Paul Adamson

Paul Adamson in conversation

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Hi. I’m Paul Adamson, the founder of Encompass, an online magazine about the European Union and its place in the world and, through also our podcasts and live events, a space for discussion and debate. These podcasts are me “in conversation with” personalities that I think have interesting things to say. They are deliberately informal and are designed to be illuminating as well as, hopefully, entertaining.

Author

Paul Adamson

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News

Podcast website

encompass-europe.com

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

'The Raging 2020s' 16.12.2021

Alec Ross, Distinguished Visiting Professor at Bologna Business School of l'Università di Bologna and former Senior Adviser for Innovation to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, talks to Paul Adamson about his new book 'The Raging 2020s : Companies, Countries, People - and the Fight for our Future'.

Poland's regime, transatlantic relations and the EU's approach to China 02.12.2021

Radek Sikorski, the former Foreign Minister and Defence Minister of Poland, and Chairman of the European Parliament's Delegation for Relations with the United States, talks to Paul Adamson about Poland's regime, transatlantic relations and how the EU should deal with China.

Germany and the EU after Merkel 18.11.2021

Dr Daniela Schwarzer, Executive Director, Europe and Eurasia, at the Open Society Foundations, talks to Paul Adamson about Germany and the EU after Angela Merkel's 16 years as Chancellor.

Europe's handling of the pandemic 03.11.2021

Luuk van Middelaar, historian and political theorist, talks to Paul Adamson about his new book 'Pandemonium - Saving Europe'.

Finding opportunity in the twenty-first century 19.10.2021

Fiona Hill, Robert Bosch senior fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings and former deputy assistant to the president and senior director for European and Russian affairs on the National Security Council from 2017 to 2019, talks to Paul Adamson about her now book 'There is Nothing for you Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century'.

The fabrication of inter-generational warfare 04.10.2021

Bobby Duffy, Director of the Policy Institute at King's College, London, talks to Paul Adamson about his new book "Generations: Does When You're Born Shape Who You Are"?

'How to be A Liberal' 19.09.2021

Ian Dunt, columnist at the i newspaper, talks to Paul Adamson about his book "How to be a Liberal"

'The Prime Ministers We Never Had' 09.09.2021

Author and columnist Steve Richards talks to Paul Adamson about his new book 'The Prime Ministers We Never Had: Success and Failure from Butler to Corbyn'.

"Anthro-Vision - How Anthropology Can Explain Business and Life" 21.07.2021

Gillian Tett, Chairman of the US Editorial Board and Editor-at-Large at the Financial Times, talks to Paul Adamson about her new book "Anthro-Vision - How Anthropology Can Explain Business and Life"

The growing influence of cities and spending priorities for the EU Recovery Fund 13.07.2021

Dario Nardella, Mayor of Florence since 2014 and President of Eurocities, talks to Paul Adamson about the growing influence of cities, tensions between local and central government in Italy, and spending priorities for the new EU Recovery Fund.

"Hard Choices - What Britain Does Next" 28.06.2021

Lord Ricketts, former Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee, Ambassador to NATO, head of the Foreign Office, National Security Advisor and Ambassador to France, talks to Paul Adamson about his new book "Hard Choices - What Britain Does Next".

Making a success of EU foreign and security policy 10.06.2021

Stefano Sannino, Secretary General of the European External Action Service, talks to Paul Adamson about the EEAS's performance and how it is responding to new foreign and security policy challenges.

'The Brussels Effect - How the EU rules the world' 26.05.2021

Anu Bradford, Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and International Organization at the Columbia Law School, talks to Paul Adamson about her book 'The Brussels Effect - How the European Union Rules the World'.

EU-UK relations post Brexit and the rise of the Green Party in Germany 13.05.2021

Terry Reintke MEP, Vice-President of the Green group in the European Parliament, talks to Paul Adamson about EU-UK relations post Brexit, the rise of the Green Party in Germany and the Conference on the Future of Europe.

The growth of serious and organised crime in Europe 29.04.2021

Dr Shann Hulme, Research Leader, Home Affairs and Social Policy at RAND Europe, talks to Paul Adamson about the growth of serious and organised crime in Europe and its infiltration of legitimate businesses.

Executing the EU Recovery Plan and implementing the Northern Ireland Protocol 14.04.2021

Mujtaba Rahman, Managing Director and Practice Head, Europe, at the Eurasia Grouup, talks to Paul Adamson about the execution of the EU Recovery Plan and the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

EU and UK foreign and security policy after Brexit 18.03.2021

Rosa Balfour, director of Carnegie Europe, talks to Paul Adamson about the tensions in creating a EU foreign and security policy and the UK's new Integrated Review ('Global Britain in a competitive age').

The fight for equality 01.03.2021

Michael Cashman, member of the House of Lords, activist, actor and author of the memoir "One of Them - From Albert Square to Parliament Square", talks to Paul Adamson about his role in co-founding Stonewall UK, his acting career, his fifteen years as a Member of the European Parliament, and his ongoing campaigning for equality.

Democracy in Europe 17.02.2021

Timothy Garton Ash, Professor of European Studies at Oxford University and author of a new edition of 'The Magic Lantern', talks to Paul Adamson about the EU's dealings with Russia, Hungary, Poland and a post Brexit UK.

The new realities of the transatlantic relationship 04.02.2021

Steve Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe for the New York Times, talks to Paul Adamson about the likely future shape of transatlantic relations in a Biden administration.

'Britain Alone' 18.01.2021

Philip Stephens, Chief Political Commentator at the Financial Times, talks to Paul Adamson about his new book 'Britain Alone'.

Geopolitics in 2021 07.01.2021

Charles Grant, Director of the Centre for European Reform, talks to Paul Adamson about developments in geopolitics to look out for in 2021.

Reflecting on 2020 and on the Future of Europe 23.12.2020

The humourist and former Europe editor of the Press Association, Geoff Meade, looks back on 2020 and has some ideas on the Future of Europe.

A Brexit stocktake 16.12.2020

Matthew Kirk, former diplomat and international affairs adviser at Squire Patton Boggs, interviews Encompass founder Paul Adamson for a Brexit stock take - past, present and future.

The compelling case for immigration 02.12.2020

Philippe Legrain, author of 'Them and Us: How Immigrants and Locals Can Thrive Together' talks to Paul Adamson about his new book.

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