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Radio 4,11 Dec 2025,9 mins
Europe vs the US: How do they compare?
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President Trump has described Europe as a 鈥渄ecaying鈥� group of nations led by 鈥渨eak鈥� people, saying it was being "destroyed" by immigration, which was 鈥渞uining" Europe's heritage. The new US National Security Strategy says the US must 鈥渃ultivate resistance鈥� within Europe to its "current trajectory" which has set it on a path of "civilisational erasure" - a document which describes itself as 鈥渁 roadmap to ensure America remains the greatest and most successful nation in human history and the home of freedom on earth鈥�. The World At One's Sarah Montague and PM's Evan Davis consider "Europe versus America" - how do they compare, in income, job opportunities, life expectancy, literacy, and quality of life and happiness?
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