{"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":"What the Iran war means for Europe’s energy","slug":"what-the-iran-war-means-for-europe-s-energy","published_at":"2026-04-02T13:05:03+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mark-leonard-s-world-in-30-minutes-162427/what-the-iran-war-means-for-europe-s-energy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mark-leonard-s-world-in-30-minutes-162427","url":"https://shows.acast.com/ecfr/episodes/what-the-iran-war-means-for-europes-energy","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65b12b49ff5af10016347961/e/69ce3ee21d7024f1a7a6317d/media.mp3","summary":"This week,  Mark Leonard  welcomes  Szymon Kardaś , senior policy fellow in ECFR's European Power programme, to unpack how war in the Middle East is reshaping Europe’s energy landscape. While Europe is not heavily reliant on Middle Eastern imports directly, disruptions—especially around Qatar and the Strait of Hormuz—are pushing up global prices and intensifying competition with Asian buyers, exposing Europe’s deeper structural vulnerabilities. Together, Mark and Szymon explore the risk of renewed dependence on Russian energy, reliance on American LNG, and what this crisis reveals about Europe’s long-term energy strategy. As the conflict continues, the pressure is growing for Europe to accelerate its transition towards renewables and greater energy resilience.  How exposed is Europe to the global energy fallout? What role does Qatar play in the current gas crisis? Could Europe return to Russian energy imports under pressure? And what policies are needed to reduce Europe’s long-term energy dependence?   Bookshelf Recommendation   Grzegorz Braun Gram vabank by Tomasz Sommer  This podcast was recorded on April 1st 2026.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"This week, Mark Leonard welcomes Szymon Kardaś , senior policy fellow in ECFR's European Power programme, to un…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1884,"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/what-the-iran-war-means-for-europe-s-energy/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/what-the-iran-war-means-for-europe-s-energy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}