mountain of legal hurdles. But it's worth considering whether Europe is preparing or if it would be as shocked as it was in 2016 if Trump won again.
Host Suzanne Lynch discusses this with POLITICO’s Nick Vinocur and Majda Ruge from the European Council on Foreign Relations. Both our guests have recently written fascinating articles on that very subject:
Majda Ruge: Polarised power: the three Republican “tribes” that could define America’s relationship with the world
Nick Vinocur: Can Europe survive Trump 2.0?
Also in the episode, a riveting account of life in war-torn Ukraine from our guest Matti Maasikas, the former EU ambassador to Kyiv.
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NATO summit — Swedish, Norwegian and Estonian PMs — G7 flop
Ukraine on EU membership path — Balkan backlash — Albanian PM
Ukraine impact — Panel-speak, decoded — Poets' guide to economics
Merkel's return — Poland pushback — US NATO ambassador
Russian oil ban — Hungarian hold-up — EU 'ghostwriters'
Scholz on Ukraine — COVID update — Food waste solution
Death of globalization? — EU expansion — Women in Davos
Russian oil sanctions — Stagflation fears — Crypto not dead
Zelenskyy chides global elite — Trust troubles — Billionaire bonanza
Nordic NATO bids — Commission half-time report — Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly
Future of Europe — Macron in Berlin — Voices from Ukraine
EU's Russian oil ban — Steinmeier snub saga — 21st-century disorder
Macron 2.0 — Brussels vs. Budapest — Climate changes Spanish politics
Special edition: Macron beats Le Pen in French presidential election
Macron and Le Pen debate — Germany's Ukraine weapons dilemma
French election round 2 – Slovakian PM in Ukraine — EU's Russian energy habit
Special edition: French presidential election first round unpacked
French election preview — Orbán's victory — Transparency International Ukraine
Brussels after Biden — Hungarian election — World Food Programme boss
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