{"id":1519955,"date":"2026-10-12T10:02:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T08:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ie.edu\/insights\/?post_type=podcasts&#038;p=1519955"},"modified":"2026-10-12T10:02:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T08:02:48","slug":"yuriko-backes-on-european-defense-and-the-voice-of-small-states","status":"publish","type":"podcasts","link":"https:\/\/www.ie.edu\/insights\/podcasts\/yuriko-backes-on-european-defense-and-the-voice-of-small-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Yuriko Backes on European Defense and the Voice of Small States"},"featured_media":1519956,"template":"","meta":{"_has_post_settings":{"highlight_sharing":"default","image_sharing":"default","headline_sharing":"default"}},"schools":[],"areas":[469,481],"subjects":[419,420],"class_list":["post-1519955","podcasts","type-podcasts","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","areas-global-affairs","areas-leadership","subjects-global-affairs","subjects-managing-people"],"custom-fields":{"wpcf-podcast-media":["https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/4Pgpqbo2j05Dsk8DsBir8R?utm_source=generator"],"wpcf-podcast-description":["<div>\r\n\r\nWhat does European defense look like from a small state\u2019s perspective? Yuriko Backes discusses Luxembourg\u2019s growing capabilities, its commitment to NATO, and why all member states need a voice in decisions about European security. She reflects on growing up between Japan and Luxembourg, her commitment to diplomacy, and her contributions to European security and women\u2019s rights, including establishing Luxembourg\u2019s first National Center for Victims of Violence.\r\n\r\nYuriko Backes is Luxembourg's Minister of Defence, Minister for Mobility and Public Works, and Minister for Gender Equality and Diversity.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\u00a9 IE Insights.\r\n<div>\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/4Pgpqbo2j05Dsk8DsBir8R?si=d2t1TgFhQxSMyG0RVX3ORQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-1207217\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ie.edu\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/spotify-badge-300x79.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"43\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/podcast\/yuriko-backes-on-european-defense-and-the-voice\/id1838390932?i=1000795908618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1207226 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ie.edu\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/applepodcasts-badge-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"43\" \/><\/a>\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>"],"wpcf-insights-transcription":[""],"wpcf-podcast-extract":[""]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ie.edu\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcasts\/1519955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ie.edu\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcasts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ie.edu\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/podcasts"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ie.edu\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1519956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ie.edu\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1519955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"schools","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ie.edu\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/schools?post=1519955"},{"taxonomy":"areas","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ie.edu\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/areas?post=1519955"},{"taxonomy":"subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ie.edu\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/subjects?post=1519955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}