In this episode, host Marta Furlan talks with Juan Luis Manfredi Sánchez, reflecting on the new world order that is taking shape under President Donald Trump. Manfredi Sánchez talks about the end of the liberal order and a return to “areas of influence”. He goes on to note that the recent direct US intervention in Venezuela is a clear sign of a new approach with which Latin American and European countries need to deal. Europe, in particular, is invited to take a more proactive approach. He then discusses how energy and trade have been used, or instrumentalized, in Trump’s order of things.
Juan Luis Manfredi Sánchez is Professor of International Studies at the University of Castilla-La Mancha. He is a member of the Centre of Excellence Jean Monnet at the European Studies Center. He is an Associate Professor at the Spanish Diplomatic School. He was named Prince of Asturias Distinguished Visiting Professor at the School of Foreign Service (Georgetown University, 2021-2024). He was -and still is- a member of the Latin American Leadership Program fellow. Currently, he serves as the Geopolitics & Diplomacy Vice President of the Georgetown Club of Spain. He also serves as International Studies Association – ICOMM Section Chair (International Communication) and executive committee member.
