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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encompass-europe.com

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

A second Brexit referendum 04.02.2018

Andrew Adonis, a Labour member of the UK House of Lords and leading Remain campaigner, talks to Paul Adamson about stopping Brexit and preparing for a second referendum.

Defending and promoting values 21.01.2018

Sir Ciarán Devane, Chief Executive of the British Council, talks to Paul Adamson about defending values and the UK promoting partnerships in the current Brexit climate.

Understanding Donald Trump 09.01.2018

David Rennie, Washington bureau chief of 'The Economist' and previous 'Lexington', 'Bagehot' and 'Charlemagne' correspondent, talks to Paul Adamson about how Europeans can better understand Donald Trump and how the UK government is seriously misunderstanding the feasibility of a US-UK trade deal.

The transatlantic dimension of Brexit 14.12.2017

Charles Ries, Vice-President, International, RAND Corporation, talks to Paul Adamson about alternate forms of Brexit and their implications for the UK, the EU and the US.

The new challenges as the Brexit talks move to Phase 2 07.12.2017

Mujtaba Rahman, Managing Director and Practice Head, Europe at the Eurasia Group, talks to Paul Adamson about the major new challenges that will face the UK as it embarks on Phase 2 of the Brexit talks.

Brexit, Ireland and renewing the remain campaign 21.11.2017

Peter Mandelson talks to Paul Adamson about the urgency of solving the border issue between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in the Brexit talks and how a renewed Remain campaign has to focus its energies.

The new world of EU public affairs 14.11.2017

Jason Descamps, founder and managing director of the executive search firm European Affairs Recruitment Specialists, talks to Paul Adamson about the changing world of European Union public affairs.

Germany's re-assessment of Europe and transatlantic relations 02.11.2017

Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff, vice president at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and director of its Europe program, talks to Paul Adamson about German politics after last month's elections, Germany's influence in the European Union, and its re-assessment of transatlantic relations in the Trump era.

Europe's crises and the fate of the west 22.10.2017

Bill Drozdiak, former editor and chief European correspondent of 'The Washington Post', talks to Paul Adamson about his new book 'Fractured Continent: Europe's Crises and the Fate of the West'.

How to stop Brexit 12.10.2017

Nick Clegg, former deputy prime minister of the UK and leader of the Liberal Democrat party, talks to Paul Adamson about his new book 'How to Stop Brexit'.

Brexit and Ireland 02.10.2017

Tony Connelly, Europe editor of the Irish national broadcaster RTE, talks to Paul Adamson about his new book, 'Brexit and Ireland: the Dangers, the Opportunities, and the Inside Story of the Irish Response'.

Challenges and opportunities of the Estonian presidency of the EU 20.09.2017

Kaja Tael, Permanent Representative of Estonia to the European Union, talks to Paul Adamson about the challenges and opportunities of the current Estonian presidency of the EU.

The UK economy, the eurozone and Labour's new stance on Europe 13.09.2017

Will Hutton, columnist for The Observer and The Guardian, principal of Hertford College, Oxford and chair of the Big Innovation Centre, talks to Paul Adamson, about the UK economy, the eurozone and the Labour Party's evolving stance on the EU and Brexit.

Lobbying for change 04.09.2017

Alberto Alemanno, author of "Lobbying for Change" and co-founder of the Good Lobby, talks to Paul Adamson about citizen's lobbying.

Taking the pulse of the Brexit negotiations 31.08.2017

Stephen Fidler, UK and Brexit editor of the The Wall Street Journal, talks to Paul Adamson about the current state of the Brexit negotiations as the third round of talks come to an end.

The EU27's growing impatience with the UK over Brexit 17.08.2017

Jean-Claude Piris, former head of the Legal Service of the Council of Ministers and acknowledged expert on EU Treaties, talks to Paul Adamson about the EU27’s growing impatience with the UK over the Brexit negotiations.

Macron and the Future of Europe 16.07.2017

Pierre Vimont, former senior French diplomat and senior fellow at Carnegie Europe, talks to Paul Adamson about the impact of the election of Emmanuel Macron on the future direction of the European Union.

Post-Brexit public opinion in Europe 11.07.2017

Bruce Stokes, Director of Global Economic Attitudes at the Pew Research Center, talks to Paul Adamson about post-Brexit public opinion in Europe.

Borders, Brexit and the new UK government/DUP agreement 01.07.2017

Jonathan Powell, chief of staff to prime minister of Tony Blair and chief British government negotiator on Northern Ireland 1997-2007, talks to Paul Adamson about the impact of Brexit on the border arrangements between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and the impact of the new political deal between the UK government and the Democratic Unionist Party.

The future of the EU without the UK 24.06.2017

Carl Bildt, the former prime minister of Sweden, talks to Paul Adamson about the influence of the UK in the European Union and the future of the EU post Brexit.

The new politics of Brexit 14.06.2017

George Parker, political editor of the Financial Times, talks to Paul Adamson about the new politics and prognostics of Brexit following the 8 June British General Election.

Humour and EU politics 11.06.2017

The humourist and writer Geoff Meade, who was Europe Editor of the Press Association, talks to Paul Adamson about humour and EU politics.

The contribution of EU immigration to the UK economy 05.06.2017

Professor Jonathan Portes, senior fellow at 'UK in a Changing Europe', talks to Paul Adamson about the contribution of EU immigration to the British economy.

The conduct of the Article 50 negotiations 14.05.2017

John Kerr, Lord Kerr of Kinlochard, one of the architects of Article 50, talks to Paul Adamson about the conduct of the Article 50 negotiations.

Paying the UK's EU divorce bill 26.04.2017

Alex Barker, Brussels bureau chief of the Financial Times, talks to Paul Adamson about the heated negotiations about to start about the UK's EU budget liabilities.

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