Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart are joined by Professor Timothy Snyder to discuss: What effect will the results of the US election have on Ukraine?  What can European history teach us about the potential outcome of conflicts around the world? Will America always be a democracy? 00:00 His backstory 02:00 - The mistakes of the 1990s 05:11 - The mistakes of the 1920s 07:30 - Eastern Europe as a specialism 09:48 - What we miss about WW2 12:52 - Career development and speaking languages 16:33 - What it means to kill a man 22:00 - Antisemitism in 2024 24:06 - The causes of the Holocaust 25:44 - Is Islamophobia on the rise 26:47 - How the Soviet Union was anti-Semitic 27:58 - What is Putinism’s appeal? 35:33 - What does Russia winning the war look like 38:28 - How the Ukraine war is going to end 39:28 - Ukraine similarities with the Middle East 43:08 - Will Donald Trump support Ukraine? 47:41 - What people miss about Trump’s appeal 50:40 - Are we in a post-truth era 52:58 - Does Trump want Ukraine to win? 54:43 - How to create more peaceful societies 59:03 - Brexit Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @RestIsPolitics Email: restispolitics@gmail.com Podcast Editor: Nathan Copelin Assistant Producer: India Dunkley Video Editor: Teo Ayodeji-Ansell Social Producer: Jess Kidson Producer: Nicole Maslen Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport