Mark Leonard's World in 30 Minutes

Mark Leonard speaks with Susi Dennison, director of ECFR’s European Power programme, and programme coordinator Pawel Zerka, about the upcoming European Parliament elections, the possibility of a surge in Eurosceptic parties, and how to mobilize the pro-European vote. New ECFR report: "The 2019 European Elections: How anti-Europeans plan to wreck Europe and what can be done to stop" it’https://www.ecfr.eu/specials/scorecard/the_2019_European_electionBookshelf: -The Happiness Industry by William Davies-Nervous States by William Davies -Bourgeois Equality by Deirdre N. McCloskey- The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith-The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana ZuboffThe podcast was recorded on 11 February 2019.Picture: © European Union 2019 - Source : EP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anthony Dworkin steps in for Mark Leonard and speaks with Jose Ignacio Torreblanca, Federica Paddeu, and Sergey Sukhankin, about what risks the recognition of Juan Guaido as interim president of Venezuela by several European countries will bring. The podcast was recorded on 5 February 2019. Bookshelf:Russian mercenaries on the march: next stop Venezuela? by Sergey Sukhankin https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_russian_mercenaries_on_the_march_next_stop_venezuelaDismantling Democracy in Venezuela: The Chávez Authoritarian Experiment by Allan R. Brewer-Carías https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/dismantling-democracy-in-venezuela/8AE23B722E92B1BB95A8B15363ADEADAThe Mutiny - the name of the third world by Evgeny Messner http://csef.ru/en/oborona-i-bezopasnost/504/messner-e-myatezh-imya-tretej-vsemirnoj-3829Caracas Chronicles https://www.caracaschronicles.com/AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley and the New World Order by Kai-Fu Lee https://aisuperpowers.com/Picture credit: Isabel Díaz Ayuso junto a Jose Luis Rodriguez Almeida asisten a la concentración en apoyo al gobierno de Juan Guaido by PP Communidad de Madrid, via Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/ppmadrid/32021734217/in/photolist-QMDKXP-2dabiBV-2drUZcq-2dabiLc-2drUYU1-23RMhr6-2dabiCX-23WvvMg-QMDKYR-QMDKLX-2drUZfG-2drUZis-2drUZcL-QLMj7k-2etmEE6-QMDL3t-23WvvNt-23WvvHi-2dabiQv-2d5qK6c-2dnbkSd-23RMhGr-23RMgMF-2eteBaV-QMDL9a-QMDL5n-2dnbkJ7-2eteBdv-23RMgfZ-23RMgjX-2d5rj3V-23RMgZV-23RMgPz-23WvvDR-23WvvUv-2drUYA5-2drUYMC-23Wvw3M-2drUZ4Q-QMDL1e-2drUZdY-2drUZaw-23RMg3V-2dabizF-2drUYNj-23WvvFz-23WvvSB-QMDKSP-2drUZ37-Sk8waj, CC-BY-2.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anthony Dworkin steps in for Mark Leonard and speaks with Janka Oertel and Sebastian Mallaby about US-China trade talks, their relationship and Europe’s role. The podcast was recorded on 30 January 2019.Bookshelf: Troublemakers: Silicon Valley's Coming of Age by Leslie Berlin https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Troublemakers/Leslie-Berlin/9781451651508The Code: Silicon Valley and the remaking of America by Margeret O’Mara https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/534709/the-code-by-margaret-omara/9780399562181/Die Neuerfindung der Diktatur by Kai Strittmatter https://www.piper.de/buecher/die-neuerfindung-der-diktatur-isbn-978-3-492-05895-7Algiers, Third World Capital: Freedom Fighters, Revolutionaries, Black Panthers by Elaine Mokhtefi https://www.versobooks.com/books/2736-algiers-third-world-capitalPicture credit: 1444957 by Mohamed Hassan via Pxhere https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1444957, CC0 Public Domain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anthony Dworkin steps in for Mark Leonard and speaks with Almut Möller, Manuel Lafont Rapnouil and Tom Nuttall about how significant the new treaty of friendship between France and Germany is. The podcast was recorded on the 17 January 2019.Bookshelf:Iron Kingdom by Christopher Clark https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/261/26185/iron-kingdom/9780140293340.htmlWir sind ja nicht zum Spaß hier: Reportagen, Satiren und andere Gebrauchstexte by Deniz Yügel https://www.amazon.de/sind-nicht-Spa%C3%9F-hier-Gebrauchstexte/dp/3960540736La Faiblesse du vrai: Ce que la post-vérité fait à notre monde commun byMyriam Revault d'Allonnes http://www.seuil.com/ouvrage/la-faiblesse-du-vrai-myriam-revault-d-allonnes/9782021383041Sabbath's Theater by Philip Roth https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/103/1037630/sabbath-s-theater/9780099582014.htmlWarnings From Versailles: The Lessons of 1919, a Hundred Years OnBy Margaret MacMillan https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/europe/2019-01-08/warnings-versaillesPicture credit: Official portrait and opening ceremony Emmanuel Macron (President of France) and Angela Merkel (Federal Chancellor of Germany) by NATO via https://www.flickr.com/photos/nato/43344877991, CC-by-NC-ND 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anthony Dworkin steps in for Mark Leonard and discusses the US strategy in Syria with Asli Aydintasbas, Julien Barnes-Dacey and Jasmin El-Gamal. The podcast was recorded on 10 January 2019.Picture: Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew Callahan via US Department of Defense https://dod.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/1239452/collaboration-fuels-fight-against-isis-official-says/, DoD Instruction 5410.20 https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard and Jeremy Shapiro review the year gone by and predict the 10 foreign policy trends that will define 2019.Picture credit: Statistics Forward Financial Trends by Pixabay https://pixabay.com/en/statistics-forward-financial-trends-2214097/, CC0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Shoshana Fine, Tom Nuttall, Jose Ignacio Torreblanca, and Patrycja Sasnal about the UN’s GCM, and whether it matters that some European countries haven’t signed it. The podcast was recorded on 12 December 2018.Bookshelf:Go, went, gone by Jenny Erpenbeck https://www.amazon.co.uk/Go-Went-Gone-Jenny-Erpenbeck/dp/1846276209How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562246/how-democracies-die-by-steven-levitsky-and-daniel-ziblatt/9781524762933/ Security at the Borders: Transnational Practices and Technologies in West Africa by Philippe M. Frowd https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/security-at-the-borders/4F392EE06A6B27A2E531C388C86B73E6Revolution Of Hope: Toward a Humanized Technology by Erich Fromm https://www.amazon.co.uk/Revolution-Hope-Toward-Humanized-Technology/dp/159056183XDistant love by Ulrich Beck and Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Distant+Love-p-9780745661803 Picture credit: The main entrance to the Global Compact for Migration Conference in Marrakech, Morocco, by UN Photo/Abdelouahed Tajani via UN News https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/12/1028251, Copyright guidelines https://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/guidelines.jsp. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

Mark Leonard speaks with Erica Moret and Manuel Lafont Rapnouil about European sanctions policies, secondary sanctions and counter measures. The podcast was recorded on the 27 September 2018.Bookshelf:Keeping Europe Safe after Brexit - Findings of a reflection group led by Marta Dassù, Wolfgang Ischinger, Pierre Vimont, and Robert Cooper. Edited by Susi Dennison https://www.ecfr.eu/publications/summary/keeping_europe_safe_after_brexitCassandra by Christa Wolf https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cassandra-Christa-Wolf/dp/1907970118Un publicista en apuros by Natalia Moret https://www.amazon.com/publicista-en-apuros-Spanish-ebook/dp/B0094MIMQOWhy Europe should focus on its growing interdependence with Africa by Jeremy Cliffe https://www.economist.com/europe/2018/09/22/why-europe-should-focus-on-its-growing-interdependence-with-africaLa Rue vers L’Europe by Stephen Smith https://www.amazon.com/RUE-VERS-LEUROPE-STEPHEN-SMITH/dp/2246803500Image credit: Reimposing Certain Sanctions with Respect to Iran by White House/Shealah Craighead, via https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-president-reimposition-united-states-sanctions-respect-iran/, CC-BY-3.0 https://www.whitehouse.gov/copyright/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard and Richard Gowan go through the likely talking points at the meeting and discuss what might be on some countries' hidden agendas. The podcast was recorded on 19 September 2018.Bookshelf:The Secret of the World: A History of Intelligence by Christopher AndrewEnough Said by Mark ThompsonPicture credit: 70th session of the UN General Assembly by Kremlin.ru http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/50385, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard examines the looming Syrian-Russian military action in Idlib in discussion with ECFR experts Asli Aydıntaşbaş, Julien Barnes-Dacey, and Almut Möller. What do Turks and Europeans make of the possible humanitarian and geopolitical consequences?Bookshelf- Judith Kerr: The tiger who came to teahttps://www.amazon.com/Tiger-Who-Came-Tea/dp/0007215991- David D. Kirkpatrick: Into the Hands of the Soldiers: Freedom and Chaos in Egypt and the Middle East https://www.amazon.com/Into-Hands-Soldiers-Freedom-Middle/dp/073522062X- Louis Menand: Francis Fukuyama Postpones the End of Historyhttps://www.amazon.com/Into-Hands-Soldiers-Freedom-Middle/dp/073522062X- Michiko Kakutani: The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trumphttps://www.amazon.com/Death-Truth-Notes-Falsehood-Trump/dp/0525574824The podcast was recorded on 12 September.Picture credit: Qasioun News Agency via Wikicommons (cropped)CC BY 3.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Mark Schieritz from Die Zeit and ECFR's Sebastian Dullien about a new framework for transatlantic relations. The podcast was recorded on 6 September 2018.Bookshelf:Crashed by Adam Tooze https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/301357/crashed-by-adam-tooze/9780670024933/The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect by Judea Pearl https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/289825/the-book-of-why/#mJDZe5QqZFKGwC7k.99The German barrier to a global euro by Sebastian Dullien https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_german_barrier_global_euro_maasWeg vom Dollar by Mark Schieritz https://www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2018-09/transatlantische-beziehungen-zahlungsverkehr-europa-usa-heiko-maasEs reicht! by Tina Hildebrandt, Kerstin Kohlenberg, Jörg Lau, Mark Schieritz und Michael Thumann https://www.zeit.de/2018/36/aussenpolitik-handelsstreit-donald-trump-heiko-maasPicture credit: Dollars and euros background by Petr Krachtovil via Public Domain Pictures https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/en/view-image.php?image=20851&picture=dollars-and-euros-background, CC-BY-0. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Oksana Antonenko, Director for Global Political risk Analysis at Control Risks, and ECFR Turkey experts Asli Aydintasbas and Almut Moeller about the current crisis in Turkey. The podcast was recorded on 31 August 2018.Bookshelf:To Go Forward, Turkey Must Look Back by Daron Acemoglu https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-08-30/to-go-forward-turkey-must-look-backNotes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World by Suzy Hansen https://www.amazon.co.uk/Notes-Foreign-Country-American-Post-American/dp/0374280045The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution by Yuri Slezkine https://press.princeton.edu/titles/11056.htmlEast West Street: On the Origins of "Genocide" and "Crimes against Humanity" by Philippe Sands https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/227917/east-west-street-by-philippe-sands/9780525433729/Podcast "Stimmenfang" - Sachsen, wir müssen reden! http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/chemnitz-warum-hat-sachsen-ein-problem-mit-rechter-gewalt-a-1225686.htmlPicture credit: After coup nightly demonstartion of president Erdogan supporters by Mstyslav Chernov, via Wikipedia https://ga.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Domh%C3%A1:After_coup_nightly_demonstartion_of_president_Erdogan_supporters._Istanbul,_Turkey,_Eastern_Europe_and_Western_Asia._22_July,2016.jpg, CC-BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Jeremy Heimans about his new book, and the old and new ways to achieve intended effects. The podcast was recorded on 27 July 2018.Picture credit: Internet map 1024 by The Opte Project via Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_network#/media/File:Internet_map_1024.jpg, CC-BY-2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Bastian Giegerich, Director of Defence and Military Analysis at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, about the three baskets that form strategic autonomy: decision-making, capabilities and defence industrial capacity. The podcast was recorded on the 27 July 2018.Picture credit: A multitude of colourful flags at the European Parliament in Strasbourg by European Parliament via Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/european_parliament/10943216394, CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Francois Godement and Jeremy Shapiro about what kind of leverage the EU can have over great powers such as the US and China. And should Europe behave differently in institutions such as G7 and UN? The podcast was recorded on 26 July 2018.Picture credit: President Trump met with European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker where they reaffirmed the strong bond between the United States and Europe, by White House Photo https://useu.usmission.gov/70th-anniversary-marshall-plan/trump-eu/, CC BY 3.0 US https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Tomas Valasek and Nick Witney about what the real military dependence of Europeans on America looks like and what is possible within the existing security budget. The podcast was recorded on 26 July 2018.Picture credit: EATT14 DV Day by European Defence Agency via Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/eudefenceagency/14557213832/in/album-72157645478881825/, CC-BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Jean Pisani-Ferry and Guntram Wolff about the economics of European sovereignty in a new world disorder. What are Europe’s vulnerabilities, where is it not sovereign? The podcast was recorded on the 26 July 2018.Picture credit: Dollar and euros background by Petr Kratochvil via publicdomainpictures.net https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/en/view-image.php?image=20851&picture=dollars-and-euros-background, CC0 - Public domain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Mark Leonard and Jeremy Shapiro discuss how the Chinese view Trump, fresh from Mark's trip to China, and how the Big Lebowski explains the Helsinki Summit.Bookshelf:François Godement:Trump cannot bring Europe and China together (https://buff.ly/2Lenli8)The Trump opportunity: Chinese perceptions of the US administration (https://buff.ly/2LztXDI)Doreen Baingana: Tongues of fire. (Forthcoming)Kori Schake & Jeremy Shapiro: How the Big Lebowski Explains the Helsinki Summit and the International Order (https://buff.ly/2zWMM2n)TV stand:Bobby Kennedy for President (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io3uQ6Q4NlU)The Big Lebowski (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQl5aYhkF3E)Tell us what's on your bookshelf, and why! Each episode, Mark Leonard will pick the most interesting ones to present. To submit, write to [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeremy Shapiro covers for Mark Leonard and speaks with Ulrike Franke, Manuel Lafont Rapnouil and Piotr Buras, about what this means and what the Trump-Putin meeting might bring. The podcast was recorded on 12 July 2018.Bookshelf:Esprit Journal https://esprit.presse.fr/Communique from NATO Summit 2018 https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_156624.htmThe Swan King: Ludwig 2. of Bavaria by Christopher McIntosh https://www.amazon.de/Swan-King-Ludwig-II-Bavaria/dp/1848858477/ref=sr_1_5?s=books-intl-de&ie=UTF8&qid=1531481343&sr=1-5&keywords=ludwig+ii+bavaria+biographyImage credit: Secretary Pompeo Participates in Press Conference With President Trump at NATO by US Department of State, via Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/statephotos/41551661440/in/album-72157698247752204/, Public Domain https://www.usa.gov/government-works Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Julien Barnes-Dacey and Tarek Megerisi about the Libyan conflict, the impact of the Paris summit, and Europe’s fight over migration policies in the country. The podcast was recorded on 29 June 2018.Bookshelf:No Turning Back by Rania AbouzeidWind, Sand and Stars by Antoine Saint-ExuperyHow Democracy Ends by David RuncimanImage credit: Refugees from Libya Queue for Food at Tunisia Transit Camp by UN Photo/OCHA/David Ohana, via Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/un_photo/5622093239, CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Adam Baron, Ellie Geranmayeh and Julien Barnes-Dacey about Yemen caught in the midst of a regional conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia. The podcast was recorded on 19 June 2018.Bookshelf:Tribes and Politics in Yemen by Marieke Brandt https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/tribes-and-politics-in-yemen/Yemen: The Unknown War by Dana Adams Schmidt https://www.amazon.com/Yemen-war-Dana-Adams-Schmidt/dp/B0006BVM3WAfghanistan: Between Hope and Fear by Paula Bronstein http://www.paulaphoto.com/book--afghanistan--between-hope-and-fear/Book-cover_final/No Turning Back by Rania Abouzeid https://www.raniaabouzeid.com/book/Picture credit: This neighborhood where more than 100 buildings have been damaged has brought attention to the plight of Yemeni blacks with neighboring communities coming to witness the damage - Sanaa - Oct-9-2015.png by Almigdad Mojalli/VOA [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:This_neighborhood_where_more_than_100_buildings_have_been_damaged_has_brought_attention_to_the_plight_of_Yemeni_blacks_with_neighboring_communities_coming_to_witness_the_damage_-_Sanaa_-_Oct-9-2015.png Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Josef Janning, Silvia Francescon, Piotr Buras and Manuel Lafont Rapnouil about the major rift between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her interior minister over migrant policy. Bookshelf:L'Ordre du jour by Eric Vuillard, https://www.amazon.fr/Lordre-jour-Prix-Goncourt-2017/dp/2330078978The Miracle Of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh https://www.amazon.co.uk/Miracle-Mindfulness-Classic-Meditation-Revered/dp/1846041066Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There by Rutger Bregman https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/utopia-for-realists-9781408890264/The Mask it Wears by Pankaj Mishra https://www.lrb.co.uk/v40/n12/pankaj-mishra/the-mask-it-wearsPicture credit: Angela Merkel mit Horst Seehofer by Harald Bischoff [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Angela_Merkel_mit_Horst_Seehofer_1597.jpg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Professor Kishore Mahbubani about the talks between the US president and North Korea’s leader, its outcome and implications for the US’s future role in Asia.Bookshelf:Has the West lost it? A Provocation by Kishore Mahbubani https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/306226/has-the-west-lost-it/Picture credit: Kim and Trump shaking hands at the red carpet during the DPRK–USA Singapore Summit by Executive Office of the President of the United States, via Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kim_and_Trump_shaking_hands_at_the_red_carpet_during_the_DPRK%E2%80%93USA_Singapore_Summit.jpg#filelinks, CC0 – Public Domain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Ulrike Franke, Angela Stanzel and Andre Loesekrig-Pietri, about the international race to develop artificial intelligence. The podcast was recorded on 4 June 2018.Bookshelf:Mao - The unknown story by Jon Halliday https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mao-Story-Jon-Halliday/dp/0099507374The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking the public and private sector by Marianna Mazzucato https://www.amazon.co.uk/Entrepreneurial-State-Debunking-Private-Economics/dp/0857282522The Red: First Light by Linda Nagata https://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-First-Light-Trilogy/dp/1481440934Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart https://www.amazon.co.uk/Super-Sad-True-Love-Story/dp/1847082491Mindful Tech by David M. Levy https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300208313/mindful-techLiquid Surveillnace - A Conversation by Zymnunt BaumanKanzlerin Merkel in Gespraech in FAZ am Sonntag http://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/kanzlerin-angela-merkel-f-a-s-interview-europa-muss-handlungsfaehig-sein-15619721.htmlPicture credit: Binary null one by Piaxabay https://pixabay.com/en/binary-null-one-digital-blue-797274/, CC0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The postwar liberal order has weakened whilst liberal democracy appears fragile and polarised. Mark Leonard speaks with Professor John Ikenberry from Princeton University about the decline of faith in democracy and whether Europe can save the world order.Bookshelf: Richard Cobden, The Apostle Of Free Trade: His Political Career And Public ServicesCan Europe save the world order? by Anthony Dworkin and Mark LeonardPicture credits: President Trump and EU leaders by US Mission to the European Union at https://useu.usmission.gov/70th-anniversary-marshall-plan/trump-eu/, CC-BY-3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Silvia Francescon and Nathalie Tocci about the brewing political crisis in Italy and what impact this could have on Europe as a whole.Image credit: Italian Parliament Building / Italienisches Parlamentsgebäude by Marco Verch, via Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/30478819@N08/35553467263, CC-BY-2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard presents highlights of the ECFR event “Can Europe save the Iran Deal?” with Ellie Geranmayeh, Norbert Röttgen, and Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger.Picture credit: German Foreign Minister Steinmeier, EU High Representative Mogherini, and Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif Stand for a Group Photo After EU, P5+1 Reached Iran Nuclear Agreement in Austria.jpg by U.S. Department of State [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:German_Foreign_Minister_Steinmeier,_EU_High_Representative_Mogherini,_and_Iranian_Foreign_Minister_Zarif_Stand_for_a_Group_Photo_After_EU,_P5%2B1_Reached_Iran_Nuclear_Agreement_in_Austria.jpg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard talks to the all star cast of Nick Witney, Ulrike Franke and Jeremy Shapiro on the topic of European strategic culture.Picture Credit: European Parliament https://www.flickr.com/photos/european_parliament/17132957147/in/album-72157651849893227/ ( CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 ) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ via Flickr Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Manuel Lafont Rapnouil, Almut Möller and Vessela Tcherneva, about what has changed in French foreign policy with Macron one year in office as French president.Picture credit: Emmanuel Macron (3).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emmanuel_Macron_(3).jpg by Gouvernement français [CC BY-SA 3.0 fr (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/fr/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Iran expert Ellie Geranmayeh about what might happen after Donald Trump has decided to withdraw US support from the deal. The podcast was recorded on 10 May 2018.Bookshelf:After Trump’s Iran decision: Time for Europe to step up by Ellie GeranmayehPicture credit: Donald Trump by Gage Skidmore via flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/27151950503, CC by SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Jeremy Shapiro and Manuel Lafont Rapnouil about Macron and Merkel's meetings with the US president, and how the European leaders engaged with him. Bookshelf:Aux quatre vents du monde - Petit guide de navigation sur l'océan de la mondialisation by Mireille Delmas-Marty http://www.seuil.com/ouvrage/aux-quatre-vents-du-monde-mireille-delmas-marty/9782021185898The Italian Teacher by Tom Rachmann https://www.amazon.co.uk/Italian-Teacher-Tom-Rachman/dp/1786482576Flattering Donald Trump reaps scant reward for Macron and Merkel by Jeremy Shapiro https://www.ft.com/content/91834f5a-4936-11e8-8c77-ff51caedcde6How Europe Can Save the Iran Nuclear Deal by Mark Leonard https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/how-europe-can-save-the-iran-nuclear-deal-by-mark-leonard-2018-041968: Power to the Imagination by Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Claus Leggewie http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2018/05/10/1968-power-to-the-imagination/Picture credit: 170714-D-PB-1003.jpg by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique Pineiro, via Joint Chief of Staff http://www.jcs.mil/Media/Photos/igphoto/2001778227/, in the public domain https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Asli Aydıntaşbaş about why Erdoğan called early elections for this summer, and the new European Commission’s accession report.Bookshelf:The world America made by Robert Kagan https://www.amazon.co.uk/World-America-Made-Vintage/dp/0345802713El libro de los abrazos by Eduardo Galeano http://resistir.info/livros/galeano_el_libro_de_los_abrazos.pdfPicture credit:President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:President_Recep_Tayyip_Erdo%C4%9Fan.jpg by By Glenn Fawcett [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with ECFR's Ellie Geranmayeh, Ilan Goldberg, head of the MENA programme at the Centre for New American Security, and Nasser Haiden, Professor of Political Science at Teheran University, about the JCPOA and whether Trump will pull out of the deal.Bookshelf:The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_SympathizerSnow by Orhan Pamuk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_(Pamuk_novel)A Saudi Prince’s Quest to Remake the Middle East by Dexter Filkins https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/09/a-saudi-princes-quest-to-remake-the-middle-eastPicture: Tea Party Patriots Stop the Iran Nuclear Deal IMG 4650 by Elvert Barnes https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tea_Party_Patriots_Stop_the_Iran_Nuclear_Deal_IMG_4650_(21277938456).jpg [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with ECFR experts Asli Aydintasbas, Kadri Liik, Julien Barnes-Dacey, and Manuel Lafont Rapnouil about how the international community might respond.Bookshelf: Ambassador Morgenthau’s Story by Henry Morgenthauhttps://www.amazon.com/Ambassador-Morgenthaus-Story-Henry-Morgenthau/dp/1602061246Joseph Conrad: A Biography by Jeffrey Meyershttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Joseph-Conrad-Biography-Jeffrey-Meyers/dp/081541112XBrother’s Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevskyhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4934.The_Brothers_KaramazovLa mondialisation des pauvres by Armelle Choplin and Olivier Pliezhttp://www.seuil.com/ouvrage/la-mondialisation-des-pauvres-armelle-choplin/9782021366525Alone in the desert? How France can lead Europe in the Middle East by Manuel Lafont Rapnouilhttp://www.ecfr.eu/publications/summary/alone_in_the_desert_how_france_can_lead_europe_in_the_middle_eastPicture credit:US fire support for SDF at Raqqa https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/US_fire_support_for_SDF_at_Raqqa.png/1024px-US_fire_support_for_SDF_at_Raqqa.png by United States Marine Corps (https://twitter.com/USMC/status/877608815520210945) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonathan Hackenbroich covers for Mark Leonard and speaks with Professor John Naughton about Facebook’s data leak and its monetisation of data.Bookshelf:East West Street by Philippe Sands https://www.amazon.co.uk/East-West-Street-Non-fiction-Book/dp/147460190195 Thesis about Technology by John Naughton http://95theses.co.uk/China’s Big Data Big Brother by Mark Leonard https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/xi-jinping-surveillance-state-by-mark-leonard-2018-02Picture credits: Cambridge Analytica by Thought Catalogue via Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/lookcatalog/26029490417/in/photolist-FE8WDx-bWN3ja-21kifhB-21htHYs-FHycfF-21kgHZp-Dcy5Jw-Dczwm1-DczwPW-21kgHBF-24iDy1d-HfhRq7-Pi78SZ, 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 ECFR experts Kadri Liik and Sebastian Dullien about the consequences of the attack on Sergei Skripal in the UK, and the eruption of an EU-US trade war.Bookshelf: The Law and Policy of the World Trade Organization by Professor Peter van den BosscheLiquid Surveillance by Zygmunt Bauman and David LyonPicture credit: Vladimir Putin and Theresa May (2016-09-04) 02 by Kremlin.ru [CC BY 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vladimir_Putin_and_Theresa_May_(2016-09-04)_02.jpg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Asli Aydıntaşbaş, Kadri Liik, François Godement and Jeremy Shapiro about Europe’s relations with the US, China, Russia and Turkey. The podcast was recorded on the 6 March 2018.Picture credit: President Trump's Trip to Germany and the G20 Summit, by The White House, via flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/34971872723/in/album-72157685885349776/, CC BY 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR's director Mark Leonard discusses four possible outcomes in Italy’s election on the 4th of march 2018 with Silvia Francescon, head of ECFR Rome, and Alba Lamberti, Senior Director for Advocacy.This podcast was recorded on 2 March 2018.More on the Italy election:Teresa Coratella: Italy votes: Europe in the Italian electionhttp://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_italy_votes_europe_in_the_italian_election Josef Janning: Italy: Following Britain towards the exit? http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_italy_following_britain_towards_the_exitFor our Italian listeners, check out the event on Italy’s foreign policy after the election here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xVZ5MEWOFMPicture: Dave Kellam via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)https://www.flickr.com/photos/davekellam/482815089 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR's director Mark Leonard checks in with ECFR's Policy Fellows Ulrike Franke and Ellie Geranmayeh after the first day of the Munich Security Conference 2018. They discuss the hot topics so far - European defence, the end of the liberal order and technology - and give an outlook on the more explosive discussions related to the Middle East that will be discussed on Sunday.The podcast was recorded on Friday, 16 February 2018.BookshelfMunich Security Report 2018: To the Brink - and BackMSC2018 Opening Statements by Ursula von der Leyen and Florence ParlyJim Walsh: Why North Korea and Iran get accused of nuclear collusionFranklin Foren: World Without Mind - The Existential Threat of Big TechPicture: MSC / Kuhlmann Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Ulrike Franke and Susi Dennison about what the new German coalition means for foreign policy. The podcast was recorded on 8 January 2018.Bookshelf:Coalition Treaty https://www.spd.de/fileadmin/Dokumente/Koalitionsvertrag/Koalitionsvertrag_2018.pdfAutumn and Winter by Ali Smith https://www.amazon.co.uk/Autumn-Ali-Smith/dp/1510051805 and https://www.amazon.co.uk/Winter-Seasonal-Ali-Smith/dp/0241207029/ref=pd_cp_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0241207029&pd_rd_r=AKWAWQ6CSJZPSB9189RJ&pd_rd_w=duEqQ&pd_rd_wg=MS5kH&psc=1&refRID=AKWAWQ6CSJZPSB9189RJToo soon for champagne toasts for GroKo by Ulrike Franke http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_too_soon_for_champagne_toasts_to_grokoPicture credits: European Council 7-8.2.2013 by Herman Van Rompuy, licensed under CC BY NC-ND 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/), via Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/europeancouncil/8453630381/in/photolist-dT24MX-f5g1CB-XEKw8G-X3kdrM-WU9kcw-nHr7o3-f5g1Gv-YgKwTK-XULubm-XXvRfB-XyR4A7-pCG92C-XULL9d-EpB1LV-pomeGF-XEKteL-K3jrTk-npFCZ7-nqLt4P-Y4qE8R-XEKhW1-XXvWnk-drrFQZ-222JSpR-pEME6T-22YZY7G-XXvSTg-nNXLUu-EpB2wT-22UrsFL-Y1E5NW-244PokT-CoZ986-21ZM1uy-XyQBoN-22UrtAm-XULt5o-WWoXSV-WU9qzf-K3jA2e-YaRW96-22Urtpj-21ZLYH7-241Unrs-Y1Dnjy-22Urt1d-223xJGZ-ZXeBrJ-WU9ngS-23ZbUdM. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.