Will Russia and America Break Europe Apart?

Hassan draws on his expertise in pandemic preparedness and prevention to assess the headlines about the plague in Russia. Mike, back from Parliamentary recess, considers the latest phase of Russia’s war on Ukraine and how Europe is being squeezed between the pincers of Putin and Trump.

They discuss why we should not expect Russia to be open about what really happened, but why there is no need to panic just yet. They also examine the impact of Trump’s new deal to buy diesel from Russia, the tenacious differences between political cultures and why deeper European integration appears unlikely.

00:00 Intro
01:47 Pandemic Risk: Ebola
04:49 Plague Outbreak in Siberia
10:29 The Challenges of Data Sharing
13:58 Russia’s Political Culture of Secrecy
20:48 Is War in Europe Escalating?
24:42 Putin’s Tactics Explained
29:58 Will Europe Rally Together?
34:02 Building A European Political Culture
37:54 Europe’s Security Integration
42:23 How Nations Are Made
45:25 Who Can Lead Europe?
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