Towards stability: A new concert of powers
Could a “concert of powers” be the solution for the increasing power competition between the US and China and the current crisis of democracy?
In our weekly series, Mark Leonard and guests explore the big issues in foreign policy.
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Europe Listens is a podcast series that features interviews with thought leaders from outside of Europe. It explores how they think about the global challenges we face and how they view Europe’s role and responsibilities as well as opportunities and obstacles for multilateral cooperation. Europe Listens is hosted by Rafael Loss and Jana Puglierin, with support from Stiftung Mercator.
China is becoming ever more important to global affairs. But political and geopolitical challenges, as well as the covid-19 pandemic, have diminished Europeans’ ability to engage with Chinese thinkers and understand their views and ideas about the world. In this mini-series, Mark Leonard and Janka Oertel try to change that by engaging in conversations with some of the best Chinese academics, researchers, writers, and journalists on the topics in Chinese internal debates that matter most to Europeans.
In the first big multilateral test for prime minister Giorgia Meloni, this mini-series will explore the four main priorities of Italy’s 2024 G7 presidency: AI, infrastructure, Ukraine, and Africa.
ECFR’s podcast series “Under the Overcoat” explores the deeper trends beneath the surface of Russian daily politics. It reveals how fundamental changes in Russia enabled its war of aggression against Ukraine and how the conflict is sparking further transformations. The podcast series delves into various aspects of Russian society and politics to provide a comprehensive understanding of the country’s evolution.
Could a “concert of powers” be the solution for the increasing power competition between the US and China and the current crisis of democracy?
What are different models for thinking about global order? How do ideas about war shape what statesmen and -women do?
How can Europe adapt its strategies for multilateralism in this competitive world and what would they look like?
Why did the approaches to handling the coronavirus differ so much even in all the countries around the globe?
Dr Janka Oertel discusses with Dr Elli-Katharina Pohlkamp and Bonji Ohara the cooperation in the field of cybersecurity between two of the US closest allies
The Integrated Review lays out a vision for the UK’s role in the world – how does look like & how does the EU fit into the picture?
How can the Portuguese presidency strengthen European strategic autonomy?
What are the first challenges Draghi will face in his country and in Brussels?
What lessons can be drawn from Josep Borrell’s controversial visit to Moscow?
What are the prospects for transatlantic cooperation on China now that a new US administration is in power?