A New World Order? Trump vs Europe

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of Donald Trump's first month in power on European security, focusing on Germany under Friedrich Merz.

John Stevens and Brendan Donnelly discuss the impact of Donald Trump's first month in power on the security of Europe, and in particular its impact on Germany under the Chancellorship of Friedrich Merz. SPEAKERS John Stevens is the Chair of the Federal Trust and an analyst and commentator on economic affairs. Brendan Donnelly is the former Director of the Federal Trust and a former Conservative MEP. ABOUT THE FEDERAL TRUST The Federal Trust is a research institute studying regional, national, European and global levels of government. It has always had a particular interest in the European Union and Britain’s place in it. The Federal Trust has no allegiance to any political party. It is registered as a charity for the purposes of education and research. Website: https://fedtrust.co.uk/ X: https://x.com/fedtrust Donate on PayPal Support us on Patreon

People in this episode

Host: John Stevens

Guest: Brendan Donnelly

Topics covered

• Trump administration
• European security
• Germany politics
• Friedrich Merz
• US-Europe relations

Keywords

• Donald Trump
• Europe
• Germany
• Friedrich Merz
• security
• politics
• Federal Trust

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Federal Trust

Places: Germany, Europe

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