After World War Two, the leaders of Europe established greater economic ties to help prevent future continental conflict. Now, more than half a century later, the EU faces the biggest financial crisis in its history, and the future of the Eurozone itself is under question. What’s preventing the world’s second largest economy — and America’s largest trading partner — from pulling itself out of recession?
Featured Guests
- Nouriel Roubini, New York University
- Matthew Bishop, New York Bureau Chief, The Economist
- Ian Bremmer, President and Founder, Eurasia Group
- Zvolt Darvis, Bruegel
- Matina Stevis, The Wall Street Journal, Brussels
- Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Chair, Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Subcommittee on European Affairs
- Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University
- Governor Jon Huntsman, Former U.S. Ambassador to China and Governor of Utah
- Chuck Hagel, Former U.S. Senator, Chairman, Atlantic Council
- Barney Frank, U.S. Congressman
- Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council
- Rep. Ron Paul, Former U.S. Representative
- Daniel Altman, Founder, Emerging Design Centers
- Mark Zandi, Chief Economist, Moody’s Analytics
- Toomas Hendrik Ives, President of the Republic of Estonia
What to Read
- Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance by Nouriel Roubini
- Public Policy Beyond the Financial Crisis: An International Comparative Study by Phillip Haynes
- The Euro: The Battle for the New Global Currency by David Marsh
- Guide To The European Union (Economist Books) by Dick Leonard