CER podcast: A rigged election in Belarus: Can Lukashenka cling to power?
Lukashenka has rigged his re-election as president of Belarus, and begun a violent crackdown on protesters rejecting the result. The EU, US and Russia face dilemmas in responding to events. Charles Gr...
12 Aug 202022min
CER podcast: The EU's increasingly troubled relationship with China
Growing economic tensions, COVID-19, cyber attacks, disinformation, intellectual property theft, a security clamp down in Hong Kong, treatment of the Uyghurs, and restrictions on Huawei: the CER’s dir...
29 Juli 202033min
CER podcast: Belarus may be less stable than it appears
Lukashenka is certain to win Belarus’s presidential election. But his suppression of dissent poses a dilemma for the EU: punishing Lukashenka could help Russia to extend its sway over the country.
17 Juli 202023min
CER podcast: The EU’s €750 billion question: How should the COVID-19 recovery fund be spent?
European Union leaders will meet in Brussels on July 17-18 to discuss plans for a new recovery fund and long-term budget to help Europe bounce back from the COVID-19 crisis. The CER’s chief economist ...
1 Juli 202022min
CER podcast: Can the EU and the UK strike a deal on their future relationship?
Following Monday’s meeting between Boris Johnson and the three Presidents of the EU, has a deal between the EU and UK become more or less likely? Charles Grant and Sam Lowe discuss.
17 Juni 202026min
CER podcast: Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic is deepening the transatlantic rift
Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic is creating new friction in the transatlantic relationship and exacerbating existing differences on China, trade and defence spending. Tensions will get wo...
3 Juni 202017min
CER podcast: A Hamilton moment?
On 18th May, Merkel and Macron proposed a €500bn recovery fund for the EU. John Springford and Christian Odendahl discuss why it's needed, and whether reluctant countries will back it.
22 Maj 202023min
CER podcast: Putin hits a bad patch
As 2020 started, Vladimir Putin’s economic, political and diplomatic position looked strong. Now he faces recession, an exploding COVID-19 pandemic and declining domestic support. What does that mean ...
6 Maj 202019min
