Podcast Selection

How should Europe react to the Inflation Reduction Act?

A deep dive into the IRA and its expected impact on the world trade system. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 is a milestone in US climate policy. Unfortunately, it also contains protectionist elements,…

Drum Tower: Waiting games

It’s been a year since Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin announced the “no-limits” friendship between China and Russia, but is it one between equals? In the second episode of a two-part series, The Economist’s Beijing…

EU Confidential: EU-UK Summit

EU’s top officials visit Kyiv for a historic summit. Suzanne Lynch discusses what we can expect from the visit including Ukraine’s prospect of joining the EU and speaks to President Maia Sandu about Moldova’s pursuit…

Sweden’s NATO bid: Is Erdogan blocking it to win the elections?

This week on the Beyond the Byline podcast Alexandra Brzozowski and Evi Kiorri are discussing the tension between Turkey and Sweden, specifically how Turkey is blocking Sweden’s accession to NATO. We’re also looking at the reasons behind…

Money Talks: How globalisation gave way

America has changed the way it views the rest of the world. Rather than pushing for a more globalised economy with fewer trade barriers, the US is now seeking a more protected system of international…

#Davos2023: We need to talk about #Davos.

What actually happened at Davos and what do the people left of the invite list need to know?

Beijing’s new tech control strategy

Goldman Sachs’ profits plunged by two-thirds last quarter while Morgan Stanley reported a 40 per cent year-on-year drop in net income, and companies are facing a record number of shareholder proposals about abortion policies. Plus,…

The FT heads to Davos

Demand for ‘buy now, pay later’ deals has surged among all age groups in the UK, US regulators are cracking down on a type of investment vehicle used by private equity groups, and we’ll chat…

Checks and Balance: Electric dreams

John Prideaux, Charlotte Howard and Jon Fasman take a road trip across the Midwest to look at whether #America's industrial and environmental goals are compatible and what EVs tell us about the future of American…

Qatar has got what it wanted from the World Cup: podcast

The Gulf state has taken more flak than it would have done had it not staged the soccer tournament, which ends on Sunday. Yet in this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss how Qatar’s largely successful…

FT: New Briefing

EU member states have reached a deal on the world’s first major carbon border tax, New Delhi has stepped up spending on infrastructure in neighbouring countries, the world’s largest investment banks for the first time…

Drum Tower: The red and the green

China’s energy security concerns are undermining its ambitious climate pledges. We try to understand the contradiction from the perspective of China’s leaders. And, in a country where activism can be dangerous, we find out how…