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Nov 21

Inside Europe’s far right — going pro and going strong

When Europe’s biggest political family crosses the aisle to vote with the far right, something fundamental shifts in Brussels. In this episode, host Sarah Wheaton unpacks the vote that cracked the European Parliament’s cordon sanitaire — and what a newly disciplined, image-polis ... Show More

32m 47s

Nov 14

Growing pains: Can the EU handle enlargement?

Russia’s war in Ukraine has given new momentum to EU enlargement — and raised a bigger question: Is the bloc itself ready to grow? This week, host Sarah Wheaton examines the EU’s growing pains — not just the politics and geopolitics of enlargement, but also the cultural and emoti ... Show More

42m 11s

Nov 7

Pornography, children and privacy: Europe's digital dilemma

Europe faces a growing dilemma: how to protect children online without breaking digital privacy for everyone. A new report from the Internet Watch Foundation found that 62 percent of all child sexual abuse material discovered online last year was hosted on EU servers. It’s a shoc ... Show More

33m 48s

Feb 2025

Putin’s Wildest Dreams Come True

Tommy and Ben discuss the seismic shift in US foreign policy that happened this past week after Trump announced that the US and Russia would directly negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine through talks that exclude Ukraine and Europe. They also explain how JD Vance’s first fo ... Show More

1h 35m

Feb 2025

Germany election, Musk’s email and Ukraine anniversary

Friedrich Merz is set to be Germany’s next leader after his conservative bloc won a national election that saw far-right and far-left parties hoover up support from disaffected voters - how will he navigate relations with US President Donald Trump? Multiple U.S. agencies have tol ... Show More

12m 17s

Feb 2025

German elections: Impact and implications for Europe

The final episode of Searching for Deutschland—a special crossover with the World in 30 Minutes—sees experts from Berlin, London, Paris and Warsaw break down the result of Germany’s federal election and discuss what comes next. Coalition negotiations are unde ... Show More

38m 13s

Feb 2025

Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban on USAID, Trump, Immigration, NATO, and the Russia/Ukraine War

Hungary’s Viktor Orban is by far the longest serving head of state in Europe, and by this point has been vindicated on pretty much everything. So when he says that going forward it’s Ukraine, not Russia, that may be the biggest threat to the west, it’s worth paying attention. (0 ... Show More

1h 2m

Apr 2025

Putin declares ceasefire, major power outages in Europe, conclave date set & more

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a three-day ceasefire in Ukraine to coincide with World War II commemorations. A massive power outage has wiped out electricity across parts of Spain, France and Portugal. Over 100 immigrants were arrested in a nightclub raid in Color ... Show More

6m 14s

Sep 27

Putin's Nuclear Ambitions, Ukraine Tensions, and Russia's Future

Vladimir Putin BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Vladimir Putin has been at the center of several high-profile events this past week, both on the world stage and domestically. Just days ago, he officially opened the World Atomic Week 2025 in Moscow, hosting dignitaries and indus ... Show More

3m 51s

Apr 2025

Face à Trump, que veut Poutine ? Avec Arnaud Dubien | Entretiens géopo

Alors que la guerre en Ukraine perdure depuis plus d’une décennie, Vladimir Poutine n’a jamais été aussi proche d’atteindre ses objectifs… Les États-Unis, sous l’égide de Donald Trump, s’éloignent peu à peu de ses partenaires européens et entament une course à la paix, quitte à f ... Show More

28m 28s