Mark Leonard's World in 30 Minutes

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.