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Power Play
Power Play
POLITICO

Power Play is POLITICO's new weekly transatlantic podcast hosted by renowned British journalist Anne McElvoy. It takes listeners inside the minds of those who wield power... more

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Episodes

NATO needs to bend its rules to help Ukraine. Here’s why.

This week's edition of Power Play comes from the Copenhagen Democracy Summit, where host Anne McElvoy talks to President Zelenskyy’s... more

16 May 2024 · 24 minutes
Kevin McCarthy on his enemies and making peace with Trump after being ousted as House Speaker

Among the business leaders, philanthropists and other luminaries attending this year's Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles are politicians... more

09 May 2024 · 26 minutes
Trump, Xi and how the China-US relationship faces a reset

Elbridge Colby is a hot pick to be Donald Trump's national security adviser if the former president returns to the... more

02 May 2024 · 30 minutes
Putin wants to divide the US and Britain. Is it working?

"America will always defend democracy in its hour of need. We tell our allies: we will stand with you. We... more

26 Apr 2024 · 31 minutes
Israel-Iran conflict: Biden and Trump vie for answers

How will responses to the confrontation between Israel, its allies and Iran redefine the line that divides Donald Trump and... more

18 Apr 2024 · 31 minutes
Trump's world view: How he'd deal with Russia, China, Iran and the Middle East

This week marked the grim six-month milestone since the Hamas terror attack on Israel and the ensuing counter-attack on Gaza, which... more

11 Apr 2024 · 32 minutes
America’s battle against disinformation in the era of AI

In the wake of a devastating Islamist terror attack in Moscow, the dark arts of spreading disinformation are again in... more

28 Mar 2024 · 26 minutes
Labour’s David Lammy on Trump, ‘visionary’ Margaret Thatcher and his bid to be the UK’s next foreign secretary

With the specter of a famine and a possible ground incursion of Rafah looming, Israel's allies are fretting. U.S. Secretary... more

21 Mar 2024 · 31 minutes
Meet the mayor from Florida who wants to be Trump's VP

Now that Donald Trump is all but certain to lead his party into November’s presidential election in the U.S., it’s... more

14 Mar 2024 · 30 minutes
Biden's State of the Union and Trump rematch | Interview with POLITICO's global editor-in-chief

From Maine to California, Super Tuesday is the biggest date in the calendar for the United States primary election —... more

07 Mar 2024 · 31 minutes
Will NATO send troops to Ukraine? Estonia’s Kaja Kallas on war, Trump and European defense

As European leaders gathered in Paris this week, there was a sense of foreboding about the war in Ukraine, and... more

29 Feb 2024 · 30 minutes
From Munich: US top officials talk Russia, Israel and Trump

From the Munich Security Conference, host Anne McElvoy speaks to U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations... more

18 Feb 2024 · 31 minutes
World on fire: Trump, NATO, Gaza and Ukraine top the bill at Munich Security Conference

As security and defense chiefs descend on Bavaria this weekend for the annual Munich Security Conference, can anything be done... more

15 Feb 2024 · 29 minutes
Steadfast Defender: NATO's UK ambassador on Ukraine, US war-funding and Europe’s looming defense headache

The largest NATO exercise since the Cold War is underway in the North Atlantic. The most powerful military alliance on... more

08 Feb 2024 · 26 minutes
Election 2024: Race for the White House

As Donald Trump’s seemingly unstoppable campaign to win the Republican nomination gathers pace, most eyes in America and the world... more

01 Feb 2024 · 28 minutes
'Another way of slavery': Singer, activist Angélique Kidjo on UK's Rwanda policy, politics and music

How much attention is Africa receiving as the world remains transfixed by wars in Europe, the Middle East, and as... more

25 Jan 2024 · 25 minutes
Sponsored Content: As AI ascends, Davos leaders take on trust and transparency

The focus of the 2024 World Economic Forum at Davos was on rebuilding trust, with artificial intelligence top of the... more

22 Jan 2024 · 16 minutes
Davos 2024: The influence of China, Ukraine and America at WEF

As the World Economic Forum draws to a close in Davos, Power Play rounds off the week with analysis of... more

19 Jan 2024 · 22 minutes
Davos 2024: David Cameron on Israel, Ukraine, and return to front-line Conservative politics

In this episode, U.K. Foreign Secretary David Cameron sits down with Anne McElvoy at the World Economic Forum to discuss... more

18 Jan 2024 · 28 minutes
Davos 2024: Trump's Iowa win and the future of AI

Donald Trump's emphatic victory in the Iowa caucuses has been the talking point of many at the World Economic Forum... more

17 Jan 2024 · 25 minutes
Davos 2024: Power players assemble for the World Economic Forum

As the World Economic Forum gets underway in Davos, many of the world's most powerful business leaders, politicians and tech... more

16 Jan 2024 · 21 minutes
Taking on Russia: Krišjānis Kariņš' pitch to lead NATO and defend Ukraine

After weeks of relative calm, Russian forces ushered in the New Year by pounding Ukrainian cities. While global attention has been gripped... more

11 Jan 2024 · 34 minutes
The best of Power Play 2023

As we enter a mammoth election year on either side of the Atlantic, Power Play looks back on the highlights... more

04 Jan 2024 · 24 minutes
Taiwan’s China syndrome: elections test crucial relationship with China and the West

In Taiwan, political parties are entering the final stint of a lively campaign as voters prepare to go to the... more

14 Dec 2023 · 44 minutes
John Kerry: US has to get rid of ‘crazy’ oil and gas subsidies

As negotiators from nearly 200 countries enter the final week of climate talks at COP28 in Dubai, all eyes will... more

07 Dec 2023 · 30 minutes
Time to 'step up': Mark Carney throws down the gauntlet at COP28

The diplomatic caravan is rolling into Dubai for this year’s COP — the United Nations' round of global climate talks.... more

30 Nov 2023 · 42 minutes
Build beautiful: Thomas Heatherwick's campaign to 'humanize' buildings

Thomas Heatherwick’s designs have become icons in his home city of London, including the eye-catching cauldron at the 2012 Olympic Games... more

23 Nov 2023 · 38 minutes
No Gaza ceasefire: Israel's US Ambassador says ground campaign will take 'weeks'

Israel’s most senior diplomat – Michael Herzog, the ambassador to the U.S. – is in the eye of a diplomatic... more

16 Nov 2023 · 43 minutes
PM Mitsotakis on ‘hard truths’ for Israel and Greece's economic comeback

One month after war broke out between Israel and Hamas, the solidarity of European leaders is being tested. Nowhere more... more

09 Nov 2023 · 38 minutes
Decoding AI: Rishi Sunak's call for action

Over 100 leading figures from the biggest tech companies and governments across the globe have assembled for Britain’s two-day AI... more

01 Nov 2023 · 40 minutes
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Thomas Heatherwick’s designs have become icons in his home city of London, including the eye-catching cauldron at the 2012 Olympic Games and the... more