Surviving Chaos: Geopolitics When the Rules Fail with Mark Leonard

About this episode

The episode discusses the relevance of an open society in today's world and explores key geopolitical dynamics with Mark Leonard.

Does the idea of an open society still have a place in today's world? Which four exponential forces currently run the world? And how to reconcile Europe's values and vision with those of other key geopolitical players? Leszek Jazdzewski (Fundacja Liberte!) talks with Mark Leonard, Co-Founder and Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), the first pan-European think–tank. Tune in the for their talk! This podcast is produced by the European Liberal Forum in collaboration with the Movimento Liberal Social and the Fundacja Liberté!, with the financial support of the European Parliament. Neither the European Parliament nor the European Liberal Forum are responsible for the content or for any use that be made of.

People in this episode

Host: Leszek Jazdzewski

Guest: Mark Leonard

Topics covered

• geopolitics
• open society
• European values
• exponential forces
• international relations

Keywords

• geopolitics
• open society
• European values
• exponential forces
• international relations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: European Council on Foreign Relations, Fundacja Liberte!, Movimento Liberal Social, European Parliament

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