Mark Leonard's World in 30 Minutes

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.

Kateryna Dankova is the head in Chernihiv of the Democratic Alliance (Demallianz), recently elected as a representative in the local elections.Interviewed by Francisco de Borja Lasheras in mid-November 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inna Gryshchenko is a political candidate from the Ukrainian party 'Sila Lyudei' ('Power of the People').Francisco de Borja Lasheras did the interview in November 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Susi Dennison speaks to ABC News about the current crises in Europe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks to Asli Aydintasbas, ECFR visiting fellow and expert on Turkish foreign policy, and Kadri Liik, ECFR senior policy fellow and expert on Russian foreign policy, about the downing of a Russian fighter jet by a Turkish F-16 and its implications on Turkish-Russian relations.Bookshelf:Great Catastrophe: Armenians and Turks in the Shadow of Genocide by Thomas de WaalRussia and the Arabs by Yevgeny PrimakovProxy war worsens between Russia and Turkey by Asli AydintasbasNato should not risk a wrong turn over Turkey – and Ukraine by François Godement Picture: Flickr/Mikhail Serbin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to senior policy fellow, Anthony Dworkin, and to the head of the Paris office and senior policy fellow, Manuel Lafont Rapnouil, about the implications of the Paris attacks on France and Europe.Bookshelf:Les Guerres du President by David Revault d’Allonnes Power Wars by Charlie SavageLa Revanche de Passions by Pierre HassnerLe Grand Remplacement by Renaud CamusLe Grand Repli by Nicolas Bancel, Pascal Blanchard and Ahmed BoubekerResponding to Paris Picture: Flickr/Alberto Maldeno Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Bharat Karnad, Professor of National Security Studies at the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi, Clemens Spiess, Project Officer for India at the Robert Bosch Foundation in Germany, and Francois Godement, director of the Asia and China Programme at ECFR, about Indian Prime Minister Modi's visit to the UK and India's relation with the EU.Bookshelf:How Modi won it by Harish KhareRebooting India by Nandan Nilekani and Viral ShahGod Is Not Great by Christopher HitchensWhat does India think? http://www.ecfr.eu/what_does_india_think Asia’s Giant: India and China Picture: Flickr/Dave https://www.flickr.com/photos/dave_raw_lin_son/262974297/in/photolist-peP6B-oq5dfx-nYhNyC-4nKZ4s-4nFS4X-nffgpX-4nNoHY-7zojzu-ofz7ML-nPJCtd-nJ3zvN-kDF3x6-futbTu-8sNo8N-7bqwob-gtmDKU-nCBSk5-nfXTs4-pKfFZ4-onvvjp-fKXX8t-jU29vy-ggkEAd-4E47a9-goBNG1-bBmZC8-4nLcHb-f415P9-4nJSTC-4nJKv1-nX7M1r-2GmXy3-iaL2fw-fGWYj6-4nEHKF-rJQggz-jX4ri9-ryiDGQ-qxVk9v-rLV7L7-rMMm9x-otAdzw-nJKakc-qF8tic-fHYdt5-ef5ju9-goztwZ-goBhu7-fKivE6-4nFCYp Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Stephen Walt, Professor of International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School, about the threats that could rip Europe apart, and about different options of how the EU could develop given the current picture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Jeremy Heimans, social activist and CEO of Purpose.com, Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO of New America Foundation, and Carl Bildt, former Foreign Minister and Prime Minister of Sweden and co-chair of ECFR, about the future of diplomacy in an age of networks. Picture: Flickr/Maxine BonziBookshelf:Unfinished Business by Anne-Marie SlaughterBetween the world and me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesThe Uses and Abuses of History by Margaret MacmillanKissinger: Volume 1 by Niall FergusonUnderstanding "New Power" by Jeremy HeimansA New World Order by Anne-Marie Slaughter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hugh Lovatt speaks to Fadi Quran, activist, senior campaigner for Avaaz, and according to the Time magazine "the new face of the Middle East". Picture: Flickr/Rusty Stewart Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Three experts from the Chinese delegation that Xi Jinping has brought with him to London give their opinion on the possible repercussions of an exit of the UK from the EU. Picture: Flickr/Number10gov Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Professor Feng Zhongping, Vice President of the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, Professor Pan Wei, Professor at the Center for Chinese and Global Affairs at Peking University, and Francois Godement, ECFR's head of the China and Asia programme, about China's president Xi Jinping's four day visit to the UK.Picture: Flickr/Number 10/Crown Copyright Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to 'In' campaigners Damian Green MP and Emma Reynolds MP, from the Conservatives and Labour respectively as the official 'In' campaign launches this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR's Hugh Lovatt and Mattia Toaldo speak to independent journalist and editor Noam Sheizaf, who has previously worked for a number of Israeli news outlets including Ynet.co.il and Maariv, and now writes regularly for +972 Magazine.Picture: Flickr/Rusty Steward https://www.flickr.com/photos/rustystewart/300026777/in/photolist-jZzWj-jZzWk-svHvt-jNYUZR-dxs9sa-4ZvCWU-4jm2Zv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Voices of Ukraine, Voices from Ukraine" part 12. Francisco de Borja Lasheras interviews Alexei Matsuka, journalist from the independent local online newspaper “News of Donbass”, about his opinion on the Ukrainian conflict, the deadlock the region of Donbass is living right now, and the matter of dialogue and reconciliation in the country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR speaks to humanitarian expert and former UNHCR representative Kilian Kleinschmidt about how EU countries can actively help solve the refugee crisis and how migration should be dealt with in the future. Picture: Flickr/Foreign and Commonwealth Office Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Nikolay Kozhanov, scholar at the Carnegie Moscow Centre, Jeremy Shapiro, Policy Fellow at Brookings, and ECFR Senior Policy Fellow Julien Barnes-Dacey about Russia's military actions in Syria.Bookshelf:The Meursault Investigation by Kamel DaoudThe Fall of the Ottomans by Eugene RoganRoadside Picnic by Arkady StrugatskyIt's time to rethink Syria by Philip GordonRussia does not have the means or desire to defeat Isis in Syria and Vladimir Putin knows it by Gustav GresselPicture: Flickr/Global Panorama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Labour MP Pat McFadden, Luke Akehurst from Labour First, and Kirsty McNeill, campaign director of Save the Children, at the annual Labour conference about the new Labour leader's foreign policy. Picture: Flickr/The Weekly Bull/RonF Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to ECFR senior policy fellows Susi Dennison, Josef Janning and Vessela Tcherneva about the possible implications of the refugee crisis and whether it will tear the European Union apart.Picture: Flickr/Thijs ter Haar Bookshelf:Divided Poland faces foreign policy crossroads by Piotr BurasTen home truths on Europe's refugee crisis by Susi Dennison, Dina Pardijs and Nick WitneyWebsites:EU InsightThe Catch Up Index Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Francisco de Borja Lasheras in the Annual Conference of the UACES. September 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR'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 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/privacy for more information.

ECFR'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 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 dahlia, black gold: A journey to Angola by Daniel MetcalfeMoby Dick by Herman MelvilleThe counterlife by Philip RothPicture: Flickr/Das Blaue Sofa/ Club Bertelsmann Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR’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.

ECFR'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.

http://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.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR'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 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.

ECFR'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 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-eXsijw-qQVBSd-r6dviw-eaXbDb-drrS91-e8a8hK-92mVwg-ay3T3Z-c4rUBo-mEFjp2-mEFqBx-mEGUNG-mEGSV3-u3B56i-todcck-62CPjb-bmGS9N-fbcD8M-ujEc7d-u3tqM5-uk49Vr-mEH2cy-mEFgHR-mEGSm7-mEGPYw-mEFudF-mEGYMd-mEGUjL-mEFit4-mEFkGc-mEGLwb-mEGXyw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR 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 more information.