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Britain Debrief with Ben Judah

Britain Debrief is a new series of short interviews on Britain in the world brought to you by Ben Judah, a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, a think-tank, in Washington DC. Every week Ben interviews a leading politician, thinker, analyst and more to work out Britain's place post-Brexit from all sides of the political field.  

Mar 31, 2021

What are Europe's geopolitics after Brexit?

How has the balance of power between countries and between institutions been changed by Britain's departure? To find out I spoke to the historian and political philosopher Luuk Van Middelaar, the former adviser to the first full time President of the European Council, Herman...


Mar 30, 2021

How does India see Britain's ambitions to play a role in the Indo-Pacific?

To find out I spoke to Tanvi Madan, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and author of "Fateful Triangle: How China Shaped U.S.-India relations in the Cold War." Does India expect Britain to play a greater role in the region? Is it desired?...


Mar 25, 2021

For the Atlantic Council's #BritainDebrief I spoke to Torrey Taussig, Research Director at Harvard Kennedy School about why she is "bullish" on the special relationship when it comes to cooperation four key US strategic interests: Russia, China, climate change and...


Mar 25, 2021

What would a Labour take on the Special Relationship be?

For this week's #BritainDebrief for the Atlantic Council I spoke to Catherine West MP, shadow minister for Europe and the Americas, on what the Labour Party would do about relations with the United States, Europe, Ireland, kleptocracy back in the UK and a the...


Mar 25, 2021

How is Britain doing at the UN?

It was widely predicted that Britain would see its influence fade in international organizations post-Brexit. But is that actually happening?

For a a special issue of #BritainDebrief to mark the end of the UK's chairmanship of the UN Security Council I spoke to Richard Gowan, UN...