Mark Landler
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314 appearances
5 recordings
2 series
first heard Mar 2025
last heard 30 Jul
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Yeah, that's exactly right.
I think that in Trump's world, it's the great powers that set the tone for everybody else.
I mean, there's a really interesting saying by a Greek historian, Thucydides, it's making the rounds a lot these days.
And it kind of encapsulates Trump's philosophy.
And it goes, the strong do what they can,
while the weak suffer what they must.
And I think, in essence, what we're seeing over the last few weeks most vividly, but it really has been the story of Trump's second term, is putting that ancient idea into practice.
He really does see three major factors
traditional great powers dividing up the spoils, the United States, Russia, and China.
And Europe unhappily finds itself wedged uncomfortably between two of those major great powers, but without some of the key ingredients, the key weapons that make one a great power, it has to kind of navigate this rather
dangerous and unfriendly world, making partnerships and alliances where it can.
And yet at the same time, I think we need to be careful not to indulge in too much declinism.
The Europeans do have a future.
It's a future that will require them to make some difficult choices, but will give them a chance to become every bit as big a sphere of influence as some of these others.
After all, remember, Russia is
for all of its saber-rattling, is in many ways a weak country.
Yeah, bully for them.
It seems like, in a sense, this was the best scenario that one could have imagined for this situation.
And it's also a reminder that Europe is, for all its weaknesses, still a player.
They can still find ways to fend off the worst threats.
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