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ECFR ON AIR
Short interviews and comments by our experts and others on breaking news and key topics from the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) - the first pan-European think-tank. Launched in October 2007, our objective is to conduct research and promote informed debate across Europe on the developme...
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Lessons for Europe: Inside Ukraine’s drone war
Ukraine’s battlefield has transformed since the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022: from hobby quadcopters to drone and robot units in alm...
The European pillar of security
This week, Leo Litra and Lesia Ogryzko welcome Élie Tenenbaum, director of the Security Studies Center at the French Institute for International Relat...
Ukrainian society in wartime
Amid much speculation surrounding Ukraine’s future—including ceasefires, peace talks and broader geopolitical shifts—ECFR has launched a new podcast m...
Regional response: How Gulf monarchies leveraged Trump’s visit
In the latest episode of the WOMENP podcast series, Ellie Geranmayeh welcomes Dina Esfandiary, Middle East geoeconomics lead at Bloomberg; Yasmine Far...
Saudi Arabia and Trump: What's next for the Middle East
In this episode of the WOMENP podcast series, ECFR’s Ellie Geranmayeh speaks with Dr. Manal Radwan, advisor to the Saudi foreign minister and long ser...
In:Sight China with Yan Xuetong
China is becoming ever more important to global affairs. But political and geopolitical challenges, as well as the covid-19 pandemic, have diminished...
Africa: Not just about migration
Europe’s Africa policy was greatly affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, especially as energy and food supply became weaponised as a Russian tool...
Infrastructures and connectivity: Building bridges
xThe green transition requires massive investments in energy, digital, and transport connectivity to fill the gap in developing countries. At the same...
The AI-talian job: challenges and opportunities
The rise of AI has shaken national debates on regulations and security, pushed the European Union towards an unprecedent legislative measure, the AI A...
Unity or disunity for Ukraine: that is the question
Two years into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the international community remains deeply divided on how to react to Putin’s aggression. Disagreement...
Speeding like a troika: Russia’s uncertain futures
How has the war impacted the way Russians think about their identity and their future? Are some signs of major change already visible? What are the po...
In:Sight China with Angela Zhang
China is becoming ever more important to global affairs. But political and geopolitical challenges, as well as the covid-19 pandemic, have diminished...
Under the Overcoat: Russian foreign policy: from a U-Turn over the Atlantic to the zigzags of history
How can we understand current-day Russia against the background of history? Is the monopolisation of power and lack of checks and balances on a level...
Europe Listens: Saving multilateralism with Arancha González Laya and Richard Gowan
In September 2024, the United Nation’s Summit of the Future is set to take place – a crucial moment to mend “eroded trust” between peoples, countries,...
Europe Listens: Exploring the deep seabed with Pradeep Singh
To achieve the ambitions of the European Green Deal, the European Commission insists that healthy oceans and a sustainable maritime economy are crucia...
Europe Listens: Protecting the high seas with Essam Yassin Mohammed
Around 70 per cent of our planet is covered by the ocean, of which two-thirds fall beyond national jurisdiction. After decades of discussions and nego...
Under the Overcoat: But the people are silent
What is the mood in Russian society after two years of war? How can we understand what is happening? Expressing meaningful dissent can land Russians i...
Under the Overcoat: Dead Souls, Volume Two
In this episode, we delve into how the Russian economy transitioned into a wartime economy. What does the structure of the Russian economy and the 202...
Under the Overcoat: Are we the baddies? Russian civil-military relations and the bomb
In this episode, we analyse who is really in charge of the Russian military and its nuclear weapons. The answer is far from simple. Does Putin have ov...
Beyond Gaza: focus on regional and global players
The fourth episode of ECFR’s WOMENP mini-series, recorded during the 2023 Doha Forum, looks at the regional reverberations of the war in Gaza, particu...
Under the overcoat: the death of a clerk
How do Russian officials "coexist" with the war nearly two years after the invasion? How has the bureaucratic system adapted to the requirements of t...
Under the overcoat: God save the Tsar
The Russian Orthodox Church is supporting Russia’s war on Ukraine in its sermons, sending priests to the front, and collecting humanitarian aid for so...
Under the Overcoat: the past is unpredictable
On 1 September, Russian high schools transitioned to new "patriotic" history textbooks authored by one of Russia's staunchest conservatives, former cu...
A Year on from the Mahsa Amini Protests: Where Iran is headed and Implications for Western Policy
The third episode of ECFR’s WOMENP mini-series looks at domestic dynamics and the human rights situation in Iran a year after nationwide protests erup...
Europe Listens: Governing outer space with Ruvimbo Samanga
The global space economy is worth a whopping $469 billion, and growing fast. Commercial interests are proliferating; more and more countries are launc...
Europe Listens: Combatting online disinformation with Flora Rebello Arduini
On 8 January 2023, following a contentious national election, protestors attacked government buildings in Brazil’s capital. The riots were preceded by...
Europe Listens: Overcoming the global digital divide with Jane Munga
Digital technologies are set to transform African economies. Yet, only 40 per cent of Africans accessed the internet in 2022 – well below the proporti...
The geo-economic effect of the Iran-GCC thaw
The second episode of ECFR’s WOMENP mini-series considers the geo-economic trends in the Middle East and emerging opportunities following recent devel...
In:Sight China with with Duan Jiuzhou
China is becoming ever more important to global affairs. But political and geopolitical challenges, as well as the covid-19 pandemic, have diminished...
In:Sight China with with Wang Dong
China is becoming ever more important to global affairs. But political and geopolitical challenges, as well as the covid-19 pandemic, have diminished...
After the dust settles: what does the Saudi-Iran deal mean for the Middle East?
The first episode of ECFR’s WOMENP mini-series brings together leading experts to discuss what can be expected from Iran and Saudi Arabia’s de-escalat...
Europe Listens: Advancing green tech partnerships with Dhanasree Jayaram
Beyond the UN formats, countries around the world are forging hundreds of bilateral and multilateral agreements to advance the clean energy transition...
Europe Listens: Overhauling climate finance with Avinash Persaud
Action on climate financing is long overdue. Inadequate mitigation and adaptation have already led to substantial loss and damage in the most vulnerab...
Europe Listens: Navigating climate diplomacy with Shauna Aminath
Climate change is an immediate existential threat to the coral islands that make up the Maldives, one of the lowest-lying countries in the world. Rece...
In:Sight China with with Pan Chengxin
China is becoming ever more important to global affairs. But political and geopolitical challenges, as well as the covid-19 pandemic, have diminished...
In:Sight China with Liu Hongqiao
China is becoming ever more important to global affairs. But the covid-19 pandemic, as well as political and geopolitical challenges, mean that Europe...
In:Sight China with Wang Jisi
This podcast was recorded on 23 November 2022, one day before the Urumqi apartment fire, which was followed by nationwide protests against the zero-co...
Europe listens to... Togzhan Kassenova
As the EU builds up its global footprint, it’s crucial to avoid European naval gazing. Instead, Europe needs to engage partners around the world on th...
Europe listens... to Dr Matshidiso Moeti
As the EU builds up its global footprint, it’s crucial to avoid European naval gazing. Instead, Europe needs to engage partners around the world on th...
Europe listens... to Audrey Tang
As the EU builds up its global footprint, it’s crucial to avoid European naval gazing. Instead, Europe needs to engage partners around the world on th...