goods as u.s. officials warn of the trade dispute is hurting both sides. hollywood movie magic and doris day has died at the age of 97 take a look back at some of the most iconic moments. i m filled welcome to the program and iran is at the center of a growing rift between the united states and its european allies meeting in brussels today e.u. countries the u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o not to escalate tensions with teheran britain and germany raise concerns over a potential accidental a military conflict in an already unstable region a year after the u.s. withdrew from the iran nuclear deal in new foreign ministers are still trying to find ways to salvage it the u.s. secretary of state s visit came as a surprise mike pompei you turned up in brussels with the message that if europeans were discussing iran he should be there too even if he wasn t invited. but what he heard from his counterparts was mostly criticism the risk of war in the gulf has escalated since the u
and polarized by the rise of right wing nationalism. micro or the populists who can convince europe that s the title of our show today. and here are our guests who will answer that question. it s a pleasure to welcome or he can get a whole she is german but lived for many years in belgium and it france she s a professor of political science and hence the department. of european studies and democracy at the claims university in austria and she says europe can only be successful if the german and french leaders move closer together. derek scully is from ireland and works as the berlin correspondent for the irish times and he thanks. for years germany s in your location has been a self deception dusty cliche and phrases that are twenty years old i m convinced no one anymore. and it s a pleasure to welcome the line niche he is originally from slovakia and works as an analyst on eastern europe for the german think tank t. g. a. p.. he says president back because attempted polariza
they re importance in our country the supreme court well you know like many americans i revere the court. it is a fascinating political development and it s had a significant impact on our politics and our presidential politics. that in the last generation or so. a discernible difference his emerged on the right the court is seen as absolutely essential and indeed any number of more traditional republicans, for example are willing to go along with the trump presidency specifically because of the court and because first of all of the justice that he s already put on the court and because of the expectation that if he serves a full term what alone two that he will have additional opportunities to shape the court along conservative ends for some reason conservatives have a strategy a long-term strategy. and a passion about the court. which traditionally and it s relative. is west animating? on the left and i and i don t i don t fully understand it because the court and its rulin
is seen as absolutely essential and indeed any number of more traditional republicans, for example are willing to go along with the trump presidency specifically because of the court and because first of all of the justice that he s already put on the court and because of the expectation that if he serves a full term what alone two that he will have additional opportunities to shape the court along conservative ends for some reason conservatives have a strategy a long-term strategy. and a passion about the court. which traditionally and it s relative. is west animating? on the left and i and i don t i don t fully understand it because the court and its rulings. are every bit is important? on the left you know. and the cultural wars increasingly have migrated from the political arena. because congress current or won t address intractable issues. they wind up in the courts how powerful in your opinion has the court been in relationship began to the i want to ask you about four
the importance in our country. the supreme court. well, you know, like many americans i revere the court it is a fascinating political development and significant impact on our politics and presidential politics and in the last generation or so a discernible difference has emerged. on the right the court is seen as absolutely essential. and, indeed, any number of more traditional republicans, for example, are willing to go along with the trump presidency. specifically because of the court and because, first of all, because of the justice he put on the court and the expectation if he serves a full term, yet alone two, that he ll have additional opportunities to shape the court along conservative ends. for some reason conservatives have a strategy, a long-term strategy and a passion about the court. which traditionally and it s relative is less innovating on the left. and i don t fully understand it because the court at its rulings are every bit as important on the left and