Show Notes
Hassan draws on his expertise in pandemic preparedness and prevention to assess the headlines about the plague in Russia. Mike, back from Parliamentary recess, considers the latest phase of Russia’s war on Ukraine and how Europe is being squeezed between the pincers of Putin and Trump.
They discuss why we should not expect Russia to be open about what really happened, but why there is no need to panic just yet. They also examine the impact of Trump’s new deal to buy diesel from Russia, the tenacious differences between political cultures and why deeper European integration appears unlikely.
00:00 Intro 01:47 Pandemic Risk: Ebola 04:49 Plague Outbreak in Siberia 10:29 The Challenges of Data Sharing 13:58 Russia’s Political Culture of Secrecy 20:48 Is War in Europe Escalating? 24:42 Putin’s Tactics Explained 29:58 Will Europe Rally Together? 34:02 Building A European Political Culture 37:54 Europe’s Security Integration 42:23 How Nations Are Made 45:25 Who Can Lead Europe? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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