What does the return of Trump to the US presidency mean for Europe? For a start, it’s bolstered his far-right allies, like Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán, while a new era of American protectionism – including the possibility of tariffs – threatens an already divided Britain and Europe. But it’s not just the economy that will be affected by Trump’s second term; there will also be an impact on Europe’s security and its efforts to combat climate change.
To discuss how Europe might respond, Misha Glenny, Rector of the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna, is joined by: historian Anne Applebaum (Autocracy, Inc), who has written extensively about the history of Communism and the development of civil society in Central and Eastern Europe; Alastair Campbell, a campaigner and strategist best known for his role as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s director of communications and strategy; and Edi Rama, the 33rd and incumbent prime minister of Albania and chairman of the Socialist Party of Albania.
