Cash test: can Europe support Ukraine alone?

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<p>Donald Trump’s administration is turning against <u><a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/10/18/as-america-turns-against-ukraine-europe-stands-alone?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ukraine</a></u>. But as European powers confront trouble at home, they are struggling to replace American support. Are US <u><a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/10/19/americas-new-era-of-private-science?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">private science institutions</a></u> entering a golden age? And the climb in <u><a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/10/14/european-museums-are-seeing-a-spike-in-high-value-art-theft?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">art crime</a></u>.</p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Anton La Guardia, diplomatic editor</li><li>Shera Avi-Yonah, US business correspondent</li><li>Vendeline von Bredow, senior Germany correspondent</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p>Topics covered: </p><ul><li>Ukraine, Witkoff, Zelenksy</li><li>Scientific research, National Science Foundation</li><li>Art theft, Louvre, Museum for Applied Art</li></ul><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<u><a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subscribe to The Economist</a></u>.</em></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>