Gloves Off: Fed up world leaders go off on Trump on stage - Brian Tyler Cohen

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This video discusses the growing challenges to the international rules-based order, emphasizing that the United States, under Donald Trump, is using economic tools like tariffs as leverage, which undermines global stability. It critiques the idea of "compliance" with authoritarian or aggressive powers, arguing that it won’t ensure safety.

Instead, Brian urges Europe and other nations to take strong, decisive action—such as using their economic power—to counteract Trump’s policies. The speech draws on the concept of “living within a lie,” referencing Vaclav Havel’s essay, to argue that passive compliance only sustains unjust systems.

Brian warns that if the U.S. abandons alliances and the rule of law, it could lead to a dangerous new era of imperialism, with China and Russia benefiting from weakened Western institutions. The message concludes with a call to action: strength, not rhetoric, is needed to defend democracy and global order.