Episode #122 - Pascal Najadi and How the Swis...

Caitlin Long returns to the podcast to flip the format on its head as she is want to do (and I'm happy to oblige) and quiz me as to where things stand. We recorded on January 14th, before Trump's visit to Davos. Show NotesCaitlin on XCaitling Long - Episode #213: The Financial Cr ...  Show more

Xoaquin Flores returns to the podcast to discuss the ins and outs of Donald Trump's recent moves in Venezuela and Iran. We try to unpack what Trump's agenda really is and go over the mechanisms for how he advances it. Given Trump's mercurial but hyper-rational behavior, it's no s ...  Show more

Politics are driving a growing culture of secrecy at the European Commission, warns European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly in this week’s episode of EU Confidential. In an exclusive exit interview with host Sarah Wheaton, O’Reilly shares her frustrations over obtaining documents and h ...  Show more

Germany has voted, and Friedrich Merz is now the chancellor-in-waiting. But can he rise to the occasion? With Donald Trump signaling a retreat from Europe and cozying up to Vladimir Putin, the continent faces its biggest security challenge in decades. Will Merz shake off Germany’ ...  Show more

Europe suddenly has to do it all — all alone, all at once. Still in shock after U.S. President Donald Trump’s unequivocal pivot toward Moscow, European leaders are grappling with the real possibility that they won’t be able to count on NATO — and the reality that the EU might not ...  Show more

As of May 6th, Germany has a new government, led by the CDU’s Friedrich Merz in coalition with the CSU and SPD. Despite a last-minute hitch, Merz is now safely installed in the Bundeskanzleramt in Berlin, from where he immediately jetted off to Paris and Warsaw for high-level pol ...  Show more