In this episode, we unpack the growing urgency among EU leaders to defeat Russia's Vladimir Putin. Remember the old Latin saying: si vis pacem, para bellum (if you want peace, prepare for war)? We discuss what that might mean today.
We also explain what's at stake in presidential runoff elections in Slovakia and round out our episode exploring why chocolate ... Show More
Aug 22
EU's sweaty summer — what you missed (and what matters)
Just when we thought we could get a break for the summer, geopolitics had other plans. This week on EU Confidential, host Sarah Wheaton is joined by POLITICO colleagues Jordyn Dahl, Gabriel Gavin and Jan Cienski for a catch-up on what moved while the bubble was at the beach. From ... Show More
33m 18s
Aug 1
Escape the EU Bubble: Expert Summer Book Picks
This week, we’re taking a breath. EU Confidential is stepping away from summits, trade battles, and late-night trilogues — and turning to something more refreshing: books. Host Sarah Wheaton is joined by audio producer (and self-confessed book nerd) Dionisios Sturis for this spec ... Show More
35m 28s
Mar 2022
How Putin’s war is reshaping Europe’s alliances
Europe has been united by opposition to Putin’s war in Ukraine, but will this new found unity last and will Russia be permanently isolated? Gideon talks to Alexander Stubb, former prime minister of Finland, about how the conflict is reshaping Europe’s alliances with the rest of t ... Show More
18m 51s
Dec 2023
En Ukraine, Vladimir Poutine ira jusqu'au bout (et il nous le fait savoir)
En fin d'année 2022, il avait préféré annuler, se sentant trop en difficulté. Mais ce jeudi 14 décembre, Vladimir Poutine a renoué avec la tradition de sa conférence de presse télévisée annuelle. Pendant plus de quatre heures, journalistes et citoyens soigneusement triés sur le v ... Show More
27m 31s
Sep 2020
Face à la Chine et au reste du monde, l'Europe se réveille enfin
Ce mercredi 16 septembre, la présidente de la Commission européenne Ursula Von Der Leyen prononçait son premier discours sur l'état de l'Union européenne devant les eurodéputé·es réuni·es à Bruxelles. Écologie, droits des personnes LGBT+, fin des accords de Dublin, appel pour une ... Show More
27m 5s
Feb 2024
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny dies in prison; Europe's reaction to Trump's incendiary remarks about NATO; Prospects for peace in the Israel-Hamas war; Giorgia Meloni's moment; Allies of Pak
This week on the show, David Remnick, editor of the New Yorker, joins the show to discuss the tragic death of Putin’s opposition leader Alexey Navalny inside a Russian prison, Navalny’s legacy, and what this means for Putin’s Russia. Then, former Prime Minister to Sweden, Carl Bi ... Show More
42m 33s