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Paul Adamson in conversation

Paul Adamsonencompass-europe.com
Hi. I’m Paul Adamson, the founder of Encompass, an online magazine about the European Union and its place in the world and, through also our podcasts and live events, a space for discussion and debate. These podcasts are me “in conversation with” personalities that I think have interesting things to say. They are deliberately informal and are designed to be illuminating as well as, hopefully, entertaining.
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Episodes

"Paradise Lost: Europe in the world of Trump"

Benjamin Haddad, director of the Europe programme at the Atlantic Council in Washington DC, talks to Paul Adamson about his new book and the need for the European Union to show more unity of purpose in dealing with the United States.

May 23, 201921 min

Surmounting barriers for women to run for political office

Susannah Wellford, CEO and Founder of Running Start, a non partisan non profit organisation training young women to run for political office, talks to Paul Adamson about the barriers women face when seeking a career in politics and how these can be surmounted.

Apr 25, 201919 min

Confronting the EU's new realities

Brigid Laffan, Director of the Robert Schuman Centre at the European University Institute in Florence, talks to Paul Adamson about the EU's need to confront new realities.

Apr 08, 201930 min

Europe's leaders and crisis politics

Luuk van Middelaar, author of 'Alarums and Excursions: Improvising Politics on the European Stage', talks to Paul Adamson about the European Union's political awakening in dealing with crises.

Mar 28, 201934 min

Ireland's handling of Brexit

Tony Connelly, Europe Editor of RTE, talks to Paul Adamson about Ireland's handling of Brexit from the result of the referendum to the present day.

Feb 27, 201920 min

Responding to the growing 'techlash'

Brad Smith, President of Microsoft, talks to Paul Adamson about the growing backlash to the tech sector ('techlash') and gives his thoughts on data privacy, election interference, artificial intelligence and the transatlantic relationship.

Jan 23, 201921 min

Extending Article 50 to clinch a deal

Mujtaba Rahman, Managing Director and Practice Head, Europe at the Eurasia Group, talks to Paul Adamson about the likelihood of Article 50 being extended to enable a deal to be struck on the Withdrawal Agreement between the UK and EU27.

Jan 10, 201918 min

Advances in tackling cancer

Deepak Kanna, SVP and Regional President for Oncology for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Canada at the pharmaceutical firm MSD, talks to Paul Adamson about advances in tackling cancers given increasing life expectancy.

Dec 07, 201812 min

GDPR compliance and digital ethics

Giovanni Buttarelli, the European Data Protection Supervisor, talks to Paul Adamson about compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation, UK-EU data flows post Brexit, and the growing debate around digital ethics.

Nov 19, 201816 min

The beginning of the Brexit endgame

Stephen Fidler, UK and Brexit editor of the Wall Street Journal, talks to Paul Adamson about the still unresolved issues in the Brexit negotiations as they enter their final stages.

Nov 06, 201816 min

Latest European attitudes to Donald Trump and the United States

Bruce Stokes, Director, Global Economic Attitudes at the Pew Research Center, talks to Paul Adamson about latest polling on European attitudes to President Trump and the United States and their impact on the upcoming mid-term elections.

Oct 18, 201820 min

The danger of a No Deal Brexit

Peter Foster, Europe editor of The Daily Telegraph, talks to Paul Adamson about the growing dangers of a stalemate in the Brexit negotiations in the coming weeks.

Sep 12, 201830 min

The current state of Brexit

George Parker, Political Editor of the Financial Times, talks to Paul Adamson about the current state of Brexit in the run up to the summer hiatus.

Jul 19, 201815 min

Europe's research, science and innovation potential

Carlos Moedas, the European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, talks to Paul Adamson about the current Horizon 2020 programme and its 2021-2027 successor, Horizon Europe.

Jul 04, 201834 min

Changes in the energy sector 2018-2050

Eirik Wærness, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at the energy company Equinor, talks to Paul Adamson about the likely trends in energy consumption and production in the period 2018-2050.

Jun 19, 201816 min

Trump, transatlantic and 'The Quantum Spy'

David Ignatius, associate editor and columnist at the Washington Post, talks to Paul Adamson about President Trump, transatlantic relations and his latest novel 'The Quantum Spy'.

May 19, 201818 min

Britain's young generation against Brexit

Femi Oluwole, co-founder of the campaigning group 'Our Future Our Choice', talks to Paul Adamson about the growing mobilisation of young Britons who are fighting Brexit.

Apr 11, 201814 min

Stress testing the transatlantic relationship

Karen Donfried, president of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, talks to Paul Adamson about the challenges facing the transatlantic relationship in security, defence and trade.

Mar 17, 201816 min

Italy's new political landscape

Former prime minister of Italy and two term European Commissioner, Mario Monti, talks to Paul Adamson about the recent Italian elections and their potential impact on the rest of the European Union.

Mar 08, 201824 min

A global ban on animal testing

Michelle Thew, CEO of Cruelty Free International, talks to Paul Adamson about the fifth anniversary of the EU ban on animal testing for cosmetics and the new campaign for a global ban.

Mar 02, 201813 min

Communicating and reporting 'Europe'

Ryan Heath, political editor of Politico Europe (and former speechwriter and spokesman in the European Commission), gives his assessment to Paul Adamson about how well the EU institutions communicate with the outside world and the impact of Politico Europe on the Brussels media landscape three years after its launch.

Feb 17, 201817 min

Inequality, social mobility and Brexit

Robert Peston, ITV's political editor and host of 'Peston Sunday', talks to Paul Adamson about his new book 'WTF' and the impact of rising inequality and decreasing social mobility on Brexit.

Feb 11, 201818 min

A second Brexit referendum

Andrew Adonis, a Labour member of the UK House of Lords and leading Remain campaigner, talks to Paul Adamson about stopping Brexit and preparing for a second referendum.

Feb 04, 201814 min

Defending and promoting values

Sir Ciarán Devane, Chief Executive of the British Council, talks to Paul Adamson about defending values and the UK promoting partnerships in the current Brexit climate.

Jan 21, 201815 min
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