Wolfgang Streeck: The end of the German empire
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- Опубликовано: 13 июн 2024
- UnHerd's Freddie Sayers speaks to economic historian Prof. Wolfgang Streeck about the crisis in Germany and its implications for the future of Europe.
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00:00 - 01:40 - Introduction
01:40 - 04:19 - How did Germany get into this current economic crisis?
04:19 - 10:20 - Does Germany’s post-war history explain the flaws in its economy?
10:20 - 14:24 - Does the Euro give Germany’s economy a structural advantage in the EU?
14:24 - 20:28 - If Germany’s economy crumbles, could the EU break up?
20:28 - 25:25 - Angela Merkel’s disastrous legacy
25:25 - 32:16 - How have Germany and the West responded to the Ukraine war?
32:16 - 38:06 - War, energy crisis, economic turmoil - what happens next?
38:06 - 44:35 - What does the future of geopolitics look like?
44:35 - 45:14 - Concluding thoughts
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Excellent presentation by the professor, so lucid and informative. If only the BBC and other so-called mainstream media could offer interviews as good as this!
They are lost. And their demise mirrors that of those that govern us, like the same weight is pulling both down.
It's not that they can't, they won't because it's counter to their agenda. The mainstream media isn't incompetent, it's corrupt.
yeah, also the haircut. Is this a joke, i presume? I mean the whole broadcast.
No, you will not hear this from the state owned propaganda branch.
That would assume the BBC employ journalists, unfortunately they only employ reports who replicate noise.
What a lovely man Wolfgang Streeck is. A straight thinker and a human! Good job Freedie! ;-)
In German mainstream media, public or private, they would never let him say, what he said here. Awesome Conversation, thank you very much.
Really? Why?
@@jccusell Because Germany is an occupied country. Airbase Rammstein is essential for NATO Warfare in middle east and eastern Europe. Most Germans want Germany to be neutral, like Switzerland but this would be the end for Airbase Rammstein and the other US Army Bases here. We despise any war, it destroyed our Country and wealth twice in the last 100 years. There is a reason, why Germans never been asked if they want to join the EU or the adapt the Euro as their currency. All top down decisions.
It is sad that " we the people,' can be silenced by those we elected to lead us.
Time for a "let them eat cake moment" maybe?
@Bildung bremst Bro! It is childish to dream about non-military neutral country that geographically deals with military focused "partner". It is even more childish to be in a military block, but have no real army though... But you are correct, as long as Europe will not be able to secure itself independently, it will be forced into Pax Americana or Russkij Mir. With all the consequences.
@@psycharol "..I stand with Ukraine, no matter what my German voters think." Annalena Baerbock, German Minister of foreign affairs
German public and private "Factcheckers" call everyone, who dares to call her out on that quote, a "Putin Propagandist"
You Germans need to do something about Klaus Schwab and us Americans need to do something about Bill Gates.
You have much bigger and wider problems from the CIA, FBI, career politicians, Koch brothers, Soros. All of which are intertwined with the elites across the EU which is also a huge problem.
What could Germans possibly do about Schwab? He lives in Switzerland and the majority of Germans probably don't even know who he is.
@@ruevarennes indeed one of original Swiss Gnomes who cleverly made a nice business model out the WEF and World domination. He'd be a natural for a Bond villian. And I don't think Gates is much respected in the USA these days, his halo has fallen.
@@zenden6564 If he isn't respected he will enact even more evil plans. He has to win and he enjoys inflicting pain. Look at his smerk when he says to Belinda that monkey pox didn't get attention 'but they will notice the next one' which he said is due in 2025.
10 minutes in and nothing that we haven't all known for a long time. That said, one has to admire Herr Streeck for having been critical of Merkel while everyone else thought she was wonderful. That makes two of us.
40:25 is his most relevant statement.
Ten minutes into anything will suffer from this problem. When I read your comment, I hear the comic book shop owner from the Simpsons.
Sadly, so many of Prof. Streeck's prognostications, particularly those regarding the EU and Germany seem destined to become true. A brilliant interview, however, and so refreshing to hear such serious subjects discussed in measured tones. Not just under Merkel; for too long, Germany under contributed to its defence whilst enjoying the protection of NATO, and over contributed to Putin's war chest. Germany needs to take a long, hard look at itself.
we all know and have heard....but Prof Streeck puts it from a German perspective and joins up the dots. it's catalytic.
Add to that 10 million Greeks :-D
This reinforces my view that it was - on balance - wise and necessary for the UK to leave the EU.
I reluctantly and with a heavy heart have to agree. the eu seems terminally inadequate
Airstrip One...
@@violin-schwerin It's what happens when you centralize authority.
The parts of the EU that work can be accomplished with trade treaties.
Don't need a litany of bureaucrats sucking up resources.
@@henrylicious not just centralized, but self-serving. I also do not feel the best people are being brought to the top, which we would dearly need now
@@violin-schwerin I strongly agree. It was always going to be an enormous task to organize a political union with countries who were at war with each other 120 years ago.
Huge thanks to Freddie or interviewing this extremely wise, intelligent and impartial ( quality almost completely absent now days ) professor. Absolutely exceptional content! This should be mandatory viewing for anybody who genuinely desires to understand what the world is all about in our current very worrying times.
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Sadly, so much of Prof. Streeck's prognostications, particularly those regarding the EU and Germany seem destined to become true. A brilliant interview, however, and so refreshing to hear such serious subjects discussed in measured tones.
As always, a quality interview with ideas you wouldnt hear somewhere else. Always a pleasure to watch these videos
Many thanks for a lucid and informed discussion. Thank you Prof. Streeck and Unheard -- well done.
Many thanks to all involved in this production for a very interesting and informative listen and the wonderful way you actually allow people time to think and talk . These days that's priceless .
Emily - ‘impartial’ - Matlis could learn a lot from this channel?
@@BN-hk6wf I am not so sure :)
excellent programme! Germany has pursued a very flawed policy for at least 20 years, the cost of which has now come to roost.
So has the US. They have failed in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Libya. They have an anti-Russian sentiment and have contributed to make Russia isolated and dangerous.
Of course - exactly as intended by the wannabe kingruler globalist puppet masters - they have been working for decades at destroying all of what is good for humans in- and about Western societies -
Yes, for too long, Germany under contributed to its defence whilst enjoying the protection of NATO, and over contributed to Putin's war chest. Germany needs to take a long, hard look at itself.
you can say that again. I never understood Merkel's appeal: complacent, swep every argument under the carpet, stabbed her party boss and mentor Kohl in the back to replace him and collaborated with the Stasi (EastGerman secret police) back in the day. Yeah, what's not to like about her.
There is nothing really stopping Russia from Rolling into the rest of Europe.
Pure common sense that a lot of fools will disregard as negativism or being too pessimistic... You don't need to be a geopolitical analyst to see what's happening in front of our eyes, but it's refreshing (albeit also alarming and terrifying) to hear prestigious analysts spelling out the obvious. Thank you for interviewing him. The question is, how do we stop this madness our "representatives" are pulling us into....? Praying alone, I think, will not be enough...
Organise politically for European countries to uncouple from US foreign policy and NATO, and join the non-aligned movement.
I guess the answer is to abandon Ukraine. We must accept Putinism, and become vassal states of Russia and China.
@@ebflegg excellent point but ungluing from the USA is a long way off I feel
Bellwethers need to be established. Social Platform unbeholden to Corporations.
Simple idea. ( U.S. lntell will erect a post beneath your bed , should you attempt such )
This is an excellent interview. These interviews are why I pay for UnHerd every year!
Thank you Freddie for having Professor Streeck on your program. I'm now interested in hearing more on his thinking. I'd have liked to hear Prof. Streeck's opinion on how the Syrian refugees are now doing in Germany, and how they might fare if Germany experiences more challenges. Freddie - I'd also like you to interview other people who can speak on the challenges other European countries are facing. e.g. The Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy, eastern regions, etc.etc.
or the Ukrainian refugees ...
Maybe he should speak about the us stealing Syrian oil. Why don't germaby sanction the us if they are honest people?
They are no refugees, it is mass emigration to destroy Germany. Economy is dying and none of those refugees gives a damn.
They are busy raping 13 year old schoolgirls.
Hopefully sanity and rationality will prevail over ideology. Europe needs a new leadership class.
Loved this chat with Prof. Wolfgang, would like to see him again in the show
I thought that Mershheimer, Stephen Cohen and Jeffrey Sachs were the clearest thinkers on the Ukraine conflict, but I must say Wolfgang Streeck really surpasses all of them with his visionary and honest intellect.
No to vaccine passports, mandates or lockdowns
Are you in China? You're on the wrong page!
Knowledgeable guy, it is a pleasure to listen to him.
I live near a town surrounded by wind turbines. It is an eyesore, I don’t think anyone would actually want to live there.
I live near a similar town and ita one of the most desirable towns in my country. Your greedy love for black oil is destroying the planet!
A fascinating analysis.
Very good to hear a voice of real “common sense “ information. Ja, I believe he is very right about what is happening. 🇳🇴
A Leading British Banker stated that the only chance for the UK is to make an Agreement with Russia concerning Energy. But who can do that? The Professor asked the question: “Are we going to be more than agents of the US?” The UK must ask themselves the very same question. The US could not care less what happens to Europe.
Lol you guys should not went to war vs Russia. America we rule you guys are retarded. 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆
I like that Freddie always takes care to correctly pronounce guests’ names!
Thanks for presenting Wolfgang Streeck to us. Great discussion.
A lot of EU sceptics have talked about this for years... Thank you Freddy and UnHeard you're inspiring and giving me hope. Keep doing this!
The countries of Italy, Space, Greece, Portugal, Germany, Belgium and even Poland are about to face a population crisis.
They are all going to have too many old people and not enough young people. For the last 60 years all of these economies have blocked American imports such as cars and machinery. Well they are all about to find out how mocking US healthcare works.
EU skeptics have talked very little about getting away from the US.
We are in for it. Thank you for this interview.
The interview is interesting, but to me the most important question was not asked: if Germany was so reliant on the globalized economy, why did the German political class decided to go along with the US attempt to divide Europe and Germany from Russia and China to the point of damaging the long supply chains Germany depended on? How was Germany induced and convinced to do harm to herself? Understanding this would be the first step in order to try to understand what might happen from now on.
Anyway, in my opinion the point of no return has already been crossed. When the Russians started their military operation in Ukraine they did so because they had definitevely given up on the possibility of weaving a sane and healthy relationship with the West and Europe. They came to this decision after YEARS of attempts at developing a funcional relationship with Europe.
So, the die is cast. There is no going back now. The Russians know it. Maybe at first they thought that a show of force would press Ukraine and Europe into a more cooperative mood. And the first few weeks of the war did indeed see some attempt at negotiations, before the UK (and the US, but mostly the UK) pressed Zelensky into ceasing any attempt at finding a negotiated solution.
A few weeks after the failure of the negotiations, the Russians settled for a long operation that they are conducting with a small military force that they preserve by grinding their enemy with artillery. Russia bet that times is on her side, and I honestly think the Russians are right.
Your analysis is correct. The USA knew what Merkel did, her deal was to drag Europe into the Eurasian orbit, if you look at the economic map of the world today, and compare it to a future map. Europe has more potential for growth than the USA. And the reason is that Eurasia is so vast, and there is more scope for growth.
The USA no longer has representation in Africa, the American continent does more business with China than the USA,
The economic trajectory is not good for the west, (population decline, higher cost of labour, largest benefit system in the world, a shrinking technological gap to the competition, etc )so she could see the future and quietly made a choice.
Now you will notice that all over the continent, political leaders are no longer leaders, they are caretakers and managers of the system, they lack vision or plan.
That's because Washington controls everything,the media is more powerful, than ever, and that's the weapon that they use to destroy govts, what you will see in the next few years will probably be more riots, media noise and a deindustrialization of Germany, by the means of expensive energy.
Creating a self perpetuate dependency on the USA.
Russia holds all important vessel of functioning society, energy aside but food. it also has special leverage of how much food can be exported from Ukraine especially now with drought looming everywhere. West does not has so much leverage left.
Russia didn't have functional relationship with Europe?? Quite the contrary! This is what this interview is all about - Russia had a VERY functional relationship with the main European power: Germany! The entire German business model was based on cheap energy from Russia. It was a mutualy very beneficial relationship and it would have continued hadn't Putin decided to put his neo-imperial delusions into practice! We can see how important Russia was to Germany by its rather indifferent reaction to Putin starting the war in Eastern Ukraine in 2014 and his Crimea annexation. In fact, so unfazed was Germany with that blatant act of aggression against a sovereign state right in the middle of Europe that it was determined to continue with the Nord Stream 2 project despite vehement objections from eastern EU member states. Speaking of which, they tend to always be overlooked in this debacle of Europe VS Russia. Eastern European EU members have very vivid memories of Russian imperialism, Soviet genocidal campaigns, several invasions and decades-long occupation. They have every right to fear Russia and we're clearly seeing now that their secutity concerns were way more justified than any Russia might have had. Now, when it comes to Germany going against the EU and NATO - that would essentially mean the split within both and perhaps we're heading that direction. And if it happens, that would be the last nail to Germany's leadership in Europe, although I think it's already done. Eastern Europe will for a long time remember Germany's unwillingness to confront Russia and its hesitancy in helping Ukraine. To put it simply, you cannot aspire to be the leader of Europe while completely ignoring very real and justified securtity concerns of half of the continent! Germany can be either with Eastern Europe against Russia, or with Russia against Eastern Europe - it simply cannot have it both ways.
@@marti6607 you write all these words as though, it's the truth of the matter, Russia is not the Soviet Union , every country has geo political realities, and as long as this is ignored, we will have war.
( The Solomon Islands signed a partnership agreement with China, and you have the Aussies and Americans crying, about a threat to their security.
Most people in the world don't care about eastern Europeans and their history, especially if that history could potentially lead to nuclear war. Russia is not a super power but no country in the world would sit and watch it's rival fuel hatred towards it especially by its neighbours, action must be taken, this has less to do with imperialist objectives,rather than watching the entire black sea turned into a NATO lake.the USA removing all the treaties as regards weapons control(ABM,INF, etc)no military planner is going to sit and watch the second most powerful country in Europe become a NATO member.
Ukraine had better options for peace, it chose war. And now we have war.
@@ballerblocks Russia is literally the successor state of the Soviet Union and its entire leadership, including Putin, is rooted in the SU's security services. Putin himself is a great admirer of the Soviet Union and Stalin - not of the communist economic model but of it being one of two greatests superpowers in the world. These sentiments are very real in Russia. Among its political leadership, among its intellectuals and among its people. If you can't see that, you clearly know nothing about Russia. I also deliberately mentioned the Russian Empire along the SU - there is a clear continuity there with today's Russia as far as how it sees itself and what it's ambitions are.
Perhaps the Germans should leave themselves and split from the EU!
they are the leaders of the eu and now want a massive european army under their control
this professor is an outlier as far as germans go
they want to lead and lecture to everyone and dictate to everyone, its in their dna, they will go down with the ship
that ship is on collision course with russia LET THAT SINK IN
Somehow, Freddie always rephrases statements to where us regular folks can understand. Thank you Freddie.
That was an excellent interview! At the same time, as a German, I am dismayed by what Prof. Streeck said and, above all, by the way he did it. When he said at the end that he tells it all with humor so as not to cry.
All of the major countries of Europe are about to face a population crisis where there are too many old people and not enough young people.
@@bighands69 and the few young there are are useless
@@bighands69 don't worry. the oldies have all been jabbed.
@@bighands69 What's wrong with an old population? Just crack down on fast food and processed sugar and everything will be fine.
Extremely interesting!
Really excellent interview !
This guy is totally on point .
I very much enjoyed this dialogue of professor Streeck and Freddie’s moderation. Such a keen insight into Germany and the world. The sense of despair and alarm is real. My God, I can only hope great minds for peace and humanity prevail.
I like this chap. He's direct and has a clear narrative. You don't have to agree with it but I was struck listening to how rare coherence is in the public square.
The entire EU project only works when Germany runs a massive trade surplus. Once that ends, the EU ends. Not sure I'll miss it
Freddie! Thank you for spreading knowledge ! Interesting video , as always !
Totally awesome discussion! Thanks! I'll subscribe.
Thank you, it is important to have people who know history commenting on our future.
I always was extremely critical of Merkel's policy in the EU.
Me too.
... and no one "had a bad word about her" (like Freddie said in the interview) because she had the whole mainstream media on her side.
The "good" journalists got promoted to well-paid speakers of the government, got exclusive interviews, special content, etc.
She catered to her electorate and dictated over the whole EU which never elected her. She and her sinister finance minister said the most appalling, ignorant or why not say it outright stupid things about the other countries about which she knew nothing about. She said Portugal had too many graduates. Joly lovely. She would have liked to have Portuguese maids instead of Muslims maybe. Dreadful.
Always good to remember that the best ever investigative journalism made about the Merkel's era and the dreadful TROIKA were made by Harald Schumann a German: On The Trail of the Troika. In it they all show their true colours.
These problems go back further than Merkel and cannot be laid at her door. German culture has to accept most of the blame but this is not just a German problem all the major powers of Europe have a massive population crisis coming around the corner.
There was an agreement to give the ethnic Russians in Ukraine more independence and self governance whilst remaining part of Ukraine, it was called the Minsk 2 Agreement. Russia, Ukraine, LPR and the DPR signed it, Germany and France helped to broker it and were also co signaturies. Ukraine failed to adhere to it, it simply ignored it and Germany and France sat on their hands and did nothing. Silence from politicians, diplomats and media in the west over Ukraine`s constant and persistent violations of it. In March 22 Ukraine and Russia met for peace talks and came to a consensus on what could be on the table and to continue talking about how to resolve the conflict peacefully, In steps Boris Johnson who`s strings were being pulled by the USA and NATO, he "persuades" some say threatens Zelensky that all aid to Ukraine would stop if he signed any deal or even continued any peace talks.
Is that right? Boris stepped in and unwound the brokered peace deal?
Russia was a guarantor of Ukraines territorial integrity after they gave up nuclear weapons, and then Russian military was marching on Ukraine's capital. If we are bringing history up.
I got the feeling that Freddy many times could not believe what he heard, but stayed cool and did not try to color the interview with his perspective. True sign of a great interviewer. Thanx!!!
Very good. Congratulations on a superb interview.
Germany has several crisis events that are meeting all at the same time. The German economy is too reliant on exports, birth rate is too low, energy generation was outsourced to one point and the German people are too soft.
True. But demographics and unsustainable states, and wrong energy politics- it is not just Germany faceing this problems. Even exports, but other countries don't make that kind of valuable goods.
Yes, let's play naive here. After everything that has happened let's have a repeat of the Minsk agreement. I find it interesting that when the West does something then it's politics, but when Russia does something similar it's aggression. Freddie is quick to point out that Ukraine is an independent country and almost anything that is done against Russia, at this point, is justified. But he conveniently forgets that at this very moment the US is occupying part of Syria, also an independent country, member of the United Nations, stealing and selling its oil. And neither of them analyze their own comments. Yes, US wanted every member of NATO to spend 2% on "defense", while walking away from arms control treaties. How about stating the obvious? It's all about the military industrial complex (you can call it deep state if you wish) making money.
Excellent points. Freddie is a typical Westerner with a supremacist mindset. Sovereignty is only for the West and its "friends"...countries invaded or destroyed by the West do not have this right. Anyone who thinks Russia's invasion of Ukraine is an irrational act of "imperialism" that came out of nowhere hasn't been paying attention to post-Cold War geopolitics. Did you miss the West's attempt to asset strip Russia post-1991 and NATO's encirclement of the country despite reassuring Gorbachev that it won't expand east? What would the US do if China forged a "defensive" alliance with Mexico and Canada and stationed missiles and troops there? Remember the Cuban Missile Crisis of the early 1960s? Exactly.
It's ironic that when it comes to the West's relations with the rest of the world, UnHerd Freddie and many regular UnHerd columnists are effectively on the same page as the EU and US liberals they decry. That is a pretty massive blind spot.
So correct, Freddie just can't snap out of the blinkers western propaganda has put on most of its citizens. That deprives him of the objectivity to understand the depths of the current conflict. And after all, Ukraine is just the ground for the military operation. It the perfect proxy war the US needs in a desperate attempt to up its economy. Sadly, the EU are on a runaway train to self-destruction, while the gullible naïves pay the exorbitant energy bills believing they are bringing freedom and democracy to Ukraine.
Germans are very propagandized, they bowed so many years to isreal, they can thing for themselves, they are good workers. But not independent people
Yes, Sir, Mr. Gurv, you hit the nail on the head. I agree completely.
Russia is invading so let us keep some perspective. Russia like most of the European countries is a failing culture.
What an amazing interview!
Excellent interview - well done
Fabulous interview as always. Yes this is why I subscribe to UnHerd. Great interview Freddie!! To hear Streeck discussing Mearsheimer was great! The mess of Germany and Europe and the plight of Ukraine? Time will tell and we've all been here before in the last century or more...and we're still here. Power politics is on the move.
I find his reference to Maersheimer scandalous. Germans are the last people on earth to dictate its eastern neighbors which defensive alliances they should or should not belong to. After collaborating with Russians to destroy Eastern Europe several times, they simply have no moral right to do so.
The "plight" of Ukraine. Just which plight is that? It seems they have so many.
@@BillDingee They indeed do. And most of them stem from having Russia as their neighborhood. I'm from Poland, Russia is very sadly out neighbour too. There is probably no worse place in the world than being stuck between Germany and Russia.
The conflict in the Ukraine is very much a conflict between NATO and Russia. The west is treating Ukraine like they did Afghanistan to bleed Russia dry and cause a massive upheaval in that country. It appears to be causing trouble in Europe as well. The only people who suffer are the working class.
@@pederjohansen2029 Yeah, it's got nothing to do with Russian expansionism, imperialism and colonialism (which is basically what its entire history consists of), none whatsoever!
A very thought provoking interview.
Brilliant interview and very timely. Thank you 🙏🏽🙏🏽😊😊❤❤
Thank you for this interesting conversation.
Thanks!
A very interesting, intelligent interview. Thank you.
Great interview thanks
Great vlog great interview
In my opinion it comes down to alot of factors but its not just Germany, entire EU is going under... why? because sanctions, crazy covid policies, crazy green ideas that are not sustainable. EU thought they could fight 3 wars at once and that the economy would somehow be fine, which was naive and delusional. Now we will pay the price for that.
Going according to Plan 2030.
The Collective Retards, euphemistically known, as The Collective West, were salivating at the prospect of the destruction of the russian economy... Now, europeans -- the ones most invested in the destruction of Russia -- are seeing an implosion of their own economy... Just deserts, poetic justice, and quite an entertaining spectacle... And that spectacle will be a much greater one, by next year... Lots of Beer & Popcorn on hand...
Don't forget the, um, demographic enemy within
Yup, ya all will be chopping up that fine European furniture this winter just to stay warm!
@@VelkePivo , Yes... Americans... Gotta get rid of them, that Germany stop being a colony of the U.S....
Brilliant, his clarity is so refreshing. Europe must come to its senses.
Excellent interview.
Excellent discussion!
No surprises here. We plebs have been watching these developments in slow motion for over 30 years and all the time wondering why our lords and masters appeared not only to have been oblivious to them, but encouraged, facilitated and exacerbated them.
Plebs could have been having children but instead were to busy whining about climate change and demanding a larger welfare state.
And as the issues get bigger the plebs will demand an even larger welfare state. Sort of like a junkie in cold turkey.
Yes, some of us have at least.
The professor was amazingly informative and wise. This was a brilliant interview. I did notice that the segment where the discussion focused on U.S involvement causing pressures in the Ukraine, was cut a bit short. Mention should have been made about the U.S funded coup in 2014 and the 16,000 people in the Donbass, that the Kiev regime murdered. Russia has been provoked for decades, but the provocations have increased greatly over the last 8 years.
The only solution at this point, is to reverse Russian sanctions, call on Ukraine to surrender and organise the post-war space. If not, the stakes will raise and nuclear war might even be the outcome. It will also be interesting to see how the coming cold winter will change the minds of Europeans. The stamina to keep up this defiance towards Russia, might wear out fast? If European Governments keep up this pressure, then they are throwing their own citizens out in the cold. You will then see massive unrest and political upheaval. Meanwhile Russia will be in an even stronger position as the EU fractures and the U.S fails to be able to influence Europe in the way it has been. China will also strengthen. On top of this, we might even see the U.S fragment. Since buffoon Biden just alienated 80 Million Trump supporters, by calling them dangerous to democracy. First of all...what democracy? We are in for a very bumpy time of things.
(Excellent comment).
@@soniavadnjal7553 Thanks :)
That's true @Justyburger, but it's a challenge enough to say that the NATO expansion was a cause, as the professor does.
To mention that the regime change of 2014, and the following prosecution of Russian speaking Ukranians cased the eastern parts of the country to separate would be too much for us.
As you know, but completely ignored in the west, the shellings of Donbass intensified when they declared independence.
That was definitely the last straw which practically forced Russia to enter the fight, which had been going on 8 years.
In the west, saying these things is censored heavily. So, it's very challenging to give a fair description of the events, without being met with disbelief from the uninformed listeners in the west.
The professor at least said something, if not everything relevant.
@@larsnystrom6698 Yes I agree with that. He was being moderate. I can be a Bull in a China shop, myself :)
I suppose I think that at such a late stage, people should be more aware and not need babyfood still.
I'll give an example that is relevent to the moment we are in right now. Everyone seems to be caught in this whole sentimentality of the death of Queen Elizabeth, yet hardly enyone is pointing out that Charles is the main man behind the WEF. We are in for more bumpy rides. I'm just a realist to the core. I don't let my emotions get in the way of a seatch for the truth. I even had to swear an oath to The Queen when I went in the Army, but all my years of study, reveal the dark secrets that surround the royals, the international banks and various institutions. Charles is now going to be pushed as a great leader in the world. He is now being primed to push The Great Reset, the likes of which we have not yet seen. Mark my words...this is going to happen.
Man, i see you already surrendered your brain to someone else..
Great interview. Fascinating
Great video. Thanks
Thank you both for this very clear, neutral and clarifying conversation of the background, actuality and possibility of our global state. Unfortunately I understood his laughter for what it is, to avoid crying at our present regression.
The German word for that is "Galgenhumor", gallows humor. 😊
America has given herself the right of an absolute monarch. To be above the law and to be the law. Whatever she does is right. She decides what is right or wrong and who is right and wrong. If she kills, its right. If other nation does the same thing, they can be right or wrong depending on what America says.
First time I have ever watched this channel. Truly excellent conversation about Geo politics.
Thank you gentlemen for this discussion, very informative an sobering.
I need to know what camera and lens your guest is using! Lol. That thing is on point.
I know perfectly well that judging person by his/her look is terrible and stupid thing to do but I can not help to notice that this dude literally looks like some very popular in 1930ist Austrian painter ;) :D just as a tongue in cheek ;)
+1
Unherd look at you! Getting better and better …. Loved this one especially!!! Thanks from Brazil! Come to talk to Brazilian thinkers!
Excellent analysis!
A talk with Peter Zeihan on this topic (en of globalization) would be interesting.
Indeed. He has a wider perspective
Germany’s problem is that they allowed US to impose sanctions on the supplier of German energy.
Germany's problem is that their masters sit in Washington.
@@ed1658 Sinc Merkels predecessor clearly was better.
Wait - he sits at Gazprom and is a buddy of Putin.
deal with it Hans
Excellent conversation. Thank yo
10000% on point! Kudos to you UnHerd to bring this amazing intellectual on who sees PUNKTLICH what is happening! Sadly I am happy to hear the truth!
Brilliant discussion. Not very hopeful, but brilliant for sure.
The reverence of Germany is something quite old in the Anglosphere. G. K. Chesterton, in the 1910s referred to the, "...Prussianization", of the British state. I think it was either in his book "Orthodoxy" or maybe "Eugenics". Both worth a read.
‘Of’ or ‘for’?
Thank You.
An excellent interview with the professor.
Professor Streeck is a legend😊
I think one vital aspect was overlooked and that is the EU and WEF plan for a global government. .or Great Reset
Yes, Klaus Shwab is german and probably the most powerful and influencial person in europe
@@nickbrennan3389 And his mentor was Kissinger.
so interesting, thanks as always F
Excellent interwie. One more. Tanks.
Excellent interview!
As Peter Hitchens so lucidly explains in his lecture "The EU is the continuation of Germany by other means"
And this time it's collapse is very unlikely to bring on a national socialist party
Germany is a US Vassal. So is the EU.
Complete nonsense.
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That is not even close to being true so stop looking for excuses. America tolerated the EU because it brought a certain level of European stability that played out in series of political crisis rather than war.
@@bighands69 so the EU freely choose their demise?
Very illuminating. Never heard this kind of analysis.
A very good interview with an insightful guest. Thank you.
In some sense the U.S. kept the cold war going after 1990...and the fall of the Soviet Union. 89/90 was a terrible time for the Russian People...We and Europe should have helped. Very shortsighted.... Russia's problem is their soft eastern border with China. They surely know this!!
True. And that Germans and France see, and England is failing. Because the Central Europe wanted good Russia, and not this mafia state. What Bush said and did was not sure on puropose- misreading the Russians so they choose this mafia state in order to have some security. Because state dependent nations sure don't know how to handle and manage in free market just like that. And in all post communist countries, huge and uncontroled robbery have happend- and they called that privatization. With clientelism of new(mixed with old) elites. Those elites still live and do politics nowdays, but in Russia, they are far worst and ready to do war, but Russia is in the lose-lose situation. I just hope China is not in the mood for the war. One more thing- France has the same problem as Mediterranean states like Italy and Spain - huge state intervencionism, machine that is spending enormously, so any option of national sovergin politics is just unsustainable for a lot of european states(not sire for the UK, have never lived there) but also that crazy idea of loving state nation and burocracy means patriotism is just I really can't see how this is still vivid if we all can see Switzerland.
It's interesting to me as one of the hated long term Ukip types that within the first five minuets he has repeated exactly what was being said by us ten years ago.
Brilliant interview.....
Very gooood analyses
Freddy is such a good interviewer. He plays stupid for the benefit of clarity, paces the conversation, and listens. Go Freddy
Frederick is a good aristocrat and a good German
Rocketing energy bills, economic turmoil, recession is imminent, rampant inflation...thought Freddie was talking about the UK first.
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Excellent, thank you.
Great guest! Great questions! Unherd at its best.
The Neocons are laughing all the way to the bank. Punto Finito.
They will fight to the last Ukrainian
This guy is right on eurozone as an empire with German centre and Mediterranean/Eastern periphery. But what kind of empire is it if it's occupied by America and commits economic suicide to enrich a foreign overlord in Washington DC?
The two main reasons are economics and military. 1. The US funds over 70% of Nato's budget, which allows other member states to spend money on domestic programs instead of their military (few pay the required 2%). 2. The EU has the second largest trade surplus with the US (behind only China). Disobeying the US means losing access to the Great Piggy Bank. 3. The EU is a corporation masquerading as a political union, so whatever the multinational and transnational corporations want they get, and they want US largess.
@@waynzignordics Good, you understood the assertions Herr Streeck made unlike the automatic response from the previous commentor.
Bcos the European Union is an American invention, it's easier to control all the state's inside it ( via the commission) than having to makes 27 different deals, with countries,.....just imagine lord of the rings.
@@waynzignordics the US has no piggybank, its flat broke running of a dying petrodollar that is being undone as we speak and if the EU goes under even less trade will be done in dollar
@@catadoxas You need to read up on your Monopoly rules: the bank never runs out of money. The dollar is now backed by threat of military intervention for "humanitarian reasons." You don't understand the political dynamics of the "liberal world order." If you did you'd understand why BRICS went dormant when Trump was president.
Excellent as always Freddy.
Thank you! I share his point of view.