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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
EconomyEuropeGenderPodcasts
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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
DemocracyDisinformationEconomyEmerging technologiesEUEuropeGenderGovernancePodcastsSenior Associate FellowYGLN
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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
DemocracyDiplomacyEconomyEUForeign policyGovernanceInternational LawPodcastsSanctionsTransatlantic relationsUnited NationsSenior Associate FellowYGLN
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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
ChinaEconomyEUForeign policyPodcastsSanctionsUnited StatesSenior Associate FellowYGLN
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The Women Leaders podcast: 2025 – Rhetoric and reality from the US

The world shifted on 20 January 2025 with Donald Trump’s return to the White House. His bold actions—exiting the Paris Climate Agreement and World Health Organisation—signal an ambition to not only dismantle Biden’s legacy but elements of the post-war multilateral order. However, much of President Trump’s focus so far has centred on domestic issues, raising questions about the gap we may see between rhetoric and reality in US foreign policy under Trump 2.0. ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El explores this with Dr Kathleen McInnis.

24 January 2025 | Ilana Bet-El and Florence Ferrando
Russia-West relationsClimate changeDefenceDemocracyDiplomacyEconomyEUEuropeForeign policyInternational LawMiddle EastNATONuclear SecurityPodcastsRisk ReductionRussia-West RelationsSanctionsSecurityTerrorismUnited NationsUnited StatesSenior Associate FellowYGLN
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The Women Leaders podcast: Germany all around

As Germany enters early elections following the erosion of Olaf Scholz’s coalition, ELN Senior Associate Fellow Ilana Bet-El is joined by Tanit Koch, journalist, co-host of the Focus Briefing and former editor-in-chief of the popular BILD, for a discussion of the problems facing Germany in terms of its economic ills, political divisions, and the rise of populist extremism. 

29 November 2024 | Ilana Bet-El and Florence Ferrando
Central EuropeDefenceDemocracyEconomyEUEuropeForeign policyGermanyPodcastsRussia-West RelationsSecuritySenior Associate FellowYGLN