Europe Wasn’t Meant To Become The EU—Here’s What We Lost | Enrico Mayor Podcast #14

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Ulrike Guérot discusses Europe's identity crisis and the need to rebuild its republic spirit amidst the challenges posed by the EU and external dependencies.

Ulrike Guérot — European political scientist — Europe isn’t “the EU,” and the only way out of today’s crisis is to rebuild Europe’s republic‑spirit from culture upward—before war rebuilds it for us. In this uncut conversation we discuss: • The 1534 “Europa Regina” map and what it reveals about Europe’s lost identity • Why the EU’s nation‑state design broke the original citizen‑driven promise of Europe • How NATO, GAFA, and the dollar created a deep US dependency Europe can’t ignore • The “ol...

People in this episode

Guest: Ulrike Guérot

Topics covered

• European identity
• EU
• nation-state design
• US dependency
• cultural rebuilding

Keywords

• Europa Regina
• citizen-driven promise
• NATO
• GAFA
• dollar

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Europe, US

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