Europe's Political Elite Are COMPLETELY Finished | Aaron Bastani meets Philip Pilkington

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For almost six centuries Europe, a continent at the end of the Eurasian landmass, has been at the centre of world affairs. It is the home of Newton, Einstein and Michelangelo. The place where the Renaissance, Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution began. While the days of Empire are long gone, over the last several decades the importance and comparative wealth of Europe has declined at an extraordinary pace. Indeed for many countries, from Britain to Germany and Greece, living standards have stagnated or even declined. Now, in what seem like the final months of the war in Ukraine - and the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election - Europe can no longer rely on security guarantees made by the United States. Technologically dependent on a superpower across the Atlantic, the countries of Europe are economically, militarily and politically weaker than at any time in centuries. All while China ascends to the category of superpower, and Russia returns to the politics of expansionism. So how bad are things for Europe? Has its entire political class just been discredited? If so, what will be the consequences? Could Russia target other states, like Lithuania or Estonia, if it succeeds in annexing large parts of Ukraine? Is there a model Europe can pursue beyond vassalage to Washington? And how might it relate to China in an increasingly multipolar world? 00:00 Intro 02:46 Ukraine & Europe 15:14 Georgia 21:18 US Empire & It’s Vassal States 39:30 European Elites Are Finished 49:46 The Future of Europe 55:18 The Military Realities in Europe 1:18:16 China 1:27:00 The Chagos Islands Support our work: http://novara.media/support