# IIEA Talks A podcast by IIEA. Sharing Ideas Shaping Policy. The Institute of International and European Affairs is an independent policy research think-tank based in Dublin. Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:360108224/sounds.rss ## Latest episodes - [Russia’s Economy Under Pressure After Years of Western Sanctions: Who Will Blink First?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/f9eecacdc9a6) (2026-10-22, 25 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2424239130-iiea-russias-economy-under-pressure.mp3 - [YPN: Blue Heart: War, Climate and the Battle for the Ocean That Keeps Us Alive](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/d5c07cb0d986) (2026-10-16, 70 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2420604978-iiea-ypn-blue-heart-war-climate-and.mp3 - [Woman Farmers as Agents of the Change we Need in Farming](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/988e462e3b6b) (2026-10-16, 75 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2420578659-iiea-woman-farmers-as-agents-of-the.mp3 - [Nature as Critical Infrastructure for a Climate Resilient EU](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/ca6dc6768c7c) (2026-10-14, 38 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2418914877-iiea-nature-as-critical.mp3 - [From Reform to Membership: Moldova’s European Transformation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/1c35dacbf617) (2026-10-14, 76 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2418911823-iiea-from-reform-to-membership.mp3 - [A Keynote Address by Kirsty McNeill, UK Minister of State for International Development](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/095feb0c92a8) (2026-10-14, 60 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2418909972-iiea-a-keynote-address-by-kirsty.mp3 - [The Undersea War](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/ca8c5e57d91a) (2026-10-13, 31 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2418420174-iiea-the-undersea-war.mp3 - [Stuck: The Price of Latin America's Democratic Plateau](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/76a61d7b97f3) (2026-09-30, 53 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2410561371-iiea-stuck-the-price-of-latin.mp3 - [The Protection of Undersea Cables: Government, Industry, and Academic Perspectives](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/f9ee401e3378) (2026-09-25, 36 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2407713864-iiea-the-protection-of-undersea.mp3 - [Lithuania’s EU Presidency Priorities](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/d6aeb6d4865e) (2026-09-25, 21 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2407708620-iiea-lithuanias-eu-presidency.mp3 - [Europe in Good Health: Securing EU Leadership in Life Sciences: Keynote Address](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/155cbba466f5) (2026-09-21, 29 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2404853085-iiea-europe-in-good-health-2.mp3 - [Europe in Good Health: Securing EU Leadership in Life Sciences: Panel 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/b6867decd5f5) (2026-09-21, 48 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2404851477-iiea-europe-in-good-health-1.mp3 - [Europe in Good Health: Securing EU Leadership in Life Sciences: Panel 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/e6de8d7ad14d) (2026-09-21, 71 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2404848957-iiea-europe-in-good-health-securing.mp3 - [Accountability Shock: Why Transitional Justice Prevents Criminal Wars in New Democracies](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/8ba96bfff77a) (2026-09-14, 50 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2400439119-iiea-accountability-shock-why.mp3 - [Trafficking in Human Beings – A Reality in the European Union, including in Ireland](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/07d8b6438fbc) (2026-09-14, 28 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2400433992-iiea-trafficking-in-human-beings-a.mp3 - [A Conversation with Benjamin Haddad, France’s Minister Delegate for Europe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/5110f04db9a1) (2026-09-04, 32 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2394430401-iiea-a-conversation-with-benjamin.mp3 - [Latvia’s EU priorities](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/d21726c9dd00) (2026-09-01, 35 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2392617609-iiea-latvias-eu-priorities.mp3 - [A conversation with Radmila Shekerinska, Deputy Secretary General of NATO](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/51fc7e713774) (2026-08-31, 23 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2392192020-iiea-a-conversation-with-radmila.mp3 - [Robert C. O’Brien - 29th of July 2026](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/347c25931982) (2026-07-29, 47 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2370827150-iiea-robert-c-obrien-29th-of-july.mp3 - [Secure Connections: Ireland’s Digital Infrastructure and the Resilience of European Connectivity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/61ff0d1192ac) (2026-07-24, 115 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2367158135-iiea-secure-connections-irelands.mp3 - [Robert Watt - 16th of July 2026](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/8e1915837c2c) (2026-07-16, 36 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2362142735-iiea-robert-watt-16th-of-july-2026.mp3 - [From Protest to Partnership: Rethinking Europe’s Agricultural Transition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/f95380d1d63d) (2026-07-16, 50 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2362134335-iiea-from-protest-to-partnership.mp3 - [The Quantum Act: Unlocking Europe’s Quantum Future](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/31ea729ce273) (2026-07-14, 32 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2360563979-iiea-the-quantum-act-unlocking.mp3 - [The Horn of Africa: Crisis, Conflict, and Opportunity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/3912474ee7a6) (2026-07-09, 66 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2356417523-iiea-the-horn-of-africa-crisis.mp3 - [Eamonn O’Reilly - 2nd of July 2026](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/4f52b6cf7b02) (2026-07-02, 32 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2351950373-iiea-eamonn-oreilly-2nd-of-july.mp3 - [Development and EU Presidency](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/1c1b84a4aa19) (2026-07-01, 59 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2351091929-iiea-development-and-eu-presidency.mp3 - [Ireland’s EU Presidency and the Future of Enlargement](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/1ae8eb323935) (2026-06-29, 37 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2349986633-iiea-irelands-eu-presidency-and-the.mp3 - [The Resurgence of Torture: New Realities in International Relations](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/fb997cfeef83) (2026-06-29, 46 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2349980645-iiea-the-resurgence-of-torture-new.mp3 - [Noah Barkin, Alicia García Herrero and Declan Kelleher - 18th of June 2026](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/b660b1a572e2) (2026-06-18, 47 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2341967870-iiea-noah-barkin-alicia-garcia.mp3 - [The Cloud and AI Development Act](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/29f708a041c5) (2026-06-18, 33 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2341961378-iiea-the-cloud-and-ai-development.mp3 - [The Enlargement Test: North Macedonia’s European Journey](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/cd4bdabf7d40) (2026-06-17, 57 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2341306073-iiea-the-enlargement-test-north.mp3 - [Transatlantic Tech Policy Turbulence: Digital Policy Dilemmas in the Transatlantic Relationship](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/1d5a15e1f795) (2026-06-16, 37 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2340674855-iiea-transatlantic-tech-policy.mp3 - [The Future of Europe’s Social Model and the Irish Presidency](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/d15057103e46) (2026-06-15, 105 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2340069668-iiea-the-future-of-europes-social.mp3 - [From the Middle East Crisis to the Next Food Shock: Fertiliser, Energy, and Global Food Security](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/a24d86648897) (2026-06-15, 55 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2340065165-iiea-from-the-middle-east-crisis-to.mp3 - [Albania and EU Enlargement: Progress, Aspirations, and Expectations from the Irish Presidency](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/5129454dfb1e) (2026-06-09, 66 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2336166758-iiea-albania-and-eu-enlargement.mp3 - [The Changing Global Context for EU External Engagement and International Partnerships](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/398b4cd749fc) (2026-06-05, 63 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2334037463-iiea-the-changing-global-context.mp3 - [Peace is No Longer Enough: Delivering Prosperity and Opportunity for All in Northern Ireland](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/699fcf72d74e) (2026-06-05, 60 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2334030014-iiea-peace-is-no-longer-enough.mp3 - [The War in Iran: What's next?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/5f3936478524) (2026-05-25, 26 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2327010959-iiea-the-war-in-iran-whats-next.mp3 - [Ben Judah and Thomas Wright - 21st of May 2026](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/076719bfee7c) (2026-05-21, 46 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2325050897-iiea-ben-judah-and-thomas-wright.mp3 - [The Digital Fairness Act: Keynote Address by Isabelle Pérignon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/9a091479b11a) (2026-05-20, 25 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2324345093-iiea-the-digital-fairness-act.mp3 - [Gaza: The Dream and the Nightmare](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/6b2110977608) (2026-05-20, 26 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2324195051-iiea-gaza-the-dream-and-the.mp3 - [Ukraine’s Path to the EU in the Time of Ireland’s Presidency](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/748915ec107b) (2026-05-19, 77 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2323738103-iiea-ukraines-path-to-the-eu-in-the.mp3 - [Germany’s Zeitenwende and the Future of the European Security Architecture](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/66695641fcd8) (2026-05-19, 85 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2323735784-iiea-germanys-zeitenwende-and-the.mp3 - [At the table or on the menu? Europe between Xi's China and Trump’s America](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/1e52cd8f1f7c) (2026-05-13, 37 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2319935429-iiea-at-the-table-or-on-the-menu.mp3 - [Ireland’s EU Presidency: How Germany and Ireland will work towards a stronger Europe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/5998b4cc3ab1) (2026-05-13, 20 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2319934754-iiea-irelands-eu-presidency-how.mp3 - [A World in Crisis: Addressing the Humanitarian Impact of Rising Global Conflicts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/4e602fe1b64a) (2026-05-07, 56 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2316576704-iiea-a-world-in-crisis-addressing.mp3 - [Reframing the EU’s Approach to the Sahel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/e0b3de5695bf) (2026-05-07, 58 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2316575402-iiea-reframing-the-eus-approach-to.mp3 - [Trade and Geopolitics: trade policy as a driver for EU competitiveness and resilience in a turbulent era](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/cfa369a54fb2) (2026-05-07, 65 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2316574538-iiea-trade-and-geopolitics-trade.mp3 - [EU Security and Defence: The State of Play in 2026](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/a147d2047d7b) (2026-05-01, 18 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2312808548-iiea-eu-security-and-defence-the.mp3 - [Launching a Personal Investment Account in 2027](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1496000142/916911dedeb4) (2026-04-27, 82 min): audio https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2310169217-iiea-launching-a-personal.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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