Podcasts

James Landale, Anand Menon and Olivia O’Sullivan join the podcast to review UK foreign policy under the Labour government so far – and look at the challenges ahead.

Timothy Garton Ash, Mujtaba Rahman and Armida van Rij join the podcast to discuss whether Europe’s democracies can withstand sluggish economic growth, Russia’s aggression and the return of Donald Trump.

Roger Harrabin, Maria Netto and Ruth Townend join the podcast to discuss the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan and how Donald Trump’s re-election could change global climate action.

Rana Mitter, Demetri Sevastopulo and Yu Jie join the podcast this week to discuss how China may respond to Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

Edward Luce, Leslie Vinjamuri and Gerald Seib join the podcast this week to discuss Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris in the US presidential election.

Orysia Lutsevych, Edward Howell and Yossi Mekelberg discuss North Korean troops fighting with Russian forces against Ukraine, as well as the issue of military conscription.

Patrick Wintour and Ranil Dissanayake join the podcast ahead of the UK Budget to discuss the high debt facing G7 economies and its impact on foreign, defence and development policies.

Sophie Pedder and Shahin Vallée join the podcast to discuss France’s contentious budget and political drama, and the potential impact on Europe and beyond.

Sanctions regimes are intended to be preferable to military force, but do they work to change behaviour or end up hurting citizens rather than governments or leaders?

Daniel Levy joins the podcast this week with Sanam Vakil and Amjad Iraqi to discuss the one year anniversary of the 7 October attacks.

Gregg Carlstrom joins the podcast to discuss Israel’s decision to intensify attacks against Hezbollah and what this means for the region.

Michael Kofman, Olga Tokariuk and Christopher Miller join the podcast to discuss the state of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the potential role of Western long-range missiles.

David Weigel and Clare Malone join the podcast to discuss the debate in Philadelphia between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

Anne Applebaum joins the podcast to discuss the threat posed to democracy by a network of authoritarian governments around the world.

Thousands of Venezuelans have taken to the streets to protest the outcome of the presidential election. Amidst calls for a recount by Western governments, will Nicolás Maduro remain in power?

Democratic big hitters have coalesced around Kamala Harris as the party’s new nominee, but what do we know about her world view, especially on Gaza, and the place of US leadership in the world?

The Republican National Convention is underway in Wisconsin. With J. D. Vance selected as Donald Trump’s running mate, what does the future hold for US foreign policy?

NATO’s Washington summit takes place amid growing uncertainty about US leadership, and sustained Russian missile attacks on Ukraine’s cities.

Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has won an extraordinary victory, ending fourteen years of Conservative government. What does this mean for the UK’s global role?

A violent clash between China’s coastguard and the Philippine Navy near an isolated reef has sparked fears of escalation. Will this tiny shoal bring US-China tensions to a head?

Fareed Zakaria joins Bronwen Maddox at our 2024 London Conference to discuss the weakening of the liberal international order.

1,000 days have passed since the Taliban banned girls attending schools in Afghanistan. What is the situation for women and girls now and what can be done to help?

As 400 million EU citizens vote in this year’s European Parliament elections, hard right leaders across Europe are competing for influence in the EU’s institutions.

The ICJ has ruled on Israel’s offensive in Rafah and Israeli and Hamas leaders may face arrest warrants from the ICC. What does this mean for Israel’s standing, the war in Gaza and international law?

Whoever wins the UK general election will face significant challenges in foreign affairs. How will they feature in the campaign?

After this year’s general election, the UK will have to make tough decisions in its foreign policy, especially towards China, the United States and Europe.

As Israel appears poised to launch an offensive in Rafah, Bronwen Maddox interviews a key figure in US foreign policy on the Middle East for over a decade, Ambassador Dennis Ross.

Are we seeing a resurgence of the threat posed by nuclear weapons, given recent events in the Middle East and rhetoric from world leaders?

President Biden has finally signed the $61 billion aid bill for Ukraine, but has help arrived too late for Ukraine and is momentum now back with Russia?

Direct clashes between Israel and Iran have brought the Middle East to the brink of a regional war. Will both sides de-escalate or have tensions reached the point of no return?

In this episode, Professor Carlos Lopes discusses what the African Union’s G20 membership means for Africa’s economic and geopolitical influence on the global stage.

In this episode, Khalid Omer Yousif discusses how Sudan’s broadest anti-war, pro-democracy coalition, Tagadom, aims to bring civilian voices to the fore in a war dictated by military powers, and their plans to the end of Sudan’s war despite mounting atrocities engulfing the country.

In this episode, guests discuss ways to turn Somalia’s climate vulnerability to climate resilience.

In this episode, recorded to mark the African Union’s African Anti-Corruption Day, the panel discusses Chatham House’s Social Norms and Accountable Governance (SNAG) research project supported by the MacArthur Foundation.

In this episode, Wenjie Chen of the International Monetary Fund’s African Department discusses the IMF regional economic outlook for sub-Saharan Africa.

In this episode, His Excellency Timothy Musa Kabba, Foreign Affairs Minister for Sierra Leone, shares insights into his country’s key priorities during its tenure on the Security Council.

In this episode, guests discuss gold’s connection to the current war and transnational dynamics.

This episode discusses transnational links between the movement of people and armed conflict – from Edo State in Nigeria, through Niger, to Libya.

Martin Fayulu, opposition leader and former presidential candidate in the DRC, on the challenges for achieving free and fair elections in 2023, the security crisis in eastern DRC, and his vision for the country’s regional identity and future global role.

Abdel-Fatau Musah, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, discusses the response to the coup in Niger, and outlines the organization’s strategic vision.

H.E. Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, executive secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), highlights efforts by the regional body to improve stability and further integration.

Nancy Karigithu, Kenyan candidate for secretary general of the IMO, outlines how regional collaboration can enhance maritime security, infrastructure and connectivity.

Dr Comfort Ero discusses the challenges and innovations that emerged from the interlinked peace processes in Sierra Leone and Liberia.

This episode features a conversation with Hon. Celso Ismael Correia on the challenges facing the agricultural sector in Mozambique.

A special episode with HE Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, African Union (AU) Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS).

This episode examines the violence and harm caused by these illicit practices, and the international responses to them as part of an XCEPT project mini-series.

This episode examines relations between Ethiopia and Sudan as part of an XCEPT project mini-series.

African countries face collective climate and job creation-related challenges, yet policymaking often remains regionally siloed.

Listen to the second episode of #NigeriaDecides, a special mini-series focused on upcoming elections in Nigeria.

Listen to the first episode of #NigeriaDecides, a special mini-series focused on upcoming elections in Nigeria.

This episode discusses the current state of the Commonwealth and the relevance of language-based intergovernmental organizations to African states seeking to diversify their international relations.

For this special episode, the former president of the Republic of Malawi explores the current state of democracy in Africa.

This episode discusses how the Horn of Africa’s worst drought in 40 years is affecting more than 20 million people across several countries.

A special episode with HE Joaquim Chissano, former president of the Republic of Mozambique and the 2006 winner of the Chatham House Prize.

Exploring pathways to peace in Angola and Mozambique in their respective 20th and 30th anniversary years of the cessation of sustained conflict.

Assessing key issues and debates ahead of Kenya’s general election

Assessing the movement to win justice for communities displaced during the colonial era.

This episode of Africa Aware examines the relationship between Ethiopia and Sudan.

Ahead of a major AU-EU summit, how can the relationship between Africa and Europe function more effectively?

How are policymakers driving forward the post-pandemic recovery?

In this episode, we discuss the challenges and opportunities of the energy transition in key sectors, including non-energy uses of fossil fuels.

An expert panel discuss how will the conference go, and what to look out for at the event.

As COP28 approaches, Ed Mountfield, Vice President of the World Bank discussed the ongoing reform initiatives.

In this episode, we explore how headway has been made on recognizing the role that indigenous communities have always played for safeguarding the climate and environment.

This episode takes us on a journey of discovery through the Ghanaian gold mining industry, and the illegal artisanal gold mining.

Tobias Ellwood, Chair of the House of Commons’s Defence Committee, discusses how climate change impacts security today, and what challenges it will present in the future.

In this episode the panel discusses how the US and EU are positioning themselves in the new era of green industrial policy.

In this episode, Ambassador Patricia Espinosa Cantellano discusses the major international climate political issues of her tenure as UNFCCC executive secretary.

How could an International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate change accelerate climate action?

This episode focuses on what role the new Global Biodiversity Framework could play in tackling the biodiversity crisis.  

This episode covers the outcomes of COP27 and the issues that will shape the international climate agenda in 2023.

This episode takes place during COP15, the UN’s Biodiversity Conference, and explores how climate change is threatening coastal communities.

This episode examines how climate risks in South Asia are being felt, and how the region can work to build resilience to these threats.

What progress has been made on the climate agenda since COP26, and what are some of the key issues to watch at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh?

Examining the crossover between water security and climate change with the next two COPs taking place in regions with a history of being water stressed.

Focusing on the next UN climate change conference (COP27), which takes place 7-18 November 2022 in Egypt.

How did developing countries respond to the outcomes from COP26?

What was achieved at COP26? And what do different parties make of the outcome?

Why do the impacts of climate change fall disproportionately on women? And what does gender-responsive climate policy look like?

What have the COP26 negotiations achieved so far? And what’s coming up next week?

How are states approaching the issue of restoring and protecting biodiversity alongside the climate action agenda?

What could be the knock-on effects of failure to limit global warming?

The Environment and Society Programme take stock of what the negotiations have achieved so far, and what positive outcomes may emerge in Glasgow.

Italy’s hosting of the G20 this year could present a significant opportunity to achieve progress at COP26.

Ahead of the G7 Summit, the Climate Briefing returns to the question of financing climate action.

As the G7 Leaders summit approaches, The Climate Briefing considers the opportunities it presents for progress on global climate action.

How can societies deal with the real-time effects of climate change?

A discussion of how policymakers in the United States are framing discussions on security and geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific region.

The final episode in this series outlines the Japanese stance on geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific region.

This episode explores how France is positioning itself on security issues in the Indo-Pacific region.

Episode 42 of our weekly podcast discusses Rory Stewart’s latest book and its criticisms of the British state.

How have women contributed to international relations?

How did leading academics and policymakers think about and impact imperialism and decolonization from the 1920s to 1970s?

What drives refugee movements and how should policies manage them?

What is needed to rebuild a stronger country efficiently and effectively?

This episode turns to the world of sanctions and how the west can make use of this powerful economic tool

The fourteenth episode of our podcast mini-series examines the broader implications of the food crisis as a follow-up to an earlier episode in the series.

The thirteenth episode of our podcast mini-series examines how the invasion is impacting on two of the multilateral groupings closely involved in it.

What does it take for diplomatic negotiations to be successful?

The twelfth episode of our podcast mini-series examines the military capabilities of both sides and looks at how the invasion impacts the world militarily.

The eleventh episode of our podcast mini-series examines the impact of the Russian invasion on Ukraine’s culture and sense of identity.

Exploring the evolution of China’s global role and US-China relations today

The tenth episode of our podcast mini-series examines perspectives from the US and the impact on its relations with Russia.

The ninth episode of our podcast mini-series examines perspectives from Brazil and the Africa region and the impact on their relations with Russia.

How is Xi Jinping’s government responding to a deluge of crises?

The eighth episode of our podcast mini-series examines perspectives from the Asia region and the impact on its international relations with Russia and others.

The seventh episode of our podcast mini-series examines the history of the NATO alliance and how it has influenced Russia’s approach to international relations.

Examining how domestic Turkish politics and EU’s migration diplomacy impact migrant lives and border controls between Greece and Turkey.

The sixth episode of our podcast mini-series examines how disinformation and cyberattacks form a significant part of Russia’s strategy.

A new podcast special explores an often-overlooked aspect of humanitarian assistance: access to energy.

The second part of this Undercurrents podcast special explores alternative fuels for cooking.

The fifth episode of our podcast mini-series examines China and its relationship to Russia and Ukraine.

Why have authoritarian systems gained momentum in the Arab world?

What role are women playing in rebuilding Libya’s political institutions?

A new podcast series explores the shifting political dynamics of the Arab world.

With elections looming, how are emerging political parties shaping Lebanon’s political system?

The fourth episode of our podcast mini-series examines how reliant the European Union (EU) is on Russian energy.

The third episode of our podcast mini-series examines the impact an unprecedented level of international sanctions is having on Russia.

This second episode of our mini-series examines how and why a war in one part of the world risks causing famines in distant parts of the globe.