E77: Is Europe a Vassal of the US? With Yanis Varoufakis, Julijana Zita, Erik Edman and more!

Is Europe today “a vassal” of the US

Speaking during an official visit to China, Emmanuel Macron said that Europe should chart its own course and be a ‘third pole’ in world affairs between Washington and Beijing – and not be a vassal to either as the New Cold War threatens to escalate. Unsurprisingly, his comments have caused unease among many European leaders, for whom unquestioned alignment with Washington is the only way.

Is Europe today “a vassal” of the US? And if we were to chart our own course, what should that look like?

We’ll explore these questions in detail – including how they relate to DiEM25’s campaign for a New Non-Aligned Movement – and take your questions and comments. Tune in!

0:00 [Introduction] Mehran Khalili
1:28 Yanis Varoufakis
22:07 Maja Pelevic
28:48 Amir Kiyaei
31:38 Questions and comments from the chat
32:04 Panos Stenos
36:27 Julijana Zita
42:31 Questions and comments from the chat
42:53 Defne Dalkara
48:10 Danae Stratou
50:31 Judith Meyer
53:05 Questions and comments from the chat
53:30 Yanis Varoufakis
1:03:44 [Conclusion] Mehran Khalili
 
Credit to : DiEM25