in our latest podcast, our team discusses Europe's dependence on the US, not only for defence but also trade. The problem is that this puts us at the mercy of US voters. It is the dependency itself that is the problem - not on whom you are dependent.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses how ASML became a victim of Europe's industrial policy, and Europe's geopolitical dependence on the US.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses Germany's futile attempt to block EU car tariffs against Chinese manufacturers, and this says about the state of the union.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses how the political centre gets squeezed in France, the Netherlands and Germany, and good and bad ways for centre parties to deal with the far-right.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast our team discusses the politics of fear in Europe - with a focus on immigration and the de-industrialisation.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the Draghi report and what it would take to implement it.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, the team discusses the appointment of Michel Barnier as French prime minister, why this suits Le Pen, and how the left managed to turn an election victory into a defeat.By Wolfgang Munchau

France and Germany both face political gridlock and some gloomy prospects though it plays out quite differently on each side of the RhineBy Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast our team discusses what could be Italy's most successful export - governo tecnico, or government by bureaucrats. It's happened in the Netherlands, and may soon be happening in France.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the implications on Europe of US tariffs, under a Trump presidency, and of China's accelerating push into manufacturing.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast our team discusses the options, or lack of, for a French governmentBy Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the scenarios for France after the parliamentary elections.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the weakness of the centre in European politics - and what it should do, but most likely won't.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our teams discusses one important aspect of the French elections - the choice between three unfunded and unsustainable fiscal policies.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses how the EU will change, or rather not change, after the European elections.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast our team discusses Macron's political gamble to call parliamentary elections, and the consequences for French politics and the EU.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast before the European elections, we discuss how we see the evolving campaign, and what is at stake.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the potential realignment of the European right, the prospects of a centre-right, right coalition, and the obstacles it might face.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the European elections, the lack of a unifying theme and the risk of political fragmentation.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest episode, our team discusses Spain asserting leadership on Palestine, and on the student protests spilling over to Europe.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the extraordinary gap between the success of Spain's economy and the level of toxicity of Spanish politics.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses Europe's hardening stance on China, and the history of that relationship.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the unity, or lack of unity, of the far-right in Europe. The discussion on the migration pact shows that they divide on national lines, and are unlikely to constitute a united political force.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses how the difficulty of measuring economic performance, and economic size, is affecting policy decisions, like western support for Ukraine and pension reforms.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the shades of grey that have emerged in western countries' support for Ukraine. It's no longer a debate between victory and defeat.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses Geert Wilder's decision not to become prime minister, and why the far-right Chega is so strong in Portugal.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the impact of falling productivity growth on budgets, and political cycles. The era of the political budget is over, as we can see in the UK.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, out team discusses the future of European security without the US, and with France and Germany on opposite sides of the debate.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the long-term impact Donald Trump on European foreign and security policy. Trump is a threat in the short run, but an opportunity in the long run.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the austerity that is now descending on the EU, the consequence of Franco-German fiscal divergence, and how aid for Ukraine fits into this.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the spread of farmers' protests in Europe, why they are happening, and the disparate ways European governments are reacting to them.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, the team discusses the cult of youth in French politics, and what to expect from Gabriel Attal.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast our team discusses the diverging industrialisation strategies between France and Germany. France wants to re-industrialise. Germany frets about de-industrialisation.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the European impact of the German constitutional court ruling on the debt brake.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the idea of a prime minister Geert Wilders.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the political deal between Sanchez and Puigdemont, and what to expect to happen in Spain now.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast our team discusses the phenomenon of Sahra Wagenknecht, a politician of the left with themes of the right.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses Poland after the elections - what to expect from a Tusk-led government, and where this leaves the future of Poland-EU relations.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast our team discusses the rise in interest rates and bond yields in Italy and France, and whether we are at the cusp of another eurozone crisis.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the rise in European sovereign debt yields and spreads, and wonders whether we are headed towards another financial crisisBy Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses whether Germany's political support for Ukraine is waning, and how extremist parties are benefiting from Ukraine-fatigue.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, the team discusses the return of Marion Marechal in France, the tapestry of populist politicians in France, and why centrist campaigns against populists are backfiring in Europe and the US.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the reforms the EU needs to enact before it can admit new members. This also has important consequences for the UK, should it ever wish to rejoin.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast we talk about Frans Timmermans' exit into Dutch politics, Margrethe Vestager's chief economist, and on the consequences of the non-renewal of the Ukraine grain deal.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the Prigozhin coup and what it means for Putin and the Ukraine war.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, we discuss the rising strength of extreme parties and what the centre should doBy Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest Podcast, our team discusses the EU's foul compromise on migration.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses why it is so hard for the rest to make itself independent of the west; and on the political backlash against Green legislation in Europe.By Wolfgang Munchau

In our latest podcast, our team discusses the two fundamentally different approaches to Green politics - the American approach based on technological innovation, and the European one based on targets and regulation.By Wolfgang Munchau

In this week's podcast, our team discusses the prospect of five more years of Erdogan in Turkey, and the reasons behind France's blockade of the EU's renewable energy directive.By Wolfgang Munchau