Best Europeanpolitics Podcasts (2024)

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Exit, Ukraine? 34:35

9M ago34:35

34:35

In this “Transatlantic Takeaway” episode, hosts Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson and Rachel Tausendfreund delve into scenarios to end Russian President Vladmir Putin’s war on Ukraine and how the conflict is changing the global order. Their guests are:- Michal Baranowski, senior fellow and director of the GMF office in Warsaw.- Gesine Dornblueth, co-author of…

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A German about-face – Is the “Zeitenwende” sustainable? 41:32

9M ago41:32

41:32

A watershed speech by Chancellor Olaf Scholz in late February that cast off Germany’s long-standing, military-averse policies is lauded by NATO and the United States. But can Germany enhance its armed forces quickly enough to protect Europe against Russia? And what does this sea change mean for a proposed European army?Host Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson e…

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The Digital Markets and Digital Services Acts: What do they mean for Big Tech and you? 32:03

9M ago32:03

32:03

In this “Transatlantic Takeaway” episode, hosts Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson and Rachel Tausendfreund dissect sweeping new EU digital laws and their impact on large tech companies, start-ups and users with guests: Constance Chucholowski, founder and managing director at Candid Public Affairs; Travis Todd, co-founder of Silicon Allee; and Julia Trehu, pro…

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U.S. Midterm Elections 2022: The end of American democracy? 44:18

9M ago44:18

44:18

Although a record turnout is expected on Nov. 8th, opinion surveys show many Americans no longer trust U.S. elections nor their government. Many Republican voters still embrace the “Big Lie” that President Trump had the 2020 election stolen from him. So what does the growing mistrust, President Joe Biden’s low ratings and the worst inflation in fou…

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The war in Ukraine – What’s next? 26:11

9M ago26:11

26:11

In this first anniversary episode of Transatlantic Takeaway, a Common Ground Berlin and German Marshall Fund of the United States collaboration, hosts Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson and Rachel Tausendfreund talk about the sweeping 10-month-long war Russia is waging in Ukraine and its impact on Europe and the United States with Guido Goldman Distinguished S…

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Germany’s new national security strategy – Groundbreaking or status quo? 28:23

10M ago28:23

28:23

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his cabinet recently unveiled their country’s long-awaited national security strategy, the first since World War II. Co-hosts Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson and Rachel Tausendfreund explore whether this strategy is groundbreaking as its proponents claim and the impact on Germany’s allies and enemies. This week’s guests are…

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For better or for worse? A transatlantic forecast for 2023 39:35

10M ago39:35

39:35

In this first Transatlantic Takeaway of the year with co-hosts Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson and Rachel Tausendfreund, German Marshall Fund senior fellow Daniel Hegedus and GMF Paris office director Martin Quencez delve into what we can expect in 2023, including from EU relations with the U.S. and with Russia; from the war in Ukraine, and from the world’s…

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Germany, The Scapegoat – The Gop’s Latest Tact in The Race For US President. 38:28

11M ago38:28

38:28

In this episode of “Transatlantic Takeaway,” hosts Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson and Rachel Tausendfreund delve into how Germany is fodder for the GOP’s campaign strategy for the 2024 elections with guests Majda Ruge, Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations and Sudha David-Wilp, Senior Transatlantic Fellow at the German Marshall …

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Bold Ideas to Make Digital Democracy Work, with Audrey Tang 27:38

2y ago27:38

27:38

Rachel Tausendfreund talks to Taiwan’s digital minister, Audrey Tang, about the perils and prospects of tech for democracy. Audrey discusses strategies to combat the infodemic (including “humor over rumor” and public notice) and explains the advantages of Taiwan’s public social media platform PTT, which gave the government early warning for the cor…

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Transatlantic Takeaway #2: Europe On The Brink Of War? 31:28

2+ y ago31:28

31:28

Russia appears ready to invade Ukraine, with the recent deployment of roughly 100,000 Russian troops along their mutual border. In this episode of Transatlantic Takeaway — a monthly collaboration between Common Ground and the German Marshall Fund of the United States — Host Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson and her guests discuss the ongoing crisis and its im…

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Watching China in Europe with EU Director-General for Trade Sabine Weyand 33:29

2+ y ago33:29

33:29

"Watching China in Europe" is a recurring series from the Out of Order team. Hosted by Noah Barkin, a senior visiting fellow at GMF and managing editor at Rhodium Group, WCIE digs into the Europe-China relationship with the people shaping it. In this episode, Noah speaks with Sabine Weyand, Director-General for Trade at the European Commission. Ms.…

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How to Change the World: A New Business Canvas for Purpose Driven Companies 29:21

2+ y ago29:21

29:21

Links: The EU Policy Lab: https://blogs.ec.europa.eu/eupolicylab/ The Social Economy Canvas: https://blogs.ec.europa.eu/eupolicylab/portfolios/social-economy-canvas/ We Did Start the Fire—Now System Change Is Inevitable and Irreversible: https://www.gmfus.org/news/we-did-start-fire-now-system-change-inevitable-and-irreversible…

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How to Change the World: A Discussion of the Role of Youth in Politics 44:02

2+ y ago44:02

44:02

Climate change. Health care. Education. Debt. These are just a few of the issues being debated today in the halls of power. The results of these debates will have profound consequences for all of us, but perhaps no group will be more affected than the young. With such a clear stake in the outcome, it might be surprising to learn that as a group, yo…

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Watching China In Europe With German FDP Lawmaker Gyde Jensen 23:19

2+ y ago23:19

23:19

Click HERE to subscribe to Noah's "Watching China in Europe" newsletter and read the October edition HERE.By Noah Barkin, Gyde Jensen

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Watching China in Europe with French Diplomat Maurice Gourdault-Montagne 29:20

2+ y ago29:20

29:20

Click HERE to subscribe to Noah's "Watching China in Europe" newsletter and read the October edition HERE.By Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, Noah Barkin

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Transatlantic Take: Germany's Post-Merkel Election Results 40:23

2+ y ago40:23

40:23

After 16 years in power, the Christian Democrats without Angela Merkel have reaped historically bad results in Sunday’s election. All the votes have been tallied and the Social Democrats have come out on top, but with only 25.7% of the vote they will need to get both the Greens and the Liberals on board for a coalition. But other coalition options …

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Implications of the Withdrawal from Afghanistan 54:42

2+ y ago54:42

54:42

Related Articles: https://www.gmfus.org/news/implications-withdrawal-afghanistan-views-washington-dc-and-ankara?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=TwitterBy Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer, Michal Baranowski, Rachel Tausendfreund, Ozgur Unluhisarcikli, Jonathan D. Katz

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Prospects for US-Japan-Europe Security Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific 35:40

2+ y ago35:40

35:40

To learn more about GMF's Japan Trilateral Forum, visit: https://www.gmfus.org/japan-trilateral-forum"By Zack Cooper, Garima Mohan, Kristi Govella

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Best Friends Again? A Transatlantic Update (Guest Episode from Common Ground Berlin) 33:45

3y ago33:45

33:45

For more Common Ground episodes visit: www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/common-groundBy The German Marshall Fund

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The Growing Role of Cities in Foreign Affairs 35:38

3y ago35:38

35:38

The line separating local from global issues is blurring. Inequality, climate change, the integration of migrants and refugees, and the growing influence of China are just some of the critical transnational issues affecting cities today. None of it can be properly addressed or resolved without the world’s metropolises and their leaders. On this epi…

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Watching China in Europe with Germany's UN Ambassador Christoph Heusgen 24:14

3y ago24:14

24:14

Click HERE to subscribe to Noah's "Watching China in Europe" newsletter and read the April edition HERE. Official Statements: Statement by Christoph Heusgen in the High-level virtual event on the situation of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, May 12 Final Remarks by Ambassador Christoph Heusgen in the Security Council on Germa…

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Watching China in Europe: Episode Three with Raphael Glucksmann 33:11

3y ago33:11

33:11

In the third installment of "Watching China in Europe," Noah Barkin speaks with Raphael Glucksmann, a member of the European Parliament and chairman of a special committee in the Parliament that is looking into foreign interference and disinformation. Mr Glucksmann, one of several lawmakers who was put on a Chinese sanctions list in March, revealed…

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Watching China in Europe: Episode Two with Wolfgang Niedermark 33:16

3y ago33:16

33:16

Click HERE to subscribe to Noah's "Watching China in Europe" newsletter and read the April edition HERE.By The German Marshall Fund

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Behind Europe’s Plan to Clean Up Global Supply Chains 21:09

3y ago21:09

21:09

Lawmakers Call for Green 'Due Diligence' in Supply Chains (Euractiv) MEPs: Hold Companies Accountable for Harm Caused to People and Planet (European Parliament) #WeSeeYou: COVID-19 and the Fashion Retail Industry (Blog post by Laura Basagni, Trade Experettes) Video: Rana Plaza Collapse: The Deadly Cost of Fashion (The New York Times)…

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37 Parties, 1 Election: What Dutch Politics Mean for Europe 29:19

3y ago29:19

29:19

Related Reading: Netherlands Election: Mark Rutte and Europe's New Awkward Squad (Financial Times) "Frugal Four" Propose "Loans for Loans" Approach to Coronavirus Recovery Fund (Politico EU, May 2020) Netherlands Election: Mark Rutte Set to Win Big-- But What Next? (The Guardian, March 2021) Nederlanders zijn niet de nieuwe Britten (Caroline de Gru…

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Watching China in Europe: Episode One with Martin Selmayr 35:32

3y ago35:32

35:32

Subscribe to Noah's monthly "Watching China in Europe Newsletter" HERE Episode Music: Blue Dream by CheelBy Noah Barkin, Martin Selmayr

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“America is Back” and a Marathon Week of Diplomacy 32:03

3y ago32:03

32:03

Paper: "Flexible Security Arrangements and the Future of NATO Partnerships" (Steven Keil and Sophie Arts, GMFUS.org) Op-Ed: "New Possibilities Open for the U.S.-Poland Relationship" (Michal Baranowski, RealClearWorld) Policy Brief Series: "Agenda 2021: A Blueprint for U.S.-Europe-India Cooperation" (Garima Mohan, GMFUS.org)…

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Will Alexei Navalny Make Russia More Democratic? (Guest Episode from Democracy Works) 52:50

3y ago52:50

52:50

Links: How Biden Can Achieve Russian Restoration (Michael Kimmage, The New Republic)By The German Marshall Fund

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Europe’s Rollercoaster Vaccine Rollout 27:04

3y ago27:04

27:04

New York Times: “Top EU Officials Comes Under Fires in Vaccine Wars” The Guardian: EU Leaders Began to Feel Heat Over Slow Covid Vaccine Rollout Peterson Institute: The Pandemic is Not Under Control Anywhere Unless it is Controlled EverywhereBy Jacob Kirkegaard, Sydney Simon

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Scoring Germany's EU Presidency 40:28

3+ y ago40:28

40:28

Out of Order is turning to the not-so-distant past to take stock of Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which recently ended. After six months helming the EU’s policy agenda… what were the expectations and how did Germany fare? And now that Portugal has picked up the baton, what should the priorities for 2021 be? GMF’s Sudha …

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Defending Democracy in the Digital World: A Conversation with Marietje Schaake 29:04

3+ y ago29:04

29:04

Report: “A Future Internet for Democracies: Contesting China’s Push for Dominance in 5G, 6G, and the Internet of Everything” (Lindsay Gorman, Alliance for Securing Democracy) Article: "Democratic Source Code for a New EU-U.S. Tech Alliance" (Marietje Schaake and Tyson Barker, Lawfare)By Sydney Simon, Marietje Schaake, Lindsay Gorman, Zachary Tarrant

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Future-Proofing the Alliance with NATO’s Head of Policy Planning Dr. Benedetta Berti 30:45

3+ y ago30:45

30:45

Credit Music by Patrick Patrikios Title Music by Zachary TarrantBy Zachary Tarrant, Dr. Benedetta Berti, Nad’a Kovalčíková, Sydney Simon

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The Right Honorable Baroness Catherine Ashton on the Transatlantic Alliance’s Next Chapter 22:20

3+ y ago22:20

22:20

Op-Ed: "I Helped Negotiate the Iran Deal. Here's How Joe Biden Could Revive It." (Catherine Ashton, TIME) Report: "Together or Alone: Choices and Strategies for Transatlantic Relations for 2021 and Beyond." (The German Marshall Fund and the Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung)By The German Marshall Fund

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Ambassador Wendy Sherman on the Future of U.S. Foreign Policy 18:54

3+ y ago18:54

18:54

Songs in Episode: Staycation - Corbyn Kites Out of Order Theme - Zachary TarrantBy Ariane Tabatabai, Wendy Sherman, Sydney Simon

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Transatlantic Takes: Europe's Post-Election Mood 28:15

3+ y ago28:15

28:15

Episode Music: Easy Stroll - Track TribeBy The German Marshall Fund

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Everything You Wanted to Know About Voting in the U.S. with the Democracy Fund’s Tammy Patrick 28:07

3+ y ago28:07

28:07

Related Reading: "Iran and Russia Seeks to Influence Election in Final Days, U.S. Officials Warn" (The New York Times, October 21, 2020) "Cyberattacks, Foreign Interference, and Digital Infrastructure: Conducting Secure Elections Amid Pandemic" (The Alliance for Securing Democracy and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems) "Voting by M…

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Reporting the Vote: CBS News' Caitlin Conant and Jennifer De Pinto on Getting the Story Right 23:43

3+ y ago23:43

23:43

The media plays an essential role in every democracy; but in an election season marked with uncertainty on many different levels, the responsibility of the press corps to preserve the truth while getting the story right is even greater. Now armed with the lessons of 2016—and with disinformation and misinformation still rampant – how is one of Ameri…

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Shadow State: Josh Rudolph with Luke Harding on the Kremlin’s Quest for Chaos in the West 32:48

3+ y ago32:48

32:48

This week, we’re handing the mic over to Josh Rudolph, the Malign Finance fellow at GMF’s Alliance for Securing Democracy and the author of the new report, Covert Foreign Money. Josh is joined by Luke Harding, best-selling author and senior international correspondent at The Guardian. Harding, who served as The Guardian’s Moscow bureau chief from 2…

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What's Happening in Belarus? 35:55

3+ y ago35:55

35:55

For almost the entirety of its nearly three decades of independence, the former Soviet country of Belarus has been led under an iron fist by autocrat Alexander Lukashenko. When Belarusians went to the polls last month to vote for their next president, few could have imagined the push for political change —and the movement of mass protests that woul…

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From Houston to Kiev, a Global Approach to Helping Veterans Return Home 33:08

3+ y ago33:08

33:08

The experience of military veterans returning home may often be thought of as a local or national issue - but it is universal. From studying Denmark’s veteran's transition resources and applying best practices back in the U.S., to the unlikely path that led him to help establish the first Ministry of Veteran’s Affairs in Ukraine, no one appreciates…

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GMF + Intelligence Squared U.S. Debate: Nationalism Is a Force for Good. 51:14

3+ y ago51:14

51:14

FOR THE MOTION Colin Dueck Policy Professor & Author, "Age of Iron: On Conservative Nationalism” Prerna Singh Political Scientist & Author, “How Solidarity Works for Welfare” AGAINST THE MOTION Andrew Keen Internet Entrepreneur & Author, "Tomorrows Versus Yesterdays" Elif Shafak Activist & Author, “The Bastard of Istanbul” THE HOST John Donvan Host…

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Post-Pandemic Order with William Yang 39:01

4y ago39:01

39:01

In many ways, Taiwan has a front row seat, with the coronavirus pandemic, Beijing’s new national security law, and geopolitical uncertainty further impacting Taiwan’s already tenuous position. On this episode, GMF’s Julie Smith and Deutsche Welle’s East Asia Correspondent, William Yang, dive into the most relevant questions for the island today.Wha…

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Post-Pandemic Order with Jüri Luik, Estonian Minister of Defense 44:34

4y ago44:34

44:34

When the pandemic spread to Europe, NATO was met with a unique challenge: it needed to assist with crisis response while also keeping its ever-important deterrence mission intact on its Eastern Flank. On this week’s episode of “Post-Pandemic Order,” Derek Chollet talks with a key leader in this effort, Estonian Minister of Defense Jüri Luik, about …

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Post-Pandemic Order with Representative Lauren Underwood 15:50

4y ago15:50

15:50

In this episode of Post-Pandemic Order, guest host Sudha David-Wilp sits down with Congresswoman Lauren Underwood of Illinois's 14th congressional district to discuss the long history of systemic racism in the United States, public health during the coronavirus pandemic, and generational perspectives on governing and leadership.Congresswoman Underw…

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Post-Pandemic Order with Jared Cohen 36:24

4y ago36:24

36:24

The perils of disinformation are no new phenomenon, but the last few months have shown just how much damage it can do—and all the different ways it can be used. On this week’s episode, Jared Cohen, founder and CEO of Jigsaw—the independent unit at Google focused on building technology to address global security challenges—joins Derek Chollet to dis…

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Post-Pandemic Order with Amb. Richard Verma 26:37

4y ago26:37

26:37

No country took as severe lockdown measures as India at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic. According to this week’s guest, the next two weeks will tell the world whether the country of 1.4 billion got it right. This week on Post-Pandemic Order, former U.S. Ambassador to India, Rich Verma (2014-2017), joins Julie Smith to discuss India’s place …

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Post-Pandemic Order: A Conversation with Pete Buttigieg at Brussels Forum 43:54

4y ago43:54

43:54

Pete Buttigieg—the Democratic party's first openly gay presidential candidate and a veteran who served in Afghanistan—has gained international prominence. In a conversation originally streamed live as part of GMF’s Brussels Forum, Mayor Pete joined Derek Chollet for a wide-ranging conversation on race relations in America, the state of the Democrat…

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Post-Pandemic Order with Angus Lapsley 25:53

4y ago25:53

25:53

On this week’s episode of Post Pandemic Order, host Julie Smith talks with Angus Lapsley, director general strategy and international at the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence. Security in a time of the coronavirus takes center stage in a conversation that touches on the United Kingdom and NATO's response to the coronavirus, the pandemic's effect…

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Post-Pandemic Order with Meghan O'Sullivan 24:07

4y ago24:07

24:07

On this week’s episode of Post Pandemic Order, host Julie Smith discusses the coronavirus and disruptions in the global energy market with Meghan O’Sullivan the Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School where she also directs the Geopolitics of Energy Project. The insight-packed 20 minute con…

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Post-Pandemic Order with The Atlantic’s George Packer 33:15

4y ago33:15

33:15

In a new essay for The Atlantic, titled “We Are Living in a Failed State,” veteran writer George Packer observes: “If the pandemic really is a kind of war, it’s the first to be fought on this soil in a century and a half. Invasion and occupation expose a society’s fault lines, exaggerating what goes unnoticed or accepted in peacetime, clarifying es…

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