Episode 8 - World, Interrupted: the Coronavirus’s Effect on International Affairs

Berlin Policy Journal Podcast

Episode 8 — World, Interrupted: the Coronavirus’s Effect on International Affairs The eighth episode of the Berlin Policy Journal Podcast looks at the present state of international affairs during the pandemic, and what’s likely to be its outcome, particularly in Europe. To begin, we speak with British journalist and author David Goodhart of London think tank Policy Exchange, who argues for taking a step back from what he describes as hyper-globalization. Then, Berlin Policy Journal executive editor Henning Hoff is joined by Didi Kirsten Tatlow, Senior Fellow at the Asia program of the German Council on Foreign Relations, or DGAP to discuss how the Europe-China relationship is changing in the wake of aggressive behavior and disinformation from Beijing. Formerly a correspondent based in Hong Kong, Didi has firsthand experience of getting in China’s crosshairs. Finally, we end with an audio postcard from Jacob Mardell, who has been covering China’s massive Belt and Road Initiative. His Beijing-to-Brussels travel on the New Silk Road was interrupted by the global pandemic. Now back in the UK, he reflects on what might be next for China’s relationship with the rest of the world. ———————————— The Berlin Policy Journal is a bi-monthly digital magazine on European affairs, edited in Germany’s capital and published by the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP). It’s the sister publication of Internationale Politik, Germany’s leading foreign affairs magazine. You can read the Berlin Policy Journal on our website, berlinpolicyjournal.com/ or receive it free of charge via our app for Android and iOS devices. Contact us with questions or suggestions: [e-mail]