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The White House and Europe
La Maison Blanche et l'Europe

A podcast exploring the relationship between the United States and Europe through the history of American presidents.

Season One focuses on the Founding Fathers and the birth of the American presidency.

A transatlantic story, from the very beginning.

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What is the West? (Qu'est-ce que l'Occident ?)

Can the West be defined? That is the purpose of this reading. With this essay, the author explores and gives his vision of the origins of the Western world. Nemo presents an interpretation of the foundations that have shaped the Western civilization over the centuries. Philippe Nemo is a French philosopher specializing in political and social philosophy. He taught at ESCP Europe and HEC Paris, where he lectured on political, social, and economic philosophy, and founded a res

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Maxyme Lobet

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The meaning of Atlantic Perspectives

An introduction to Atlantic Perspectives: a project dedicated to exploring the transatlantic world with clarity, historical depth and intellectual curiosity.

Maxyme Lobet

3 min read

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Exploring Europe–U.S. relations through ideas, books, and reflections that shape the transatlantic world.

"We do not regard a strong and united Europe as a rival but as a partner. (…) Building the Atlantic partnership now will not be easily or cheaply finished"

John F. Kennedy, 1962

“We need to renew our relations … and work for a stronger transatlantic relationship, rooted in our common history and deep bonds with the United States …”

antÓnio costa, 2025