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Elon Musk and America's allies

As we approach inauguration day, one of President-elect Donald Trump’s closest allies, Elon Musk, has been using his social media platform X to openly support political parties like the far-right AfD in Germany ahead of the country’s election, or has called for an end to Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour government in the UK. His posts are raising questions among key US allies, with many asking whether Musk is speaking for Trump. Ed Luce, the US national editor and columnist at the Financial Times, joins Thanos Davelis to look into Musk’s posts and the wider ramifications for America’s allies in Europe.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Musk’s war on America’s allies 

A New Age of American Interference in Europe

Cyprus included in three critical US defense programs

Greece makes strides in global fight against antisemitism, study finds

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