

Roderick Beaton
Historian and author of Europe: A New History, offering expertise on European identity, history, and the continent's political development in a long-form interview.
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Mar 19, 2026 • 31min
Back the Future? – What is Europe for in the 21st Century?
Roderick Beaton, historian and author of Europe: A New History, maps how European identity was forged over millennia. He traces core values like law and democracy. He examines postwar integration, tensions around Germany, EU enlargement, Brexit’s effects, migration and cultural integration, and how history can frame Europe’s uncertain future.


