{"podcast":{"title":"Mark Leonard's World in 30 Minutes","slug":"mark-leonard-s-world-in-30-minutes-162427","podcast_index_feed_id":162427,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/65b12b49ff5af10016347961","website_url":"https://ecfr.eu","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/65b12b49ff5af10016347961/show-cover.jpg","author":"Mark Leonard's World in 30 Minutes","episode_count":644,"summary":"Weekly podcast on the events, policies and ideas that will shape the world.World in 30 minutes is curated by Mark Leonard, Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), and features top-level speakers from across the EU and beyond to debate and discuss Europe’s role in the world. It was awarded “Best podcasts on EU politics” by PolicyLab in 2019.Member of the EuroPod network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T22:17:44.278533+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mark-leonard-s-world-in-30-minutes-162427"},"episode":{"title":"Europe, Trump and the war in Iran","slug":"europe-trump-and-the-war-in-iran","published_at":"2026-03-20T15:57:31+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mark-leonard-s-world-in-30-minutes-162427/europe-trump-and-the-war-in-iran","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mark-leonard-s-world-in-30-minutes-162427","url":"https://shows.acast.com/ecfr/episodes/europe-trump-and-the-war-in-iran","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65b12b49ff5af10016347961/e/69bd6e6e007cdcf83fd44a11/media.mp3","summary":"Mark Leonard welcomes Piotr Buras , Carla Hobbs , Camille Lons , Jana Puglierin and Arturo Varvelli and to discuss how Europe is responding to the war in Iran. This week Mark Leonard records live from ECFR’s all-staff retreat in Sofia, bringing together colleagues from across the continent to unpack European reactions to the escalating conflict between the US, Israel and Iran. While some leaders have taken a firm stance against the war, others have shifted position and divisions are emerging across Europe. Why has Spain taken such a clear line against the conflict? How is Germany balancing its relationship with the US, Israel and Ukraine? What role is France seeking to play as a military and diplomatic actor? And how are countries like Italy and Poland navigating domestic pressures alongside their transatlantic ties? This podcast was recorded on March 20, 2026. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Mark Leonard welcomes Piotr Buras , Carla Hobbs , Camille Lons , Jana Puglierin and Arturo Varvelli and to discuss how Europe is responding to the war in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1293,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mark-leonard-s-world-in-30-minutes-162427/episodes/europe-trump-and-the-war-in-iran/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mark-leonard-s-world-in-30-minutes-162427/europe-trump-and-the-war-in-iran.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}