As the Trump 2 era dawns, the talk is all of a price on Greenland and the kowtowing of Canada. The Mar-a-lago world view that is emerging is one based on shoring up America's geographical power. We're back into the world of hemispheres - of the Monroe Doctrine, and implied spheres of influence.

So what happens when America pulls away from the abstractions of the 'rules based international order', and re-enters the world of territory and pseudo-empires?

This time on The View From The Danube, host Rod Dreher, the Danube Institute's Senior Fellow, is joined by renowned geopolitical scholar Dr Gladden Pappin, President of the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs. And Liliana Śmiech, a Pole based in Budapest, who is the Director-General for International Affairs, at the Ludovika University of Public Service.

Along with the Danube Institute's Director of Research, Dr Calum Nicholson, the panel consider the implications of this new Great Game for Europe. Once the forge of empires, in the 21st century it has become suborned to America's military might.

Will Trumpism 2 mean a pulling back from America's implied military protections? How will the continent's ailing great powers cope? How can it maintain itself in a world where being 'a regulation superpower' won't even be a droll punchline?

OUTLINE

00:00 Introduction
00:08 Greenland, the vibe shift, nationalism and neo-imperialism.
26:00 Elon Musk: Tump's court jester or his new prince?
36:00 Europe in challenging times. Cultural lethargy versus a potential reboot.
45:00 Predictions for 2025: Melania, Musk, and J.D. Vance.

The View From The Danube is the keystone video podcast of the Danube Institute, a Budapest-based think tank that aims to bring perspectives from the Anglosphere together, in the European capital of Conservativism.

With regular guests, we'll be looking at how Conservatism is changing in a world that is itself changing beyond recognition.

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