Putin’s Russia and its uses of international law
Russia has been riding roughshod over international law since the annexation of Crimea in 2014. This was followed by its interventions in eastern Ukraine and…
Podcasts – Kadri Liik
Mark Leonard's World in 30 minutes
In our weekly series, Mark Leonard and guests explore the big issues in foreign policy.
Swamp Chronicles
ECFR's new series features expert discussion on US election issues, and their impact on foreign policy.
Latest episodes
ECFR’s World in 30 Minutes: Europe’s interrelated crises
ECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks with Ivan Krastev, Chairman of the Center for Liberal Strategies in Sofia and ECFR board member, Sir Robert Cooper, former…
ECFR’s World in 30 Minutes: The Panama Papers
ECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks with Stefan Kornelius, head of the international section of the Sueddeutsche Zeitung, and with ECFR senior policy fellows, Kadri Liik and…
ECFR’s World in 30 Minutes: Scorecard 2016
ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to diplomat Robert Cooper and ECFR policy fellows Susi Dennison, Almut Moeller, Kadri Liik, and Fredrik Wesslau, about ECFR's…
ECFR’s World in 30 Minutes: Russian-Turkish relations
ECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks to Asli Aydintasbas, ECFR visiting fellow and expert on Turkish foreign policy, and Kadri Liik, ECFR senior policy fellow…
Russian airstrikes in Syria – reactions and repercussions
Julien Barnes-Dacey and Kadri Liik, Senior Policy Fellows at ECFR, Jeremy Shapiro, Fellow at Brookings, and Dr Rim Turkmani, co-founder of the Syrian Civil…
ECFR’s World in 30 Minutes: East – West divide on refugee crisis?
ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Senior Policy Fellow Kadri Liik, and to the head of ECFR's Sofia office, Vessela Tcherneva, about the growing…
ECFR’s World in 30 Minutes: Riga Summit
ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Ian Bond, director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform, and ECFR Senior Policy Fellow’s Kadri…
Mini podcast series
Europe Listens
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.
In:Sight China
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.
Meloni goes multilateral
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.
Re:Order
ECFR’s flagship Re:Order project explores emerging visions of the global order, as well as the interplay between economic might and geopolitical influence. Re:Order seeks to equip European policymakers and citizens with data-driven analysis and practical recommendations for collective action in an increasingly fragmented geopolitical and economic landscape.
Under the Overcoat
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.