Garrett M. Graff
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first heard Aug 2026
last heard 5 Aug
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is an adversary or an ally...
the whole promise collapses.
I think it could, absolutely.
This is what the grand European experiment of the last 80 years has been.
You know, the creation of the European Union, the creation of the Euro, the European Commission, and the European global market.
It has not been smooth sailing, but it has been a world struggling to be born, a vision for a future for a united Europe.
But even that is under its own threat.
I mean, we saw Brexit the same time that Donald Trump was elected the first time.
We've seen how devastating that has been politically and economically to the United Kingdom.
So that's not to say that Europe can't pull it together and build something new, but Europe on its own will never be as powerful as Europe and the United States and North America was together.
And from the U.S.
perspective, one of the things we really need to worry about is when Europe looks around for its partners going forward, Europe and China could be an incredibly powerful partnership for the 21st century that leaves the U.S.
sitting on the sidelines.
A lot of my work is as a World War II historian.
And to me, part of this is the story of where we are exactly 80 years after the end of World War II, that we are losing the last of the greatest generation who fought and won World War II.
the last of the generation who understood how hard this world was to build the first time, to fight against fascism and to root out fascism once it took hold in the continent of Europe and how much work it took to build these international institutions.
The baby boomers have spent effectively all of their lives
growing up under the umbrella of peace, security, stability, and economic success given by this policy recipe.
What I really worry about is these decisions being made by policymakers who don't understand the high cost it took to achieve this level of peace, security, and economic prosperity.
and are willing to burn it all down now for Donald Trump's own ego and narcissism without worrying about what comes next.
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