Mark Leonard's World in 30 Minutes

Mark Leonard speaks with ECFR experts Kadri Liik and Sebastian Dullien about the consequences of the attack on Sergei Skripal in the UK, and the eruption of an EU-US trade war. Bookshelf: The Law and Policy of the World Trade Organization by Professor Peter van den BosscheLiquid Surveillance by Zygmunt Bauman and David LyonPicture credit: Vladimir Putin and Theresa May (2016-09-04) 02 by Kremlin.r...

Mark Leonard speaks with Asli Aydıntaşbaş, Kadri Liik, François Godement and Jeremy Shapiro about Europe’s relations with the US, China, Russia and Turkey. The podcast was recorded on the 6 March 2018.Picture credit: President Trump's Trip to Germany and the G20 Summit, by The White House, via flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/34971872723/in/album-72157685885349776/, CC BY 1.0 https:...

ECFR's director Mark Leonard discusses four possible outcomes in Italy’s election on the 4th of march 2018 with Silvia Francescon, head of ECFR Rome, and Alba Lamberti, Senior Director for Advocacy. This podcast was recorded on 2 March 2018.More on the Italy election:Teresa Coratella: Italy votes: Europe in the Italian electionhttp://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_italy_votes_europe_in_the_italian...

ECFR's director Mark Leonard checks in with ECFR's Policy Fellows Ulrike Franke and Ellie Geranmayeh after the first day of the Munich Security Conference 2018. They discuss the hot topics so far - European defence, the end of the liberal order and technology - and give an outlook on the more explosive discussions related to the Middle East that will be discussed on Sunday. The podcast was recorde...

Mark Leonard speaks with Ulrike Franke and Susi Dennison about what the new German coalition means for foreign policy. The podcast was recorded on 8 January 2018.Bookshelf:Coalition Treaty https://www.spd.de/fileadmin/Dokumente/Koalitionsvertrag/Koalitionsvertrag_2018.pdfAutumn and Winter by Ali Smith https://www.amazon.co.uk/Autumn-Ali-Smith/dp/1510051805 and https://www.amazon.co.uk/Winter-Seaso...

Mark Leonard speaks with Justin Vogt, Managing Editor of Foreign Affairs, Professor Mary Fulbrook from UCL, and Dr. Fraziska Exeler, Research Associate and Lecturer at FUB, about how nations deal with the evils of history. Recorded on 31 January 2018.For background reading on FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON THE ROAD events download a complimentary eBook:A Post-American Europe? Liberalism and Transatlantic Rela...

Mark Leonard, Asli Aydintasbas, Kadri Liik and Jeremy Shapiro, discuss Turkey's offensive near the Syria-Turkey boarder, the future of US-Turkey relations and Russia's role in the region. Bookshelf:Johan by Oli Bagel Slow Burn by Slate Paris 1919: Six months that changed the world by Margaret MacMillan 95 theses about technology by John NaughtonPicture credit: Return to Homs by Chaoyue 超越 PAN 潘...

Mark Leonard speaks with Wawrzyniec Smoczyński, editor-in-chief of Polityka INSIGHT, about the implications of Poland's government reshuffle and the changes to its constitution. Bookshelf:Sapiens – A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah HarariThe Square and the Tower: Networks, Hierarchies and the Struggle for Global Power by Niall FergusonEurope and its discontents: Poland’s collision course...

Mark Leonard speaks to François Godement and Abigaël Vasselier from the ECFR Asia & China team to get their reactions to President Macron's recent visit to China. They discuss the relationship between Europe and China more broadly, using the findings from their recent publication "China at the gates: A power audit of EU-China relations". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard and Jeremy Shapiro review the year gone by and predict the 10 foreign policy trends that will define 2018.Picture: Pixabay/Geralt https://pixabay.com/en/users/geralt-9301/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Heidi Tworek, Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia, about the potential damage to content providers that could follow from the US Federal Communication Commission’s decision to discard net neutrality. The podcast was recorded on 18 December 2017.Bookshelf:Everyobody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are by...

ECFR Policy Fellow Ulrike Franke speaks with Mark Leonard, former MP Douglas Alexander, and ECFR’s Senior Policy Fellow Nick Witney, about Britain’s future vision of EU-UK security cooperation after Brexit. The podcast was recorded on the 13.12.2017 in Berlin. Bookshelf:The Shardlake Series by C. J. SampsonPoverty Safari by Darren McGarveyLecture on David Cameron’s relationship with the EU by Sir...

Mark Leonard speaks with ECFR Policy Fellows Hugh Lovatt, Ellie Geranmayeh and Julien Barnes-Dacey about reactions to Trump’s recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and the new divergence between Washington and Europe across the Middle East. Bookshelf:The Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks Gaza: Preparing for Dawn by Donald MacintyreNo Knives in the Kitchen of this City: A Novel by Khaled Kha...

Mark Leonard speaks with Shahin Vallée, former Economic Advisor to the President of the European Council, and to Emanuel Macron when he was French Economy Minister. They discuss what Macron’s plans are for Europe and what it might lead to. Bookshelf:L’Art de perdre by Alice Zeniter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard discusses the launch of PESCO, the latest collective European defence initiative with Senior Policy Fellow Nick Witney and Policy Fellow, Ulrike Franke. The podcast was recorded on 24th November 2017.Bookshelf:George Orwell, Homage to CataloniaPeter Wilson, The Holy Roman EmpireNick Witney, Re-energising Europe's Security and Defence Policy: www.ecfr.eu/publications/su...

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard discusses the consequences of the German political crisis for Germany and for Europe with ECFR's Berlin office director, Josef Janning, and policy fellow, Ulrike Franke. The podcast was recorded on 22nd November 2017.Bookshelf:Ivan Krastev, After EuropeRichard Youngs, Europe Reset: New Directions for the EUH.G. Wells, The War in the Air, available at: http://www.gutenb...

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard discusses the refugee crisis with David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee and former British foreign secretary. The podcast was recorded on 16th November 2017.Bookshelf:David Miliband, Rescue: Refugees and the Political Crisis of our TimeEdward Luce, The Retreat of Western LiberalismLisa Maxwell, The Horse Who Walked Through TimePicture:...

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard discusses Trump's foreign policy and its global consequences with ECFR's research director, Jeremy Shapiro, ECFR's Russia expert, Kadri Liik and ECFR's China expert, Francois Godement. The podcast was recorded on 10th November 2017.Bookshelf:Stein Ringen, The Perfect Dictatorship: China in the 21st CenturyVladimir Sorokin, Day of the OprichnikGeorge F. Kennan, Russia L...

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard discusses peacekeeping in Ukraine and the EU's Russia policy with ECFR's Russia expert, Kadri Liik and ECFR's Ukraine expert Andrew Wilson. The podcast was recorded on 3rd November 2017.Bookshelf:Stephen Kotkin, Stalin, Vol. II: Waiting for Hitler, 1928–1941Anne Applebaum, Red Famine: Stalin's War on UkraineYuri Slezkine, The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian...

In this new episode of our summer series, ECFR's director Mark Leonard and Policy Fellow Anthony Dworkin talk with Martin Wolf about the economic origins of the populist surge that is undermining the liberal order.**Disclaimer: Imperfect audio qualityMartin Wolf is chief economics commentator at the Financial Times. Bookshelf:Martin Wolf, The Shifts and the Shocks: What we’ve learned – and have st...

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard discusses the state of the transatlantic relations with Jan Techau, director of the Richard Holbrook Forum at the American Academy in Berlin. The podcast was recorded on 25th October 2017. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this new episode of our summer series, ECFR's director Mark Leonard talks with Anu Bradford about the EU's global power and how it successfully exports its influence to the rest of the world. Anu Bradford is a professor of international economic law and European Union law at Columbia Law School. Bookshelf:Anu Bradford, The Brussels Effect, The Rise of a Regulatory Superstate in Europe, availabl...

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard discusses the major takeways from China's 19th Party Congress with ECFR’s head of Asia & China programme François Godement and China expert Jérôme Doyon. The podcast was recorded on 20th October 2017.Bookshelf:Ian Johnson, The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After MaoJean-Paul Kauffmann, Outre-Terre: Le Voyage a EylauAngela Stanzel (ed.), "Grand Designs: Does Ch...

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard talks with ECFR’s head of MENA programme Ruth Citrin and Iran expert Ellie Geranmayeh about the consequences of Trump's decision to decertify the Iran nuclear deal and the responses that Europe can make to avert another nuclear crisis. The podcast was recorded on 13th October 2017.Bookshelf:Peter Frankopan, The Silk Roads: A New History of the WorldDeidre Berger et al....

In this new episode of our summer series, ECFR's director Mark Leonard talks with Joseph Nye about power and multilateral institutions. Joseph Nye is a Harvard University Professor and the co-founder, along with Robert Keohane, of the international relations theory of neoliberalism. Bookshelf:Joseph Nye, Is the American Century Over? Joseph Nye, Will the Liberal Order Survive?, in Foreign Affairs,...