Controversies over immigration, crime, and rising right-wing populism have re-made European politics. But according to author Ben Judah, these forces – though familiar to Americans – have vastly different implications in Europe, and open up big questions about the Western alliance.
ByIn 2023, there are two Europes: the Europe of the museums and the beaches — and the real Europe as lived by its people. And that Europe has changed dramatically in recent decades.
The end of the Cold War collapsed many of the continent’s political barriers. European unification brought countries as diverse as Ireland and Bulgaria under one umbrella. And more recently, a boom in migration, especially from the Islamic world, has changed Europe’s demographics and brought a host of opportunities, challenges, and political changes.
Today, the war in Ukraine has both created more solidarity among European nations and highlighted their big differences; and it has rattled the foundation of the region’s economy. On this episode of Playbook Deep Dive, host and Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza talks with Ben Judah, author of “This Is Europe: The Way We Live Now,” about why this history means that you probably need to update your assumptions about Europe; and why it is that many American policymakers simply don’t understand the realities that leaders like Emmanuel Macron, Rishi Sunak, and Giorgia Meloni have to live with.
Some of the reasons why will be familiar to Americans: immigration, crime, and the rise of right-wing populism. But according to Ben’s new book, their implications for Europe are quite different from those here in the United States. And they open a whole tin of worms for the broader notion of the Western alliance.
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