{"id":390181,"date":"2026-10-21T22:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T21:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/if-europe-wants-independence-why-does-it-keep-turning-to-the-us-berlin-briefing-podcast\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T22:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T21:00:53","slug":"if-europe-wants-independence-why-does-it-keep-turning-to-the-us-berlin-briefing-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/if-europe-wants-independence-why-does-it-keep-turning-to-the-us-berlin-briefing-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"If Europe wants independence, why does it keep turning to the US? | Berlin Briefing Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/VsFgDP1y8O4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"If Europe wants independence, why does it keep turning to the US? | Berlin Briefing Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VsFgDP1y8O4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Are Europe\u2019s AI ambitions and economic growth strategy creating new dependencies on the United States? Ex-EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstr\u00f6m and DW&#8217;s Kai Steinecke join Max Hofmann at the Berlin Global Dialogue for this week\u2019s Berlin Briefing. <\/p>\n<p>As Germany deepens cooperation with Nvidia and Europe searches for new partners around the world, the question is whether Europe can become more competitive and more independent at the same time? Or is strategic dependence simply the price of staying in the race? <\/p>\n<p>#dwgermanpolitics #berlinbriefing #airace <\/p>\n<p>0:00 Introduction and optimism<br \/>\n2:24 Industrial AI potential<br \/>\n5:20 Barriers to growth<br \/>\n8:12 Investment and competition<br \/>\n12:26 Dependency on US technology<br \/>\n17:27 Geopolitics and trust<br \/>\n22:01 Political volatility<br \/>\n25:39 Future outlook<\/p>\n<p>You can listen to DW Berlin Briefing on<br \/>\nApple Podcasts: https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics\/id1775699172<br \/>\nSpotify: https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/07Wp4c6w9qVIYmB7JIbFBZ<br \/>\nSubscribe to the Berlin Briefing newsletter: https:\/\/corporate.dw.com\/en\/newsletter-registration\/a-15718229<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are Europe\u2019s AI ambitions and economic growth strategy creating new dependencies on the United States? 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