Podcast: How close or far is the US from a civil war?

I talked to Jay Ulfelder⁠, Research Project Manager, Nonviolent Action Lab, Harvard Kennedy School. If you enjoy what I do, please support me on Ko-fi! Thank you.

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India’s foreign policy and China: What to expect

How would you define the main principles of India’s foreign policy towards China? External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the tension between India and China in the past few years has not served either of the countries well. So what kind of relations with China might the Indian government pursue after the elections that will probably won by the current ruling party BJP led by PM Modi? Read a few comments. If you enjoy what I do, please support me on Ko-fi! Thank you.

India’s Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar. Credit: Andrej Matisak

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Middle East: From regional war to global conflict?

Should we be worried that the current situation in the Middle East can lead not only to the wider regional war but also to global conflict? Do you think that Russia/China might be willing to clash with the US/the West over Iran? Read a few comments. If you enjoy what I do, please support me on Ko-fi! Thank you.

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Podcast: What’s next for the Middle East after Iran attacks Israel?

I talked to James DorseySenior Fellow, Middle East Institute of the National University of Singapore, Author of The Turbulent World of Middle East SoccerIf you enjoy what I do, please support me on Ko-fi! Thank you.

Credit: IDF

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Podcast: My conversation with Maria Avdeeva from Kharkiv: Her city is constantly attacked. Will Russia also try the ground offensive?

I talked to Maria Avdeeva, a Ukrainian disinformation and security expert from Kharkiv. If you enjoy what I do, please support me on Ko-fi! Thank you. 

Credit: Maria Avdeeva’s Twitter.

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Podcast: NATO is a success story, but as Alliance turns 75 can it also face demise?

I talked to ⁠John Deni⁠, Research Professor of Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational (JIIM) Security Studies, U.S. Army War College’s Strategic Studies Institute.

Photo: NATO

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Podcast: Is counterterrorism cooperation with Russia possible?

I talked to ⁠Lucas Webber⁠, Co-founder and Editor of ⁠Militant Wire

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Podcast: Should the West try to turn China and India against Russia?

I talked to Michael Raiterer⁠, Distinguished Professor, Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) of the Brussels School of Governance. If you enjoy what I do, please support me on Ko-fi! Thank you.

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Podcast: Autocratic tendencies, pro-Russian rhetoric and presidential elections. What’s going on in Slovakia?

I talked to Pavol Baboš, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Comenius University in BratislavaIf you enjoy what I do, please support me on Ko-fi! Thank you.

Photo: FB of Peter Pellegrini (l), FB of Ivan Korčok

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Podcast: Will Ursula von der Leyen be President of the European Commission again?

I talked to Eric Maurice, Policy Analyst, European Policy Centre.  If you enjoy what I do, please support me on Ko-fi! Thank you.

President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen. Credit: EPP.eu

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