Charging Towards a Brighter Future
New Projections for the global battery electric vehicle market go from 47 billion US Dollar in 2020 to 212 billion in 2030. The demand for these batteries will remain high. But the challenging aspect...
19 Feb 202323min
Crisis in Sri Lanka: Facing the 'perfect storm'
On this 4th of February 2023, Sri Lanka is celebrating 75 years of independence from the British Empire. But while the Sri Lankan government is spending millions of rupees on a military show, the isla...
4 Feb 202346min
Understanding Europe: The Future of Global Trade
In this episode Brendan and Charelle take a look at the changing global trade order, while also trying to understand what the World Trade Organisation (WTO) actually is. To this end, they are joined b...
27 Jan 202338min
Crooktocracy: Clean Hands — Italy
There are various different forms of government in the world: there’s democracy. aristocracy, technocracy…and crooktocracy, the government of crooks. In Crooktocracy, her first series with the MD, Chi...
20 Jan 202317min
Vintage Hype in Creative Industries
In this episode Leen explores the hype behind analogue and vintage products like paperback books, vinyls and analogue cameras. Why do we choose these options that contradict the rapid development of t...
27 Des 202218min
Understanding Europe: Digital Sovereignty
Digital Sovereignty is an elusive term which can be defined in various ways. In this episode, Brendan and Charelle sat down with Dr. Mariëlle Wijermars, an expert in the field, to discuss the term Dig...
16 Des 202245min
Understanding Europe: A Just Transition
A major aspect of the climate transition in the EU has been the idea of a ‘Just Transition’, but this leaves us questioning what that actually means. In this episode, Brendan and Charelle explore what...
18 Nov 202251min
Understanding Europe: All About CERiM
Understanding Europe is a new podcast series produced by the Maastricht Diplomat, in collaboration with CERiM. Throughout the 10 episodes, Charelle and Brendan will interview experts from CERiM to dig...
21 Okt 202239min
