Will Trump Destroy NATO? | The Sceptic Archive

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Doug Stokes discusses the implications of America's changing global position, NATO's future, and the potential for peace in Ukraine.

Doug Stokes on whether peace is possible in Ukraine, America’s fading global dominance, the future of NATO and why Britain’s rush to rearm could spell trouble for Net Zero. The Sceptic is away this week, so we’re bringing you an episode from the archive. In May 2025, host Laurie Wastell caught up with Doug Stokes, Professor of International Security and Strategy at Exeter University, Senior Advisor at the Prosperity Institute and author of books including Against Decolonisation: Campus Culture Wars and the Decline of the West. Professor Stokes’s insight into the undercurrents to America’s changing global position remain as relevant as ever. Doug and Laurie discuss whether peace is on the cards in Ukraine, the effect of the war on Russia’s geopolitical position, whether MAGA is right to lament America’s position as global superintendent, the future of NATO and what the war means for Europe and Trump’s trade war and whether it will spell the end of dollar hegemony. They also consider the long-term possibility of detente with Russia, whether the need to re-arm will mean the end of the Net Zero here in Britain and the roots of the free-speech crisis in Britain's universities. Donate…

People in this episode

Host: Laurie Wastell

Guest: Doug Stokes

Topics covered

• NATO
• Ukraine conflict
• America's global dominance
• geopolitical strategy
• rearmament
• Net Zero
• free speech crisis

Keywords

• Trump
• NATO
• Ukraine
• Russia
• geopolitics
• rearmament
• Net Zero
• MAGA
• trade war
• free speech

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Prosperity Institute, Daily Sceptic

Books & works: Against Decolonisation: Campus Culture Wars and the Decline of the West

Places: Ukraine, Russia, Europe, Britain, America, NATO, Net Zero, MAGA, Nord Stream

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