The EI Podcast
The political power of knowing your enemy
In war and diplomacy, personal relationships between leaders can shape the course of event...
July 13, 2026
The EI Podcast
The EI Podcast brings you weekly conversations and audio essays from leading writers, thinkers and historians. Hosted by Alastair Benn and Paul Lay. Find the EI Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or search The EI Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.
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The return of the Great Powers
Brendan Simms talks to EI’s Jack Dickens about a new age of geopolitical rivalry.
July 9, 2026
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Germany’s new old nuclear dilemma
When it comes to nuclear weapons, the concerns that West Germany’s first chancellor wrestl...
July 6, 2026
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250 years of the American experiment
Paul Lay speaks to Phil Tinline about the variety and violence of a country built on high ...
July 2, 2026
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Where is Russia’s place in the world?
Russia is a Near Eastern country now subordinated to East Asia. But Stephen Kotkin argues ...
June 29, 2026
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Christianity’s debt to Rome
What does Christ’s Kingdom owe to the culture of the Roman Empire? Tim Whitmarsh speaks to...
June 25, 2026
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Jean Eustache: the outsider who reshaped French cinema
The filmmaker Jean Eustache’s interest in rural France and his sardonic scepticism about t...
June 22, 2026
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How to end a war
Margaret MacMillan on the history of war and peace.
June 18, 2026
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Testament to doomed media
The old media has failed to rise to the challenge of tech, but we’ll miss it when it’s gon...
June 15, 2026