# PREVIEW: Realpolitik #46 | Europe’s Slow Motion Collapse

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Podcast: [The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-of-the-lotus-eaters-1366212)
Published: 2026-05-11T14:00:19+00:00
Episode link: https://soundcloud.com/lotuseaters_com/preview-realpolitik-46-europes
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Firas discusses the EU’s economic collapse, the possibility of civil wars, immigration, and the alternatives.

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