

Mark Leonard's World in 30 Minutes
ECFR
Weekly podcast on the events, policies and ideas that will shape the world.World in 30 minutes is curated by Mark Leonard, Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), and features top-level speakers from across the EU and beyond to debate and discuss Europe’s role in the world. It was awarded “Best podcasts on EU politics” by PolicyLab in 2019.Member of the EuroPod network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 3, 2015 • 29min
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: The world order in 2030
ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to the Japanese Ambassador to NATO, Masafumi Ishii, and former German Ambassador to China and Japan and ECFR senior advisor to the Asia programme, Volker Stanzel, about what the world order might look like in 2030 and what role Europe might play.Bookshelf:Prof. Dr. Reinhard Wolf's article on politics and emotions is in the book "Emotionen und Politik: Begründungen, Konzeptionen und Praxisfelder einer politikwissenschaftlichen Emotionsforschung" by Karl-Rudolf Korte Danger on the high seas by Volker StanzelEurope and Japan by Mathieu DuchâtelEurope and Japan: Country by countryPicture: Flickr/Halfrain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 30, 2015 • 4min
Voices on Ukraine, Voices of Ukraine: Kateryna Dankova (pt. 14)
Kateryna Dankova is the head in Chernihiv of the Democratic Alliance (Demallianz), recently elected as a representative in the local elections.Interviewed by Francisco de Borja Lasheras in mid-November 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 30, 2015 • 4min
Voices on Ukraine, voices of Ukraine: Inna Gryshchenko (pt. 13)
Inna Gryshchenko is a political candidate from the Ukrainian party 'Sila Lyudei' ('Power of the People').Francisco de Borja Lasheras did the interview in November 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 26, 2015 • 5min
Interview with Susi Dennison
Susi Dennison speaks to ABC News about the current crises in Europe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 26, 2015 • 28min
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: Russian-Turkish relations
ECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks to Asli Aydintasbas, ECFR visiting fellow and expert on Turkish foreign policy, and Kadri Liik, ECFR senior policy fellow and expert on Russian foreign policy, about the downing of a Russian fighter jet by a Turkish F-16 and its implications on Turkish-Russian relations.Bookshelf:Great Catastrophe: Armenians and Turks in the Shadow of Genocide by Thomas de WaalRussia and the Arabs by Yevgeny PrimakovProxy war worsens between Russia and Turkey by Asli AydintasbasNato should not risk a wrong turn over Turkey – and Ukraine by François Godement Picture: Flickr/Mikhail Serbin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 19, 2015 • 31min
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: Paris Attacks
ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to senior policy fellow, Anthony Dworkin, and to the head of the Paris office and senior policy fellow, Manuel Lafont Rapnouil, about the implications of the Paris attacks on France and Europe.Bookshelf:Les Guerres du President by David Revault d’Allonnes Power Wars by Charlie SavageLa Revanche de Passions by Pierre HassnerLe Grand Remplacement by Renaud CamusLe Grand Repli by Nicolas Bancel, Pascal Blanchard and Ahmed BoubekerResponding to Paris Picture: Flickr/Alberto Maldeno Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 10, 2015 • 35min
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: Modi's visit to the UK and India's relation with the EU
ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Bharat Karnad, Professor of National Security Studies at the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi, Clemens Spiess, Project Officer for India at the Robert Bosch Foundation in Germany, and Francois Godement, director of the Asia and China Programme at ECFR, about Indian Prime Minister Modi's visit to the UK and India's relation with the EU.Bookshelf:How Modi won it by Harish KhareRebooting India by Nandan Nilekani and Viral ShahGod Is Not Great by Christopher HitchensWhat does India think? http://www.ecfr.eu/what_does_india_think Asia’s Giant: India and China Picture: Flickr/Dave https://www.flickr.com/photos/dave_raw_lin_son/262974297/in/photolist-peP6B-oq5dfx-nYhNyC-4nKZ4s-4nFS4X-nffgpX-4nNoHY-7zojzu-ofz7ML-nPJCtd-nJ3zvN-kDF3x6-futbTu-8sNo8N-7bqwob-gtmDKU-nCBSk5-nfXTs4-pKfFZ4-onvvjp-fKXX8t-jU29vy-ggkEAd-4E47a9-goBNG1-bBmZC8-4nLcHb-f415P9-4nJSTC-4nJKv1-nX7M1r-2GmXy3-iaL2fw-fGWYj6-4nEHKF-rJQggz-jX4ri9-ryiDGQ-qxVk9v-rLV7L7-rMMm9x-otAdzw-nJKakc-qF8tic-fHYdt5-ef5ju9-goztwZ-goBhu7-fKivE6-4nFCYp Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 5, 2015 • 25min
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: The future of Europe
ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Stephen Walt, Professor of International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School, about the threats that could rip Europe apart, and about different options of how the EU could develop given the current picture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 29, 2015 • 40min
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: New Diplomacy in the Age of Networks
ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Jeremy Heimans, social activist and CEO of Purpose.com, Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO of New America Foundation, and Carl Bildt, former Foreign Minister and Prime Minister of Sweden and co-chair of ECFR, about the future of diplomacy in an age of networks. Picture: Flickr/Maxine BonziBookshelf:Unfinished Business by Anne-Marie SlaughterBetween the world and me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesThe Uses and Abuses of History by Margaret MacmillanKissinger: Volume 1 by Niall FergusonUnderstanding "New Power" by Jeremy HeimansA New World Order by Anne-Marie Slaughter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 23, 2015 • 20min
Violence and revolt in Israel/Palestine - the Palestinian perspective
Hugh Lovatt speaks to Fadi Quran, activist, senior campaigner for Avaaz, and according to the Time magazine "the new face of the Middle East". Picture: Flickr/Rusty Stewart Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.