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Trump made Europe lonely. Europe feels abandoned and perplexed in its geopolitical solitude. What it does not yet fully understand, though, is how insecure it has become. And how it should now learn from Ukraine, and not only teach it. Only if Europe understands that Ukraine is not its problem, but part of its solution, and that defending Ukraine means defending Europe, both will survive. Host: Volodymyr Yermolenko, a Ukrainian philosopher, the chief editor of UkraineWorld, and the president of PEN Ukraine. My guest today is Nicu Popescu, former vice prime minister of Moldova, and currently a distinguished policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. Explaining Ukraine is a podcast by UkraineWorld, a multilingual media outlet about Ukraine. UkraineWorld is brought to you by Internews Ukraine, one of Ukraine's largest media NGOs. You can support our work at www.patreon.com/ukraineworld. We really need your support now because our media is increasingly relying on crowdfunding. You can also support our volunteer trips to the frontline areas, where we help both soldiers and civilians - bringing mostly cars for soldiers and books for civilians. You can support our trips at PayPal: ukraine.resisting@gmail.com.

What lessons should be drawn from the EU's response to crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic or the Russian war in Ukraine? How can the European Union act more efficiently in a crisis and reduce bureaucratic procedures? What is the overall strategic and geopolitical vision of the EU? And what should we know about the referendum on including integration with the EU into the constitution and the presidential elections in Moldova? Leszek Jazdzewski (Fundacja Liberte!) talks with Nicu Popescu, a distinguished Policy Fellow of the European Power programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), based in the Paris office. His areas of focus include how the EU should adapt itself and its policies in light of the war in Ukraine, including the development of a ‘war economy', as well as EU enlargement to the east and Europe's relations with Russia. He served as Moldova's Deputy Prime-Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and European Integration between August 2021 and January 2024, and Foreign Minister between June and November 2019. Tune in for their talk! Check out the ECFR report: https://ecfr.eu/publication/better-firefighting-readying-europe-for-an-age-between-war-and-peace/ This podcast is produced by the European Liberal Forum in collaboration with Movimento Liberal Social and Fundacja Liberté!, with the financial support of the European Parliament. Neither the European Parliament nor the European Liberal Forum are responsible for the content or for any use that be made of.

Les Moldaves ont approuvé à 50,16% l'inscription dans la Constitution de l'objectif européen, après dépouillement de plus de 98% des bulletins. Défiant les pronostics, le « non » a gardé une nette avance pendant plusieurs heures. Mais le vote de la diaspora a renversé in extremis la tendance. Alors que les sondages prédisaient une victoire confortable pour le « oui », la présidente, Maia Sandu, a dénoncé une « attaque sans précédent » en provenance de Russie. L'analyse de Nicu Popescu, ancien vice-Premier ministre chargé des Affaires étrangères et de l'Intégration européenne de Moldavie, directeur du programme « Europe élargie » du Conseil européen des relations étrangères (ECFR).

La Chișinău a fost lansată, vineri, inițiativa civică ”Cetățeni pentru Europa” care vine în susținerea eforturilor de aderare a R.Moldova la Uniunea Europeană. Printre fondatorii grupului este și fostul ministrul al Afacerilor Externe și Integrării Europene, Nicu Popescu.”Doar integrarea în Uniunea Europeană ne poate asigura un viitor liber și sigur pe care ni-l dorim cu toții. Moldova va reuși doar dacă se ancorează ferm în marea familie europeană”, a afirmat Nicu Popescu. Grupul ”Cetățeni pentru Europa”, format din personalități marcante din diverse domenii, de la relații internaționale și antreprenoriat, până la cultură, artă și sport, își propune  să informeze corect publicul despre avantajele aderării la blocul comunitar.

E' passato "un anno dalla firma della domanda di adesione della Repubblica di Moldavia all'Unione Europea. In questa regione che è diventata pericolosa dall'oggi al domani, possiamo sopravvivere solo come Stato membro dell'Unione europea". Ad affermarlo è il vicepremier e ministro degli Esteri e dell'Integrazione Europea della Moldavia, Nicu Popescu. Della situazione nel paese parliamo con Francesca Bonelli , respondabile UNHCR a Chisinau (Moldavia). Nella seconda parte è con noi Elisabetta Gualmini , professore ordinario a scienze politiche Bologna, europarlamentare nelle fila del Partito Democratico, autrice di "Mamma Europa. Una nuova Unione dopo crisi e scandali" (ed. Il Mulino).

Stephen Sackur speaks to Moldova's Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Nicu Popescu. Poor, beset with corruption and strategically vulnerable, Moldova, has reasons to fear that Russia's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine could end on its soil. How does Moldova best protect itself?

Rendez-vous cette semaine avec Nicu Popescu, vice-Premier ministre de Moldavie. Ce petit pays de 2,7 millions d'habitants, pris en étau entre la Roumanie et l'Ukraine, est très exposé aux questions d'invasion russe, particulièrement en raison de la région séparatiste de Transnistrie, à l'est du pays. La guerre en Ukraine a eu un fort impact sur cet État d'Europe orientale, au regard des réfugiés, du commerce, de la menace russe, et de son espoir d'adhésion à l'Union Européenne.

Depuis le déclenchement de la guerre en Ukraine, la Moldavie, coincée entre l'Ukraine et la Roumanie, retient son souffle sur fond de menace d'un débordement du conflit. Nicu Popescu, vice-premier ministre et ministre des Affaires étrangères de Moldavie, revient sur ce contexte particulièrement compliqué et sur les défis auxquels fait face le pays dans cette situation. Invité : Nicu Popescu, vice-premier ministre, ministre des Affaires étrangères de Moldavie

Last week, explosions were reported in Transnistria, raising concerns for Moldovan and Black Sea security. Giselle, Dalibor, and Iulia discuss Moldova and its geo-strategic role in Eastern Europe. Iulia gives a brief history of Moldova and its ties since the Soviet Union, in order to help us understand why Putin might want to invade. Our hosts dive into an assessment of what will happen if there is an invasion, if the US can and would help, and what it means that Moldova isn't a part of NATO. References: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/is-putin-about-to-invade-moldova- (Is Putin about to Invade Moldova?) by Dalibor Rohac; https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russia-is-already-paving-the-way-for-a-takeover-of-moldova-hl9zg3v7b (Russia ‘is already paving the way for a takeover of Moldova)' by Larissa Brown; https://www.americanpurpose.com/articles/vulnerable-moldova/ (Vulnerable Moldova) by Iulia Joja and Nicu Popescu

Bændablaðið fjallaði á dögunum um eldvarnir og dreifbýli. Þar kom fram að mörg heimili í dreifbýli séu þannig í sveit sett að langt er í næstu slökkvistöð og útkallstími slökkviliðs því langur. Það geri að verkum að heimilisfólk sé í senn sitt eigið slökkvilið og eldvarnaeftirlit. Þá sýnir könnun sem Gallup gerði fyrir Eldvarnabandalagið að úrbóta er víða þörf. Við ræddum þessi mál við Pétur Pétursson, slökkviliðsstjórann í Árnessýslu. Ekki sér fyrir endann á skæðri hitabylgju sem geisað hefur á nánast öllu Indlandi og í Pakistan síðustu daga. Hiti hefur farið yfir 45 gráður víða dag eftir dag að undanförnu og nýliðinn aprílmánuður er sá heitasti sem mælst hefur. Við ræddum við Einar Sveinbjörnsson, veðurfræðing, um þetta ástand - en hann segir hitann ógna heilsu og lífi hundruða milljóna jarðarbúa þessa dagana og að við hér á norðurslóðum gerum okkur ekki grein fyrir því hve mikið álag á liðan og heilsu manna verður í svona svakalegum hita. Nicu Popescu, utanríkisráðherra Moldóvu, sagði í gær framtíð Evrópu velta á því hvernig stríðið í Úkraínu fer. Stjórnvöld í Moldóvu fylgjast grannt með framvindu mála í nágrannaríkinu Úkraínu, sérstaklega eftir að rússneskur herforingi lét hafa það eftir sér að Rússlandsher stefni að því að ná fullum yfirráðum yfir suðurhéruðum Úkraínu. Við töluðum við Val Gunnarsson, sagnfræðing, um nýjustu vendingar í stríðinu í Úkraínu og um þetta landamærahérað. Baráttudagur verkalýðsins, 1. maí, var í gær en staðan innan verkalýðshreyfingarinnar hefur verið ansi strembin undanfarnar vikur. Staða launþega er ekki minna strembnari, verðbólga mælist nú yfir 7% og útlit er fyrir að með hækkuðu verði á hrávöru vegna stríðsins í Úkraínu verði erfitt að taka í tauminn á henni. Drífa Snædal, forseti ASÍ, var gestur okkar upp úr klukkan átta. Fimmti þáttur kosningahlaðvarps RÚV kom út um helgina og við hér í Morgunútvarpinu ætlum að halda áfram að heyra brot úr þáttunum. Í þetta skiptið viðtal sem Ingvar Þór og Hólmfríður Dagný Friðjónsdóttir tóku við Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen, aðjúnkt í félagsfræði við Háskóla Íslands og tónlistarrýni, um framboðslög. Í lok þáttar fórum við yfir íþróttir helgarinnar með Evu Björk Benediktsdóttur.

Bændablaðið fjallaði á dögunum um eldvarnir og dreifbýli. Þar kom fram að mörg heimili í dreifbýli séu þannig í sveit sett að langt er í næstu slökkvistöð og útkallstími slökkviliðs því langur. Það geri að verkum að heimilisfólk sé í senn sitt eigið slökkvilið og eldvarnaeftirlit. Þá sýnir könnun sem Gallup gerði fyrir Eldvarnabandalagið að úrbóta er víða þörf. Við ræddum þessi mál við Pétur Pétursson, slökkviliðsstjórann í Árnessýslu. Ekki sér fyrir endann á skæðri hitabylgju sem geisað hefur á nánast öllu Indlandi og í Pakistan síðustu daga. Hiti hefur farið yfir 45 gráður víða dag eftir dag að undanförnu og nýliðinn aprílmánuður er sá heitasti sem mælst hefur. Við ræddum við Einar Sveinbjörnsson, veðurfræðing, um þetta ástand - en hann segir hitann ógna heilsu og lífi hundruða milljóna jarðarbúa þessa dagana og að við hér á norðurslóðum gerum okkur ekki grein fyrir því hve mikið álag á liðan og heilsu manna verður í svona svakalegum hita. Nicu Popescu, utanríkisráðherra Moldóvu, sagði í gær framtíð Evrópu velta á því hvernig stríðið í Úkraínu fer. Stjórnvöld í Moldóvu fylgjast grannt með framvindu mála í nágrannaríkinu Úkraínu, sérstaklega eftir að rússneskur herforingi lét hafa það eftir sér að Rússlandsher stefni að því að ná fullum yfirráðum yfir suðurhéruðum Úkraínu. Við töluðum við Val Gunnarsson, sagnfræðing, um nýjustu vendingar í stríðinu í Úkraínu og um þetta landamærahérað. Baráttudagur verkalýðsins, 1. maí, var í gær en staðan innan verkalýðshreyfingarinnar hefur verið ansi strembin undanfarnar vikur. Staða launþega er ekki minna strembnari, verðbólga mælist nú yfir 7% og útlit er fyrir að með hækkuðu verði á hrávöru vegna stríðsins í Úkraínu verði erfitt að taka í tauminn á henni. Drífa Snædal, forseti ASÍ, var gestur okkar upp úr klukkan átta. Fimmti þáttur kosningahlaðvarps RÚV kom út um helgina og við hér í Morgunútvarpinu ætlum að halda áfram að heyra brot úr þáttunum. Í þetta skiptið viðtal sem Ingvar Þór og Hólmfríður Dagný Friðjónsdóttir tóku við Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen, aðjúnkt í félagsfræði við Háskóla Íslands og tónlistarrýni, um framboðslög. Í lok þáttar fórum við yfir íþróttir helgarinnar með Evu Björk Benediktsdóttur.

Bændablaðið fjallaði á dögunum um eldvarnir og dreifbýli. Þar kom fram að mörg heimili í dreifbýli séu þannig í sveit sett að langt er í næstu slökkvistöð og útkallstími slökkviliðs því langur. Það geri að verkum að heimilisfólk sé í senn sitt eigið slökkvilið og eldvarnaeftirlit. Þá sýnir könnun sem Gallup gerði fyrir Eldvarnabandalagið að úrbóta er víða þörf. Við ræddum þessi mál við Pétur Pétursson, slökkviliðsstjórann í Árnessýslu. Ekki sér fyrir endann á skæðri hitabylgju sem geisað hefur á nánast öllu Indlandi og í Pakistan síðustu daga. Hiti hefur farið yfir 45 gráður víða dag eftir dag að undanförnu og nýliðinn aprílmánuður er sá heitasti sem mælst hefur. Við ræddum við Einar Sveinbjörnsson, veðurfræðing, um þetta ástand - en hann segir hitann ógna heilsu og lífi hundruða milljóna jarðarbúa þessa dagana og að við hér á norðurslóðum gerum okkur ekki grein fyrir því hve mikið álag á liðan og heilsu manna verður í svona svakalegum hita. Nicu Popescu, utanríkisráðherra Moldóvu, sagði í gær framtíð Evrópu velta á því hvernig stríðið í Úkraínu fer. Stjórnvöld í Moldóvu fylgjast grannt með framvindu mála í nágrannaríkinu Úkraínu, sérstaklega eftir að rússneskur herforingi lét hafa það eftir sér að Rússlandsher stefni að því að ná fullum yfirráðum yfir suðurhéruðum Úkraínu. Við töluðum við Val Gunnarsson, sagnfræðing, um nýjustu vendingar í stríðinu í Úkraínu og um þetta landamærahérað. Baráttudagur verkalýðsins, 1. maí, var í gær en staðan innan verkalýðshreyfingarinnar hefur verið ansi strembin undanfarnar vikur. Staða launþega er ekki minna strembnari, verðbólga mælist nú yfir 7% og útlit er fyrir að með hækkuðu verði á hrávöru vegna stríðsins í Úkraínu verði erfitt að taka í tauminn á henni. Drífa Snædal, forseti ASÍ, var gestur okkar upp úr klukkan átta. Fimmti þáttur kosningahlaðvarps RÚV kom út um helgina og við hér í Morgunútvarpinu ætlum að halda áfram að heyra brot úr þáttunum. Í þetta skiptið viðtal sem Ingvar Þór og Hólmfríður Dagný Friðjónsdóttir tóku við Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen, aðjúnkt í félagsfræði við Háskóla Íslands og tónlistarrýni, um framboðslög. Í lok þáttar fórum við yfir íþróttir helgarinnar með Evu Björk Benediktsdóttur.

Russian missile strikes continue even around Ukraine's capital Kyiv and the western city of Lviv, as Ukrainian officials say Moscow has completed its regroup and is preparing to launch the expected offensive in the east. At least seven civilians – including a child – were killed in Lviv this morning. For the latest, Christiane speaks with the deputy mayor of Lviv, Andriy Moskalenko.  Also on today's show: Nicu Popescu, Foreign Minister of Moldova, which might be Ukraine's most vulnerable neighbor; Gurinder Chadha, the director of "Bend It Like Beckham," which marks its 20th anniversary this month; social psychologist Jonathan Haidt on what went wrong with Facebook and how social media could become less corrosive. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

"Moldova er Ukraines mest skrøbelige nabo - og vi har brug for hjælp til at blive stående på vores ben" lyder det fra Moldovas udenrigsminister, Nicu Popescu, i et nyligt interview. I Krig i Europa spørger vi, om Moldova skal være bekymret for at blive invaderet af Rusland. Medvirkende: Charlotte Noer Petersen, nødhjælpsarbejder, bosat i Moldova.Asser Mortensen, Moldovas konsul i Danmark.Claus Mathiesen, lektor i russisk sprog, kultur og militære relationer ved Forsvarsakademiet.Værter: Cecilie Lange og Alexander Wils Lorenzen.Redaktør: Christine Randa.

Siamo stati a Odessa, città che vive a nervi tesi la possibile invasione russa dal mare: ne abbiamo parlato con Alfredo Bosco, fotogiornalista freelance rappresentato da LUZ, da giorni in Ucraina, e con Oleksandr, un volontario delle Forze di Difesa Territoriale. Subito dopo siamo andati a Leopoli, dove l'ONG WeWorld Onlus sta gestendo diversi progetti per rifugiati e minori non accompagnati: ne abbiamo parlato con il responsabile Stefano Piziali e con il fotogiornalista Giovanni Diffidenti. Abbiamo fatto il punto sulla situazione diplomatica con l'ambasciatore Stefano Pontecorvo (già Ambasciatore d'Italia in Pakistan, ex diplomatico in Russia, e già Alto Rappresentante civile della Nato in Afghanistan).Infine siamo stati in Moldavia, paese che teme le prossime mosse russe, con il ministro degli Esteri moldavo Nicu Popescu.

In this episode of .think atlantic, IRI's Thibault Muzergues is joined by Nicu Popescu, a Moldovan diplomat, to discuss the elections and state of politics in Moldova. Nicu Popescu is currently the director of Wider Europe at the European Council on Foreign Relations, focusing on EU relations with Russia and the Eastern Partnership countries. He has experience in international affairs, holding roles at the EU Institute for Security Studies, the European Council on Foreign Relations, and as a foreign policy advisor to the prime minister of Moldova. His experience, as well as his soon-to-be-published book, Russia Rising, directs the episode's discussion. What is the current state of Moldovan politics and how will the upcoming election change it? How will Moldova's next government address issues of corruption and emigration? What is Moldova's role in international politics? How does Moldova navigate its relationship between the East and the West? What is the future of Moldovan-Romanian relations? Thibault and his guest discuss these questions – and much more. Find Nicu on Twitter: @nicupopescu Find Thibault on Twitter: @tmuzegues Visit IRI's website at www.iri.org Further reading: https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/russia-rising-9780755636655/

Our system is not fit to deal with the challenges of the 21st century. This has been laid bare not just by the covid-19 pandemic, but also by the increasing power competition between the US and China, and the blockage and weaponisation of the multilateral system and the current crisis of democracy. Could a new “concert of powers” possibly be the solution? This week, host Mark Leonard talks to Charles Kupchan, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and professor of international affairs at Georgetown University; Leslie Vinjamuri, Director of the US and the Americas programme and Dean of the Queen Elizabeth II Academy for Leadership in International Affairs at Chatham House; as well as Nicu Popescu, senior policy fellow and director of ECFR´s Wider Europe programme. In this episode, they discuss the idea of a “global concert of powers” to promote stability in a multipolar world. How would such a format be formed and who would be involved? And how does the future of the liberal order look after two centuries of Western domination? This podcast was recorded on 20 April 2021. Further reading: • “The new concert of powers. How to prevent catastrophe and promote stability in a multipolar world” by Richard N. Haass & Charles A. Kupchan in Foreign Affairs: https://buff.ly/2OYR5Co • "The liberal order begins at home. How democratic revival can reboot the international system" by Robin Niblett and Leslie Vinjamuri in Foreign Affairs: https://buff.ly/3sMLKfr Bookshelf: • “Kill switch: The rise of the modern senate and the crippling of American democracy” by Adam Jentleson • “Mountains beyond mountains: The quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a man who would cure the world” by Tracy Kidder • “Why an internationalist foreign policy needs a stronger domestic foundation” by Charles Kupchan & Peter Trubowitz • “The heart is a lonely hunter” by Carson McCullers • “The bean trees” by Barbara Kingsolver

In 2020 Belarus made headlines when protests erupted in the aftermath of a fraught presidential election. Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus for over 26 years, still clings to power today and has unleashed a crackdown on the protests and protesters with a level of brutality unseen in Europe for decades. Vessela Tcherneva, ECFR deputy director takes over the podcast this week to examine the subject of Belarus further. How did we actually get here? And what kind of implications do the developments in Belarus have for the wider neighbourhood and Europe? Andrew Wilson, ECFR senior policy fellow, Nicu Popescu, director of the ECFR Wider Europe Programme as well as Pavel Slunkin, ECFR visiting fellow from Belarus, discuss these questions. Further reading: https://ecfr.eu/topic/belarus/ This podcast was recorded on 3 March 2021. Bookshelf: •“Belarus – the last European dictatorship?” by Andrew Wilson • “American Oligarchs: The Kushners, the Trumps, and the marriage of money and power” by Andrea Bernstein •“Atlas shrugged“ by Ayn Rand • “The unwomanly face of war” by Svetlana Alexievich • “Secondhand Time: The last of the Soviets” by Svetlana Alexievich • “Pork Barrel Politics: How government spending determines elections in a polarized era” by Andrew Sidman • “Renaissance diplomacy“ by Garrett Mattingly • “The Ambassadors“ by Robert Cooper

This month, High Representative Josep Borrell visited Moscow to discuss key issues of concern and test the waters for building a more “constructive dialogue” between Russia and the European Union. His visit came at a time of elevated tensions, as calls for sanctions against the Russian Federation are increasing and both sides debate over the recent poisoning and imprisonment of Alexei Navalny, as well as issues concerning the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. What lessons can be drawn from Borrell’s controversial visit? Why do attempts to reset relations with Russia fail? In this week’s episode, Mark Leonard is joined by Kadri Liik, senior policy fellow at ECFR and Russian domestic and foreign policy expert, Nicu Popescu, Director of ECFR´s Wider Europe programme, and José Ignacio Torreblanca, head of ECFR's Madrid office to discuss Europe’s strategy vis-à-vis Russia. This podcast was recorded on 10 February 2021. Further reading: - “Why attempts to reset relations with Russia fail” by Nicu Popescu: https://buff.ly/3rnwG7P - “The Putin paradox: Five things Navalny’s arrest says about Russia” by Kadri Liik: https://buff.ly/3rcfJgh Bookshelf: - “In Confidence: Moscow's Ambassador to Six Cold War Presidents” by Anatoly Dobrynin - “Barbarie de l'ignorance” by George Steiner and Antoine Spire - “Rakovsky, Ou, La Révolution Dans Tous Les Pays” by Pierre Broué

AIES Director Velina Tchakarova speaks with Nicu Popescu, Director of the Wider Europe Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations, about the EU-Russia relations.

Dăm startul unui nou sezon al podcastului #NoișiEuropa! De această dată, am aborat problema relațiilor moldo-franceze și prioritățile vizitei președintelui Maia Sandu la Paris. Am discutat despre acest subiect împreună cu Nicu Popescu, director al programului Europa Lărgită din cadrul Consiliului European pentru Afaceri Externe (ECFR), Paris. Acest podcast este produs în cadrul proiectului „Noi și Europa: Analiza relațiilor moldo-europene prin intermediul produselor media și analitice inovative”, implementat de către #IPRE, în parteneriat cu Radio Chișinău, Zugo și IPN agenţie de presă, cu suportul oferit de Fundatia Konrad Adenauer Republica Moldova.

What’s happening in the Eastern Partnership countries - Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus - and with the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict? What will be the consequences of Maia Sandu’s victory in Moldova’s presidential election over pro-Russian Igor Dodon? UkraineWorld talks with Nicu Popescu, a prominent Moldovan expert, the director of the Wider Europe Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations and the former Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration in the cabinet of Prime Minister Maia Sandu in 2019.

Joe Biden has won the US elections and in January 2021 will become the 46th president of the United States of America. While that is not yet official, it is clear. But what is also clear is that we cannot go back to the pre-Trump world. When Biden returns to the White House, he will look for a Europe that brings solutions rather than problems. Europeans should show they can be an equal partner and offer him a new transatlantic bargain. This week, host Mark Leonard is joined by our ECFR program directors: Susi Dennison, Janka Oertel, Julien Barnes-Dacey, Nicu Popescu, and Theodore Murphy to analyse how a “European offer” could look, with topics ranging from climate to trade, to multilateralism. Further reading: - ECFR topic page: https://ecfr.eu/topic/us-election-2020/ - “The best defence: Why the EU should forge security compacts with its eastern neighbours” by Gustav Gressel & Nicu Popescu: https://buff.ly/3jTzMMv This podcast was recorded on 12 November 2020. Bookshelf: • "Africa first" by Jakkie Cilliers • "Forget unity – now elections deliver revenge as much as representation" by William Davies in The Guardian • "This is not normal" by William Davies • "My Brother’s Road, an American's Fateful Journey to Armenia" by Markar Melkonian • "The Nine Lives of Pakistan" by Declan Walsh in The Guardian • "Sharp: The Women Who Made an Art of Having an Opinion" by Michelle Dean • "Blood and Oil: Mohammed bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global Power" by Bradley Hope, Justin Scheck

Après six semaines de guerre, un accord de cessez-le-feu dans le Haut-Karabakh a été signé lundi 9 novembre par l'Azerbaïdjan et l'Arménie, sous l'égide de Moscou. Ce conflit a bouleversé la donne géopolitique de cette région stratégique. L'analyse de Nicu Popescu, directeur du programme Europe élargie pour le think tank ECFR.

L’un regarde vers Moscou, l’autre vers l’Union européenne. Le second tour de la présidentielle en Moldavie opposera dimanche 15 novembre le président sortant Igor Dodon et l’ancienne Première ministre Maia Sandu. La candidate pro-européenne est arrivée en tête en premier tour, près de 4 points devant l’actuel chef de l’État socialiste, partisan d’un renforcement des liens avec la Russie. La bataille du second tour promet d’être serrée : portrait des deux candidats. Oubliée la parenthèse où les deux concurrents d’aujourd’hui avaient conclu une alliance de circonstance pour débarrasser la Moldavie du très influent oligarque Vladimir Plahotniuc. L’an dernier, Maia Sandu était devenue cheffe d’un gouvernement de centre-droit, sous la présidence du socialiste Igor Dodon. Mais l’alliance a volé en éclat. Après le premier tour de la présidentielle, dimanche 1er novembre, le camp du chef de l’État sort la grosse artillerie, comme le raconte Nicu Popescu, chercheur en politique et ministre des Affaires étrangères du gouvernement Sandu : « Il fait une campagne assez similaire à celle qu’a menée Donald Trump par exemple. Il essaie de diviser. Il a aussi essayé de présenter Maia Sandu en tant qu’une personne qui est contre les valeurs traditionnelles, contre la famille, qui soutient le mariage pour tous. Ce qui n’est pas vrai, ça ne fait pas vraiment partie du positionnement politique de Maia Sandu. Mais en tout cas, il essaie de l’attaquer de ce côté-là en menant une campagne à la Trump. » À 45 ans, le président sortant, en poste depuis 2016, a derrière lui les principales chaînes de télévision du pays, sans compter le soutien des médias russes. Une tribune qui lui permet de diffuser largement de fausses informations sur sa concurrente, selon Valeriu Pasa, du groupe de réflexion WatchDog.MD à Chisinau : « Le président Dodon a donné une conférence de presse et en une demi-heure, on a comptabilisé au moins 15 fausses informations de sa part. Son équipe veut provoquer la peur dans la population, en racontant, par exemple, que si Maia Sandu était élue, ça serait la guerre, que la langue russe serait interdite, qu’on obligerait les enfants, dès le CP, à suivre des cours d’éducation sexuelle ou que des homosexuels vont investir nos villages. » Ancien ministre de l'Économie dans un gouvernement communiste, Igor Dodon promet « la poursuite d'une coopération bénéfique avec la Russie » et l'apprentissage obligatoire du russe à l'école dans ce pays majoritairement roumanophone. Sa rivale plaide pour une intégration de la Moldavie dans l'Union européenne et pour faire revenir au pays le million de Moldaves qui travaillent à l'étranger : « Notre objectif commun est de créer de l’emploi, augmenter les salaires, les retraites et les allocations. » Maia Sandu, 48 ans, diplômée de Harvard et passée par la Banque mondiale, fait de la lutte contre la corruption son principal cheval de bataille. Si le président a été éclaboussé par plusieurs scandales, sa rivale n’a jamais été compromise dans une affaire douteuse, comme le souligne son ancien chef de la diplomatie, Nicu Popescu. « C’est quelqu’un de très rigoureux dans ce qu’elle fait. C’est quelqu’un de très correct avec ses relations avec les gens, tous ses collègues, ses subordonnés. C’est quelqu’un qui n’est pas du tout corrompu. Elle a une tolérance zéro avec la corruption dans son entourage, avec les collègues. C’est quelqu’un qui est très respecté au niveau international. Plusieurs fois Angela Merkel l’a soutenue, y compris dans cette campagne. C’est quelqu’un qui peut ouvrir des portes et mettre la Moldavie sur le bon pied, au niveau international, pour que le pays puisse se développer en réduisant la corruption et en développant l’économie. » À la tête du pays, Igor Dodon n’a pas donné une image très dynamique de son pays, estime pour sa part Valériu Pasa : « C’est un homme qui, en quatre ans, n’a pas effectué une seule visite officielle dans l’Union européenne, à l’exception d’une visite à Viktor Orban en Hongrie pour une demi-journée. Et quand il se rend à Moscou, il n’est pas reçu par le président, mais par un représentant de son administration, qui le traite comme un subalterne. » Les observateurs n’excluent pas des mouvements de protestations post-électoraux. Avant le premier tour, le patron du renseignement extérieur russe, Sergueï Narychkine, a accusé la Washington de fomenter « un scénario révolutionnaire » en Moldavie.

“Sicherheitshalber” ist der Podcast zur sicherheitspolitischen Lage in Deutschland, Europa und der Welt. In Folge 35 schauen Thomas Wiegold, Ulrike Franke, Frank Sauer und Carlo Masala mit großer Sorge auf den Krieg um Bergkarabach und fragen sich: Sieht so der (Drohnen-)Krieg der Zukunft aus? Im zweiten Teil widmen sich die vier Podcaster der Amtshilfe der Bundeswehr im Zuge der Corona-Pandemie - gute Sache oder vielleicht doch schleichende Militarisierung der Gesellschaft? Abschließend wie immer der “Sicherheitshinweis”, der kurze Fingerzeig auf aktuelle, sicherheitspolitisch einschlägige Themen und Entwicklungen - diesmal mit einer französischen Atomübung, einer Raketen-Rundreise um die Welt, Schwedens wachsendem Militär und einem neuen Bericht zu Waffensystemautonomie vom Büro für Technikfolgen-Abschätzung beim Deutschen Bundestag. Zukunft des Krieges: 00:02:15 Bundeswehr im Inneren: 00:34:08 Sicherheitshinweise: 00:55:23 Web: https://sicherheitspod.de/ Shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.de/sicherheitshalbershop Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sicherheitspod Erwähnte Literatur: (Langfassung auf: www.sicherheitspod.de) Thema 1 - Zukunft des Krieges Zum Konflikt zwischen Armenien und Aserbaidschan: The Foreign Desk (Podcast), Why has Nagorno-Karabakh flared up again?, 3.10.2020, https://monocle.com/radio/shows/the-foreign-desk/353/ Nicu Popescu, A captive ally: Why Russia isn't rushing to Armenia's aid, ECFR, 8.10.2020, https://www.ecfr.eu/article/a_captive_ally_why_russia_isnt_rushing_to_armenias_aid At Front Lines of a Brutal War: Death and Despair in Nagorno-Karabakh, New York Times, 18.10.2020 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/18/world/europe/Nagorno-Karabakh-war-Armenia-Azerbaijan.html “Krieg” auf Twitter: https://twitter.com/wwwmodgovaz - Azerbaijanisches Verteidigungsministerium auf Twitter https://twitter.com/ArmeniaMODTeam - Armenisches Verteididungsministerium https://twitter.com/Karabakh_MoD - Artsakh Defense Army Michael Kofman & Leonid Nersisyan, The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, Two Weeks In, 14.10.2020, https://warontherocks.com/2020/10/the-second-nagorno-karabakh-war-two-weeks-in/ Thema 2 - Bundeswehr im Innern lfd. Berichte zu Coronavirus-Pandemie und Amtshilfe der Bundeswehr auf Augen geradeaus! https://augengeradeaus.net/tag/coronavirus/ Warum Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg die Corona-Hilfe der Bundeswehr ablehnt, Tagesspiegel, 3.6.2020 https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/nachverfolgung-von-infektionsketten-warum-friedrichshain-kreuzberg-die-corona-hilfe-der-bundeswehr-ablehnt/25883336.html Herrmann will doch Soldaten in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – die Bezirksverordnetenversammlung noch nicht, Tagesspiegel, 2.10.2020 https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/corona-unterstuetzung-fuers-gesundheitsamt-herrmann-will-doch-soldaten-in-friedrichshain-kreuzberg-die-bvv-noch-nicht/26235060.html Sicherheitshinweise Rike: Forces aériennes stratégiques : comment joue-t-on au Poker ?, Opinion, 05 Octobre 2020 https://www.lopinion.fr/blog/secret-defense/forces-aeriennes-strategiques-comment-joue-t-on-poker-225627 Frank: Raketen-Update: China, USA, Nordkorea, Russland Air-launched DF-17/ZF (?) https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/37115/video-surfaces-of-chinese-h-6n-missile-carrier-jet-hauling-what-could-be-a-hypersonic-weapon ARRW: https://theaviationist.com/2020/10/20/u-s-air-force-prepares-upcoming-hypersonic-tests-at-the-10-mile-long-holloman-high-speed-test-track-hhstt/ Carlo: Schwedisches Verteidigungsbudget https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidnikel/2020/10/16/sweden-to-increase-defense-spending-by-40-amid-russia-fears/ Thomas: Autonome Waffensysteme - Arbeitsbericht Nr. 187 des Büros für Technikfolgen-Abschätzung beim Deutschen Bundestag, Oktober 2020 https://www.tab-beim-bundestag.de/de/pdf/publikationen/berichte/TAB-Arbeitsbericht-ab187.pdf

The contested Nagorno-Karabakh region is at the heart of a decades-long armed standoff between neighbours Armenia and Azerbaijan. The heavy clashes seen last week prompted fears that the dispute could spark yet again another war in the region. Host Mark Leonard is joined by Nicu Popescu, head of ECFR’s Wider Europe programme, ECFR’s Turkey expert Asli Aydıntaşbaş and Sophia Pugsley, Caucasus Regional Manager at International Alert. They explain the background to this conflict, why it flared up again and talk about the situation on the ground. What kind of roles do Turkey and Russia play in the recent fights? Should the EU interfere, and if yes, how? Further reading: "A hill here, a village there: Nagorno-Karabakh and the salami-slicing wars", by Nicu Popescu: https://buff.ly/3joH77w This podcast was recorded on 30 September 2020. Bookshelf: “The story of a new name” by Elena Ferrante - “Envisioning peace: An analysis of grassroots views on the Nagorny Karabakh conflict” by Larisa Sotieva et al. - “Parts of a Circle: History of the Karabakh conflict“ a film by Conciliation Resources: https://vimeo.com/407942633 - “Biography of an empire. Governing Ottomans in an age of revolution” by Christine Philliou - “ Osman’s Dream: The history of the Ottoman Empire” by Caroline Finkel - “The Churchill Complex: rise and fall of the special relationship” by Ian Buruma

Noi și Europa. Cooperarea dintre UE și Republica Moldova pe dimensiunea de securitate În episodul 18 al podcast-ului „Noi și Europa”, am discutat cu Nicu Popescu, Director al programului Europa Lărgită la Consiliul European pentru Afaceri Externe (Paris). Nicu ne-a vorbit despre cooperarea dintre UE și Republica Moldova pe dimensiunea de securitate, dar și oportunitățile ce pot fi explorate în următorii ani pe această dimensiune. Tot în episodul de astăzi, am discutat despre reziliența Parteneriatului Estic și noile priorități propuse de către instituțiile europene pentru viitorul acestei inițiative. #NoișiEuropa

The attempt of a peace process in Libya is facing several substantial hindrances, where a variety of actors keep on inducing significant upheavals in its territory. Recently Turkey was observed to use Libya more and more as a playing field for its advancements - with some arguing that Turkey is becoming the new Russia on the geopolitical stage. In this week’s podcast Mark Leonard is joined by ECFR policy fellows Asli Aydıntaşbaş, and Tarek Megerisi as well as Nicu Popescu, Director of ECFR´s Wider Europe Program to discuss Turkey’s recent actions and aims in Libya. Is Turkey in Libya mirroring Russia in Syria? See also: “Deep sea rivals: Europe, Turkey, and new eastern Mediterranean conflict lines” by Asli Aydıntaşbaş, Julien Barnes-Dacey, Cinzia Bianco, Hugh Lovatt, Tarek Megerisi: https://www.ecfr.eu/specials/eastern_med This podcast was recorded on 4 June 2020. Bookshelf: - “Libya's Fragmentation: Structure and Process in Violent Conflict” by Wolfram Lacher -“The Great Influenza: Tthe Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History” by John M. Barry -“Three Byzantine Military Treatises” by George T. Dennis - “The Hacker and the State: Cyber Attacks and the New Normal of -Geopolitics” by Ben Buchanan

“Sicherheitshalber” ist der Podcast zur sicherheitspolitischen Lage in Deutschland, Europa und der Welt. In Folge 26 sprechen Thomas Wiegold, Ulrike Franke, Frank Sauer und Carlo Masala mit ihrem Gast Gustav Gressel nur über ein Thema: Russland! Was kann Russland? Was will Russland? Die vier Podcaster lassen sich also, ähnlich wie in Folge #15 zum Thema China, vom Russlandexperten Gustav, der als Senior Policy Fellow beim European Council on Foreign Relations arbeitet, zuerst die Modernisierungsprogramme und die Fähigkeiten des russischen Militärs erklären (aufgepasst, da wird es auch mal nerdig). Im Anschluss diskutieren sie dann die sicherheitspolitische Einordnung des Gelernten und erörtern in diesem Zuge gegenseitige Bedrohungswahrnehmungen sowie zukünftige Entwicklungen. Abschließend dann wie immer der “Sicherheitshinweis”, der kurze Fingerzeig auf aktuelle, sicherheitspolitisch einschlägige Themen und Entwicklungen - diesmal mit einem Blick auf den sinkenden Ölpreis, drohende Hungersnöte, womöglich sinkende Verteidigungsausgaben sowie die vom Sicherheitspod schon lange begleitete Frage der Tornado-Nachfolge - als Rausschmeißer reden wir aus diesem Anlass übrigens auch nochmal kurz über die nukleare Teilhabe. Vorstellung Gustav und Österreichisches Militär: 00:01:51 Russlands sicherheitspolitische Fähigkeiten und Ambitionen: 00:05:18 Sicherheitshinweise: 01:08:50 Nachfrage zur nuklearen Teilhabe: 01:17:53 Unser Shop: https://shop.spreadshirt.de/sicherheitshalbershop Erwähnte Literatur: Thema 1 - Russlands sicherheitspolitische Fähigkeiten und Ambitionen Gustav Gressel, ECFR @GresselGustav David A. Shlapak, Michael Johnson, Reinforcing Deterrence on NATO's Eastern Flank Wargaming the Defense of the Baltics, RAND Corporation 2016 https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1253.html Gustav Gressel, Russia’s Quiet Military Revolution, and what it means for Europe, ECFR, 10.2015 https://www.ecfr.eu/page/-/Russias_Quiet_Military_Revolution.pdf Gustav Gressel, Lessons from Russia’s intervention in Syria, ECFR, 5.2.2016 https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_lessons_from_russias_intervention_in_syria5085 Richard A. Bitzinger, Nicu Popescu, Defence Industries in Russia and China: Players and Strategies, IISS, 6.12.2017 https://www.iss.europa.eu/content/defence-industries-russia-and-china-players-and-strategies Hannah Roberts, Moscow’s coronavirus offensive, Politico, 22.4.2020, https://www.politico.eu/article/moscow-coronavirus-offensive-vladimir-putin/ Gustav Gressel, Under the gun: Rearmament for arms control in Europe, 28.11.2018, https://www.ecfr.eu/publications/summary/under_the_gun_rearmament_for_arms_control_in_europe Anya Fink and Michael Kofman, Russian Strategy for Escalation Management: Key Debates and Players in Military Thought, CNA, 4.2020 https://www.cna.org/CNA_files/PDF/DIM-2020-U-026101-Final.pdf Gustav Gressel, The sanctions straitjacket on Russia’s defence sector, ECFR, 13.2.2020 https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_the_sanctions_straitjacket_on_russias_defence_sector Sicherheitshinweise Rike: Sinkender Ölpreis NYT, Too Much Oil: How a Barrel Came to Be Worth Less Than Nothing, 20.4.2020 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/business/oil-prices.html Frank: Welt kurz vor "Hunger-Pandemie" (oder “das Horror-Jahr 2020 ist noch jung”) https://www.sueddeutsche.de/gesundheit/krankheiten-un-welternaehrungsprogramm-welt-kurz-vor-hunger-pandemie-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-200421-99-784295 Carlo: Sinkendes deutsches Verteidigungsbudget und Zukunftsplanung Thomas: Tornado-Nachfolge Augen geradeaus!, 21.4 2020: Eurofighter als „Rückgrat der Luftwaffe“, US-Modell F-18 als „Brückenlösung“ https://augengeradeaus.net/2020/04/eurofighter-als-rueckgrat-der-luftwaffe-us-modell-f-18-als-brueckenloesung-zusammenfassung/

How is Russia dealing with covid-19? What impact does the pandemic have on the other underlying political issues in Russia – such as the change of the constitution and Putin’s decision to essentially stay in power until 2036? Our ECFR experts also point out the strange absence of the Russian leader from the fight against corona – has covid-19 as well as the oil price crisis caused more turbulence and chaos in the country as he wants to admit? Host Mark Leonard, Gustav Gressel, Kadri Liik and Nicu Popescu come forward with analyses and predictions: if the EU doesn’t handle the crisis well, could Russia have been right in its Hobbsian view of the world? Check out our “Dive Deep into Russia” lecture series by the ECFR Wider Europe Programme! Bookshelf: - "The Idiot" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - "The Rise and Fall of 'Neutral' Sweden's Secret Reserve Option of Wartime Help from the West" by Robert Dalsjö - "Чужая и наша война - Сборник стихотворений и песен о военной операции Вооружённых Сил Российской Федерации против международных террористов в Сирийской Арабской Республике” by Сост. В.А. Силкин - "Why Russians don't get coronavirus” by Albatros - "Summertime" by JM Coetzee - "Discovering Judith Shklar sceptical liberalism of fear” by Samantha Ashenden & Andreas Hess This podcast was recorded on 8 April 2020.

Last week’s episode saw our experts dissecting the coronavirus’ implications for Europe. In today's episode, we’re breaking down how the crisis is unfolding in the rest of the world. From the Middle East to Russia and Asia, and all over across the Atlantic – what long-term effects could it have on these regions? And what does it mean for geopolitics, the global system and its institutions? Our Host Mark Leonard is joined by the ECFR heads of programme Julien Barnes-Dacey, Susi Dennison, Janka Oertel & Nicu Popescu to discuss how the virus is manifesting in these regions, and the implications it carries with it – and it doesn’t look too good. For all the gloominess this podcast will create, our experts recommend turning to poetry for some soul-healing. Recommendations below! Bookshelf: - "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S.Elliot - "Happy Everyday" by Benjamin Zephaniah - "MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed Bin Salman" by Ben Hubbard - "Sandworm" by Andy Greenberg - "The Pursuit of Power" by William H. McNeill - "Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy" by Cathy O'Neil - "The Psychology of Pandemics. Preparing for the Next Global Outbreak of Infectious Disease" by Steven Taylor - "The Coronavirus pandemic and the new world it is creating" by Josep Borrell This podcast was recorded on 25 March 2020.

Depuis l’annexion de la Crimée en 2014, la Russie entretient une relation très complexe avec ses voisins européens. Les derniers efforts stratégiques du président français, Emmanuel Macron, pour rapprocher l’Europe du Kremlin suscitent des vifs débats au sein de nombreux pays européens qui se tiennent méfiants à l’égard de Vladimir Poutine. Comment la nouvelle Commission européenne de Van der Leyen entend-elle se positionner face à son homologue russe, et quelles seront les conséquences sur les pays du partenariat oriental ? De quels atouts bénéficierait une Europe stratégiquement autonome face à Moscou ? Ce podcast est l'enregistrement de notre événement du 24 janvier 2020, avec la participation de Nicu Popescu, Kadri Liik, Andrew Wilson et Gustav Gressel.

Standing in for regular host Mark Leonard, Anthony Dworkin, senior policy fellow at ECFR, looks at Europe's Eastern neighbourhood and interaction with Russia. He is joined by Kurt Volker, executive director of the McCain Institute and US special representative for the Ukraine negotiations, and Nicu Popescu, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Moldova and former head of the Wider Europe program at ECFR. They look at the conflicts in Ukraine and Moldova, what the Ukrainians might learn from the Moldovans, and what role there is for Europe in the region. The podcast was recorded on Tuesday, 25 June, 2019, at the side-lines of ECFR’s Annual Council Meeting in Lisbon. Bookshelf • The Perfect Kill: 21 Laws for Assassins by Robert Baer https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/315835/the-perfect-kill-by-robert-b-baer/ • A Little War That Shook the World by Ronald Asmus https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0033SA54M/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 • 1984 by George Orwell https://www.hmhco.com/shop/books/1984/9781328869333 Picture US Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker at President Zelensky's inauguration, on May 20th 2019. Photo by the Presidential Administration of Ukraine. Retrieved from https://www.president.gov.ua/photos/urochisti-zahodi-z-nagodi-skladennya-prisyagi-prezidentom-uk-2905. [CCA 4.0 international]

Podcast de notre débat du 21 mai « Ukraine Under President Zelensky » en présence de Victor Andruziv, directeur de l’Ukrainian Institute for the Future (UIF), Jana Kobzova, directrice politique à Rasmussen Global et modéré par Nicu Popescu, directeur du programme Europe Elargie de l’ECFR.

Mark Leonard speaks with Andrew Wilson, Kadri Liik and Nicu Popescu about the Kerch Strait ship capture, what this means and how the international community could react to the latest tensions. The podcast was recorded on 26 November 2018. Bookshelf: The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage by Cliff Stoll http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Cuckoos-Egg/Cliff-Stoll/9781416507789 Why doctors hate their computers by Atul Gawande https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/11/12/why-doctors-hate-their-computers Cyberwar: How Russian Hackers and Trolls Helped Elect a President - What We Don't, Can't, and Do Know by Kathleen Hall Jamieson https://global.oup.com/academic/product/cyberwar-9780190915810?cc=gb&lang=en& Network Propaganda - Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization in American Politics by Yochai Benkler, Robert Faris, and Hal Roberts https://global.oup.com/academic/product/network-propaganda-9780190923631?cc=gb&lang=en& Distant love by Ulrich Beck and Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Distant+Love-p-9780745661803 Picture credit: Vladimir Putin at celebrating the 70th anniversary of D-Day by Kremlin.ru, available via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vladimir_Putin_at_celebrating_the_70th_anniversary_of_D-Day_(2014-06-06;_06).jpeg, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Podcast de notre BCM du 7 novembre en partenariat avec l’Institut d’études de sécurité de l’Union européenne (EUISS): « Russian foreign policy in the cyber age » en présence d’Alina Polyakova, policy fellow à la Brookings Institution, Stanislav Secrieru, analyste senior à l’EUISS, et Nicu Popescu, directeur du programme Europe Elargie de l'ECFR.

Podcast de notre conférence du 1 octobre en partenariat avec l’Institut d’études de sécurité de l’Union européenne (EUISS) : « Russia and the Middle East » en présence de Nicu Popescu, directeur du programme Europe Elargie, Stanislav Secrieru, senior analyst à l’EUISS, Julien Barnes-Dacey, directeur du programme MENA et Timofey Borisov, chercheur au Centre de l'analyse des stratégies et technologies de Moscou (CAST).

Podcast du Black Coffee Morning "Russian and Chinese defence industries developments and their implications for Europe", en présence de Cyrille Bret, enseignant de la géopolitique à Sciences Po Paris, Mathieu Duchâtel, directeur adjoint du programme Asie de l'ECFR, Gustav Gressel, senior policy fellow au programme Wider Europe de l'ECFR et Nicu Popescu, analyste senior à l'IESUE.

ECFR's director Mark Leonard discusses the challenges that Europe faces both in its Eastern and Southern neighbourhoods with Nicu Popescu and Florence Gaub, two Senior Analysts at the EU Institute for Security Studies. The podcast was recorded in Brussels on 21st June 2017.

Podcast du Black Coffee Morning "L’élection présidentielle française vue par les Européens" du 16/05, animé par Barbara Kunz, chercheur au Comité d'études des relations franco-allemandes (Cerfa) de l'Ifri, Nicu Popescu, analyste senior à l’Institut d’études de sécurité de l’Union européenne (EUISS), et Tara Varma, coordinatrice du bureau de l’ECFR Paris.

Mark Leonard talks to Jeremy Shapiro and Nicu Popescu about changing transatlantic relations. How serious are the tensions between Germany and the US after the recent spying scandal? And can the EU and the US still co-operate on issues in Ukraine and the Middle East?