Episode 7: Macron’s Defensive Crouch and the Problem of European Statism
Wisdom of Crowds
English - November 15, 2019 15:30 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBNews Commentary News Society & Culture Philosophy Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Shadi and Damir talk Europe, its problems of integrating of foreigners, and how European mental reliance on the state as a solution to everything is a long-term problem for the continent.
Required Reading:
Emmanuel Macron’s interview in the Economist magazine: https://www.economist.com/europe/2019/11/07/emmanuel-macron-in-his-own-words-english
Riada Akyol in Al-Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/macron-remarks-bosnia-dangerous-191110133224396.html
Bruno Maçaes in Politico Europe: https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-islamophobic-undercurrent-french-vision/
Ash Jain and Matthew Kroenig at Atlantic Council: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/present-at-the-re-creation/