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Kajsa Ollongren: ‘Europe’s mindset should now be “war economy” ’

The former Netherlands defence minister says that Donald Trump’s actions are raising doubts about the US commitment to NATO – in response, Europe must turn its plans to release an extra €800 billion for defence spending into swift action.

10 March 2025 4 minute READ
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Among the many stories in the spring issue of ‘The World Today’, we explore how the Middle East is being redrawn and take stock of Trump’s whirlwind first 50 days in power.

10 March 2025 1 minute READ
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Leslie Vinjamuri, Samir Puri and Susan Glasser from The New Yorker join the podcast to discuss Donald Trump’s first decisions as president.

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