Mark Leonard's World in 30 Minutes

Mark Leonard launches ECFR’s special summer series on European sovereignty with a discussion of the continent’s security and defence policy. He is joined by Nick Witney, a senior policy fellow at ECFR with a wealth of experience in diplomacy and defence strategy. Witney discusses how today’s strategically-divergent Europeans can collectively bolster their defence capabilities to offset new pressures from Russia and the southern border as well as reduce their reliance on the Americans.This podcast was recorded on Friday, 12 July 2019.Picture: Spanish soldiers at the European Best Sniper Squad Competition in Bavaria, Germany, 24 October 2016. Photo by Gertrud Zach. Retrieved from https://www.army.mil/article/177439/sniper_teams_shoot_for_european_best_squad_2016 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Standing in for regular host Mark Leonard, Anthony Dworkin, senior policy fellow at ECFR, looks at Europe's Eastern neighbourhood and interaction with Russia. He is joined by Kurt Volker, executive director of the McCain Institute and US special representative for the Ukraine negotiations, and Nicu Popescu, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Moldova and former head of the Wider Europe program at ECFR. They look at the conflicts in Ukraine and Moldova, what the Ukrainians might learn from the Moldovans, and what role there is for Europe in the region.The podcast was recorded on Tuesday, 25 June, 2019, at the side-lines of ECFR’s Annual Council Meeting in Lisbon.Bookshelf •The Perfect Kill: 21 Laws for Assassins by Robert Baerhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/315835/the-perfect-kill-by-robert-b-baer/ •A Little War That Shook the World by Ronald Asmushttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B0033SA54M/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 •1984 by George Orwellhttps://www.hmhco.com/shop/books/1984/9781328869333PictureUS Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker at President Zelensky's inauguration, on May 20th 2019. Photo by the Presidential Administration of Ukraine. Retrieved from https://www.president.gov.ua/photos/urochisti-zahodi-z-nagodi-skladennya-prisyagi-prezidentom-uk-2905. [CCA 4.0 international] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the latest edition of the World in 30 Minutes, regular host Mark Leonard discusses the transatlantic relations with Ben Rhodes, former speechwriter and advisor to President Obama, Jake Sullivan, former National Security Advisor to Vice-President Biden and Head of Policy Planning to then Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, and Amanda Sloat, senior fellow at Brookings and former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Southern Europe and Eastern Mediterranean Affairs in the State Department. They try to look beyond Trump and into the future, asking what the ingredients are for a sustainable transatlantic relationship. The podcast was recorded on Wednesday, June 26th, 2019, at the side-lines of ECFR’s Annual Council Meeting in Lisbon. Bookshelf•The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt https://righteousmind.com/•Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World by Tom Wright & Bradley Hopehttps://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/tom-wright/billion-dollar-whale/9780316436502/•How To Lose A Country: the 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship by Ece Temelkuranhttp://www.4thestate.co.uk/book/how-to-lose-a-country-the-7-steps-from-democracy-to-dictatorship-ece-temelkuran-9780008294014/Picture: President Trump’s Trip Abroad via Flickrhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/34502607780Taken on May 25, 2017. Public domain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, ECFR director Mark Leonard discusses the new faces of the European Council: from Ursula von der Leyen to Josep Borrell, these are the figures who will lead Europe over the coming years. Mark is joined by an all-star cast from four ECFR offices across Europe.Bookshelf: Wes Mitchell: Perhapsburg (American Interest)Francis Fukuyama: IdentityJohn Mearsheimer: The Great Dillusion: Liberal Dreams and International RealitiesAlexandros Yannis: Chimera: A NovelLuuk von Middelaar: Alarums and Excursions – Improving Politics on the European StageParag Khanna: The Future is AsianGerman philosophy about Europe from Immanuel Kant to Jürgen HabermasRobert Menasse: Die HauptstadtECFR: Strategic sovereignty: How Europe can regain the capacity to actThe podcast was recorded on 5 July 2019Picture: European Union EC - Audiovisual Service Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anthony Dworkin, standing in for regular host Mark Leonard, was joined by Douglas Alexander, senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, former Labour Europe minister, and former Labour shadow Foreign Secretary, and by Heather Grabbe, director of the Open Society European Policy Institute, to discuss Brexit. On this latest episode of the World in 30 Minutes, Anthony and his two guests, who are both ECFR Council Members, discuss the upcoming Tory leadership election and the consequences it will have for Brexit. In addition to asking what likely future Prime Minister Boris Johnson´s plans might be, they look back on what Brexit has been so far and examine the state of the debate. The podcast was recorded on Tuesday, 25 June 2019 at the side-lines of ECFR’s Annual Council Meeting in Lisbon. Bookshelf* The Passage to Europe by Luuk van Middelaarhttps://www.yalebooks.co.uk/display.asp?ISB=9780300205336* Alarums and Excursions by Luuk van Middelaar https://www.agendapub.com/books/94/alarums-and-excursions* The Self-Destruction of American Power by Fareed Zakariahttps://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2019-06-11/self-destruction-american-powerPicture: Tiocfaidh ár lá 1916 via Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/tiocfaidh_ar_la_1916/46607043232(CC BY-ND 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard was joined by Jean Pisany-Ferry, co-founder of Bruegel, Guntram Wolff, director of Bruegel and Jeremy Shapiro, Research Director at ECFR. This week ECFR published a paper on how Europe can regain the capacity to act. Mark and his guests, inspired by the tenor of this new publication, discussed the concept of European Economic Sovereignty on this latest episode of Mark Leonard’s World in 30 Minutes.The podcast was recorded on Thursday, 20 June 2019.Bookshelf *Super intelligence by Nick Bostrom https://www.amazon.com/Superintelligence-Dangers-Strategies-Nick-Bostrom/dp/1501227742 *A London apprentice Judy Graham https://www.amazon.co.uk/Judy-Graham/e/B07QL18H74*We have been harmonized Kai Strittmatter https://www.waterstones.com/book/we-have-been-harmonised/kai-strittmatter/ruth-martin/9781913083007*European sovereignty paper https://www.ecfr.eu/publications/summary/strategic_sovereignty_how_europe_can_regain_the_capacity_to_act#Image: European Central Bank (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Ulrike Franke is filling in for the regular host Mark Leonard to discuss the stories behind the media headlines in the aftermath of the EU elections. She is joined by Simon Hix, Pro-Director for Research and the Harold Laski Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics, Susi Dennison, senior policy fellow and the director of ECFR's European Power programme and Pawel Zerka, policy fellow and programme coordinator of the European Power programme at ECFR. They speak about the crumbling political centre, the Green wave and what young voters have to do with it, and bet on who will become the next president of the European Commission. The podcast was recorded on Monday, 3 June 2019.Bookshelf*Europe’s Citizens Say They Want a More Political EU by Jean Pisani-Ferry https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/european-parliament-election-heralds-political-europe-by-jean-pisani-ferry-2019-05 *Machines like me by Ian McEwan https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/111/1117889/machines-like-me/9781787331662.html *Why cities lose by Jonathan A. Rodden https://politicalscience.stanford.edu/publications/why-cities-lose-deep-roots-urban-rural-political-divide *Views from the Capitals: European elections by various ECFR experts https://www.ecfr.eu/publications/summary/vfc_views_from_the_capitals_european_elections *What Europeans really feel: The battle for the political system by Susi Dennison, Mark Leonard, and Adam Lury https://www.ecfr.eu/publications/summary/what_europeans_really_feel_the_battle_for_the_political_system_eu_election *Kingmakers of the mainstream: predictions for the European Parliament election by Kevin Cunningham, Simon Hix, and Michael Marsh, with Susi Dennison https://www.ecfr.eu/publications/summary/kingmakers_of_mainstream_predictions_for_european_parliament_electionImage: (c) European Union Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard is joined by Ellie Geranmayeh, deputy head of ECFR’s MENA programme, Hossein Mousavian, former Iranian diplomat and scholar, and Ilan Goldenberg, director of the Middle East Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) and former Pentagon official. They explore the latest development around the JCPOA, the European and Iranian point of views, and scenarios for potential US-Iran escalation.The podcast was recorded on 14 May 2019.Bookshelf:60 days to save the JCPOA by Ellie Geranmayeh https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_60_days_to_save_the_jcpoa_iran_nuclear_deal There Is Still Time for Diplomacy With Iran by Ilan Goldenberg and Elizabeth Rosenberg https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/05/10/there-is-still-time-for-diplomacy-with-iran-united-states-trump/ It’s Time for the Leaders of Saudi Arabia and Iran to Talk by Hossein Mousavian and Abdulaziz Sager https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/opinion/saudi-arabia-iran.htmlPicture: (c) European Union Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Simon Kuper, Tara Varma and Manuel Lafont Rapnouil about the Yellow Vest Movement, and whether it is only a French phenomenon. The podcast was recorded on 21 March 2019. EU Radio is now also broadcasting this podcast on Tuesdays at 7pm and Wednesdays at 9am CET every week. You can listen to the station at www.euradio.fr.Bookshelf: Sur le fil de l'asile by Pasquale Brice https://livre.fnac.com/a10913324/Pascal-Brice-Sur-le-fil-de-l-asileHarcelées by Astrid de Villaines https://www.amazon.fr/Harcel%C3%A9es-Astrid-VILLAINES/dp/2259276563Heroic Failure: Brexit and the Politics of Pain by Fintan O’Toole https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heroic-Failure-Brexit-Politics-Pain/dp/1789540984Twilight of the Elites: Prosperity, the Periphery, and the Future of France by Christophe Guilluy & Malcolm DeBevoise https://guardianbookshop.com/twilight-of-the-elites-9780300233766.html?utm_source=editoriallink&utm_medium=merch&utm_campaign=articleThe 2019 European Election: How anti-Europeans plan to wreck European and what can be done to stop it by Susi Dennison and Pawel Zerka https://www.ecfr.eu/specials/scorecard/the_2019_European_electionWhy Viktor Orbán and his allies won’t win the EU elections by Ivan Krastev https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_why_viktor_orban_and_his_allies_wont_win_the_eu_electionsWill the yellow vests movement spread across Europe? by Tara Varma https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_will_the_yellow_vests_movement_spread_across_europeUnlock Europe’s majority https://www.ecfr.eu/europeanpower/unlockSecrets of the populist playbookHow a new breed of political strategist paved the way for Trump and Orbán by Simon Kuper https://www.ft.com/content/5bd32460-4521-11e9-b168-96a37d002cd3Picture credit: Gilets Jaunes by Ella87 via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/fr/photos/gilets-jaunes-manifestation-3854259/, CC0 – 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeremy Shapiro is standing in for the regular host Mark Leonard and discusses the current situation in Crimea and relations between Russia and Ukraine with ECFR experts Kadri Liik and Nicu Popsecu. The podcast was recorded on 13 March 2019.EU Radio is now also broadcasting this podcast on Tuesdays at 7pm and Wednesdays at 9am CET every week. You can listen to the station at euradio.fr.Bookshelf:We need to talk about Putin by Mark Galeotti https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/111/1117583/we-need-to-talk-about-putin/9781529103595.htmlHistory of the Russian Revolution by Leon Trotsky https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/305/305080/history-of-the-russian-revolution/9780241301319.htmlThe Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwin https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Bully-Pulpit/Doris-Kearns-Goodwin/9781416547877Picture credit:Concert celebrating Crimea and Sevastopol’s reunification with Russia by Kremlin via http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/47878, CC-BY-4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.