E1810 - Post-American Europe: How to Lose Friends and Influence People to Protect Themselves Against You
Published: July 23, 2026
Duration: 3:31:32
Air Date: 7/22/2026
Today we look at how three things Europe thought were features turned out to be leverage that could be held against them: American military protection, Silicon Valley software, and cheap Chinese goods. From a French government office running Linux to a secret European defense coalition that bypasses Washington, Europe is quietly swapping out the old architecture rather than dismantling it, one operating system migration and one secret war game at a time.
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