Mark Leonard's World in 30 Minutes

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks with heads of office Almut Möller and Manuel Lafont Rapnouil about political debates in France and Germany. What directions are the two countries heading as they approach next year's elections? The podcast was recorded on 7 September 2016.Bookshelf: Der taumelnde Kontinent by Philipp BlomNew European counter-terror wars by Anthony DworkinView from Berlin: The EU’s musical chairs by Josef JanningPicture: Flickr/Martin Schulz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks with experts Andrew Wilson, Fredrik Wesslau and Gustav Gressel, about tensions between Russia and Ukraine rising in Eastern Ukraine, the Minsk Agreement, and whether European sanctions should be renewed towards Russia. The podcast was recorded on 30 August 2016.Bookshelf:Enough said: What’s gone wrong with the language of politics by Mark ThompsonThe decline of the West by Oswald SprenglerUkraine crisis: What it means for the West by Andrew WilsonThe Ukrainians: Unexpected Nation by Andrew WilsonRussia’s role in the GreyzonePicture: Flickr/GrusiaKot Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks with policy fellow Asli Aydintasbas and research director Jeremy Shapiro about the deployment of Turkish tanks into Syria and the rivalry with Kurdish troops in the fight against ISIS in that region. The podcast was recorded on the 25 August 2016.Bookshelf:Desert Queen: The extraordinary life of Gertrude Bell by Janet Wallach Decisive moments in history by Stefan ZweigMan(h)atten (series)Picture: Flickr/Pan Chauyoe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks with ECFR experts Vessela Tcherneva, Silvia Francescon, Ulrike Franke, Borja Lasheras, and board member Ivan Krastev, about summer readings. The list includes foreign policy books, wider readings to understand the world we live in, and finally what to read to get away from it all. The podcast was recorded on 28 July 2016.Books discussed:The force of reason by Oriana FallaciSenza la Guerra by Massimo Cacciari, Lucio Caracciolo, Ernesto Galli della Lggia and Elisabetta RasyLa febbre di Trump: Un fenomeno Americano by Mattia FerraresiLiberta a migrare: Perche ci spostiamo da sempre ed e bene cosi by Valerio Calzano and Telmo PievaniEn immersion a Molenbeek by Hind FraihiReichtum ohne Gier by Sahra WagenknechtWunschdenken: Europa, Währung, Bildung, Einwanderung – warum Politik so häufig scheitert by Thilo Sarrazin1913: The year before the storm by Florian IlliesLa France pour la vie by Nikolas Sarkozy Expert political judgement: How good is it? How can we know? By Philip E. TetlockGlobal inequality: A new approch for the age of globalisation by Branko MilanovicEl retorno de los chamanes by Victor LapuenteSiria, el país de las almas rotas by Javier Espinosa and Monica G. PrietoEsodo: Storia del nuovo millennio by Domenico Quirico The search for Europe: Contrasting approaches, published by BBVA1917: Razgadka “russkoj” revolyutsii by Nikolaj StarikovThe Silk Road: A new history of the world by Peter FrankopanPolitical epistemics: The secret police, the opposition, and the end of east German socialism by Andreas GlaeserThinking in time: The uses of history for decision makers by Richard E. Neustadt and Ernest R. MayDiplomat i gradinar by Ivan D. StanchovIll fares the land by Tony JudtWhen facts change by Tony JudtBloodlands: Europe between Hitler and Stalin by Timothy SnyderThe responsible company: What we’ve learned from Patagonia’s first 40 years by Yvon Chouinard and Vincent StanleyDrone warfare by John Kaag and Sarah KrepsSwarm troopers: How small drones will conquer the world by David HamblingSternstunden der Menschheit by Stefan ZweigThe Star Rover by Jack LondonThe Climb by Anatoli Boukreev and G. Weston De WaltDeath at La Fenice by Donna LeonAmerican Pastoral by Philip Roth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks with Tom Nuttall, Brussels Bureau Chief of the Economist and author of the Charlemagne column, about reactions to the UK referendum result in the EU institutions, and the upcoming negotiations. The podcast was recorded on 26 July 2016.Bookshelf:This Blessed Plot by Hugo YoungBritons: Forging the Nation 1707-1837 by Linda ColleyBritain as Europe by Linda ColleyPicture: Flickr/Thijs ter Haar Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks with Ulrike Franke, research assistant and expert on security and drones, Josef Janning, co-head of ECFR’s Berlin office, and Volker Stanzel, senior advisor to the Asia & China programme, about the four recent violent attacks in southern Germany. The speakers agree that the mood in Germany is much calmer than it is portrayed by foreign media. The podcast was recorded on 25 June 2016.Bookshelf:Ready Player One by Ernest ClineDer Schimmelreiter by Theodor StormOhne Liebe geht es auch by Rudolf Lorenzen Fortress Besieged by Qian ZhongshuHeretics by Leonardo PaduraThe Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Napoleon by Karl Marx Picture: Flickr/Metropolico Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR council member Loukas Tsoukalis, Professor at the University of Athens, puts the blame for the rise of euroscepticism on the eurozone crisis and a succession of policy failures. Picture: Flickr/RobDeman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR’s Director Mark Leonard speaks with Policy Fellow Asli Aydintasbas and Research Director Jeremy Shapiro about the failed coup against Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and its consequences for the West. The podcast was recorded on the 18 July 2016.Bookshelf:Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy SchiffThe Dream of Scipio by Iain PearsPicture: Flickr/UNAOC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks with Piotr Buras, Head of ECFR’s Warsaw office and Senior Policy Fellow, Jeremy Shapiro, ECFR’s Research Director, Vessela Tcherneva, Head of ECFR’s Progammes and the Sofia office, and Ulrike Franke, Research Assistant at ECFR and expert on military issues, about what was discussed at the summit and what that means for European security. The podcast was recorded on 11 July 2016.Bookshelf:Seveneves by Neal StephensonSubmission by Michel Houellebecq111 things you need to see in Burgenland by Gerd Wolfgang SieversThe world according to Europe’s insurgent parties: Putin, migration and people power by Susi Dennison and Dina Pardijs Picture: Flickr/EEAS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard presents the discussion “Brexit - Views from Europe“ which was held at ECFR’s Annual Council Meeting in the Hague earlier this week. The panelists are Gordon Bajnai, former Prime Minister of Hungary, Norbert Röttgen, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the German Bundestag, George Soros, Founder and Chairman of the Open Society Foundations, Alexander Stubb, former Prime Minister of Finland, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, CEO at Save the Children International, and Gideon Rachman, Chief Foreign Affairs Columnist at the Financial Times. They look at what other EU countries can learn from the British EU referendum and what the future shape of Europe will be. It was recorded on the 28 June 2016. Readings:The world according to Europe’s insurgent parties: Putin, migration, and people power by Susi Dennison and Dina Pardijs.You can find more audio and video recordings from the Annual Council Meeting here on our website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.