
Podcasts – Asia

Mark Leonard's World in 30 minutes
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In our weekly series, Mark Leonard and guests explore the big issues in foreign policy.

ECFR on air
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Short interviews and comment by ECFR experts and others on breaking news and key topics.
Latest episodes


The global race for semiconductor hegemony
How do chips decide power in today’s geopolitical competition?

The Clash of Orders with Pratap Bhanu Mehta on India
Mark Leonard is joined by Pratap Bhanu Mehta to discuss the Indian perspective on order

The Clash of Orders with Rana Mitter on China
In this first episode of our mini-series, Mark Leonard talks to Rana Mitter about the Chinese understanding of order

Rogue NATO: The new face of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
In this week’s episode, Jeremy Shapiro joins an all-star ECFR panel of experts to discuss the SCO summit’s geopolitical implications

Sino-Russian relations after the Kremlin’s attack on Ukraine
How is Russia’s attack on Ukraine perceived in China? Will Russia and China be joining forces in an ‘alliance of autocracies’? What does Russian and Chinese policymakers planning look like now – and what should Europeans do?

The Age of Unpeace: Therapy for internationalists | Session 5 with Anu Bradford, Tom Wright and Feng Zhang
Join us on this journey to a more therapeutic approach to international relations. The mini-series brings you five special episodes with guests including today’s Anu Bradford, Thomas Wright, and Feng Zhang.

Jamil Anderlini: Inside scoop on POLITICO Europe
Mark Leonard talks to POLITICO Europe’s Editor-in-Chief Jamil Anderlini to discuss China, and Anderlini’s plans for POLITICO

The transatlantic meaning of AUKUS
What does AUKUS mean for the future of transatlantic relations?

Lead time: How Germany should move on from Merkel | Episode 2 – China Policy
How should the next German government concretely shape its China policy, and its approach to the Indo-Pacific?