Will Europe Ever Be Europe, Again?
From Trading Perspectives: An Economic Podcast by John Norris
March 6, 2026 · 27 min
About this episode
The episode discusses Europe's decline in global importance since the 2008 Financial Crisis and the factors contributing to this change.
In economic and military terms, Europe, as a whole, has had a pretty tough go of it since the Financial Crisis of 2008. While still a major player in global affairs, the data suggests it might not carry the same weight it did previously. From essentially being equal partners with the U.S., in many ways, it now seems to have taken a lessor role. How did this happen? Was it economic? Demographic? A differing opinion on what were once 'shared values' with the United States? A decline in overall military strength? Or some combination? In this week's Trading Perspectives, Sam Clement and John Norris discuss the recent struggles Europe has had in maintaining its historical importance in global affairs.
People in this episode
Host: John Norris
Guest: Sam Clement
Topics covered
- Europe's economic struggles
- global affairs
- military strength
- Financial Crisis
- shared values
- demographics
Keywords
- Europe
- Financial Crisis
- global affairs
- military strength
- economic decline
- demographics
- shared values
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: United States
Places: Europe
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