Podcasts · Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald
The Democrats are a 'total mess' and leaderless. Can they stop Trump?
· 29 min
Episode The Democrats are a 'total mess' and leaderless. Can they stop Trump?
For decades, there were some things Democrats and Republicans agreed on.
America should lead the world, NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) matters, and the US-Israel alliance is untouchable. As Trump rips up international alliances, inside the Democratic Party anger over Israel's war in Gaza has ruptured the old pro-Israel consensus.
Last week 103 House Democrats, nearly half the caucus, voted to end military aid to Israel. The amendment failed, but marked decreasing support for Israel within the Democrats.
Jeremy Shapiro from the European Council on Foreign Relations argues the change is real but the alliance still holds deep support.
Speaking to Hamish Macdonald and Laura Tingle, Shapiro argues Donald Trump is a spotlight-obsessed president willing to cut down anyone rising beneath him, from Marco Rubio to JD Vance, and warns that Europe is now hedging against an America it no longer trusts.
Plus, Türkiye rise under Erdogan, and where US foreign policy will land by the 2028 election.
Guest: Jeremy Shapiro, European Council on Foreign Relations.
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Laura's article on the Türkiye summit: NATO was a lesson in how the geopolitical landscape has shifted around Trump
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