The REAL Reason Europe Destroyed Itself | Dr. Ulrike Guérot

The Europeans are committing a form of collective self-destruction. And there is a very bad reason for that. Kyoto University Symposium 2026: "Geopolitics in the Time of Monsters" Keynote 2 (Presentation 6): Dr. Ulrike Guérot Ulrike Guérot examines Europe’s political crisis, arguing that economic integration advanced without the democratic institutions needed to sustain it. She traces tensions between European independence, American influence, national governments and the euro, then questions the power of corporations, censorship and cultural decline. The discussion turns to colonialism, capitalism and the limits of liberalism. In conversation with the Kyoto audience, Guérot outlines her alternative: a European republic built around equal citizenship, democratic representation and a renewed commitment to the common good. Ulrike's Links: Official website: https://www.ulrike-guerot.de/ Endlich Europa! (book discussed): https://westendverlag.de/Endlich-Euro... Kyoto Symposium programme: https://neutralitystudies.com/events/... Neutrality Studies Links: Neutrality Studies Substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com Support Neutrality Studies: https://neutralitystudies.com/donate Neutrality Studies shop: https://neutralitystudies.com/shop Time Stamps 00:00 Europe in a time of monsters 06:12 Economic integration without political union 07:44 Support Neutrality Studies 10:02 European independence and American influence 20:30 The EU’s institutional and democratic crisis 35:24 Corporate power, censorship and culture 50:46 Q&A: pragmatism, Americanization and austerity 1:08:28 Q&A: colonialism, liberalism and a European republic