12 Minutes With - The Europe Interview

Her country is moving closer to Europe in a bid to reduce its reliance on the US. Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand joins 12 Minutes with to discuss why Ottawa's deepening of ties with the EU is not merely a response to US President Donald Trump's policies, Canada's latest sanctions on Russia and her expectations for the upcoming NATO summit. 

Sanna Marin, former Prime Minister of Finland, joins 12 Minutes With to discuss why Orbán's defeat in Hungary opens doors for EU decision-making, EU and Ukraine’s deepening interdependence and why the EU should develop its own nuclear deterrence.

Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation Arsenio Dominguez joins 12 Minutes With to unpack the fallout from US President Donald Trump’s recent blockade of Iranian ports, how the conflict is already reaching consumers' wallets and if the conflict will turn into a long-term economic war.  

President of the UN General Assembly Annalena Baerbock joins 12 Minutes with at a time when the organisation is facing mounting problems. She responds to criticism of what critics perceive as the institution's weakness, its planned reform and why a united EU is key to the UN's success. 

UN Humanitarian Chief Tom Fletcher joins 12 Minutes with as the Middle East conflict enters its third week. He discusses the anticipated spillover of refugees to Europe, why he does not see the Board of Peace as a threat to the UN, and the precarious task facing peacekeepers.

Former French ambassador to the US, Gérard Araud, joins 12 Minutes With to explain why he thinks Trump will "chicken out" on Iran, criticism of Commissioner President Ursula von der Leyen exceeding her mandate on the conflict and the EU's divided response.