Episode 26: The State of Europe
On Geopolitics
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The Rise and Fall of the United Kingdom
A poll of Ukrainians asked them which is your most favorite country and their most favorite country was the United Kingdom with 77 percent. There's a pretty large gap of about 20 percent or so until you got to the other European powers like Germany and France, then obviously bases like China and South Africa were absolutely right down in the pits as you might expect. The popularity of the United Kingdom reflects simply the fact that the United Kingdom has been the biggest military provider among the European powers. Brendan: I wondered if I might draw on some of your deep historical expertise because as I was reflecting about that I thought although that's the Europe we've grown up with in fact that kind of Franco-German motor and
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