Today

Omission accomplished: why the Iran-war cycle spins on

From impasse in Iran to still-unresolved conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon, a trend is clear: President Donald Trump’s scant, early plans for peace do not actually forge a path to it. Our correspondent says that in the driverless-car future, it will often be Chinese AI behind the whe ... Show More

25m 39s

Yesterday

Working memory: the surprising decline of dementia

A dive into the data reveals that, despite dire past predictions, the prevalence of dementia is actually waning. We take a look at Pix, a beloved Brazilian digital-payments system, and why it so bothers President Donald Trump. And we attend one of the concerts that reveals how th ... Show More

25m 8s

Jul 29

Brave New whirl: Turkey’s opposition overhaul

An ousted former opposition leader started a new party—called the New Party. We assess its chances at the ballot box, and under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s thumb. A surrogacy scandal in Germany has prompted a government reshuffle, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz left holding ... Show More

20m 27s

Sep 2024

Mario druthers: Draghi’s plan for Europe

The EU’s unofficial chief technocrat issued a doorstop of a report outlining how the bloc can boost growth and keep up in a changing world. Is it all too ambitious? Mexico’s lame-duck president has one last project in mind: undermining the judiciary (10:44). And as the film “Figh ... Show More

24m 20s

Sep 2023

Xi 'Has His Hands Full', UK-China Spying & Far Right Strength In Europe

On today's podcast: (1) President Biden says China's economic challenges make a Taiwan invasion unlikely. (2) The UK's Prime Minister confronts the Chinese premier over a Parliamentary spying arrest. (3) Costs for UK tenants expected to soar by a quarter over ... Show More

16m 36s

Mar 2023

Economic jitters, French upheaval, arms for Ukraine — what’s occupying EU leaders

Coming to you from this week’s European Council summit in Brussels, competitiveness and the economy are high on the agenda, alongside a historic EU agreement for joint arms procurement. We also discuss French President Emanuel Macron’s plummeting popularity ratings at home, and F ... Show More

30m 54s

Feb 2025

The View From Europe

In the post-war world order, the United States and Europe have been among the closest of allies. What happens if President Donald Trump upends that equation? Jeanna Smialek, Brussels bureau chief for The New York Times, joins the show to break down the view from Europe. They take ... Show More

38m 46s

Mar 2025

Europe vs. Trump: Deterrence or escalation?

This week, Mark Leonard hosts Tobias Gehrke, an ECFR senior policy fellow specialising in geoeconomics and economic security, and José Ignacio Torreblanca, head of ECFR’s Madrid office and expert on tech geopolitics, to explore how Europe can counter a potentially hostile Trum ... Show More

30m 43s

Dec 2023

Pivotal meeting about border crisis

First: President Biden is sending two top cabinet officials to Mexico City to meet with the Mexican president. Will a new plan emerge to stop the unprecedented number of illegal border crossings? Plus: A new survey shows voters associate Donald Trump with words like "revenge" an ... Show More

42m 39s

Jan 2025

Can US oil afford to ‘drill, baby, drill’?

Pressure is piling on the European Union to cut back its sustainability agenda, Wall Street may thwart President Donald Trump’s call for a new oil boom, and the US president unleashes retaliatory tariffs against Colombia. Plus, Microsoft’s stake in OpenAI is complicating the s ... Show More

10m 46s