French President Emmanuel Macron raised questions about Europe being a vassal state of the U.S. Can it independent? Watch this DiEM25 discussion with Yanis Varoufakis.
Speaking during an official visit to China, Emmanuel Macron said that Europe should chart its own course and be a ‘third pole’ in world affairs between Washington and Beijing – and not be a vassal to either as the New Cold War threatens to escalate. Unsurprisingly, his comments have caused unease among many European leaders, for whom unquestioned alignment with Washington is the only way.
Is Europe today “a vassal” of the U.S.? And if Europe were to chart its own course, what should that look like? These questions are explored in detail – including how they relate to DiEM25’s campaign for a New Non-Aligned Movement.
0:00 [Introduction] Mehran Khalili
1:28 Yanis Varoufakis
22:07 Maja Pelevic 28:48
Amir Kiyaei 31:38
Questions and comments from the chat 32:04
Panos Stenos 36:27
Julijana Zita 42:31
Questions and comments from the chat 42:53
Defne Dalkara 48:10 Danae Stratou 50:31
Judith Meyer 53:05
Questions and comments from the chat 53:30
Yanis Varoufakis 1:03:44
[Conclusion] Mehran Khalili
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