Podcast Selection

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.

The €2 trillion question: Inside the battle over the EU’s budget

Trillions of euros, almost as many priorities — and just over two years to agree. The European Commission has unveiled its sweeping new seven-year budget proposal, and the fight over where the money goes is…

Putin steps up summer offensive against Ukraine

Russia’s attacks on Ukraine are escalating, both on the front lines and across urban centres. Ben Hall, the FT’s Europe editor, talks to military analyst Franz-Stefan Gady about Ukraine’s battle to hold onto territory until…

Transition énergétique: stop ou encore ?

Dans ce nouvel épisode du podcast "Le monde selon l'Ifri", Marc Hecker, directeur exécutif de l'Ifri et rédacteur en chef de la revue Politique étrangère, reçoit Marc-Antoine Eyl-Mazzega, directeur du Centre énergie et climat de…

Bulgaria moves into the Eurozone

Apple’s rollout of artificial intelligence services in China with Alibaba is being held up, Wells Fargo faces an uphill battle to catch up with its rivals after asset cap was lifted, and US President Donald…