The Eurointelligence Podcast

In our last podcast of the year, our team looks back at 2025. It was an annus horribilis for the EU. Will 2026 be better? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

This week's podcast is about why the EU keeps on folding when under pressure from the US and China. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Our latest podcast is about the difficulties the European asset sequestration scheme has run into, and on whether the Europeans will maintain their Russian gas ban after the war. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

Today's podcast is about Europe's exploding deficits. Growth is weak, fiscal positions are fragile, and we are spending a lot more money on defence and Ukraine, all funded through debt. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

In our latest podcast, we discuss why all European governments are struggling with reform - whether they have systems of proportional representation of first-past-the-post. Something bigger is at play. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

In our latest episode, our team discusses Europe's dependence on China, and the important role Germany plays in informing the EU/China trading relationship. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

In our latest podcast, our team discusses why Rachel Reeves' problems are much more common than you might think. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

In our latest podcast, our team discusses Europe's faltering efforts to support Ukraine. Beyond virtue signalling, there was never a strategy to begin with. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the political and economic consequences of China's export controls of rare earths and rare earth magnets. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe

In our latest episode we are discussing the political chaos in France, what to make of it and whether it is unique or reflects a wider phenonemon This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eurointelligence.substack.com/subscribe