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.

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Paul Adamson

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News

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encompass-europe.com

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

The cost of vaccine nationalism 18.11.2020

Christian van Stolk, Executive Vice President at RAND Europe, talks to Paul Adamson about a new RAND study "Covid-19 and the cost of vaccine nationalism'.

'Brexitland' 11.11.2020

Rob Ford, Professor of Political Science at the University of Manchester and co-author with Maria Sobolewska of 'Brexitland: Identity, Diversity and the Reshaping of British Politics' talks to Paul Adamson about their new book and changing attitudes towards immigration in the UK.

Harnessing globalisation and international collaboration for the greater good 26.10.2020

Simon Anholt, author of 'The Good Country Equation', talks to Paul Adamson about harnessing globalisation and international collaboration for the greater good.

Politically Homeless: thoughts on the Labour Party and political satire 16.10.2020

Matt Forde, stand-up comedian, broadcaster and writer/performer on 'Spitting Image', talks to Paul Adamson about positioning the Labour Party as a government in waiting and the challenges in writing for and voicing Donald Trump, Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer.

Point of View - Advocating with user generated content 15.10.2020

Alan Compton, photo journalist/curator of the NLO Point of View exhibition, Denis Onyango, African Advocacy Foundation, Alyna Smith, Platform for Int’l Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants & Roberto Pérez Gayo, Correlation-European Harm Reduction Network

Covid-19 in marginalised groups: learning from lived experiences 14.10.2020

Tatjana Buzeti, Policy Officer, European Office for Investment for Health and Development, WHO EUROPE, Ann Isabelle von Lingen & Mario Cascio, EATG (European AIDS Treatment Group) and Roberto Pérez Gayo, Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network

Covid-19: addressing the impact on workers in the informal economy 13.10.2020

Maria-Anna Paraskeva, Senior Policy Officer, DG EMPL, European Commission, Michele LeVoy, Director, Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) and Luca Stevenson, Coordinator, International Committee on the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe (ICRSE).

Responses to the pandemic and learnings for the future 12.10.2020

Francesca Colombo, Head of Health Division, OECD, Freek Spinnewijn, Director, European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless (FEANTSA) and Jeffrey V. Lazarus Head, Health Systems Research Group, Barcelona Institute for Global Health

'Collateral Damage' 23.09.2020

Kim Darroch, former UK Ambassador to the US, National Security Adviser and Permanent Representative to the EU, talks to Paul Adamson about his new book 'Collateral Damage: Britain, America and Europe in the Age of Trump'.

Foreign policy and security challenges in the 2020s 06.08.2020

Fiona Hill, 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 at the National Security Council, talks to Paul Adamson about US foreign and security policy priorities after the presidential elections, the future of NATO and the European External Acti...

"The Economics of Belonging" 16.07.2020

Martin Sandbu, European Economics Commentator at the FT and author of "The Economics of Belonging", talks to Paul Adamson about his new book and the prospects for a new radicalism post Covid-19.

Analysing the EU's current in-tray 08.07.2020

Duncan Robinson, Brussels bureau chief of 'The Economist' and 'Charlemagne' columnist, talks to Paul Adamson about his approach to his work and analyses the EU's current challenges.

Angela Merkel and Germany's leadership in the EU 02.07.2020

Bojan Pancevski, Germany correspondent of the Wall Street Journal, talks to Paul Adamson about Angela Merkel's long reign and Germany's leadership in the EU as it assumes the EU presidency.

Crafting a UK immigration policy post Brexit 25.06.2020

Jonathan Portes, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at King's College, London, talks to Paul Adamson about changing British attitudes towards immigration since the June 2016 referendum and the challenges the UK government faces in crafting a post Brexit immigration policy.

Italy, Europe and the EU Recovery Fund 18.06.2020

Enrico Letta, former Prime Minister of Italy; Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po in Paris, talks to Paul Adamson about Italian attitudes towards Europe, Italy's influence in the EU and the potential of the EU Recovery Fund.

Europe's place in the world, transatlantic relations and the US presidential elections 11.06.2020

Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State in the Clinton administration, talks to Paul Adamson about Europe's place in the world, the transatlantic relationship and the upcoming US presidential elections.

"Angrynomics" 04.06.2020

Eric Lonergan, co-author (with Mark Blyth) of "Angrynomics", talks to Paul Adamson about the growing anger in our societies and how positive anger - moral outrage - can be harnessed to address inequality.

Assessing the UK stance in the Brexit talks 28.05.2020

Anand Menon, director of the 'UK in a Changing Europe' project, talks to Paul Adamson about the UK's stance in the Brexit talks.

Moving up a gear in the Brexit talks 21.05.2020

The EU Ambassador to the UK, João Vale de Almeida, talks to Paul Adamson about the current state of the Brexit talks and the need for compromise to ensure an agreement by the end of the year.

Understanding Emmanuel Macron 14.05.2020

Sophie Pedder, head of the Paris bureau of 'The Economist' and author of 'Révolution Française: Emmanuel Macron and the Quest to Reinvent a Nation', talks to Paul Adamson about Emmanuel Macron as a national, European and world leader.

Rebuilding the transatlantic relationship 05.05.2020

Anthony Luzzatto Gardner, former U.S. Ambassador to the EU and author of 'Stars with Stripes: The Essential Partnership between the European Union and the United States', talks to Paul Adamson about the current state of the transatlantic relationship and Joe Biden's presidential campaign.

Challenges in forging EU foreign and security policy 28.04.2020

Christian Leffler, former Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service, talks to Paul Adamson about the creation of the EEAS and challenges in forging EU foreign and security policy.

Making the business voice heard after Brexit 23.04.2020

Daniel Dalton, CEO of the British Chamber of Commerce to the EU and Belgium (and a former MEP), talks to Paul Adamson about the ways that British and non-British companies can get their voices heard post Brexit.

No more business as usual after the Coronavirus 16.04.2020

Will Hutton, Principal of Hertford College, Oxford, co-chair of The Purposeful Company and columnist for The Observer, talks to Paul Adamson about the societal and economic impact of the Coronavirus in the UK.

Europe needs a massive fiscal stimulus in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic 09.04.2020

Erik Jones, Director of European and Eurasian Studies and Professor of International Political Economy at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins in Bologna, talks to Paul Adamson about ways to give Europe a massive fiscal stimulus to overcome the coronavirus crisis.

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