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Paul Adamson in conversation — 260 episodes

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Intergenerational Fairness in EU Policy Making

2

Assessing Trump's Grip On Power

3

Reimagining Europe

4

The EU in the Changing World Order

5

Europe's Main Challenges in 2026

6

France's Position in Europe's New Geopolitics

7

Europe and the War in Ukraine

8

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

9

The New Power Dynamics in the European Parliament

10

The Case for Reforming the European Commission's Civil Service

11

Europe's Strategic Future

12

Europe and the New World Trade Order

13

Britain's misreading of the 'European project'

14

'How to Save the Internet'

15

Keir Starmer and his First Year in Office

16

'Time Bomb: When Ageing Explodes'

17

The Rapidly Evolving EU Media Scene in Brussels

18

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

19

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

20

Understanding Donald Trump's Second Presidency

21

The UK in a Changing Europe

22

An Emerging New World Order

23

Germany and the Defence of Europe

24

Europe's New Defence Challenges

25

'The Divorce of Nations'

26

Repairing Britain's International Reputation

27

New challenges and new leadership in the EU

28

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

29

Analysing Trump's victory one month on

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

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

34

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

35

Competitiveness and the new European Commission

36

Analysing Viktor Orbán

37

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

38

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

39

Disinformation in the EP elections and dealing with Hungary

40

Understanding Emmanuel Macron

41

Brussels vs Big Tech

42

'This Time No Mistakes - How To Remake Britain'

43

EU Sanctions and Russia

44

Understanding Keir Starmer

45

Deciphering this year's U.S. presidential elections

46

'20 Cars That Defined The 20th Century'

47

The likely rightward shift in June's European Parliament elections

48

Europe's major challenges in 2024

49

Putin and the War in Ukraine

50

The Labour Party and Rebuilding Trust with the EU

51

'Beyond Britannia - Reshaping UK Foreign Policy'

52

Holding the 'geo-political' European Commission to account

53

'Digital Empires: The Global Battle To Regulate Technology'

54

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

55

Inside the UN General Assembly

56

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

57

'This Is Europe - The Way We Live Now'

58

Britain's future relations with the European Union

59

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

60

Making the case for inclusive patriotism

61

Understanding Germany's changing role in the world

62

'The Conservative Party After Brexit'

63

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

64

'Politics: A Survivor's Guide'

65

UK science, Horizon Europe and speaking out about Brexit

66

Reflections on UK and US politics

67

'Qatargate' and the reputation of the European Parliament

68

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

69

Prospects for UK-EU relations in 2023

70

"What Just Happened? Despatches from Turbulent Times"

71

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

72

The new urgency in EU energy policy

73

The EU's new challenges

74

'Unmasking our Leaders'

75

The catastrophic impact of Brexit on the creative sector

76

How Liz Truss has lost trust

77

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

78

'The Escape Artist'

79

Oxford and Britain's political elite

80

Britain's standing - and positioning - in the world

81

The undoing of the Northern Ireland Protocol

82

Forging global collaboration in the digital sphere

83

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

84

Taking the pulse of UK-EU relations

85

The British Labour Party and 'Europe'

86

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

87

Technology and the war in Ukraine

88

'The Worm in the Apple'

89

Media, politics and life after the FT

90

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

91

'The Age of Unpeace'

92

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

93

'The Raging 2020s'

94

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

95

Germany and the EU after Merkel

96

Europe's handling of the pandemic

97

Finding opportunity in the twenty-first century

98

The fabrication of inter-generational warfare

99

'How to be A Liberal'

100

'The Prime Ministers We Never Had'

101

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

102

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

103

"Hard Choices - What Britain Does Next"

104

Making a success of EU foreign and security policy

105

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

106

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

107

The growth of serious and organised crime in Europe

108

Executing the EU Recovery Plan and implementing the Northern Ireland Protocol

109

EU and UK foreign and security policy after Brexit

110

The fight for equality

111

Democracy in Europe

112

The new realities of the transatlantic relationship

113

'Britain Alone'

114

Geopolitics in 2021

115

Reflecting on 2020 and on the Future of Europe

116

A Brexit stocktake

117

The compelling case for immigration

118

The cost of vaccine nationalism

119

'Brexitland'

120

Harnessing globalisation and international collaboration for the greater good

121

Politically Homeless: thoughts on the Labour Party and political satire

122

Point of View - Advocating with user generated content

123

Covid-19 in marginalised groups: learning from lived experiences

124

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

125

Responses to the pandemic and learnings for the future

126

'Collateral Damage'

127

Foreign policy and security challenges in the 2020s

128

"The Economics of Belonging"

129

Analysing the EU's current in-tray

130

Angela Merkel and Germany's leadership in the EU

131

Crafting a UK immigration policy post Brexit

132

Italy, Europe and the EU Recovery Fund

133

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

134

"Angrynomics"

135

Assessing the UK stance in the Brexit talks

136

Moving up a gear in the Brexit talks

137

Understanding Emmanuel Macron

138

Rebuilding the transatlantic relationship

139

Challenges in forging EU foreign and security policy

140

Making the business voice heard after Brexit

141

No more business as usual after the Coronavirus

142

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

143

The coronavirus and its political and economic impact in Europe

144

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

145

European public opinion 30 years after the fall of Communism

146

Implementing Brexit Phase I and the upcoming tensions in Phase II

147

Data protection and the global impact of GDPR

148

Making coalitions in a fragmented European Parliament

149

The politics of Brexit Phase II

150

The UK's uneven membership of the EU

151

The societal impact of 5G

152

UK foreign and security policy post-Brexit

153

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

154

The world's new demagogues and authoritarians

155

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

156

The future of EU-UK relations

157

Data privacy, the tech industry and Congressional oversight

158

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

159

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

160

Boris Johnson, Brussels journalist - and euroscepticism

161

Boris Johnson's Brexit strategy

162

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

163

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

164

The true meaning of a 'No Deal Brexit'

165

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

166

"Paradise Lost: Europe in the world of Trump"

167

Surmounting barriers for women to run for political office

168

Confronting the EU's new realities

169

Europe's leaders and crisis politics

170

Ireland's handling of Brexit

171

The EU27's reaction to latest Brexit developments

172

Responding to the growing 'techlash'

173

Extending Article 50 to clinch a deal

174

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

175

Advances in tackling cancer

176

GDPR compliance and digital ethics

177

The beginning of the Brexit endgame

178

Latest European attitudes to Donald Trump and the United States

179

The danger of a No Deal Brexit

180

The current state of Brexit

181

Europe's research, science and innovation potential

182

Changes in the energy sector 2018-2050

183

The quest for legitimacy in central banking and the regulatory state

184

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

185

Trump, transatlantic and 'The Quantum Spy'

186

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

187

Britain's young generation against Brexit

188

Stress testing the transatlantic relationship

189

Italy's new political landscape

190

A global ban on animal testing

191

Communicating and reporting 'Europe'

192

Inequality, social mobility and Brexit

193

A second Brexit referendum

194

Defending and promoting values

195

Understanding Donald Trump

196

The transatlantic dimension of Brexit

197

The new challenges as the Brexit talks move to Phase 2

198

Brexit, Ireland and renewing the remain campaign

199

The new world of EU public affairs

200

Germany's re-assessment of Europe and transatlantic relations

201

Europe's crises and the fate of the west

202

How to stop Brexit

203

Brexit and Ireland

204

Challenges and opportunities of the Estonian presidency of the EU

205

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

206

Lobbying for change

207

Taking the pulse of the Brexit negotiations

208

The EU27's growing impatience with the UK over Brexit

209

Macron and the Future of Europe

210

Post-Brexit public opinion in Europe

211

Borders, Brexit and the new UK government/DUP agreement

212

The future of the EU without the UK

213

The new politics of Brexit

214

Humour and EU politics

215

The contribution of EU immigration to the UK economy

216

The conduct of the Article 50 negotiations

217

Paying the UK's EU divorce bill

218

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

219

Defence and Security after Brexit

220

Fighting the UK-EU referendum campaign

221

Trump, trade and a new transatlantic agenda

222

Growth, Brexit, trade and inequality

223

Transparency and the Brexit negotiations

224

The UK's pre Brexit negotiation with the EU

225

In search of a Brexit transitional deal

226

Preparing for the new data protection regime

227

The inherent inconsistencies of Brexit

228

The future of EU trade deals

229

The innovation illusion

230

The future of smart cities

231

The fragmentation of Europe

232

A new continental partnership for the UK and EU

233

Theresa May, the Brexiteers and looking for a strategy

234

Defending the role of experts in society

235

Transatlantic relations and the future of NATO post Brexit

236

Brexit, Article 50 and beyond

237

Why the UK voted the way it did

238

Science in policy making and spurring disruptive innovation

239

Media coverage of the UK referendum

240

Juncker's political European Commission

241

Security, terrorism, technology ... and Brexit

242

The evolving role of the European Parliament

243

The EU and the media

244

Transparency and anti-corruption

245

Migration in Europe: not new, not temporary

246

EU-US challenges and tensions

247

Changes, referendum, drugs

248

How (not) to talk about Europe

249

Merkel's power in Germany and Europe

250

Europe's current challenges

251

UK-EU polling update

252

Migrants, Refugees, Europe

253

Investing in Europe

254

David Cameron and the EU

255

Innovation in Europe

256

Labour and the referendum campaign

257

The digital single market

258

Transatlantic relations

259

UK public opinion on the EU

260

The UK referendum on the EU