Trump's Venezuela Raid. A Warning for Europe | One Decision

In this episode of One Decision, host Kate McCann and co-host Sir Ben Wallace, former UK Defence Secretary, speak with former US National Security Advisor to Kamala Harris, Philip Gordon. They dissect the Trump administration’s military actions in Venezuela, including the arrest of President Maduro, and also discuss the US’s threat to take control of Greenland and what these moves could mean for the future of global politics. Gordon begins by offering a candid explanation of what is really driving Donald Trump’s decisions and warns whether America is taking extraordinary risks without a credible plan for what comes next if its strategy fails. Gordon and Wallace argue that the United States is moving away from a rules-based international system and toward a “spheres of influence” approach, aligning the US more closely with the worldviews of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, and question the future of Western foreign policy. They also discuss Europe’s inadequate response, whether divisions between countries have made it hard for Europe to respond effectively, and what steps Europe could take to become less dependent on the U.S to better handle global conflict on its own. Gordon closes with a discussion on the growth of public fatigue in the United States after decades of global leadership and considers whether this fatigue could limit America’s ability to reclaim its former international role in the post-Trump era.

Episode produced by Situation Room Studios. Original music composed and produced by Leo Sidran.

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Chapters:
00:00 Europe Didn’t Expect Trump to Go This Far in Venezuela
02:13 Oil Power and Dominating the Hemisphere
07:42 Did Europe See the Maduro Rendition Coming
08:56 Shift Away From Rules-Based Order
15:34 Europe Needs to Read Trump for What He Is
19:41 Greenland Warning Nothing Off the Table
28:18 Russia and China Feel Emboldened
34:12 Ben’s Warning Trump Is Exactly Who He Looks Like

Trump's Venezuela Raid. A Warning for Europe | One Decision
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