http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515 en support@podhoster.com (PodHoster Support) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:11:56 -0500 Fri, 31 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 International News Politics News Pod Hoster - podhoster.com 180 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/media/images/agendalogo.jpg http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515 A weekly look at European foreign affairs with ECFR experts What's coming up, and analysis of what's already happening, in the world of foreign affairs in Europe European Council on Foreign Relations nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu Nicholas Walton no no http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=37507 press@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs and politics Fri, 31 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=37507 ecfr no no ECFR agenda: Syria - what hope for the new peace effort? Julien Barnes-Dacey talks to Haytham Manna of the Syrian National Coordination Body for Democratic Change (NCC) about the prospects for peace in Syria. syria,,geneva,,politics,,foreign,policy,,opposition,,conflict,,war 00:06:43 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=37155 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs and politics Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=37155 ecfr no no Francesco Grillo on what Italy must do to escape its crisis Francesco Grillo of Vision on why he describes Italy as a Sleeping Beauty, and how five kisses can wake her from her deep, crisis-ridden slumber grillo,italy,crisis,monti,euro, 00:10:44 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=37109 press@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs and politics Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=37109 ecfr no no How to deal with North Korea's nuclear diplomacy Thomas Koenig analyses North Korea's nuclear diplomacy and explains Kim Jong-un's strategy. North,Korea,Kim,Jong-um,nuclear,diplomacy,threat,international,politics 00:11:41 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=36567 current affairs and politics Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=36567 ecfr no no Britain and the EU - a view from Brussels Heather Grabbe looks at the complicated relationship between Britain and the EU. UK,,foreign,policy,,European,Union,,EU,,Europe,,debate,,ECFR 00:08:53 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=36440 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=36440 ecfr no no Daniel Levy and Ron Pundak digest the Israeli election results Daniel Levy and Ron Pundak digest the results of the Israeli elections. The full audio from their discussion is on the events section of ecfr.eu israel,likud,palestine,west,bank,gaza,netanyahu 00:11:49 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=36420 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=36420 ecfr no no Making sense of the Israeli elections Daniel Levy on what to watch for in Israel's elections - the campaign, the results, the coalition, the Palestinian and Iran issues, and what matters for the US and Europe iran,israel,settlers,netanyahu,palestine,palestinians,west,bank,gaza, 00:11:03 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=36344 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=36344 ecfr no no Kurt Volker on Obama 2 Kurt Volker gives his assessment of Obama's second term approach in Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Mali, plus the pivot to Asia Obama,,mali,,iraq,,iran,,pivot,,afghanistan,,us,,syria, 00:10:30 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=35615 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=35615 ecfr no no Waltroud Shelkle and Petros Fassoulas Dr Waltroud Shelkle talks about Germany and the euro crisis while Petros Fassoulas explains the situation in Britain. euro,eurosceptic,ukip,referendum,merkel,greece,debt,eu, 00:11:23 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=35441 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=35441 ecfr no no Christopher Pissarides and Vicky Pryce on Greece's problems How bad is the economic situation in Greece? In the first of two podcasts, Vicky Pryce and Nobel Prize winner Christopher Pissarides give their thoughts. greece,greek,debt,bailout,euro, 00:11:45 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=35335 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=35335 ecfr no no Mark Leonard on what Obama 2 means for Europe Mark Leonard tells Nicholas Walton what he thinks Obama's reelection means for foreign policy, and how Europe is now going to have to take more responsibility. obama,clinton,europe,libya,syria,iran, 00:10:02 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=34692 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=34692 ecfr no no If Britain had lost the Second World War... The Director of Open Europe, Mats Persson, explains why a different outcome to the Second World War would be the only thing likely to change British attitudes to the EU ukip,open,europe,cameron,labour,conservatives,tories,westminster,brussels,eurosceptic,euroskeptic 00:10:04 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=34513 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs and politics Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=34513 ecfr no no Is China now just like Germany in 1912? Hans Kundnani talks about a recent ECFR.eu blog post where he compares the China of today with the Germany of one years ago. china,aircraft,carrier,naval,power,navy,germany,south,korea,japan, 00:08:02 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=33007 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs and politics Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=33007 ecfr no no Julien Barnes-Dacey assesses dramatic events in Syria After a dramatic couple of weeks in Syria, is the Assad regime facing its end game? Julien Barnes-Dacey gives his assessment. assad,,lebanon,,syria,,iran,,kurds,,turkey,,arab,spring, 00:07:31 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=31966 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs and politics Wed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=31966 ecfr no no Michael Fullilove on Obama and Romney in foreign policy terms Part of Michael Fullilove's presentation from a recent ECFR Black Coffee Morning looking at differences in foreign policy between Obama and Romney. romney,,obama,,us,presidential,elections,,foreign,policy,,foreign,affairs,,iran, 00:12:32 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=31901 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs and politics Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=31901 ecfr no no Egypt's presidential elections Daniel Levy talks to Elijah Zarwan, who is in Cairo conducting research for ECFR, about the Egyptian elections egypt,,elections,,mubarrak,,arab,spring, 00:11:33 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=29824 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs and politics Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=29824 ecfr no no Ben Judah on 'The end of the Putin consensus' Vladimir Putin is poised to reassume the Russian presidency. But a new ECFR publication, 'The end of the Putin consensus', warns that times have changed and Putin will face many new challenges in office. Co-author Ben Judah explains... putin,,medvedev,,eu,,oligarch,,protests,,moscow,,russia 00:09:29 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=29273 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs and politics Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=29273 ecfr no no Heba Morayef on Egypt Anthony Dworkin (ECFR) and Heba Morayef (Human Rights Watch) discuss recent political developments in Egypt. Egypt,human,rights,arab,spring,politics,NGO,democracy, 00:08:41 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=29245 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs and politics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=29245 ecfr no no Toby Dodge on Iraq Is Iraq heading towards civil war and dictatorship? Julien Barnes-Dacey talks to Toby Dodge(LSE)about recent developments in Iraq. 00:08:23 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=29075 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs and politics Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=29075 ecfr no no Hans Kundnani outlines how well Europe did on the global stage over the last year Hans Kundnani, one of the lead authors of the ECFR European Foreign Policy Scorecard, outlines the big stories in Europe's foreign policy, the successes and failures, and who led and who slacked. euro,crisis,,foreign,policy,,libya,,china,,russia,,putin,,united,nations,,united,states,,ECFR,,Scorecard, 00:10:16 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=28594 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs and politics Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=28594 ecfr no no Is President Assad's defiance justified? Julien Barnes-Dacey examines the situation in Syria and argues that Bashar al Assad has reasons to be bullish as he holds on to power in Damascus syria,,arab,spring,,turkey,,kurds,,israel,,lebanon,,iran,,hezbollah,,hizbollah 00:09:01 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=28111 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs and politics Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=28111 ecfr no no The heads of five ECFR offices explain the national perspectives of the euro crisis A look at how Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the UK are doing as Europe lurches from crisis to crisis and summit to summit - with the heads of five of ECFR's pan-European network of offices. france,,germany,,greece,,eurosceptic,,merkel,,sarkozy,,debt,,italy 00:30:04 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=27753 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs and politics Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=27753 ecfr no no Pyongyang, mobile phones and traffic jams The former British Charge d'Affairs in Pyongyang, James Hoare, speaks about the changes that he saw in North Korea during a recent study trip there for Political Tours. north,korea,,south,korea,,china,,pyongyang,,kim,il,sung 00:12:54 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=27632 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs and politics Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=27632 ecfr no no What are the challenges facing the Chinese economy? At a recent ECFR event cohosted by Euromoney Country Risk, Yu Yongding lays out the challenges ahead for the Chinese economy. china,,beijing,,euro,crisis,,economics 00:07:53 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=27604 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs and politics Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=27604 ecfr no no The politics of the euro crisis Part 4 The fourth and final podcast on the politics of the euro crisis from ECFR's recent Council Meeting, with Gideon Rachman, George Soros, Hans Eichel, Steven Heinz, Stelios Zavvos, Peter Kellner, Marietje Schaake, Daniel Daianu, Heather Grabbe and Loukas Tsoukalis. euro,,greece,,bankers,,crisis,,debt,,germany,,occupy, 00:25:39 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=27497 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs and politics Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=27497 ecfr no no The politics of the euro crisis Part 3 The 3rd part of ECFR's Council Meeting Session on the politics of the euro crisis, with Gideon Rachman, Danuta Hubner, Ivan Krastev, Loukas Tsoukalis, Thomas Klau, Hans Eichel, Marietje Schaake, Giuseppe Scognamiglio, Pavel Swieboda, Charles Grant, Christine Ockrent and Steven Heinz. euro,crisis 00:27:28 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=27317 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs and politics Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=27317 ecfr no no Joschka Fischer, Marietje Schaake, Steven Heinz, Peter Kellner and Gideon Rachman The 2nd part of ECFR's Council Meeting session on the reinvention of Europe, with Gideon Rachman, Marietje Schaake, Steven Heinz, Peter Kellner and Joschka Fischer eurocrisis,,germany,,debt,,greece,,italy,,politics, 00:28:13 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=27303 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs and politics Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=27303 ecfr no no Gideon Rachman, George Soros, Hans Eichel, Loukas Tsoukalis Gideon Rachman, George Soros, Hans Eichel and Loukas Tsoukalis debate the reinvention of Europe in part 1 of a series of podcasts from ECFR's Council Meeting in Warsaw. soros,europe,debt,greece,euro,merkel,sarkozy,crisis,eurozone 00:25:22 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=26843 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs and politics Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=26843 ecfr no no Piotr Zalewski on Turkey's fears about Syria and the Kurds Piotr Zalewski, a journalist based in Istanbul, explains Turkey's response to the Arab Spring and its fears about the potential for Syria to stir up trouble among its Kurdish population. Between 12-20 November, Piotr will team up with Political Tours to lead a trip that explores Turkey's political landscape - taking participants to Istanbul, Ankara and Gaziantep. Details are at http://www.politicaltours.com/tours/turkey-erdogan-anatolian-tigers kurds,,pkk,,turkey,,syria,,arab,spring 00:12:55 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=25876 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ECFR) current affairs & politics Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=25876 ECFR no no Israel and the Arab Spring part two Ahead of the Palestinian bid for statehood at the UN later this month, this podcast features the second half of Daniel Levy's analysis on how the Arab revolutions have affected Israeli attitudes and policies towards its region arab,spring,,arab,revolutions,,israel,,palestine,,middle,east,,peace,process,,united,nations,,abbas,,hamas,,fatah,,netanyahu,,egypt,,mubarak,,tunisia 00:13:49 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=25783 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ECFR) current affairs & politics Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=25783 ECFR no no Israel and the Arab Spring Daniel Levy, ECFR senior policy fellow and adviser to former Israeli governments, discusses Israel's response to the Arab Spring ahead of this month's vote on Palestinian statehood at the UN israel,,palestine,,united,nations,,un,,democracy,,arab,spring,,egypt,,mubarak,,turkey,,democracy,,middle,east,,peace,process 00:12:32 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=25478 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs and politics Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=25478 ecfr no no Is there a way out of the euro crisis? With European leaders now returning from holidays to find the euro crisis still burning, how does Jean Pisani-Ferry view earlier attempts to deal with the situation? bruegel,,euro,crisis,,greece,,debt,,economics,,merkel,,finance, 00:11:06 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=25299 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ECFR) current affairs & politics Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=25299 ECFR no no Libya after Gaddafi Richard Gowan and Hans Kundnani discuss the priorities for Libya in the wake of the rebels' advance on Tripoli this week, and the role that the international community - including Germany - might now play libya,,gaddafi,,arab,spring,,tripoli,,nato,,germany,,merkel,,westerwelle,,united,nations,,un,,peacekeeping,,democracy,,arab,revolutions 00:10:21 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=24565 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs and politics Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=24565 ecfr no no Thomas Klau on the emergency eurozone summit Eurozone leaders are meeting for an emergency summit to deal with Greece's debt crisis. Thomas Klau explains what's at stake. eurozone,,merkel,,euro,,crisis,,greece,,debt,,italy, 00:05:27 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=24054 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ECFR) current affairs & politics Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=24054 ECFR no no Jonas Parello-Plesner on Ai Weiwei's release and Wen Jiabao's visit to Europe Jonas Parello-Plesner, senior policy fellow working on ECFR’s China programme, discusses Wen Jiabao's tour of Europe and the release of artist Ai Weiwei china,,ai,weiwei,,wen,jiabao,,euro,crisis,,beijing,,human,rights 00:03:46 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=23880 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) Current affairs and politics Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=23880 ecfr no no Dimitar Bechev on the likely impact of Turkey's elections What do the recent Turkish elections mean for prime minister Erdogan, his ambitions for changing the country's constitution, and Turkey's booming economy? erdogan,,turkey,,ankara,,kurds,,pkk,,europe, 00:12:24 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=23843 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ECFR) current affairs & politics Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=23843 ECFR no no Ahmed Naguib on life after Tahrir Square Ahmed Naguib, an Egyptian who helped organise the protests in Tahrir Square, talks about what life was like during those heady days, and about the situation in Egypt now that both Mubarak and the television cameras have gone arab,spring,,egypt,,mubarak,,democracy,,human,rights,,revolutions,,cairo,,tahrir,square,,middle,east,,north,africa 00:10:51 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=23758 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ECFR) current affairs & politics Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=23758 ECFR no no Human rights in Europe: no grounds for complacency Thomas Hammarberg, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, discusses Europe's record on human rights: can we really preach to the rest of the world? human,rights,,democracy,,NGO,,libya,,tunisia,,immigration,,prisons,, 00:12:50 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=23437 current affairs and politics Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=23437 ecfr.eu no no Podcasts acerca de las relaciones internacionales en español José Ignacio Torreblanca analiza para Radio 5 la visita de Obama a Europa. Audio disponible en la web www.rne.es 00:07:38 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=23043 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ECFR) current affairs & politics Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=23043 ECFR no no Kerem Oktem on Kurds and the Turkish elections Kerem Oktem looks at how the position of Kurds in Turkey has changed since the AKP came to power, and how tensions in the country are again rising in the run-up to next month's elections kurds,,kurdish,,turkey,,akp,,ergodan,,bdp,,elections 00:10:28 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=22789 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ECFR) current affairs & politics Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=22789 ECFR no no Christopher Parry on NATO in Libya Rear Admiral Christopher J. Parry discusses NATO's strategy in Libya, including the impact of spending cuts and Iraq, and Gaddafi's likely next moves Libya,,Gaddafi,,Arab,revolutions,,NATO,,Iraq 00:07:38 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=22691 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) Current affairs and politics Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=22691 ecfr no no Could Bosnia become another Libya? Lord Paddy Ashdown warns that if the international community doesn't pay more attention, the situation in Bosnia could deteriorate and it could become another Libya bosnia,,balkans,,serbia,,libya,,war,,paddy,ashdown 00:09:44 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=22533 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) Current affairs and politics Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=22533 ecfr no no Justin Vaisse on ECFR's Scorecard project Justin Vaisse explains ECFR's Scorecard project, which examines European foreign policy in 80 categories over 6 issues and 27 countries. ashton,,europe,,china,,russia,,turkey,,united,states,,foreign,policy,,foreign,affairs 00:10:36 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=22534 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) Current affairs and politics Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=22534 ecfr no no Justin Vaisse on ECFR's Scorecard project Justin Vaisse explains ECFR's Scorecard project, which examines European foreign policy in 80 categories over 6 issues and 27 countries. ashton,,europe,,china,,russia,,turkey,,united,states,,foreign,policy,,foreign,affairs 00:10:36 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=22434 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) Current affairs and politics Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=22434 ecfr no no Anthony Dworkin & Daniel Korski on Libya Anthony Dworkin and Daniel Korski join Nicholas Walton to discuss the challenges ahead of the international coalition that is enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya libya,,no-fly-zone,,revolution,,gaddafi,,britain,,france 00:08:31 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=22374 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs & politics Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=22374 ECFR no no Reem Abou-El-Fadl on Egypt after Mubarak Reem Abou-El-Fadl of Oxford University talks about her recent trip to Egypt, and what the dramatic changes in that country mean for the region and the rest of the world egypt,,mubarak,,human,rights,,democracy,,libya,,revolutions 00:11:44 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=22272 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs & politics Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=22272 ecfr no no Aryeh Neier on the Arab revolutions Aryeh Neier, President of the Open Society Foundations, discusses the unfolding revolutions in the Arab world from a human rights perspective. tunisia,,egypt,,libya,,human,rights,,un,,obama 00:19:11 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=22101 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) Current affairs and politics Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=22101 ecfr no no Anthony Dworkin on what his visit to post-revolutionary Tunisia Anthony Dworkin explains what he saw on a recent research trip to post-revolutionary Tunisia, and the difficult challenges the country now faces tunisia,revolution,libya,egypt,democracy, 00:12:43 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=21853 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=21853 ecfr no no Thomas Klau on France's influence in Tunisia and Egypt Thomas Klau examines France's options for restoring its credibility and reputation in North Africa, and recommends a mixture of soft power and hard cash. egypt,,france,,sarkozy,,tunisia,,mubarak,,democracy, 00:09:30 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=21757 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) Current affairs and politics Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=21757 ecfr no no Daniel Korski, Susi Dennison & Anthony Dworkin on Egypt, Tunisia & the EU Daniel Korski talks to Anthony Dworkin and Susi Dennison look at failures in the EU's performance in Egypt and Tunisia, and examine ways in which it can improve its performance egypt,tunisia,europe,democracy,protests,mubarak,ashton, 00:15:16 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=21690 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) Current affairs and politics Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=21690 ecfr no no Susi Dennison on the challenge North Africa poses to the EU's credibility 'Unless Europe rises to the challenge in Tunisia and North Africa, the credibility of the EU's human rights and democracy policy is in question.' tunisia,,egypt,,EU,,Europe,,protests,,revolution,,morocco,,democracy,,yemen 00:07:26 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=21513 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs and politics Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=21513 ECFR no no Jonas Parello-Plesner on EU-China relations in the Year of the Rabbit Jonas Parello-Plesner on Chinese investment in Europe and what it means for EU-China relations in the year ahead China,,EU,,euro,crisis,,arms,embargo,,ecfr,,Spain,,Germany,,Ashton 00:04:31 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=21431 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) current affairs and politics Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=21431 ecfr no no Richard Gowan on the South Sudan referendum Richard Gowan analyses the forthcoming independence referendum in South Sudan, and the likely repercussions of the vote Sudan,,UN,,EU,,Africa,,Bashir,,referendum 00:10:00 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=21158 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) Current affairs and politics Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=21158 ecfr no no Florian Bieber on Kosovo's parliamentary elections Florian Bieber of the University of Graz looks at Kosovo's elections and the Western Balkans with ECFR's Dimitar Bechev kosovo,,serbia,,pristina,,bosnia,,balkans,,belgrade 00:09:57 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=21072 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) Current affairs and politics Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=21072 ecfr no no Dimitar Bechev on WikiLeaks, Turkey and the US Dimitar Bechev looks at the impact of the WikiLeaks revelations on relations between Washington, Ankara and Sofia wikileaks,,clinton,,turkey,,bulgaria,,erdogan,,ankara 00:07:34 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=20702 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) Current affairs and politics Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=20702 ecfr no no Ahmed Samih on why the Egyptian elections matter As Egypt prepares for parliamentary elections later this month, Susi Dennison asks a leading critic of the government there why Europeans should take notice. egypt,democracy,human,rights,muslim,brotherhood,elections 00:04:56 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=20412 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) Current affairs and politics Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=20412 ecfr no no Mark Leonard on 'The spectre of a multipolar Europe' Mark Leonard looks at European security, ahead of a summit meeting in Deauville involving Merkel, Medvedev and Sarkozy, and as ECFR launches a major report on the subject security,turkey,russia,moscow,europe,eu,brussels,defence,defense,mark,leonard,caucasus,central,asia,middle,east,balkans, 00:10:45 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=20199 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) Current affairs and politics Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=20199 ecfr no no Ulrike Guerot on how Germany has changed in the last two decades It's almost twenty years since the reunification of Germany. Ulrike Guerot talks about her memories of that time, and looks at how Germany has changed in the last two decades. germany,reunification,berlin,wall,europe,bonn, 00:08:52 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=20098 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) Current affairs and politics Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=20098 ecfr no no Nick Witney on how aircraft carriers could become cost-effective Nick Witney on how Franco-British defence cooperation might work in practice, as a way of allowing both countries to retain the aircraft carrier capacity in these straightened times defence,defense,security,budgets,economic,crisis,europe,france,britain,navy,military,army, 00:14:04 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=19976 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) Current affairs and politics Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=19976 ecfr no no Jean Pisani-Ferry on whether the worst is over for European economies Jean Pisani-Ferry, director of the Bruegel think tank, on what to look for as Europe tries to put the sharp end of the economic crisis firmly in the past euro,economy,economic,bruegel,brussels,europe,crisis,recovery, 00:08:14 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=19851 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) Current affairs and politics Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=19851 ecfr no no Francois Godement on Europe's relations with China Ahead of important EU meetings in Brussels, Francois Godement explains why Europe is stronger than it thinks when it negotiates with China china,beijing,foreign,affairs,policy,brussels,gymnich,eu,europe 00:07:22 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=19818 nicholaswalton99@gmail.com (ecfr.eu) current affairs and politics Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=19818 ecfr.eu no no Mark Leonard on the impact of the economic crisis in Europe ECFR Director Mark Leonard on how Europe is coping with the economic crisis, and how this is producing a new generation of European leaders crisis,europe,euro,financial,world,affairs,politics,china,us,global, 00:14:15 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=19071 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) Current affairs and politics Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=19071 ecfr no no Anthony Dworkin & Richard Gowan on Kosovo & the ICJ Anthony Dworkin and Richard Gowan discuss the forthcoming ICJ decision on the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence. kosovo,yugoslavia,kosova,albania,nato,serbia,pristina,belgrade,balkans,indepedence,ethnic,cleansing,icj,justice 00:14:08 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=18929 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) Current affairs and politics Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=18929 ecfr no no It's time for a summer break from our relentless podcast schedule It's the summer, and ECFR agenda and ECFR reports podcasts are going to take a break. We'll still put out occasional episodes, but we'll use the time to think up new ideas for September and beyond. Please let us know what you think by e-mailing us at press@ecfr.eu 00:01:10 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=18827 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) Current affairs and politics Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=18827 ecfr no no Andrew Wilson & Jana Kobzova on Poland, Kaliningrad, Belarus & Kyrgyzstan Andrew Wilson and Jana Kobzova on the Polish elections, energy supplies to Kaliningrad and Belarus, and Moscow's approach to Kyrgyzstan kremlin,kaczynski,komorovski, 00:10:16 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=18734 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) Current affairs and politics Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=18734 ecfr no no Silvia Francescon & Richard Gowan on whether either the G8 or G20 is relevant Ahead of Canada hosting both the G20 and G8, Silvia Francescon and Richard Gowan debate the merits of both, whether they are still relevant, and what they're likely to achieve. muskoka,united,nations,china,korea,france,germany,euro,britain,uk,financial,crisis,toronto,canada, 00:10:04 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=18268 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) Current affairs and politics Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=18268 ecfr no no Paul Adamson on how the EU's crises are seen from inside Brussels The founder and publisher of E!Sharp magazine, Paul Adamson, gives a Brussels-insider's view of the problems bedevilling Europe. euro,greece,volcano,lisbon,athens,crisis,europe,brussels, 00:09:58 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=18118 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) Current affairs and politics Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=18118 ecfr no no Jose Ignacio Torreblanca on the view from Madrid Jose Ignacio Torreblanca on the Spanish response to the economic crisis, the EU-Latin America summit, and why thinking about Europe in 2020 is like giving up smoking venezuela,reflection,group,cuba,euro,greece,contagion, 00:11:10 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=17933 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr) Current affairs and politics Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=17933 ecfr no no Thomas Klau & Jose Ignacio Torreblanca on the Eurozone crisis spreading Thomas Klau and Jose Ignacio Torreblanca on how the financial crisis in Greece is threatening to become a continent-wide political crisis 00:11:56 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=17204 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr.eu) current affairs and politics Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=17204 ecfr.eu no no Richard Gowan & Jose Ignacio Torreblanca on who represents Europe Jose Ignacio Torreblanca and Richard Gowan discuss Europe's multilateral approach to international meetings, whether President Sarkozy will whip the system into shape, and what the best recipe is for bison grass vodka 00:11:00 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=16897 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr.eu) current affairs and politics Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=16897 ecfr.eu no no Andrew Wilson & Thomas Klau on Medvedev & Yanukovych visiting western Europe Andrew Wilson & Thomas Klau analyse the visits of Dmitri Medvedev to Paris and Viktor Yanukovych to both Brussels & Moscow, and see something of a return to 19th century Great Power Politics 00:12:13 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=16664 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr.eu) current affairs and politics Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=16664 ecfr.eu no no Daniel Korski & Ulrike Guerot on the economic undermining of Europe's soft power Ulrike Guerot & Daniel Korski on how the Economic problems faced by Europe also undermine the EU's ability to project its soft power across the globe greece,anglo,saxon,pigs,spain,financial,euro,crisis,bail,out,Germany,project,plot, 00:11:58 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=16550 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr.eu) current affairs and politics Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=16550 ecfr.eu no no Vessela Tcherneva & Ulrike Guerot on the security implications of Greek finances Vessela Tcherneva and Ulrike Guerot from ECFR's Sofia and Berlin offices debate the Greek financial crisis, and whether there are implications for European security greece,bail,out,economics,banks,piggs,pigs,security,russia,bulgaria,germany, 00:12:46 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=16219 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr.eu) current affairs and politics Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=16219 ecfr.eu no no Pierre Noel on the lessons from last year's gas crisis Pierre Noel explains how gas crises like that of a year ago can be avoided in the future, and how dealing with the underlying problems will also help it in dealing with Moscow russia,gas,ukraine,crisis,fuel,energy,security,gazprom, 00:08:58 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=15819 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr.eu) current affairs and politics Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=15819 ecfr.eu no no ECFR agenda Special edition - a look forward to 2010 A special edition of ECFR agenda, looking at the challenges facing Europe in 2010, with ECFR foreign policy experts Mark Leonard and Daniel Korski europe,ashton,foreign,policy,mark,leonard,world,politics,daniel,korski, 00:16:31 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=15654 nicholas.walton@ecfr.eu (ecfr.eu) current affairs and politics Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:00:00 -0500 http://ecfr.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=2515&pid=15654 ecfr.eu no no ECFR agenda 11th December 09: The view from Berlin Ulrike Guerot, the head of ECFR's Berlin office, talks about how Germans feel about the European economy, Afghanistan, and the decade ahead 00:05:11