Podcast Selection

How big a deal is the EU-India trade agreement? With Nicolas Köhler-Suzuki and Ajay Srivastava

The EU-India trade deal was partly a geopolitical statement, directed towards Trump. But what’s actually in it? What were the toughest bits to agree, who gave up concessions, and what will the deal mean for…

L’Allemagne leader de l’Europe : une ambition contrariée

Comment l'Allemagne de Friedrich Merz pilote-t-elle sa politique européenne ? Dans ce 48e épisode du podcast « Le monde selon l'Ifri », Marc Hecker, directeur exécutif de l'Ifri, reçoit Jeanette Süß, chercheuse au Comité d'études…

Listen: Trump’s threats deepen differences between Macron and Merz

Germany and France have been trying to maintain a friendship since the 1960s — a friendship that is supposed to guide the rest of the continent. However, this doesn’t really work anymore. Why do they…

Is Ubuntu the secret to unlocking African tech sovereignty?

In this episode of Europolis, digital rights advocate and social entrepreneur 'Gbenga Sesan joins ECDPM's Sabine Muscat to explore the intersection of digital sovereignty, innovation, and human dignity. He argues that for Africa to truly thrive,…

CER Podcast: unpacking Europe: the EU in 2025

In our latest Centre for European Reform podcast, Kate Mullineux speaks to six of our researchers. They reflect on the EU's past year in different areas, including, the green deal, the global impact of Trump's…

Minerais critiques : quand la Chine durcit le ton

John Seaman, chercheur au Centre Asie de l'Ifri, analyse la mainmise chinoise sur les matières premières stratégiques et ses implications géopolitiques. De la transition énergétique aux technologies de défense, Pékin contrôle les points névralgiques d'une…

Belgium objects to the Russian assets loan as the EU prepares to table its plan

Belgium’s prime minister, Bart De Wever, has thrown quite a spanner into the EU’s plans to use frozen Russian state assets to fund Ukraine. The Commission wants to turn those assets, around €210bn frozen since…

Why the EU and Africa need each other in a fragmented world

As global multilateralism faces attacks and geopolitical competition intensifies, the European Union and the African Union are preparing for a critical summit in Angola. But in a world of messy geopolitics, can these two neighbouring…

Listen: Belgium, Slovakia and Norway will determine the EU’s reparations loan plan

The EU has been working on a plan to use frozen Russian state assets to help keep Ukraine afloat. Since Russia’s invasion in 2022, around €185 billion in Russian assets have been immobilised in Europe,…

The EU needs African resources for its green transition: Can it circumvent China?

The EU's green and digital ambitions depend on a stable supply of critical raw materials like lithium, cobalt and graphite. With growing concerns over value chain security and dependence on single countries like China, the…

La Moldavie au lendemain des élections : entre tentation européenne et ingérences russes

Depuis le début de la guerre en Ukraine, ce petit pays d'Europe orientale a acquis une importance nouvelle, notamment en devenant candidat à l'Union européenne (UE). Victoire pro-européenne incontestable Le parti PAS (Parti action et…

La France dans l’Indo-Pacifique: ambitions et réalités

Céline Pajon décrypte l’actualisation de la stratégie indopacifique de la France, publiée en juillet 2025. Un épisode pour comprendre comment Paris adapte sa stratégie face aux lignes de fracture qui se dessinent dans la zone.