What happens when a journalist from America's north and one from America's south see the world from where they met: the center of Europe. Join us for news, insights, and analysis about the week that was and why. <br/><br/><a href="https://euroscopic.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">euroscopic.substack.com</a>
Euroscopic Podcast
Claim This Podcastby Martin Gak and William Glucroft
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What happens when a journalist from America's north and one from America's south see the world from where they met: the center of Europe. Join us for news, insights, and analysis about the week that was and why. <br/><br/><a href="https://euroscopic.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">euroscopic.substack.com</a>
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August 1, 2024
Euroscopic S2-26: Israel's assassination of Hamas' leader echoes across the EU
<p>If Israel gets its way, the EU will be dragged kicking and screaming into global security relevance. Israel’s double-whammy assassinations of top Hizbollah and Hamas leaders is yet another drip-drip drop closer to making much of the Middle East look like Gaza. In addition to the mortifying human cost on the ground, that would have serious and scary implications for the European Union, which is once again reminded that it isn’t all that far away.</p><p>The EU, thanks to rules on unanimous agreement among its 27 members, can’t even issue a quick and clear condemnation of seemingly rigged elections in Venezuela. Viktor Orbán appears to have relented shortly after this episode was recorded, but the delay shows how ham-fisted one of the largest and richest political areas on earth is when it comes to having a meaningful role on said planet.</p><p>While he’s busy blocking statements, Orbán is readying Hungary to unblock Russian access to the EU. That has Manfred Weber rather upset. Better late than never?</p><p>That, plus weak rule of law in Italy are great reasons to bring back friends of the pod and EUO reporting talents, <a target="_blank" href="https://euobserver.com/rule-of-law/arfbe5a2f1">Andrew Rettmann</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://euobserver.com/news/ar43c2b3e9">Valentina Saini</a>.</p><p>Listen in and stay tuned as we further develop this venture with our partner, <a target="_blank" href="https://euobserver.com/euroscopic">EUobserver</a>. We welcome your feedback, so be in touch! You can subscribe <a target="_blank" href="http://euroscopic.substack.com">here</a>and get us where your ears go for podcasts:</p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/euroscopic-podcast/id1698681124">Apple Podcasts</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5sy9ruIFmgUA1QZnEVhI5s?si=ecd4b9e3b2ca4b04">Spotify</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://euobserver.com/euroscopic">EUObserver</a></p><p>Among other things, Martin Gak writes <a target="_blank" href="https://1gakaday.substack.com">Inconclusive Thoughts</a>; and William Glucroft writes <a target="_blank" href="https://schland.substack.com">The ‘Schland</a>. We’d love to see you over there, too!</p><p>As a tiny operation, we do our best to spellcheck, factcheck, and contextualize all the information presented in the podcast. But pobody’s nerfect. If you hear something that doesn’t sound right — write! We welcome your feedback.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://euroscopic.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">euroscopic.substack.com</a>
July 25, 2024
Euroscopic S2-25: The "cordon sanitaire" is what you want it to be
<p>Say what you want about democracy, but at least it isn’t boring. That may be the most compelling case right now for the Churchillian worst form of governance except for all the others. Autocrats stay in power for decades, making them pretty banal, but democratic politics have become rather ossified, too. So who knows what the seemingly but definitely not inevitable decision by US President Joe Biden to renounce his claim to a second term will lead, but at least something other than path dependency happened.</p><p>That leaves Democratic-voter wannabes on this side of the Atlantic with a lot to think about — and comment on. Not that they don’t have enough leaks to plug in their own political ship, as the post-election dust starts to settle at EU institutions. With the top of the European Commission confirmed, largely without far-right support, it was European Parliament’s turn to figure out how to juggle committee chairs to deny the far right as much influence as possible without itself appearing too undemocratic in the process.</p><p>But as we’ve seen, and said, many times, you don’t need the far right in power for the far right to win. Right now, that pseudo paradox is getting best expressed by the United Kingdom’s new kid on 10 Downing Street. Keir Starmer seems to have confused keeping the bad guys out of power for making sure he and his Labour can stay in it. Play his cards right, and he may just get his wish to have tea with Ursula von der Leyen. </p><p>All this brings us to a crossroads, and standing in the middle of that crossroads is <a target="_blank" href="https://www.frenchdispatch.eu/about">Julien Hoez</a>. The French, British, and European political analyst is just the person you want walking you through the intersectionality of these issues.</p><p>Listen in and stay tuned as we further develop this venture with our partner, <a target="_blank" href="https://euobserver.com/euroscopic">EUobserver</a>. We welcome your feedback, so be in touch! You can subscribe <a target="_blank" href="http://euroscopic.substack.com">here</a>and get us where your ears go for podcasts:</p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/euroscopic-podcast/id1698681124">Apple Podcasts</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5sy9ruIFmgUA1QZnEVhI5s?si=ecd4b9e3b2ca4b04">Spotify</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://euobserver.com/euroscopic">EUObserver</a></p><p>Among other things, Martin Gak writes <a target="_blank" href="https://1gakaday.substack.com">Inconclusive Thoughts</a>; and William Glucroft writes <a target="_blank" href="https://schland.substack.com">The ‘Schland</a>. We’d love to see you over there, too!</p><p>As a tiny operation, we do our best to spellcheck, factcheck, and contextualize all the information presented in the podcast. But pobody’s nerfect. If you hear something that doesn’t sound right — write! We welcome your feedback.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://euroscopic.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">euroscopic.substack.com</a>
July 17, 2024
Euroscopic S2-24: The Trump shot heard round the world
<p>A would-be assassin’s bullet didn’t have to kill Donald Trump to fundamentally change the course of the 2024 presidential election in the United States. The incident itself is just the most recent and highest profile example of an apparent increased willingness to resort to political violence. The European Union already felt that in the weeks before its parliamentary elections, as several candidates were the victims of verbal or physical assault. Let’s not forget Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico, who survived five bullets earlier this year.</p><p>So there is talk all around about “lowering the temperature.” Surely that is on the mind of the European Commission, as it looks for ways to sideline the Viktor Orbán show as Hungary presides over the EU Council. Of course, the Commission’s leader, Ursula von der Leyen, has to survive a parliamentary vote first. She’ll probably get the votes, but how many and from whom is the big question.</p><p>To try to answer that and other dicey dilemmas, Euroscopic brings on EUO managing editor <a target="_blank" href="https://euobserver.com/bio/eu83cf6ae2">Elena Sanchez</a> as well as European insider and fellow substacker, <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/@whatsupeuenglish">Augustin Bourleaud</a>.</p><p>Listen in and stay tuned as we further develop this venture with our partner, <a target="_blank" href="https://euobserver.com/euroscopic">EUobserver</a>. We welcome your feedback, so be in touch! You can subscribe <a target="_blank" href="http://euroscopic.substack.com">here</a>and get us where your ears go for podcasts:</p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/euroscopic-podcast/id1698681124">Apple Podcasts</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5sy9ruIFmgUA1QZnEVhI5s?si=ecd4b9e3b2ca4b04">Spotify</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://euobserver.com/euroscopic">EUObserver</a></p><p>Among other things, Martin Gak writes <a target="_blank" href="https://1gakaday.substack.com">Inconclusive Thoughts</a>; and William Glucroft writes <a target="_blank" href="https://schland.substack.com">The ‘Schland</a>. We’d love to see you over there, too!</p><p>As a tiny operation, we do our best to spellcheck, factcheck, and contextualize all the information presented in the podcast. But pobody’s nerfect. If you hear something that doesn’t sound right — write! We welcome your feedback.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://euroscopic.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">euroscopic.substack.com</a>
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