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Feb 8, 2018 • 34min

Germany’s GroKo Treaty: A new start for Europe?

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.
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Feb 1, 2018 • 37min

The Undead Past

Mark Leonard speaks with Justin Vogt, Managing Editor of Foreign Affairs, Professor Mary Fulbrook from UCL, and Dr. Fraziska Exeler, Research Associate and Lecturer at FUB, about how nations deal with the evils of history. Recorded on 31 January 2018.For background reading on FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON THE ROAD events download a complimentary eBook:A Post-American Europe? Liberalism and Transatlantic Relations https://www.foreignaffairs.com/special-edition-ebook?cid=nlc-eve-Events%20-%20FA%20on%20the%20Road%20-%20Berlin-20180117Bookshelf: Meines Vaters Land by Wiebke Brun A model childhood by Christa Wolf A small town near Auschwitz by Mary Fulbrook Bind Us Apart: How Enlightened Americans Invented Racial Segregation by Nicholas Guyatt Jean Améry - Revolte in der Resignation: Biographie by Irène Heidelberger-Leonard Image credit: Bebelplatz Monument by Aaron Siirila [CC BY-SA 2.5 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABebelplatz_Night_of_Shame_Monument.jpg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 25, 2018 • 35min

Turkey's Afrin offensive

Mark Leonard, Asli Aydintasbas, Kadri Liik and Jeremy Shapiro, discuss Turkey's offensive near the Syria-Turkey boarder, the future of US-Turkey relations and Russia's role in the region.Bookshelf:Johan by Oli Bagel Slow Burn by Slate Paris 1919: Six months that changed the world by Margaret MacMillan 95 theses about technology by John NaughtonPicture credit: Return to Homs by Chaoyue 超越 PAN 潘 licensed under CC BY-NC-DC-ND-2.0 Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pan_chaoyue/16969008478/in/photolist-rRuB2G-mC66kN-oDqfyx-pjTZMi-mC4sxx-mC4uCp-ot4zdL-mC4v2F-mC4vPx-mC4sRD-mC52bg-htm4Jr-fDaaGA-8z473w-86twBc-oZs62R-dWGdNT-p6vQv5-dQotuS-cW27gw-i2oPsA-T9L3Ph-eUqTyu-ph4U7e-mC66HG-i7TpEN-8yZYYt-Ugfw9Q-i2pYv3-UAVyhQ-i32tWW-dkY5Jf-o2AzJt-evqVXG-fjfAYG-o2inNV-skBinf-esBH71-5wTUUZ-i2odwn-i2oURk-9iGGcb-i2ph1f-9gb79Z-d2nAQ1-fFG193-oqPAnP-dKaC67-i2oriV-e38ZTn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 22, 2018 • 44min

Poland’s new kids on the block

Mark Leonard speaks with Wawrzyniec Smoczyński, editor-in-chief of Polityka INSIGHT, about the implications of Poland's government reshuffle and the changes to its constitution. Bookshelf:Sapiens – A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah HarariThe Square and the Tower: Networks, Hierarchies and the Struggle for Global Power by Niall FergusonEurope and its discontents: Poland’s collision course with the European Union by Piotr BurasPicture credit: "Visita del Presidente de Polonia, Andrzej Duda", by Presidencia de la República Mexicana, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 15, 2018 • 32min

Future of EU-China Relations

Mark Leonard speaks to François Godement and Abigaël Vasselier from the ECFR Asia & China team to get their reactions to President Macron's recent visit to China. They discuss the relationship between Europe and China more broadly, using the findings from their recent publication "China at the gates: A power audit of EU-China relations". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 8, 2018 • 22min

Trends for 2018

Mark Leonard and Jeremy Shapiro review the year gone by and predict the 10 foreign policy trends that will define 2018.Picture: Pixabay/Geralt https://pixabay.com/en/users/geralt-9301/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 19, 2017 • 31min

Net neutrality

Mark Leonard speaks with Heidi Tworek, Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia, about the potential damage to content providers that could follow from the US Federal Communication Commission’s decision to discard net neutrality. The podcast was recorded on 18 December 2017.Bookshelf:Everyobody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are by Seth Stephens-DavidowitzPicture: Flickr/amikan_san Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 14, 2017 • 35min

European Security after Brexit

ECFR Policy Fellow Ulrike Franke speaks with Mark Leonard, former MP Douglas Alexander, and ECFR’s Senior Policy Fellow Nick Witney, about Britain’s future vision of EU-UK security cooperation after Brexit. The podcast was recorded on the 13.12.2017 in Berlin.Bookshelf:The Shardlake Series by C. J. SampsonPoverty Safari by Darren McGarveyLecture on David Cameron’s relationship with the EU by Sir Ivan Rogers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 7, 2017 • 40min

US and Europe clash in the Middle East

Mark Leonard speaks with ECFR Policy Fellows Hugh Lovatt, Ellie Geranmayeh and Julien Barnes-Dacey about reactions to Trump’s recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and the new divergence between Washington and Europe across the Middle East.Bookshelf:The Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks Gaza: Preparing for Dawn by Donald MacintyreNo Knives in the Kitchen of this City: A Novel by Khaled Khalifa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 4, 2017 • 41min

Emmanuel Macron and the future of Europe

Mark Leonard speaks with Shahin Vallée, former Economic Advisor to the President of the European Council, and to Emanuel Macron when he was French Economy Minister. They discuss what Macron’s plans are for Europe and what it might lead to.Bookshelf:L’Art de perdre by Alice Zeniter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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