Paul Adamson in conversation

Jan 29 2025 235 ep. 21 mins 1.5k

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Hi. I’m Paul Adamson, the founder and editor of E!Sharp, an online magazine about the European Union and its place in the world. These podcasts are me “in conversation with” personalities that I think have interesting things to say and who may not be known to wider audiences. The conversations are deliberately informal and are designed to be illuminating as well as, hopefully, entertaining.

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Repairing Britain's International Reputation

Jan 29 2025 21 mins

Dame Emily Thornberry, Labour MP and Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, talks to Paul Adamson about how the Labour government is acting to repair Britain's international reputation.

New challenges and new leadership in the EU

Jan 07 2025 25 mins

Mujtaba Rahman, Managing Director, Europe and co-head of the London Office of the Eurasia Group, talks to Paul Adamson about the new challenges facing the EU in 2025 and assesses its new leadership.

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

Dec 15 2024 23 mins

Marietje Schaake, Fellow at Stanford University's Institute for Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence and the Cyber Policy Center, talks to Paul Adamson about her new book 'The Tech Coup - How To Save Democracy From Silicon Valley'.

Analysing Trump's victory one month on

Dec 04 2024 27 mins

Steve Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe of the New York Times, analyses Trump's victory one month on.

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

Nov 18 2024 24 mins

Peter Foster, Public Policy Editor at the Financial Times, talks to Paul Adamson about the impact of the Trump victory on EU-UK relations and his assessment of the UK government's 'reset' with the EU.

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

Nov 06 2024 21 mins

Timothy Garton Ash, Professor of European Studies at the University of Oxford and the author of 'Homelands: A Personal History of Europe', talks to Paul Adamson about the rise of the hard right in Europe and the impact of Trump's election victory.

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

Oct 24 2024 24 mins

Jonathan Powell, Tony Blair's Chief of Staff 1997-2007, and Founder and CEO of the charity Inter-Mediate, talks to Paul Adamson about how No 10 operates, the Labour government's performance to date, and Britain's standing and reputation in the world post Brexit.

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

Oct 06 2024 24 mins

Bruce Stokes, Visiting Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund, talks to Paul Adamson about the U.S. presidential elections and the future of transatlantic relations.

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

Sep 17 2024 23 mins

David McAllister, Chair of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, talks to Paul Adamson about the rise of the AfD, Germany's influence in the EU, new Commissioner parliamentary hearings and the future of EU-UK relations.

Competitiveness and the new European Commission

Sep 03 2024 29 mins

Ann Mettler, Vice President, Europe, at Breakthrough Energy, talks to Paul Adamson about the pressing need for the new European Commission to rethink fundamentally its approach to helping the EU's economy become more competitive.