Mark Leonard's World in 30 Minutes

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.

Mark Leonard speaks with Andrew Lebovich, Anthony Dworkin and Chloe Teevan, about what the demonstrators want, and EU-Algeria relations.Bookshelf:La Martingale Algérienne, Réflexions sur une crise by Abderrahmane Hadj-Nacer http://www.editions-barzakh.com/catalogue/la-martingale-algerienne-reflexions-sur-une-criseA History of Algeria by James McDougall https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/history-of-algeria/418AD49FDD701AB08A1D77E83423AB11Algiers, Third World Capital: Freedom Fighters, Revolutionaries, Black Panthersby Elaine Mokhtefi https://www.versobooks.com/books/2736-algiers-third-world-capitalThe Battlefield: Algeria 1988-2002, Studies in a Broken Polity by Hugh Roberts https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/the-battlefield-9781786632517/Protests and the ailing president: Algeria's political crisis by Andrew Lebovich https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_protests_and_the_ailing_president_algerias_political_crisisRenewing Europe by Emmanuel Macron https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/three-goals-to-guide-european-union-renewal-by-emmanuel-macron-2019-03Picture credit: Algeria Protests 2019 2nd week by Bachounda via Wikimedia https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%84%D9%81:Algeria_Protests_2019_2ndweek_1.jpg#filelinks, CC-BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leonard speaks with Ellie Geranmayeh and Dr Kayhan Barzegar about Mohammad Javad Zarif’s resignation, and the current political situation in Iran.Bookshelf:Becoming by Michelle Obama https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562881/becoming-by-michelle-obama/9781524763138/Reading Lolita from Tehran by Azar Nafisi https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/290/290466/reading-lolita-in-tehran/9780241246238.html Let the swords encircle me by Scott Peterson https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Let-the-Swords-Encircle-Me/Scott-Peterson/9781416597285Films:The Insult https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Insult_(film)No Man’s Land https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Man%27s_Land_(2001_film)About Elly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/About_EllyA Separation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_SeparationPicture credit: Iranian and German foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif and Frank-Walter Steinmeier meeting in Tehran by Tasnim News Agency, via Wikimedia https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FM_Javad_Zarif_meeting_German_FM_Frank-Walter_Steinmeier_in_Tehran_139411132358185167028224.jpg, CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Highlights of the Munich Security Conference 2019Directly from the Hotel Bayerischer Hof, Mark Leonard, Ulrike Franke and Jonathan Hackenbroich share their post-conference insights. They discuss the speeches by German chancellor Angela Merkel, US vice-president Mike Pence, and Britain’s defence secretary Gavin Williamson, and talk about their favourite side-events. Bookshelf:* Munich Security Report 2019 "The Great Puzzle: Who Will Pick Up the Pieces?"https://www.securityconference.de/publikationen/munich-security-report/* La ruée vers l'Europe : La jeune Afrique en route pour le Vieux Continent by Stephen Smithhttps://www.grasset.fr/la-ruee-vers-leurope-9782246803508* The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambershttps://www.hodder.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9781473619777* The Light that Failed: How the West Won the Cold War But Lost the Peace by Ivan Krastev & Stephen Holmes (forthcoming September 2019)The podcast was recorded on Sunday, 17 February 2017.Picture: MSC / Kuhlmann Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.