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Paul Adamson in conversation — 267 episodes

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AI regulation, technological sovereignty and the state of EU-US relations

2

'The Response: A Story of Fire and Flood in Britain's New World of Extremes'

3

'The Owned Continent - How to Free Europe from American Military, Economic and Cultural Dependence'

4

Key Priorities of Ireland's Upcoming Presidency of the EU

5

Making the Case for the UK to Rejoin the EU

6

'Surviving Chaos - Geopolitics When The Rules Fail'

7

'Braver New World: The Countries Daring To Do Things Others Won't'

8

Intergenerational Fairness in EU Policy Making

9

Assessing Trump's Grip On Power

10

Reimagining Europe

11

The EU in the Changing World Order

12

Europe's Main Challenges in 2026

13

France's Position in Europe's New Geopolitics

14

Europe and the War in Ukraine

15

World trade, transatlantic relations and the EU-UK 'Reset'

16

The New Power Dynamics in the European Parliament

17

The Case for Reforming the European Commission's Civil Service

18

Europe's Strategic Future

19

Europe and the New World Trade Order

20

Britain's misreading of the 'European project'

21

'How to Save the Internet'

22

Keir Starmer and his First Year in Office

23

'Time Bomb: When Ageing Explodes'

24

The Rapidly Evolving EU Media Scene in Brussels

25

Poland's New Politics and Driving the EU's Competitiveness Agenda

26

EU-UK relations post Summit, the European Parliament and the EU's new 'deregulatory' agenda and Ireland's 2026 presidency of the EU

27

Understanding Donald Trump's Second Presidency

28

The UK in a Changing Europe

29

An Emerging New World Order

30

Germany and the Defence of Europe

31

Europe's New Defence Challenges

32

'The Divorce of Nations'

33

Repairing Britain's International Reputation

34

New challenges and new leadership in the EU

35

'The Tech Coup - How To Save Democracy From Silicon Valley'

36

Analysing Trump's victory one month on

37

Does the UK now have to choose between the EU and the U.S.?

38

The rise of the hard right in Europe and the impact of Trump's election victory

39

Inside No 10 and Britain's standing in the world post Brexit

40

The U.S. Presidential Election and the Future of Transatlantic Relations

41

Germany's influence in the EU, new Commissioner hearings and the future of EU-UK relations

42

Competitiveness and the new European Commission

43

Analysing Viktor Orbán

44

'Good Chaps - How Corrupt Politicians Broke Our Law and Institutions - And What We Can Do About It'

45

21st century trade unionism and engagement with a Labour Government and the European Union

46

Disinformation in the EP elections and dealing with Hungary

47

Understanding Emmanuel Macron

48

Brussels vs Big Tech

49

'This Time No Mistakes - How To Remake Britain'

50

EU Sanctions and Russia

51

Understanding Keir Starmer

52

Deciphering this year's U.S. presidential elections

53

'20 Cars That Defined The 20th Century'

54

The likely rightward shift in June's European Parliament elections

55

Europe's major challenges in 2024

56

Putin and the War in Ukraine

57

The Labour Party and Rebuilding Trust with the EU

58

'Beyond Britannia - Reshaping UK Foreign Policy'

59

Holding the 'geo-political' European Commission to account

60

'Digital Empires: The Global Battle To Regulate Technology'

61

Labour's election prospects and its evolving stance on EU-UK relations

62

Inside the UN General Assembly

63

'What Went Wrong With Brexit - And What We Can Do About It'

64

'This Is Europe - The Way We Live Now'

65

Britain's future relations with the European Union

66

'Global Discord: Values and Power in a Fractured World Order'

67

Making the case for inclusive patriotism

68

Understanding Germany's changing role in the world

69

'The Conservative Party After Brexit'

70

'Inside The Deal: How The EU Got Brexit Done'

71

'Politics: A Survivor's Guide'

72

UK science, Horizon Europe and speaking out about Brexit

73

Reflections on UK and US politics

74

'Qatargate' and the reputation of the European Parliament

75

'And Then What?: Inside Stories of 21st-Century Diplomacy'

76

Prospects for UK-EU relations in 2023

77

"What Just Happened? Despatches from Turbulent Times"

78

The Conservative Party, Europe and Britain's place in the world

79

The new urgency in EU energy policy

80

The EU's new challenges

81

'Unmasking our Leaders'

82

The catastrophic impact of Brexit on the creative sector

83

How Liz Truss has lost trust

84

Making US tech companies pay for 5G roll out and curbing Chinese tech industry influence

85

'The Escape Artist'

86

Oxford and Britain's political elite

87

Britain's standing - and positioning - in the world

88

The undoing of the Northern Ireland Protocol

89

Forging global collaboration in the digital sphere

90

Transatlantic relations, the war in Ukraine and the future of Europe

91

Taking the pulse of UK-EU relations

92

The British Labour Party and 'Europe'

93

The EU's Digital Decade, the Recovery Fund and the war in Ukraine

94

Technology and the war in Ukraine

95

'The Worm in the Apple'

96

Media, politics and life after the FT

97

'The Gift of a Radio: My Childhood and other Train Wrecks'

98

'The Age of Unpeace'

99

The French presidential elections, France's influence in the EU, and the current state of transatlantic relations

100

'The Raging 2020s'

101

Poland's regime, transatlantic relations and the EU's approach to China

102

Germany and the EU after Merkel

103

Europe's handling of the pandemic

104

Finding opportunity in the twenty-first century

105

The fabrication of inter-generational warfare

106

'How to be A Liberal'

107

'The Prime Ministers We Never Had'

108

"Anthro-Vision - How Anthropology Can Explain Business and Life"

109

The growing influence of cities and spending priorities for the EU Recovery Fund

110

"Hard Choices - What Britain Does Next"

111

Making a success of EU foreign and security policy

112

'The Brussels Effect - How the EU rules the world'

113

EU-UK relations post Brexit and the rise of the Green Party in Germany

114

The growth of serious and organised crime in Europe

115

Executing the EU Recovery Plan and implementing the Northern Ireland Protocol

116

EU and UK foreign and security policy after Brexit

117

The fight for equality

118

Democracy in Europe

119

The new realities of the transatlantic relationship

120

'Britain Alone'

121

Geopolitics in 2021

122

Reflecting on 2020 and on the Future of Europe

123

A Brexit stocktake

124

The compelling case for immigration

125

The cost of vaccine nationalism

126

'Brexitland'

127

Harnessing globalisation and international collaboration for the greater good

128

Politically Homeless: thoughts on the Labour Party and political satire

129

Point of View - Advocating with user generated content

130

Covid-19 in marginalised groups: learning from lived experiences

131

Covid-19: addressing the impact on workers in the informal economy

132

Responses to the pandemic and learnings for the future

133

'Collateral Damage'

134

Foreign policy and security challenges in the 2020s

135

"The Economics of Belonging"

136

Analysing the EU's current in-tray

137

Angela Merkel and Germany's leadership in the EU

138

Crafting a UK immigration policy post Brexit

139

Italy, Europe and the EU Recovery Fund

140

Europe's place in the world, transatlantic relations and the US presidential elections

141

"Angrynomics"

142

Assessing the UK stance in the Brexit talks

143

Moving up a gear in the Brexit talks

144

Understanding Emmanuel Macron

145

Rebuilding the transatlantic relationship

146

Challenges in forging EU foreign and security policy

147

Making the business voice heard after Brexit

148

No more business as usual after the Coronavirus

149

Europe needs a massive fiscal stimulus in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic

150

The coronavirus and its political and economic impact in Europe

151

'Brexiternity', Labour's leadership and Europe's new progressives

152

European public opinion 30 years after the fall of Communism

153

Implementing Brexit Phase I and the upcoming tensions in Phase II

154

Data protection and the global impact of GDPR

155

Making coalitions in a fragmented European Parliament

156

The politics of Brexit Phase II

157

The UK's uneven membership of the EU

158

The societal impact of 5G

159

UK foreign and security policy post-Brexit

160

Brexit, the greening of trade deals and the weaponisation of trade

161

The world's new demagogues and authoritarians

162

'Exodus, Reckoning, Sacrifice: Three Meanings of Brexit'

163

The future of EU-UK relations

164

Data privacy, the tech industry and Congressional oversight

165

Brexit, US relations and the EU's place in the world

166

What has the UK ever done for the EU?: Robert Madelin

167

Boris Johnson, Brussels journalist - and euroscepticism

168

Boris Johnson's Brexit strategy

169

What has the UK ever done for the EU?: Frans van Daele

170

What has the UK ever done for the EU?: Anand Menon

171

The true meaning of a 'No Deal Brexit'

172

The European Parliament elections and gender balance in the EU's top jobs

173

"Paradise Lost: Europe in the world of Trump"

174

Surmounting barriers for women to run for political office

175

Confronting the EU's new realities

176

Europe's leaders and crisis politics

177

Ireland's handling of Brexit

178

The EU27's reaction to latest Brexit developments

179

Responding to the growing 'techlash'

180

Extending Article 50 to clinch a deal

181

Lessons from the US mid-terms for the 2020 presidential election

182

Advances in tackling cancer

183

GDPR compliance and digital ethics

184

The beginning of the Brexit endgame

185

Latest European attitudes to Donald Trump and the United States

186

The danger of a No Deal Brexit

187

The current state of Brexit

188

Europe's research, science and innovation potential

189

Changes in the energy sector 2018-2050

190

The quest for legitimacy in central banking and the regulatory state

191

The spread of 'truth decay' in the United States and Europe

192

Trump, transatlantic and 'The Quantum Spy'

193

The future of European agriculture, Brexit and the Good Friday Agreement

194

Britain's young generation against Brexit

195

Stress testing the transatlantic relationship

196

Italy's new political landscape

197

A global ban on animal testing

198

Communicating and reporting 'Europe'

199

Inequality, social mobility and Brexit

200

A second Brexit referendum

201

Defending and promoting values

202

Understanding Donald Trump

203

The transatlantic dimension of Brexit

204

The new challenges as the Brexit talks move to Phase 2

205

Brexit, Ireland and renewing the remain campaign

206

The new world of EU public affairs

207

Germany's re-assessment of Europe and transatlantic relations

208

Europe's crises and the fate of the west

209

How to stop Brexit

210

Brexit and Ireland

211

Challenges and opportunities of the Estonian presidency of the EU

212

The UK economy, the eurozone and Labour's new stance on Europe

213

Lobbying for change

214

Taking the pulse of the Brexit negotiations

215

The EU27's growing impatience with the UK over Brexit

216

Macron and the Future of Europe

217

Post-Brexit public opinion in Europe

218

Borders, Brexit and the new UK government/DUP agreement

219

The future of the EU without the UK

220

The new politics of Brexit

221

Humour and EU politics

222

The contribution of EU immigration to the UK economy

223

The conduct of the Article 50 negotiations

224

Paying the UK's EU divorce bill

225

The Remain campaign's errors, the Labour Party and immigration, and Theresa May's hardening stance on Brexit

226

Defence and Security after Brexit

227

Fighting the UK-EU referendum campaign

228

Trump, trade and a new transatlantic agenda

229

Growth, Brexit, trade and inequality

230

Transparency and the Brexit negotiations

231

The UK's pre Brexit negotiation with the EU

232

In search of a Brexit transitional deal

233

Preparing for the new data protection regime

234

The inherent inconsistencies of Brexit

235

The future of EU trade deals

236

The innovation illusion

237

The future of smart cities

238

The fragmentation of Europe

239

A new continental partnership for the UK and EU

240

Theresa May, the Brexiteers and looking for a strategy

241

Defending the role of experts in society

242

Transatlantic relations and the future of NATO post Brexit

243

Brexit, Article 50 and beyond

244

Why the UK voted the way it did

245

Science in policy making and spurring disruptive innovation

246

Media coverage of the UK referendum

247

Juncker's political European Commission

248

Security, terrorism, technology ... and Brexit

249

The evolving role of the European Parliament

250

The EU and the media

251

Transparency and anti-corruption

252

Migration in Europe: not new, not temporary

253

EU-US challenges and tensions

254

Changes, referendum, drugs

255

How (not) to talk about Europe

256

Merkel's power in Germany and Europe

257

Europe's current challenges

258

UK-EU polling update

259

Migrants, Refugees, Europe

260

Investing in Europe

261

David Cameron and the EU

262

Innovation in Europe

263

Labour and the referendum campaign

264

The digital single market

265

Transatlantic relations

266

UK public opinion on the EU

267

The UK referendum on the EU