Can Europe Defend Itself? Timothy Garton Ash on Europe's Future

Europe's past is not past. The borders of vanished empires still surface in election results. The European Union and NATO face a world in which Russia is aggressive. America is less dependable and Europe's own ability to act remains fragmented. Here in Britain, the political argument has begun to move from whether Brexit worked to what a return might demand. Hi there.

I'm Margarita Valpato and welcome to Intelligence Squared, the podcast about ideas that matter. In each episode We speak to some of the world's most interesting thinkers. Not simply about what they've written or created, but about the ideas that drive their work. and why they matter now.

In this episode, I'm speaking to Timothy Garten Ash, historian, political writer, guardian columnist, and professor of European studies emeritus at the University of Oxford. His new book, Europe in Seven and a Half Chapters, The Shortest Introduction to the World's Oldest and Newest Continent, condenses a lifetime of studying, traveling, and writing about Europe into an account of a continent that is more united than ever. as well as more divided. Timothy. Welcome to Intelligence Squared.

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