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This Week's Pulse

Europe recently marked the 40th anniversary of Europe Day amidst a backdrop of political upheaval, including the conclusion of Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule in Hungary and widespread fuel protests in Ireland.

Anne Applebaum, appearing on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, framed the continent as a critical partner currently reevaluating its reliance on the United States. She noted, "The root of America's post-war prosperity is, is, are these relationships, especially with Europe," emphasizing the strategic importance of NATO bases abroad.

Applebaum also defended the region's political health, asserting, "In Europe, you mostly still have liberal democracies." Meanwhile, Stuff You Should Know host Chuck Bryant took a broader historical view, tracing how the continent shifted power away from the church toward secular humanism, noting that this movement eventually took "all the power in the West, especially Europe and eventually the United States, away from the church."

While analysts debate democratic stability, the cultural perception of the continent remains surprisingly vague. On Andrew Schulz's Flagrant, a guest recounted a conversation with tourists who, when asked about their origins, simply replied, "Europe." As INTERPOL moves to address transnational crime in Spain, the tension between the region's idealized image and its pragmatic security challenges will likely dominate headlines.

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The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

Anne Applebaumneutralfrom “What This Means For Americans”

A key region currently reevaluating its reliance on U.S. trade, security, and technology.

“Because a lot of America's prosperity in the post-war period has been based on the fact that America was dominant in global trade and, you know, we make money out of our European relationships. Um, you know, we produce things that we sell all over the world, a…”

Anne Applebaumpositivefrom “Why Democracy Is Rapidly Shifting”

Region where mostly liberal democracies still exist.

“So at a liberal democracy, meaning a state where, as I said, the electoral rules are clear, where the electoral system is set up not to favor one party or the next. And instead, it's described as an electoral democracy, which is somewhat less free. You see sim…”

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Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh

Speaker 5neutralfrom “Opening lines”

The continent mentioned by tourists when asked where they were from.

“And I was like, "Oh, I'm not from here. Do you have anywhere that you'd suggest we should go?" We're like downtown Denver. There's not a lot of bars around. They were like, "Oh, we're not also from here." I was like, "Oh, where are you guys from?" And they wer…”

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Stuff You Should Know

Chuck Bryantneutralfrom “Jeremy Bentham and the Foundations of Humanism”

A region where power shifted away from organized religion toward secular humanism.

“Okay, Chuck, uh, we're back, and we're going to talk about the development of humanism in the, the, the way that we know it today. Because up to this point, we've been talking about little bits here, little bits there, that all together changed the world and e…”