Mark Leonard's World in 30 Minutes
501 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 89 ratingsWeekly podcast on the events, policies and ideas that will shape the world.World in 30 minutes is curated by Mark Leonard, Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), and features top-level speakers from across the EU and beyond to debate and discuss Europe’s role in the world. It was awarded “Best podcasts on EU politics” by PolicyLab in 2019.Member of the EuroPod network.
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ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: East - West divide on refugee crisis?
September 17, 2015 11:49 - 34 minutes - 79.9 MBECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Senior Policy Fellow Kadri Liik, and to the head of ECFR's Sofia office, Vessela Tcherneva, about the growing divide between eastern and western European countries on the refugee crisis. Bookshelf:The Judgement by Stephan KomandarevRussian Approaches to International Law by Prof. Lauri MälksooEastern Europe’s Compassion Deficit by Ivan KrastevPicture: Flickr/ Stephen Ryan / IFRC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: Britain in Europe Renegotiation Scorecard
September 09, 2015 13:08 - 32 minutes - 73.7 MBECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to experts Susi Dennison and Josef Janning about the results of ECFR's Britain in Europe Renegotiation Scorecard - an exclusive survey of opinion in ten of the most critical EU member states to find how close Cameron is to securing agreement to a reform package that he can put to the British people.Download the survey on our dedicated page: http://www.ecfr.eu/europeanpower/britainPicture: Flickr/Number 10 - Crown Copyright Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: Refugee Crisis
September 03, 2015 14:55 - 29 minutes - 67.4 MBECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to ECFR's CEO Dick Oosting, experts Susi Dennison and Josef Janning, about how the different EU countries deal with the crisis, Germany's role and how other countries might respond.Bookshelf:Geopolitics and democracy in the Middle East by Kristina KauschPicture: Flickr/EC/ECHO Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: Egon Bahr and the new Ostpolitik
August 25, 2015 14:22 - 31 minutes - 71.3 MBECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks to Almut Moeller, former head of the Alfred von Oppenheim Center for European Policy Studies at the German Council on Foreign Relations, Christoph Bertram, former director of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, and Wolfgang Ischinger, Germany's former ambassador to Washington and London and currently chairman of the Munich Security Conference, about German politician Egon Bahr, who passed away recently, and his legacy.Bookshelf:Blue...
ECFR’s World in 30 Minutes: China devalues its currency and VJ Day 70th anniversary
August 17, 2015 14:17 - 33 minutes - 76.7 MBECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks to Francois Godement, ECFR’s director of the Asia and China Programme, about China’s recent decision to devalue its currency as well as the 70th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day.Bookshelf:Duty – Memoirs of a Secretary at War by Robert M. GatesSoumission by Michel HouellebecqChina’s Second Continent by Howard FrenchThe China-Pakistan Axis by Andrew SmallPicture: Flickr/Faungg's Photos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mattia Toaldo at BBC Radio 4's Today programme
August 10, 2015 09:49 - 3 minutes - 1.08 MBECFR's Mattia Toaldo gives insight into how the instability in Libya contributes to the migration crisis.Picture: Flickr/Noborder Network Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: Summer Readings
August 07, 2015 08:47 - 46 minutes - 107 MBhttp://www.ecfr.eu/podcastsECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks to political scientist and author, Ian Bremmer, and diplomat and author, Jonas Parello-Plesner about their new books. Both guests recently wrote about world superpowers: Bremmer’s book is called 'Superpower: Three Choices for America's Role in the World', and Parello-Plesner’s 'China’s Strong Arm – Protecting Citizens and Assets Aroad', co-authored with Mathieu Duchatel.Picture: Flickr/Matthew Paulson Hosted on Acast. See acast....
Mattia Toaldo at The Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2
August 03, 2015 15:58 - 4 minutes - 4.25 MBECFR's Mattia Toaldo speaks at BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine Show about how other EU countries deal with asylum seekers and how Britain compared approaches the topic.Picture: Flickr/Jey OH photographie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes - Brexit: What Would 'Out' Mean?
July 31, 2015 09:56 - 37 minutes - 86.3 MBECFR's director Mark Leonard presents the highlights of the recent ECFR event 'What would 'out' mean?' Taking part in the discussion are Bernard Jenkin, MP for Harwich and North Essex, Mark Reckless, UKIP's Director of Policy, and Matthew Elliott, Chief Executive of Business for Britain, who want to see a change in Britain's relationship with Europe.Picture: Flickr/Chris Goldberg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Voices on Ukraine, voices of Ukraine part 11 with Mykhailo Zhernakov
July 24, 2015 10:34 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBECFR's Policy Fellow and Associate Director of the Madrid office, Francisco de Borja Lasheras, interviews experts and locals on Ukraine.Photo by SerenityRose (Flickr). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: Germany under criticism
July 23, 2015 10:09 - 35 minutes - 80.6 MBECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Franziska Brantner, Member of the German Parliament, ECFR’s senior policy fellow Sebastian Dullien and Josef Janning, and Ulrike Franke, Research Assistant at ECFR, about Germany’s leadership role and recent criticism on their decisions.Picture: Flickr/tosid - https://www.flickr.com/photos/34247875@N07/3592357164/in/photolist-6trLCu-62FuXo-ezYXMB-ccWJXd-qQX3Ki-r8vLWP-9PrF79-aUjYCt-r8vLCT-9PrF6U-9S419Q-r8mRmV-qQX5nh-9PrF7m-v8m4JG-r8qEif-9PrF7f-tuP1xV-eXsi...
EU differentiation and Israeli settlements
July 22, 2015 13:37 - 10 minutes - 23.1 MBECFR policy fellows Mattia Toaldo and Hugh Lovatt, authors of the policy brief "EU differentiation and Israeli settlements", believe that the EU needs to act faster and further in ensuring that Israeli settlements in no way benefit from EU-Israel bilateral relations. In the interview they explain the benefits of a differentiation policy.http://www.ecfr.eu/publications/summary/eu_differentiation_and_israeli_settlements3076Picture: Reuters/Baz Ratner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: Iran Deal
July 16, 2015 13:10 - 29 minutes - 67.5 MBECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Daniel Levy, director of the MENA programme, and to policy fellows Julien Barnes-Dacey and Ellie Geranmayeh, about the Iran nuclear agreement and Geranmayeh's new policy brief 'Engaging with Iran: A European agenda'. Picture: Flickr/European External Action Service Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Greek crisis - Interview with Joaquín Almunia
July 15, 2015 09:48 - 4 minutes - 10.7 MBECFR's Carla Hobbs interviews the new council member and former European Commissioner, Joaquín Almunia, on the new Greek bailout agreement. Almunia explains possible consequences this could have on the political situation in Spain.Picture: Flickr/European Union 2014 - European Parliament https://www.flickr.com/photos/photosmartinschulz/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Iran Nuclear Talks
July 07, 2015 16:31 - 20 minutes - 48 MBECFR policy fellow Ellie Geranmayeh is in Vienna where the nuclear talks between Iran and six major powers are being held. She speaks to Kelsey Davenport, director of Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association, and gives an update on the state of the nuclear negotiations.Picture: Flickr/European External Action Service Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: Greek Referendum - the Result
July 06, 2015 13:23 - 34 minutes - 20 MBECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to senior policy fellows Vessela Tcherneva and Sebastian Dullien about what the result of the Greek referendum will mean for Greece and for the EU.Cover art: Flickr/Adolfo Lujan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: Greek Referendum
July 03, 2015 12:30 - 30 minutes - 70.2 MBECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Loukas Tsoukalis, Professor of Economics and head of the Greek think tank ELIAMEP, and Sebastian Dullien, ECFR's senior policy fellow and Professor of International Economics at HTW Berlin, about the Greek referendum, what it means and its possible implications.Cover art: Flickr/Theophilos Papadopoulos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Voices on Ukraine, voices of Ukraine part 10 with Olexiy Haran
July 01, 2015 15:39 - 18 minutes - 17 MBHead of ECFR's Sofia office, Vessela Tcherneva, interviews Professor Olexiy Haran from Kyiv on the current challenges in Eastern Ukraine and future prospects. Picture Credit: Flickr/Sasha Maksymenko Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Voices on Ukraine, Voices of Ukraine part 9 with Ilya Yashin
June 30, 2015 11:35 - 7 minutes - 7.19 MBECFR's Policy Fellow and Associate Director of the Madrid office, Francisco de Borja Lasheras, interviews experts and locals on Ukraine.Photo by SerenityRose (Flickr). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Voices on Ukraine, voices of Ukraine part 8 with Anna Korbut
June 25, 2015 11:09 - 8 minutes - 8.2 MBECFR's Policy Fellow and Associate Director of the Madrid office, Francisco de Borja Lasheras, interviews experts and locals on Ukraine.Photo by SerenityRose (Flickr). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: Sanctions
June 08, 2015 16:02 - 35 minutes - 80.8 MBECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Gerald Knaus, chairman and founder of the European Stability Initiative, Andrew Wilson, senior policy fellow at ECFR and Ukraine specialist, and Anthony Dworkin, senior policy fellow at ECFR and expert on human rights, democracy and justice, about the increase and effectiveness of the geo-economic tool sanctions. Cover art (CC)Flickr/Number10 - www.flickr.com/photos/number10gov/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: Turkey Elections
June 03, 2015 09:21 - 32 minutes - 18.5 MBECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Sinan Ülgen, visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe, and Vessela Tcherneva, head of ECFR's Wider Europe programme, about the upcoming Turkish elections, possible results and implications.Cover art (CC)Flickr/OpenDemocracy - https://www.flickr.com/photos/opendemocracy/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: ISIS
May 28, 2015 14:04 - 33 minutes - 76.4 MBECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to ECFR Middle East experts and policy fellows Ellie Geranmayeh and Julien Barnes-Dacey about the geopolitics of ISIS and the role of the West.Cover art (CC)Flickr/Marines - https://www.flickr.com/photos/marine_corps/5416100651/in/photolist-9fAW2H-65DExN-6rj8Zh-62yNbs-8MmJkq-9yiFZe-pHYeK-do64N-8ENPYF-71KfqD-8tjf2m-9gERc8-pLTKPN-5YQ6Hk-pxF3UR-3nbnzX-AuFXQ-ssxkPj-65vQmD-65xRZw-65C5vL-ooca2q-62tQrZ-e2B8xH-bBnQxm-6cuVnH-RTiTF-3H7SQM-bDD2rG-bTdSue-quQp7-62BBZo-i...
Israel's bus segregation row and Netanyahu's new political challenges
May 22, 2015 08:59 - 19 minutes - 43.6 MBWith only a few months following his election victory, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is faced with his first crisis over a discriminatory pilot scheme that would've seen Palestinian workers banned from using Israeli buses in the occupied West Bank. The proposal has been scrapped. However, as ECFR's director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme, Daniel Levy argues, the government Netanyahu has put together will see on a number of occasions "this kind of visible ugliness fl...
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: Riga Summit
May 19, 2015 10:45 - 37 minutes - 85.2 MBECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Ian Bond, director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform, and ECFR Senior Policy Fellow’s Kadri Liik and Andrew Wilson. They take a look at the Eastern Partnership summit, which will take place in Riga on the 20th and 21st May 2015, and whether we can expect any major changes.Cover art (CC) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland - https://www.flickr.com/photos/polandmfa/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: The results of the British elections and its consequences
May 13, 2015 12:12 - 47 minutes - 27.2 MBECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Silvia Francescon, head of ECFR's Rome office, Josef Janning, senior policy fellow from ECFR's Berlin office and Piotr Buras, head of ECFR's Warsaw office, about what the results will mean for Britain's membership of the EU and the development of the EU going forward. Cover art (CC) Maurice - www.flickr.com/photos/mauricedb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: UK Elections
May 06, 2015 17:45 - 43 minutes - 101 MBOn 7 May the British public is asked to choose a new government. Mark Leonard, director of ECFR, Robin Niblett, the director of Chatham House, Charles Grant, the director of the Centre for European Reform, and Ulrike Franke, Research Assistant at ECFR, discuss the possible outcomes and what this would mean for the future of British foreign policy and its relationship with the EU.Cover art (CC)secretlondon123 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
Voices on Ukraine, voices of Ukraine part 7 with Francisco de Borja Lasheras
April 29, 2015 10:50 - 9 minutes - 22.4 MBJuan Ruitiña interviews Policy Fellow and Associate Director of ECFR Madrid Office Francisco de Borja Lasheras on the reforms in the Ukraine and the effectiveness of Minsk II. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How do Asians see their future?
April 28, 2015 10:15 - 10 minutes - 23.1 MBAsia is rising - economically, socially, and technologically, Asia’s nations are taking strides towards increased welfare and prosperity. Francois Godement, Director of ECFR’s Asia & China programme, and Angela Stanzel, ECFR Policy Fellow, reflect on our recent publication 'How do Asians see their future?'. They take a look at recent developments in and around Asia, and whether this had any impact on how Asians see their future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: Iran
April 22, 2015 13:38 - 32 minutes - 74.3 MBOn 2 April in Lausanne, world powers and Iran declared the parameters of a comprehensive nuclear deal, offering greater detail than expected. The US has re-asserted its commitment to traditional allies while suggesting a new equilibrium needs to be found in the region. Paul Pillar, Senior Fellow at the Center for Security Studies at Georgetown University and at the Brookings Institution, Ali Vaez, senior analyst on Iran at International Crisis Group, Ellie Geranmayeh, MENA policy fellow at EC...
Voices on Ukraine, voices of Ukraine part 6 with Yehven Fedchenko
April 17, 2015 10:41 - 7 minutes - 17.1 MBECFR's Policy Fellow and Associate Director of the Madrid office, Francisco de Borja Lasheras, interviews Yehven Fedchenko, the director of the Mohyla School of Journalism in Kiev, about his website StopFake.org, whose purpose is to fact-check Russian propaganda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: Germany and US
April 15, 2015 13:54 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBMark Leonard talks to Jeremy Shapiro and Nicu Popescu about changing transatlantic relations. How serious are the tensions between Germany and the US after the recent spying scandal? And can the EU and the US still co-operate on issues in Ukraine and the Middle East? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: EU elections
April 15, 2015 13:51 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBMark Leonard talks to Jose Ignacio Torreblanca and Daniel Levy about the European elections, euroscepticism, and the Middle East peace process after Kerry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: Iraq
April 15, 2015 13:31 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBECFR's director Mark Leonard discusses the latest developments in Iraq with Myriam Benraad, Vessela Tcherneva and Julien Barnes-Dacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ECFR's World In 30 Minutes: Ukraine and Belarus
April 14, 2015 08:49 - 39 minutes - 90.6 MBWith an EU-Ukraine summit coming up this month, in this episode of World in 30 Minutes Mark Leonard, Director of ECFR, speaks to Kadri Liik and Vessela Tcherneva from ECFR's Wider Europe Programme, and Carl Bildt, co-chair and former Foreign Minister of Sweden. They discuss their recent study trip to Kiev and Minsk were they met with the Ukrainian president Poroshenko, Maidan activists, think-tanks and ministers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mapping Libya's factions
April 09, 2015 16:03 - 5 minutes - 12.1 MBJournalist, analyst and author of our web publication 'Mapping Libya's factions', Mary Fitzgerald, explains the political factions and armed groups involved in the fighting in Libya, and gives us insight into what lies behind the conflicts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Voices on Ukraine, voices of Ukraine part 5 with Hanna Hopko
April 07, 2015 12:47 - 6 minutes - 5.93 MBECFR's Policy Fellow and Associate Director of the Madrid office, Francisco de Borja Lasheras, and Hanna Hopko, former Maidan activist and now member of the Verkhovna Rada and head of the Foreign Affairs Committee, discuss the reform challenges in post-Maidan Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Libya: What went wrong since 2011?
March 31, 2015 14:30 - 11 minutes - 26.4 MBECFR Policy Fellow, Mattia Toaldo, speaks to journalist and analyst Mary Fitzgerald, and Libyan politician Guma El-Gamaty about the lessons that have been learned in 2011 and whether international intervention in Libya would be a good idea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The uncertain future of Yemen
March 30, 2015 15:44 - 10 minutes - 9.37 MBECFR Senior Policy Fellow, Julien Barnes-Dacey, and Visiting Fellow, Adam Baron, discuss the recent developments in Yemen and take a look at where the situation is headed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Geo-economics: Seven Challenges to Globalization
March 30, 2015 11:10 - 16 minutes - 38.6 MBECFR Director and co-author of the publication 'Geo-economics: Seven Challenges to Globalization', Mark Leonard, gives his thoughts on what states can do to prevent geopolitics from unravelling the globalization of the world economy and its systems of governance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Voices on Ukraine, voices of Ukraine part 4 with Francisco de Borja Lasheras
March 30, 2015 09:44 - 8 minutes - 19 MBECFR's Policy Fellow and Associate Director of the Madrid office, Francisco de Borja Lasheras, on how to improve EU foreign policy and reach a stronger strategic convergence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Does Europe need a bigger military force?
March 24, 2015 15:04 - 12 minutes - 27.5 MBFormer EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Dr Javier Solana, ECFR's Senior Policy Fellow, Nick Witney, and Advisor at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Hilmar Linnenkamp, discuss the recent report "More Union in European Defence". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Voices on Ukraine, voices of Ukraine part 3 with Yevgenia Belorusets
March 20, 2015 13:53 - 8 minutes - 7.69 MBECFR's Policy Fellow and Associate Director of the Madrid office, Francisco de Borja Lasheras, and Ukrainian artist, Yevgenia Belorusets, take a look at the everyday life of people in eastern Ukraine and the challenges they have to face. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mark Leonard's interview with Professor Joseph Nye
February 13, 2015 12:26 - 20 minutes - 46.3 MBProfessor Joseph Nye, political scientist and former Dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, talks to ECFR Director Mark Leonard about his new book "Is the American Century Over?". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ECFR's World in 30 minutes: Scorecard Edition
February 05, 2015 18:08 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBIn this episode of World in 30 Minutes Mark Leonard, Director of ECFR, and the three experts Susi Dennison, Kadri Liik and Jose Ignacio Torreblanca, take a look at the Scorecard 2015 publication and discuss the highlights and low points of EU foreign policy in 2014. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2015 - Richard Gowan on Chapter 6: Multilateral Issues
February 05, 2015 14:55 - 6 minutes - 15.7 MBRichard Gowan, ECFR Associate Fellow and author of Chapter 6, believes that there were several crises the EU had to face in 2014. How to deal with the increased migration from African countries was the most challenging one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2015 - Francois Godement on Chapter 5: China and Asia
February 04, 2015 18:02 - 7 minutes - 16.8 MBFrancois Godement, director of ECFR’s China and Asia Programme, talks about the expansion of relations between the EU and Asia in 2014 through the EU’s confirmation of a free trade pact negotiation with Japan, and an agreement on joint action involving global security, along with the participation in peacekeeping efforts with South Korea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2015 - Susi Dennison on Chapter 4: MENA
February 03, 2015 13:58 - 5 minutes - 11.7 MBSusi Dennison, Senior Policy Fellow and expert on the MENA region, explains the EU's performance in the Middle East and North Africa in 2014, and the need for a new strategy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2015 - Vessela Tcherneva on Chapter 3: Wider Europe
February 02, 2015 17:15 - 5 minutes - 13.4 MBVessela Tcherneva, ECFR's director of the Wider Europe programme, gives her analysis on the EU's performance upon dealing with the western Balkans in 2014 and discusses which challenges the relations with Turkey and Bosnia will pose this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2015 - Thomas Wright on Chapter 2: United States
January 30, 2015 16:11 - 5 minutes - 13.5 MBThomas Wright, author of Chapter 2 from the European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2015, talks about US-EU relations last year and their convergence towards the end of the year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.