Notes on What Even is Europe?
Table of Contents
https://youtu.be/vtymaSR3T48
02:18
the romans failed to unite europe, the han succeeded in china to connect the country
03:19
EU has a different economic myth to Chinese (communism) and USA (capitalism)
04:35
the EU project has a goal to cooperate and avoid the imperialism eras of the past
06:08
when a european empire falls another quickly rises into its vacuum
07:41
self limiting natonalism came from Turkey in the 1920s
09:04
the holding hands episode at a funeral
11:00
russia destroyed reconciliation multiple times, which caused energy dependence issues on other countries (germany reliant on russia)
13:52
reconciliation is a promise b/w countries to prevent one from becoming an empire and dominating others
16:48
france is clinging on to empire (energy dependance on Africa and price setting wheat)
17:30
national cooperation for post imperial world with countries that europe has fucked the past few 100 years instead of trading mainly with china or the us
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