

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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Jul 23, 2015 • 35min
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: Germany under criticism
ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Franziska Brantner, Member of the German Parliament, ECFR’s senior policy fellow Sebastian Dullien and Josef Janning, and Ulrike Franke, Research Assistant at ECFR, about Germany’s leadership role and recent criticism on their decisions.Picture: Flickr/tosid - https://www.flickr.com/photos/34247875@N07/3592357164/in/photolist-6trLCu-62FuXo-ezYXMB-ccWJXd-qQX3Ki-r8vLWP-9PrF79-aUjYCt-r8vLCT-9PrF6U-9S419Q-r8mRmV-qQX5nh-9PrF7m-v8m4JG-r8qEif-9PrF7f-tuP1xV-eXsijw-qQVBSd-r6dviw-eaXbDb-drrS91-e8a8hK-92mVwg-ay3T3Z-c4rUBo-mEFjp2-mEFqBx-mEGUNG-mEGSV3-u3B56i-todcck-62CPjb-bmGS9N-fbcD8M-ujEc7d-u3tqM5-uk49Vr-mEH2cy-mEFgHR-mEGSm7-mEGPYw-mEFudF-mEGYMd-mEGUjL-mEFit4-mEFkGc-mEGLwb-mEGXyw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 22, 2015 • 10min
EU differentiation and Israeli settlements
ECFR policy fellows Mattia Toaldo and Hugh Lovatt, authors of the policy brief "EU differentiation and Israeli settlements", believe that the EU needs to act faster and further in ensuring that Israeli settlements in no way benefit from EU-Israel bilateral relations. In the interview they explain the benefits of a differentiation policy.http://www.ecfr.eu/publications/summary/eu_differentiation_and_israeli_settlements3076Picture: Reuters/Baz Ratner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 16, 2015 • 29min
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: Iran Deal
ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Daniel Levy, director of the MENA programme, and to policy fellows Julien Barnes-Dacey and Ellie Geranmayeh, about the Iran nuclear agreement and Geranmayeh's new policy brief 'Engaging with Iran: A European agenda'. Picture: Flickr/European External Action Service Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 15, 2015 • 5min
The Greek crisis - Interview with Joaquín Almunia
ECFR's Carla Hobbs interviews the new council member and former European Commissioner, Joaquín Almunia, on the new Greek bailout agreement. Almunia explains possible consequences this could have on the political situation in Spain.Picture: Flickr/European Union 2014 - European Parliament https://www.flickr.com/photos/photosmartinschulz/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 7, 2015 • 21min
Iran Nuclear Talks
ECFR policy fellow Ellie Geranmayeh is in Vienna where the nuclear talks between Iran and six major powers are being held. She speaks to Kelsey Davenport, director of Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association, and gives an update on the state of the nuclear negotiations.Picture: Flickr/European External Action Service Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 6, 2015 • 35min
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: Greek Referendum - the Result
ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to senior policy fellows Vessela Tcherneva and Sebastian Dullien about what the result of the Greek referendum will mean for Greece and for the EU.Cover art: Flickr/Adolfo Lujan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 3, 2015 • 31min
ECFR's World in 30 Minutes: Greek Referendum
ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Loukas Tsoukalis, Professor of Economics and head of the Greek think tank ELIAMEP, and Sebastian Dullien, ECFR's senior policy fellow and Professor of International Economics at HTW Berlin, about the Greek referendum, what it means and its possible implications.Cover art: Flickr/Theophilos Papadopoulos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 1, 2015 • 19min
Voices on Ukraine, voices of Ukraine part 10 with Olexiy Haran
Head of ECFR's Sofia office, Vessela Tcherneva, interviews Professor Olexiy Haran from Kyiv on the current challenges in Eastern Ukraine and future prospects. Picture Credit: Flickr/Sasha Maksymenko Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 30, 2015 • 8min
Voices on Ukraine, Voices of Ukraine part 9 with Ilya Yashin
ECFR's Policy Fellow and Associate Director of the Madrid office, Francisco de Borja Lasheras, interviews experts and locals on Ukraine.Photo by SerenityRose (Flickr). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 25, 2015 • 9min
Voices on Ukraine, voices of Ukraine part 8 with Anna Korbut
ECFR's Policy Fellow and Associate Director of the Madrid office, Francisco de Borja Lasheras, interviews experts and locals on Ukraine.Photo by SerenityRose (Flickr). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.