Will Trump Destroy NATO? | The Sceptic Archive

Doug Stokes on whether peace is possible in Ukraine, America’s fading global dominance, the future of NATO and why Britain’s rush to rearm could spell trouble for Net Zero.

The Sceptic is away this week, so we’re bringing you an episode from the archive.

In May 2025, host Laurie Wastell caught up with Doug Stokes, Professor of International Security and Strategy at Exeter University, Senior Advisor at the Prosperity Institute and author of books including Against Decolonisation: Campus Culture Wars and the Decline of the West.

Professor Stokes’s insight into the undercurrents to America’s changing global position remain as relevant as ever. Doug and Laurie discuss whether peace is on the cards in Ukraine, the effect of the war on Russia’s geopolitical position, whether MAGA is right to lament America’s position as global superintendent, the future of NATO and what the war means for Europe and Trump’s trade war and whether it will spell the end of dollar hegemony.

They also consider the long-term possibility of detente with Russia, whether the need to re-arm will mean the end of the Net Zero here in Britain and the roots of the free-speech crisis in Britain's universities.

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Follow Doug on X. 00:00 Intro 00:40 Ukraine Ceasefire 07:03 Russia and China 07:25 NATO’s Future 11:04 Europe and Dependency 18:57 Trump’s Trade War 23:14 Europe’s Role 27:19 Rearming Europe 27:31 Nord Stream Fallout 38:26 Defence and Net Zero 40:58 Britain’s Industrial Decline 41:13 Free Speech Crisis 46:54 Kathleen Stock Case 47:19 Universities and Trans Ideology

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