Why Europe will be stronger without America

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Further reading mentioned in the video:

America’s bullied allies need to toughen up: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/03/13/americas-bullied-allies-need-to-toughen-up?itm_source=parsely-api

Is Putin ready to accept a truce with Ukraine? https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/03/11/is-putin-ready-to-accept-a-truce-with-ukraine

Ukraine’s embrace of drone warfare has paid off: https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/03/12/ukraines-embrace-of-drone-warfare-has-paid-off

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:16 Macroeconomics 101

03:15 War economy trilemma

08:41 Why does Europe need a military threat

13:21 Discussion + conclusion

16:11 Sponsor

Attribution:

Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic

Thank you to AP Archive for access to their archival footage.

Stock footage and others clips by Getty

Narrated and produced by Dr. Joeri Schasfoort