Decolonisation is a new way to say rooting out racism. It means challenging colonial-era attitudes of white superiority that linger in our societies and our institutions. The push for decolonisation took wings with the spread of the Black Lives Matter movement and large antiracism protests, including in many parts of Europe. But EU institutions still are nowhere near starting the process of decolonisation. The foot-dragging was underlined this month when top EU diplomat Josep Borrell branded most of the rest of the world as a "jungle" in a speech at the College of Europe. Dignitaries lined up to condemn the comments as an echo of colonial-era language. Some of the strongest criticism came from parts of the world that the EU most wants on its side in the war in Ukraine. In this episode: a look back at Borrell's controversial remarks; and a deep dive into decolonising EU foreign aid with Shada Islam and Dylan Mathews of Peace Direct. 

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