LSE: The Ballpark | Donald Trump and the unmaking of Europe with Professor Nathalie Tocci

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of Donald Trump's foreign policy on Europe and the potential for Europe to build relationships beyond the US.

While Trump’s foreign policy record has not been very successful elsewhere as wars continue to rage in Ukraine and in the Middle East, the exception is Europe which Trump seems to want to divide and weaken. To discuss the discordant relationship between Donald Trump and Europe, and how it can start to build relationships beyond the US, in March 2026 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Nathalie Tocci. She is Professor of Practice at John Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and Director of the Institute for International Affairs in Rome. This episode was produced by Chris Gilson and Avan Fata. Further reading and resources • Power and Purpose podcast, hosted by Amanda Sloat and Nathalie Tocci - https://www.ie.edu/insights/podcast-power-and-purpose/ • Nathalie Tocci’s articles in The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/profile/nathalie-tocci Take the Ballpark Listener survey and enter the prize draw for £250 in vouchers! The Ballpark will be ten years old in 2026, and we want to hear from you to make the podcast even better, so we’re running a listener survey. • Fill in our listener survey – it only takes a few minutes – here…

People in this episode

Guest: Professor Nathalie Tocci

Topics covered

• Donald Trump
• Europe
• foreign policy
• international relations
• Nathalie Tocci
• US-Europe relations

Keywords

• Donald Trump
• Europe
• foreign policy
• Nathalie Tocci
• international relations
• Phelan US Centre
• The Guardian

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: John Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Institute for International Affairs, The Guardian, Phelan US Centre

Places: Europe, Ukraine, Middle East

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