Description:
Max Otte tells Glenn Diesen that Europe is at a breaking point, pointing to unrest in France, discontent in Germany, an arrested presidential candidate in Romania, and what he calls an attempted coup in Poland. He says European leaders are making Russia a common enemy to distance themselves from the United States, and that the EU falls if France or Germany falls.
Timeline:
00:00:00 The current state of Europe
00:09:33 Economic crisis as a catalyst for change
00:19:38 The legitimacy crisis in European leadership
00:24:01 Future of US-Europe relations
00:25:16 The challenge of consensus in democracies
00:26:36 Germany's independent path: a new approach
00:30:05 Navigating energy security and economic interests
00:34:07 The future of the euro and European integration
00:39:03 Germany's relationship with Russia: a path forward