The Leopards are free!
On 25 January, after months of deliberation, Germany's chancellor Olaf Scholz announced he would send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine – and permit other countries to do the same. What led to this turnaroun...
27 Jan 202329min
Davos world: Alexander Stubb and Mark Leonard live from the WEF
This week’s episode comes to you all the way from the snowy peaks of Davos, Switzerland. Mark Leonard is joined by ECFR board member Alexander Stubb – who is director of the school of transnational go...
20 Jan 202322min
Catherine Ashton on 21st century diplomacy
In this episode, Mark Leonard welcomes Catherine Ashton – the European Union’s first high representative for foreign affairs and security policy and the first female EU commissioner for trade – to tal...
13 Jan 202335min
Top ten foreign policy trends for 2023
Our beloved predictions episode is back! As they do every year, Mark Leonard and ECFR research director Jeremy Shapiro forecast the foreign policy trends and events for the year ahead.If other analyst...
6 Jan 202322min
A battle on two fronts: Poland, Germany, and the rule of law
After the EU finally came to an agreement with Hungary over financial aid for Ukraine, all eyes are now on Poland and its own protracted conflict with Brussels over its rule-of-law inadequacies. Meanw...
21 Dec 202228min
Introducing: In:Sight China with Wang Jisi
New mini-series! Subscribe here: https://soundcloud.com/ecfrclips China is becoming ever more important to global affairs. But the covid-19 pandemic, as well as political and geopolitical challenges, ...
16 Dec 202226min
Backsliding democracy: Zsuzsanna Szelenyi on Hungary
The European Council is considering freezing €7.5 billion in funds allocated to Hungary due to concerns about rule of law violations. Meanwhile, prime minister Viktor Orban has embarked on a controver...
9 Dec 202232min
Rethinking the purpose of AI with Stuart Russell
From search engines to social media, from navigation systems to medical gear, our everyday lives are already intertwined with artificial intelligence. But as AI becomes ever more powerful, questions a...
2 Dec 202232min
