Can Europe save America?

Jean-Dominique Giuliani

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1 January 2026
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Giuliani Jean-Dominique

Jean-Dominique Giuliani

Chairman of the Robert Schuman Foundation

In the 20th century, America saved Europe from dictatorships. Will the 21st century see the opposite happen?

The 21st century could then be Europe's time. An era in which Europeans can live freely, be respected and in peace in a society organised first and foremost around the human person, as opposed to ideologies, brute force and irrationality.We can be an example for a world that can be saved from its eternal failings. And perhaps an opportunity for Americans who reject the current trend, so that they can reconnect with Europeans, from whom, after all, they are in part descended.

These are a few reasons for hope...

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