IIEA Talks Podcast
1) Reclaiming Europe’s Promise: The Quality Jobs Agenda and the Next Social Contract
Europe stands at a turning point. In her address to the IIEA, Esther Lynch, General Secretary of the ETUC, argues that Europe’s competitiveness renewal lies not in deregulation and decline, but in com...Show More
2) Finland’s Futures Ecosystem
In this IIEA webinar, the panel takes a deep dive into Finland’s Futures Ecosystem — a unique network of public institutions, research bodies, civil society, and private sector actors working together...Show More
3) Denmark’s Green Tripartite Agreement: A New Model for Ireland's Agriculture and Climate Policy?
In 2024, Denmark reached a landmark Green Tripartite Agreement, introducing the world’s first agricultural climate tax as part of a comprehensive package of measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...Show More
4) Full Circle: from Partition to a Re-Imagined Ireland?
According to journalist and author Philip Stephens, for David Lloyd George the Partition of Ireland was a means to an end, an escape route from the Irish question in British politics, and a war agains...Show More
5) Reimagining Democracy: Participatory Democracy and the Future of Democratic Innovation
Amid democratic backsliding, civic disillusionment, and growing threats to democratic values, driven by authoritarianism, polarisation, and disinformation, there is now an urgent case to promote democ...Show More
6) Peace in Times of War: Ideas for Supportive Peace Policy
The world is becoming less peaceful and concerns about the future of peace as a focus or area of policy and practice seem warranted. Based on 156 interviews conducted over 7 years, Professor Millar’s ...Show More
7) What Role for Regions in the EU’s Growth Model?
In her speech to the IIEA, Kata Tüttő, President of the European Commission of the Regions, addresses the European Commission’s proposal for the next EU budget (2028-2034). She argues that the proposa...Show More
8) Barry Lunn and Juan Mejino-López - 16th of October 2025
'European defence: economics and business perspectives' Europe is rearming. The changed perception of the threat posed by Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has led to increases ...Show More
9) Hot Wars, Hot Planet: Climate Change and Security in a Competitive World
In her address to the IIEA, Erin Sikorsky discusses the pathways through which climate change is shaping instability and conflict globally. Her remarks reflect upon how extreme weather, slow-onset haz...Show More
10) The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics
Following the end of the Cold War, the world experienced a remarkable wave of democratization. Over the next two decades, numerous authoritarian regimes transitioned to democracies, and it seemed that...Show More