Mark Leonard's World In 30 Minutes

Interview to Yevhen Hlibovytsky, Ukrainian intellectual, co-founder of the Nestor Group on the future of Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks with Beatrice de Graaf, Professor of History of International Relations at Utrecht University, Michiel van Hulten, one of the leaders of the Dutch yes-campaign, and Dick Oosting, CEO of ECFR, about the Dutch referendum and its results. In the second part he talks to Sam Coates, Deputy Political Editor of the Times, about the British referendum campaign. +++ Dear listeners, we have technical difficulties this week and we apologise for the sound quality +++Picture: Flickr/Notbrucelee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whilst China's defence budget this year is rising at its slowest pace since 2010, the reform of the People's Liberation Army is in full swing. Jérôme Doyon, ECFR Associate Fellow and editor of China Analysis, explains the key drivers to the reform, and its implications on Chinese defence.You can find the publication 'Xi’s army: Reform and loyalty in the PLA' here: http://www.ecfr.eu/publications/summary/xis_army_reform_and_loyalty_in_the_pla6055Picture: Flickr/lafayette1 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks with Stefan Kornelius, head of the international section of Sueddeutsche Zeitung, and ECFR senior policy fellows Kadri Liik and Sebastian Dullien, about the biggest leak in whistleblower history. The Panama Papers show how corruption really works in Russia by Mark GaleottiHow Reporters Pulled Off the Panama Papers, the Biggest Leak in Whistleblower History by Andy GreenbergPicture: Flickr/Orban Lopez Cruz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks with Clara Portela, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Singapore Management University, and Jeremy Shapiro, ECFR’s Research Director, about the role of sanctions in European foreign policy.Bookshelf:Connectivity Wars edited by Mark Leonard http://www.ecfr.eu/publications/summary/connectivity_wars_5064Picture: Flickr/jeffowenphotos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks with Manuel Lafont Rapnouil, Head of ECFR's Paris office, Anthony Dworkin, Senior Policy Fellow, and Nick Witney, co-director of ECFR's European Power programme, about the Brussels terror attacks and its implications on European security and unity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks with Franziska Brantner, Member of the German Parliament and ECFR council member, and with Josef Janning, Senior Policy Fellow and Head of ECFR Berlin Office, about the results of the three state elections in Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt, and what this means for the future of Germany and its role in the EU. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks with ECFR Visiting Fellow Asli Aydintasbas, ECFR Senior Policy Fellow Mattia Toaldo, and ECFR Board Member and German politician Norbert Röttgen, about the EU-Turkey ‘one-in one-out’ deal over the Syrian refugee crisis.Picture: Flickr/European Union 2012 - European Parliament+++ Dear listeners, we have technical difficulties this week and we apologise for the sound quality +++ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks with Ulf Sverdrup, Director of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, about the Norwegian model and whether it could work for the UK, and to Jeremy Shapiro, Research Director at ECFR, about the prospects of a Donald Trump presidency and what it means for Europe.Outside and Inside - Official Norwegian Reports NOU 2012Why the Norwegian EU option is best left to Norway by Fredrik Sejersted and Ulf SverdrupPicture: Flickr/Gage Skidmore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Sam Coates, Deputy Political Editor of the Times, and to Nick Witney and Susi Dennison, Co-Directors of ECFR's European Power programme, about the current state of the debate on the British membership of the European Union. Picture: Flickr/Crown Copyright Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks with Emma Bonino, former Foreign Minister of Italy, Asli Aydintasbas, ECFR Visiting Fellow, and Vessela Tcherneva, ECFR's director of Programmes, about Turkey's role in the world and its relationship with the EU.Picture: Flickr/Michal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Herman van Rompuy, former President of the European Council, Pierre Vimont, former ambassador and Senior Associate at Carnegie Europe, Almut Moeller, co-director of ECFR's Berlin office, and Janis Emmanouilidis, Director of Studies at the European Policy Centre, about the foreign policy dimensions of the refugee crisis.Picture: Flickr/Josh Zakary Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Alexandra Saieh, Policy Officer for Oxfam's Syria crisis response in Jordan, Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs and Chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Jeremy Shapiro, Research Director at ECFR, and Julien Barnes-Dacey, Senior Policy Fellow for ECFR’s Middle East & North Africa programme, about the Syria conference in London and the future of Syria more broadly.Picture: Flickr/Adam Brown/Crown Copyright Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to diplomat Robert Cooper and ECFR policy fellows Susi Dennison, Almut Moeller, Kadri Liik, and Fredrik Wesslau, about ECFR's Foreign Policy Scorecard 2016, its results and future prospects.You can find the publication here: http://www.ecfr.eu/scorecard/2016 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks to Gideon Rose, editor of Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar, former Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Parag Khanna, Senior Research Fellow at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, and Sebastian Dullien, Senior Policy Fellow at ECFR, about geo-economics and how Europe will do in a geo-economic world.You can find out more about the geo-economic battlegrounds of the future in our latest publication 'Connectivity Wars': http://www.ecfr.eu/publications/summary/connectivity_wars_5064Picture: Flickr/Andrew Moreton Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks to Christian Koch, director of the Gulf Research Center Foundation, Marc Lynch, Professor of Political Science at George Washington University, and Ellie Geranmayeh, ECFR policy fellow, about the recent breakdown of diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Bookshelf:The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Other Saudis – Shiism, Dissent and Sectarianism by Toby MatthiesenJoyriding in Riyadh – Oil, Urbanism, and Road Revolt by Pascal MenoretTaxi Tehran (Film) by Jafar Panahi Picture: Flickr/Stuart Rankin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks to ECFR’s research director Jeremy Shapiro about trends and issues in 2016. You can find the article with the thirteen predictions on our website at www.ecfr.eu. Bookshelf: This is London by Ben JudahSuperforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction by Phillip Tetlock and Dan GardnerPicture: Flickr/Adam Carter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ahead of the Spanish general election, that will take place on December 20th, José Ignacio Torreblanca, Head of the ECFR Office in Madrid, offers a quick analysis on what to expect according to the most recent Spanish polls. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Sebastian Dullien, ECFR senior policy fellow and a professor of international economics, about the impact that the influx of refugees will have on Germany’s economy, and on its local services.Picture: Flickr/sabaso Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to the Japanese Ambassador to NATO, Masafumi Ishii, and former German Ambassador to China and Japan and ECFR senior advisor to the Asia programme, Volker Stanzel, about what the world order might look like in 2030 and what role Europe might play.Bookshelf:Prof. Dr. Reinhard Wolf's article on politics and emotions is in the book "Emotionen und Politik: Begründungen, Konzeptionen und Praxisfelder einer politikwissenschaftlichen Emotionsforschung" by Karl-Rudolf Korte Danger on the high seas by Volker StanzelEurope and Japan by Mathieu DuchâtelEurope and Japan: Country by countryPicture: Flickr/Halfrain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.