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The Women Leaders podcast: A cracking start to the year

2026 started with President Trump’s astonishing show of force in Venezuela, culminating in the seizure of President Maduro to face drug charges in the US. Whilst Venezuela’s future may be unclear, one thing that is now more than apparent is President Trump’s willingness to use might and ignore norms and laws to advance what he views as America’s foreign policy interests. To understand this better, Rachel Ellehuus, Director General of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), joins ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El.

9 January 2026 | Ilana Bet-El and Florence Ferrando
DefenceDemocracyDiplomacyForeign policyInternational LawPodcastsUnited StatesSenior Associate FellowYGLN
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The Women Leaders podcast: Africa all around

There is a common tendency to view and discuss Africa in terms of the problems affecting the continent. More recently, the West has also started to look anxiously on as China and Russia build influence with African leaders. However, Africa is a continent as vast as it is diverse, with the economic potential to match. To understand both the issues affecting Africa and its future potential, ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El is joined by Amaka Anku, Head of Africa Practice at the Eurasia Group.

12 December 2025 | Ilana Bet-El and Florence Ferrando
ChinaDemocracyDiplomacyEconomyForeign policyPodcastsRussiaUnited NationsSenior Associate FellowYGLN
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The Women Leaders podcast: Bad plans come unstuck

Last week, President Trump announced his 28-point plan for peace to end Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. His proposal has attracted much controversy, with opponents alleging that it prioritises Russia’s demands first, American financial interests second, and Ukraine’s sovereignty and security third. To break down what Trump’s plan would mean for Ukraine and the world, ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El is joined by Dr Hanna Shelest, Director of Security Programmes at the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”, and Iryna Krasnoshtan, Programme Director at the International Centre for Ukrainian Victory.

28 November 2025 | Ilana Bet-El and Florence Ferrando
Russia-WestRussia-West relationsDefenceDemocracyEastern EuropeEuropePodcastsRussiaRussia-West RelationsUkraineSenior Associate FellowYGLN
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The Women Leaders podcast: Ukraine inside and out

In the latest episode of the Women Leaders podcast, ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El speaks with Kristina Zeleniuk (TSN) and Kim Barker (The New York Times) about reporting from Ukraine’s war zones. They explore how journalists effectively balance truth, safety, and state security whilst navigating frontline realities, civilian risks, and the pressures a long, brutal conflict places on independent journalism.

14 November 2025 | Ilana Bet-El and Florence Ferrando
Russia-WestRussia-West relationsDefenceDisinformationEastern EuropeEuropePodcastsRussiaRussia-West RelationsUkraineSenior Associate FellowYGLN
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The Women Leaders podcast: Talking about a revolution

In the face of global trade wars, geopolitical realignments, weakening democracies and strengthening autocracies, wars both hybrid and kinetic, and increasingly fragile multilateralism, the world as we know it is undergoing a profound transformation. Professor Janice Stein, founder of the Munk School of Global Affairs, joins ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El in a fast-paced discussion on our age of revolution, from the US to China and Europe, and from the past to the future.

31 October 2025 | Ilana Bet-El and Florence Ferrando
ChinaDemocracyEconomyEmerging technologiesEUPodcastsRussiaUnited NationsUnited StatesSenior Associate FellowYGLN