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Paul Adamson in conversation — 268 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

"The Sherpa: Memoirs of a Diplomat at the Forefront of History"

9

Intergenerational Fairness in EU Policy Making

10

Assessing Trump's Grip On Power

11

Reimagining Europe

12

The EU in the Changing World Order

13

Europe's Main Challenges in 2026

14

France's Position in Europe's New Geopolitics

15

Europe and the War in Ukraine

16

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

17

The New Power Dynamics in the European Parliament

18

The Case for Reforming the European Commission's Civil Service

19

Europe's Strategic Future

20

Europe and the New World Trade Order

21

Britain's misreading of the 'European project'

22

'How to Save the Internet'

23

Keir Starmer and his First Year in Office

24

'Time Bomb: When Ageing Explodes'

25

The Rapidly Evolving EU Media Scene in Brussels

26

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

27

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

28

Understanding Donald Trump's Second Presidency

29

The UK in a Changing Europe

30

An Emerging New World Order

31

Germany and the Defence of Europe

32

Europe's New Defence Challenges

33

'The Divorce of Nations'

34

Repairing Britain's International Reputation

35

New challenges and new leadership in the EU

36

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

37

Analysing Trump's victory one month on

38

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

39

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

40

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

41

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

42

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

43

Competitiveness and the new European Commission

44

Analysing Viktor Orbán

45

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

46

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

47

Disinformation in the EP elections and dealing with Hungary

48

Understanding Emmanuel Macron

49

Brussels vs Big Tech

50

'This Time No Mistakes - How To Remake Britain'

51

EU Sanctions and Russia

52

Understanding Keir Starmer

53

Deciphering this year's U.S. presidential elections

54

'20 Cars That Defined The 20th Century'

55

The likely rightward shift in June's European Parliament elections

56

Europe's major challenges in 2024

57

Putin and the War in Ukraine

58

The Labour Party and Rebuilding Trust with the EU

59

'Beyond Britannia - Reshaping UK Foreign Policy'

60

Holding the 'geo-political' European Commission to account

61

'Digital Empires: The Global Battle To Regulate Technology'

62

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

63

Inside the UN General Assembly

64

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

65

'This Is Europe - The Way We Live Now'

66

Britain's future relations with the European Union

67

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

68

Making the case for inclusive patriotism

69

Understanding Germany's changing role in the world

70

'The Conservative Party After Brexit'

71

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

72

'Politics: A Survivor's Guide'

73

UK science, Horizon Europe and speaking out about Brexit

74

Reflections on UK and US politics

75

'Qatargate' and the reputation of the European Parliament

76

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

77

Prospects for UK-EU relations in 2023

78

"What Just Happened? Despatches from Turbulent Times"

79

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

80

The new urgency in EU energy policy

81

The EU's new challenges

82

'Unmasking our Leaders'

83

The catastrophic impact of Brexit on the creative sector

84

How Liz Truss has lost trust

85

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

86

'The Escape Artist'

87

Oxford and Britain's political elite

88

Britain's standing - and positioning - in the world

89

The undoing of the Northern Ireland Protocol

90

Forging global collaboration in the digital sphere

91

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

92

Taking the pulse of UK-EU relations

93

The British Labour Party and 'Europe'

94

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

95

Technology and the war in Ukraine

96

'The Worm in the Apple'

97

Media, politics and life after the FT

98

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

99

'The Age of Unpeace'

100

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

101

'The Raging 2020s'

102

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

103

Germany and the EU after Merkel

104

Europe's handling of the pandemic

105

Finding opportunity in the twenty-first century

106

The fabrication of inter-generational warfare

107

'How to be A Liberal'

108

'The Prime Ministers We Never Had'

109

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

110

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

111

"Hard Choices - What Britain Does Next"

112

Making a success of EU foreign and security policy

113

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

114

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

115

The growth of serious and organised crime in Europe

116

Executing the EU Recovery Plan and implementing the Northern Ireland Protocol

117

EU and UK foreign and security policy after Brexit

118

The fight for equality

119

Democracy in Europe

120

The new realities of the transatlantic relationship

121

'Britain Alone'

122

Geopolitics in 2021

123

Reflecting on 2020 and on the Future of Europe

124

A Brexit stocktake

125

The compelling case for immigration

126

The cost of vaccine nationalism

127

'Brexitland'

128

Harnessing globalisation and international collaboration for the greater good

129

Politically Homeless: thoughts on the Labour Party and political satire

130

Point of View - Advocating with user generated content

131

Covid-19 in marginalised groups: learning from lived experiences

132

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

133

Responses to the pandemic and learnings for the future

134

'Collateral Damage'

135

Foreign policy and security challenges in the 2020s

136

"The Economics of Belonging"

137

Analysing the EU's current in-tray

138

Angela Merkel and Germany's leadership in the EU

139

Crafting a UK immigration policy post Brexit

140

Italy, Europe and the EU Recovery Fund

141

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

142

"Angrynomics"

143

Assessing the UK stance in the Brexit talks

144

Moving up a gear in the Brexit talks

145

Understanding Emmanuel Macron

146

Rebuilding the transatlantic relationship

147

Challenges in forging EU foreign and security policy

148

Making the business voice heard after Brexit

149

No more business as usual after the Coronavirus

150

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

151

The coronavirus and its political and economic impact in Europe

152

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

153

European public opinion 30 years after the fall of Communism

154

Implementing Brexit Phase I and the upcoming tensions in Phase II

155

Data protection and the global impact of GDPR

156

Making coalitions in a fragmented European Parliament

157

The politics of Brexit Phase II

158

The UK's uneven membership of the EU

159

The societal impact of 5G

160

UK foreign and security policy post-Brexit

161

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

162

The world's new demagogues and authoritarians

163

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

164

The future of EU-UK relations

165

Data privacy, the tech industry and Congressional oversight

166

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

167

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

168

Boris Johnson, Brussels journalist - and euroscepticism

169

Boris Johnson's Brexit strategy

170

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

171

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

172

The true meaning of a 'No Deal Brexit'

173

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

174

"Paradise Lost: Europe in the world of Trump"

175

Surmounting barriers for women to run for political office

176

Confronting the EU's new realities

177

Europe's leaders and crisis politics

178

Ireland's handling of Brexit

179

The EU27's reaction to latest Brexit developments

180

Responding to the growing 'techlash'

181

Extending Article 50 to clinch a deal

182

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

183

Advances in tackling cancer

184

GDPR compliance and digital ethics

185

The beginning of the Brexit endgame

186

Latest European attitudes to Donald Trump and the United States

187

The danger of a No Deal Brexit

188

The current state of Brexit

189

Europe's research, science and innovation potential

190

Changes in the energy sector 2018-2050

191

The quest for legitimacy in central banking and the regulatory state

192

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

193

Trump, transatlantic and 'The Quantum Spy'

194

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

195

Britain's young generation against Brexit

196

Stress testing the transatlantic relationship

197

Italy's new political landscape

198

A global ban on animal testing

199

Communicating and reporting 'Europe'

200

Inequality, social mobility and Brexit

201

A second Brexit referendum

202

Defending and promoting values

203

Understanding Donald Trump

204

The transatlantic dimension of Brexit

205

The new challenges as the Brexit talks move to Phase 2

206

Brexit, Ireland and renewing the remain campaign

207

The new world of EU public affairs

208

Germany's re-assessment of Europe and transatlantic relations

209

Europe's crises and the fate of the west

210

How to stop Brexit

211

Brexit and Ireland

212

Challenges and opportunities of the Estonian presidency of the EU

213

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

214

Lobbying for change

215

Taking the pulse of the Brexit negotiations

216

The EU27's growing impatience with the UK over Brexit

217

Macron and the Future of Europe

218

Post-Brexit public opinion in Europe

219

Borders, Brexit and the new UK government/DUP agreement

220

The future of the EU without the UK

221

The new politics of Brexit

222

Humour and EU politics

223

The contribution of EU immigration to the UK economy

224

The conduct of the Article 50 negotiations

225

Paying the UK's EU divorce bill

226

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

227

Defence and Security after Brexit

228

Fighting the UK-EU referendum campaign

229

Trump, trade and a new transatlantic agenda

230

Growth, Brexit, trade and inequality

231

Transparency and the Brexit negotiations

232

The UK's pre Brexit negotiation with the EU

233

In search of a Brexit transitional deal

234

Preparing for the new data protection regime

235

The inherent inconsistencies of Brexit

236

The future of EU trade deals

237

The innovation illusion

238

The future of smart cities

239

The fragmentation of Europe

240

A new continental partnership for the UK and EU

241

Theresa May, the Brexiteers and looking for a strategy

242

Defending the role of experts in society

243

Transatlantic relations and the future of NATO post Brexit

244

Brexit, Article 50 and beyond

245

Why the UK voted the way it did

246

Science in policy making and spurring disruptive innovation

247

Media coverage of the UK referendum

248

Juncker's political European Commission

249

Security, terrorism, technology ... and Brexit

250

The evolving role of the European Parliament

251

The EU and the media

252

Transparency and anti-corruption

253

Migration in Europe: not new, not temporary

254

EU-US challenges and tensions

255

Changes, referendum, drugs

256

How (not) to talk about Europe

257

Merkel's power in Germany and Europe

258

Europe's current challenges

259

UK-EU polling update

260

Migrants, Refugees, Europe

261

Investing in Europe

262

David Cameron and the EU

263

Innovation in Europe

264

Labour and the referendum campaign

265

The digital single market

266

Transatlantic relations

267

UK public opinion on the EU

268

The UK referendum on the EU