For the final, bonus episode of ECFR’s Swamp Chronicles, Aslı Aydıntaşbaş and Jeremy Shapiro talk to Mark Leonard, director of ECFR and host of the “World in 30 Minutes” podcast, about the results of yesterday’s US election.

Together they discuss who turned out for Donald Trump and why; what Trump did right and what Kamala Harris did wrong; and how Trump’s choice of personnel for his second administration might impact future policumaking. Aydıntaşbaş and Shapiro share their thoughts on the change in economic and international relations under Trump, the concentration of power in the executive – and the looming potential of a dictatorship. How should European leaders should respond to the challenging political landscape in the US? And what mistakes should they avoid in this time of change?

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For the ninth episode of ECFR’s Swamp Chronicles, Aslı Aydıntaşbaş and Jeremy Shapiro talk to Célia Belin, head of the ECFR Paris office and senior policy fellow and Majda Ruge, ECFR senior policy fellow, about the US election and the different foreign policy tribes within the Democratic and Republican party.

Together, Belin and Ruge discuss the foreign policy divisions within both the Republican and Democratic parties. They explore the various factions and their positions on key foreign policy issues, including Ukraine and the Middle East. The conversation also examines how different foreign policy positions could affect Europe and the potential partnerships between the US and Europe in the future, especially considering the growing populist movements in Europe. Finally, everyone gives their prediction on who will next week’s election.

Music was recorded and produced by Kingston Lindner.

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For the eighth episode of ECFR’s Swamp Chronicles, Aslı Aydıntaşbaş and Jeremy Shapiro talk to Fiona Hill, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and former deputy assistant to the president and senior director for European and Russian affairs on the US National Security Council, about the future of transatlantic relations and the war in Ukraine after the election.

Hill discusses America’s global leadership and the impact of a smaller US presence in Europe. Sharing her experience from the first Trump administration, she warns of the lack of ‘adults in the room’ during a potential second Trump term and the impact his choice of personnel might have on the American government. Hill also talks about the potential future of the war in Ukraine under both Trump and Kamala Harris, and the complications that lie ahead for the next US president when dealing with Putin and Russia.

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