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ELN Podcasts

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The Women Leaders podcast: A NATO Summit for “Daddy”

This week’s NATO summit will go down in history, not only for all but one of the Alliance’s members agreeing to spend 5% of their GDP on defence, but also for Mark Rutte, the Alliance’s Secretary General, referring to President Trump as “Daddy”. ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El breaks the summit down with two Big Women Leaders who were recent ambassadors to NATO: Kerry Buck of Canada and Muriel Domenach of France.

27 June 2025 | Ilana Bet-El and Florence Ferrando
Russia-West relations
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The Women Leaders Podcast: The hidden crisis behind global fertility rates

In a world torn by conflict and culture wars, we often overlook the central issue: people. With every continent but Africa falling below the 2.1 fertility replacement rate, we may soon face a future short on caregivers, let alone soldiers or debaters. ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El speaks with Birgit Van Hout, Director of the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) EU office, about this urgent demographic shift.

13 June 2025 | Ilana Bet-El and Florence Ferrando
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The Women Leaders podcast: China, the world, and power

China has long contrasted itself with the United States, and the West more generally, as offering trade and aid to developing nations, without subjecting partners to moral lectures on democracy and human rights. President Trump, on his recent visit to Saudi Arabia, announced that the US would no longer tie aid and trade to democracy and human rights, signalling a further retreat from the post-WW2 order and posing an unexpected challenge to China’s no-strings-attached global strategy. ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El explores this with Dr Ivana Karásková.

16 May 2025 | Ilana Bet-El and Florence Ferrando
Podcast

The Women Leaders podcast: Politics meets the people with Viviane Teitelbaum

In a special edition of the Women Leaders podcast, featuring a live audience, ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El brought the podcast to the Brussels-based organisation, Full Circle, for their Ideas to Action Day, where over 80 participants tackled global challenges, particularly in digital spaces and politics. A surprise guest, Belgian Senator Viviane Teitelbaum, offered candid insights into modern democratic life, addressing tough questions on identity, citizen engagement, and the complexities politicians face today.

23 April 2025 | Ilana Bet-El and Florence Ferrando
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ELN Media Coverage

Media coverage

YGLN Members Mourn the Loss of Mentor and Friend Robert E. Berls, Jr.

With the passing of Robert E. Berls, Jr., the YGLN and its members lost a valued mentor, friend, and role model. Bob Berls passed away on November 10, 2021. Bob Berls, who was a senior advisor for Russia and Eurasia at the Nuclear Threat Initiative, was one of the bright minds who brought...

29 November 2021
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