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ELN Podcasts

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
Podcast

The Women Leaders podcast: Trade wars

Today, President Trump’s tariffs on all of the US’s major trading partners come into action. The Trump administration has declared today a “Liberation Day” from the global intertwined trade system, whilst at the same time nearly every other major economy has expressed their displeasure with the move. To discuss the tariffs, their effects, and the state of the global economy, ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El is joined by Rebecca Christie and Lauren Gloudeman.

4 April 2025 | Ilana Bet-El and Florence Ferrando
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The Women Leaders podcast: The battle for freedom of the press

For the Trump administration, it seems that journalism is passé, or worse, a threat. In a world where the boundaries between media, politics and business continue to erode, the likes of Trump, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos have become central figures in shaping public discourse. ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El is joined by veteran BBC journalist Kate Adie to reflect on the evolution of media, the structural crises of today’s news industry, and the fundamental role of journalism in society.

21 March 2025 | Ilana Bet-El and Florence Ferrando
Russia-West relations
Podcast

The Women Leaders podcast: Divide, destroy and dictate

The car crash of the Zelensky-Trump-Vance meeting in the White House on 28 February is still reverberating around the world. The bottom line appears to be, according to ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El, that the US has abandoned not only Ukraine but also the multilateral system put in place by US leadership after the Second World War. For a guided tour of this strange new world and the US’s role within it, ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El is joined by the storied US journalist Trudy Rubin.

7 March 2025 | Ilana Bet-El and Florence Ferrando
Russia-West relations
Podcast

The Women Leaders podcast: The end of a world

On 12 February 2025, the post-Cold War era ended, says Ilana Bet-El, as President Trump and President Putin agreed to negotiate without Ukraine or the EU. Subsequent US actions, including cutting defence aid and demanding Ukraine relinquish resources, have left Europe reeling. ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El explores the fallout with Ukrainian civil society leaders Olena Tregub and Inna Pidluska.

21 February 2025 | Ilana Bet-El and Florence Ferrando
Russia-West relations
Podcast

The Women Leaders podcast: Tariffs and trade wars

Trade shapes the global economy, yet how international trade actually works remains a mystery to many. What are tariffs? What is a trade war? Amidst the turmoil wrought by Trump’s threats and promises to tariff China, Canada, Mexico, and more, ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El joins experts Sylvia Chen and Sara Nordin to unravel trade law, tariffs, and their impact on policy and supply chains.

7 February 2025
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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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