Mark Leonard's World in 30 Minutes

Mark Leonard speaks with Michael Thumann about Germany and its new role in the world.Bookshelf:The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities by John J. Mearsheimer https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300234190/great-delusionSpionagechef im geheimen Krieg by Markus Wolf https://www.amazon.de/Spionagechef-geheimen-Krieg-Markus-Wolf/dp/3612264826Die Zeit articles by Michael Thumann https://www.zeit.de/autoren/T/Michael_Thumann/index.xmlPicture credit: The hands of Angela Merkel, forming her trademark gesture by Armin Linnartz via Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Angela_Merkel_hands.jpg, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Andrew Wilson, Kadri Liik and Nicu Popescu about the Kerch Strait ship capture, what this means and how the international community could react to the latest tensions. The podcast was recorded on 26 November 2018.Bookshelf:The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage by Cliff Stoll http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Cuckoos-Egg/Cliff-Stoll/9781416507789Why doctors hate their computers by Atul Gawande https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/11/12/why-doctors-hate-their-computersCyberwar: How Russian Hackers and Trolls Helped Elect a President - What We Don't, Can't, and Do Know by Kathleen Hall Jamieson https://global.oup.com/academic/product/cyberwar-9780190915810?cc=gb&lang=en&Network Propaganda - Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization in American Politics by Yochai Benkler, Robert Faris, and Hal Roberts https://global.oup.com/academic/product/network-propaganda-9780190923631?cc=gb&lang=en&Distant love by Ulrich Beck and Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Distant+Love-p-9780745661803Picture credit: Vladimir Putin at celebrating the 70th anniversary of D-Day by Kremlin.ru, available via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vladimir_Putin_at_celebrating_the_70th_anniversary_of_D-Day_(2014-06-06;_06).jpeg, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anthony Dworkin speaks with Gerald Knaus about how the EU can protect human rights and prevent rising illiberalism.Bookshelf:Moral Tribes by Joshua Greene https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/299057/moral-tribes-by-joshua-greene/9780143126058/Not Enough - Human Rights in an Unequal World by Samuel Moyn http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674737563Picture credit: Do not enter by nrjfalcon1 via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/en/do-not-enter-sign-traffic-road-600755/, CC0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anthony Dworkin speaks with Douglas Alexander about the proposed withdrawal agreement, whether it will get through parliament and what might happen if it doesn't.Picture credit: Brexit talks on the verge of crucial new stage as Theresa May falters by Tiocfaidh ár lá 1916 via Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/tiocfaidh_ar_la_1916/39061122941, 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 speaks with Craig Kennedy, Jeremy Shapiro and Anna Kuchenbecker about the election results and Donald Trump's tenure.Bookshelf:The Great Delusion by John J. Mearsheimer https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300234190/great-delusionSapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://www.ynharari.com/book/sapiens/Lords of the Desert by James Barr http://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Lords-of-the-Desert/James-Barr/9781471139796The Coming of Democracy by Mark R. Cheathem http://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Lords-of-the-Desert/James-Barr/9781471139796Picture credit: Donald Trump rally in Huntington by Office of the President of the United States via Wikimedia, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Donald_Trump_rally_in_Huntington_%28a%29_.png, CC0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does Angela Merkel’s decision to stand down as leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) mean for Germany and Europe? Mark Leonard discusses with Josef Janning and Susi Dennison the political implications and expectations for party leadership: Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Friedrich Merz, Jens Spahn.Bookshelf•ECFR’s EU Coalition Explorer www.ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer •Counter-Revolution - Liberal Europe in Retreat by Jan Zielonka https://global.oup.com/academic/product/counter-revolution-9780198806561?cc=de&lang=en& •Fauda https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4565380/ The podcast was recorded on 31 October 2018.Picture: (c) The European Union Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR’s EU28 Survey reveals the interactions, perceptions, and chemistry between the 28 EU member states. This week, Mark Leonard joins Josef Janning, Christoph Klavehn and Almut Möller to discuss findings of the expert poll that will be published in the “EU Coalition Explorer” on Thursday, 30 October 2018.Bookshelf- EU Coalition Explorer https://www.ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer (Stay tuned for the new edition on 30 October)- Country analyses with data from the EU28 Survey by Josef Janning and Almut Möller https://www.ecfr.eu/europeanpower/rethink - Poems by Tomáš Kafka https://www.zeitzug.com/autoren/tomas-kafka.html- 1815 Waterloo by Thierry Lentz https://www.amazon.fr/Waterloo-1815-Thierry-Lentz/dp/2262039402 The podcast was recorded on 25 October. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Asli Aydintasbas, Jeremy Shapiro and Julien Barnes-Dacey about what effect the incident might have on relations between Saudi Arabia, the US and Turkey. The podcast was recorded on the 16 October 2018. Bookshelf:The Jungle Grows Back by Robert Kagan https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/576193/the-jungle-grows-back-by-robert-kagan/9780525521655/The River of Doubt by Candice Millard http://www.candicemillard.com/river-of-doubt.htmlLords of the Desert by James Barr http://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Lords-of-the-Desert/James-Barr/9781471139796Khashoggi disappearance: Time for an independent investigation by Julien Barnes-Dacey https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_khashoggi_disappearance_time_for_an_independent_investigationPicture credit: Mohammed bin Salman's Saudi Arabia: A Deeper Look by April Brady/Project on Middle East Democracy via Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/pomed/26087328517, CC-BY-2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Shoshana Fine and Andrew Lebovich about what Europe is trying to do in the Sahel.Bookshelf:The Good Immigrant by Nico SchuettlerFrom Empires to NGOs in the West African Sahel by Gregory Mann https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/from-empires-to-ngos-in-the-west-african-sahel/A091DE71429912E256C6A1E093CD7274Halting ambition: EU migration and security policy in the Sahel by Andrew Lebovich https://www.ecfr.eu/publications/summary/halting_ambition_eu_migration_and_security_policy_in_the_sahelPicture credit: Gaoudel Mali refugee women by jhntering via Wikimedia https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gaoudel_Mali_refugee_women.jpg, CC-BY-2.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Vessela Tcherneva and Robert Cooper about the contested result and how it might be solved.Bookshelf:Carnegie report on the Balkan wars http://www.pollitecon.com/html/ebooks/Carnegie-Report-on-the-Balkan-Wars.pdfSafe Passage - The Transition from British to American Hegemony by Tori Schake http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674975071The Master and Margarita Reader’s Guide by Mikhail Bulgakov https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/531360/the-master-and-margarita-by-mikhail-bulgakov-a-newly-revised-translation-by-richard-pevear-and-larissa-volokhonsky-introduction-by-richard-pevear-foreword-by-boris-fishman/9780143108276/readers-guide/The Age of Rubens: Diplomacy, Dynastic politics and the Visual Arts in Early 17th Century Europe http://www.brepols.net/Pages/ShowProduct.aspx?prod_id=IS-9782503549484-1 http://www.brepols.net/Pages/ShowProduct.aspx?prod_id=IS-9782503549484-1Breaking old habits in the Balkans by Robert Cooper https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_breaking_old_habits_in_the_balkansMacedonia’s looming war of interpretations by Vessela Tcherneva https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_macedonias_looming_war_of_interpretationsImage credit: Macedonian flag by Ruben Holsthuijsen via Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/rubenholthuijsen/22601525310/in/photolist-ArdJ3S-B9ifnR-hBx53V-6XaVMQ-Rm6T4w-f9PKqh-faJYJd-RDNzX6-nBxNXX-d4ZcGh-23WRzPH-qkGr1P-UqKyFB-6X6MkB-nb2V3z-6YdfeB-oj8YS3-fNuqBe-A5ZMU2-e8VRv6-fNuqGc-cVoknA-MFE15H-3BgS2u-oj8XyG-dXLNmF-9T1q6q-6iC1d5-6x3ocu-jbLq5-fbmTVA-5ea3NH-4ZuBCb-7qJ41z-paTrCe-fbD3wd-8Q9usv-6s31kh-mRWhf-7pSa5k-84G3fW-e4YAF7-SaDRCJ-brKzG3-5QYDen-ab8xkh-jvDRA-4RQZR6-58pjN6-Q9VL6j, CC-BY-2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.