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.

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 Bratislava. If you enjoy what I do, please support me on Ko-fi! Thank you.

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

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

Podcast – Ukraine: What happened in two years of invasion, what might be next and will Western troops help Kyiv?

I talked to Toms Rostoks, Director, Centre for Security and Strategic Research, National Defence Academy of Latvia, Associate Professor, University of Latvia. If you enjoy what I do, please support me on Ko-fi! Thank you.

Photo: The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine

Podcast: Death has already knocked on almost every door in Ukraine. My conversation with Oleksandra Matviichuk

I talked to Oleksandra Matviichuk⁠, Ukrainian human rights lawyer and head of the Center for Civil Liberties. Her organization was awarded the ⁠Nobel Peace Prize in 2022⁠. If you enjoy what I do, please support me on Ko-fi! Thank you.

Oleksandra Matviichuk⁠. Credit: NobelPrize.org

Podcast: How can Europe react to Trump’s threats to NATO?

I talked to ⁠Edward Hunter Christie⁠, Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA). If you enjoy what I do, please support me on Ko-fi! Thank you.

May 2018, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump. Credit: NATO

Podcast: Are we inching towards a big regional war in the Middle East?

Listen to Erwin van Veen, Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute’s Conflict Research Unit, Head of Clingendael’s Middle East Program. If you enjoy what I do, please support me on Ko-fi! Thank you.

Desert Tempest 23, a multilateral exercise hosted by Jordan to enhance military expertise and interoperability between the U.S., United Kingdom, and Jordanian Armed Forces. Credit: US Army)

Podcast: About films, actors, Indiana Jones, Richard Nixon and revenge: My conversation with Oscar director Bille August

I talked to Bille August⁠, Danish film and TV director and screenwriter. His movie Pelle the Conqueror won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Movie in 1988. If you enjoy what I do, please support me on Ko-fi! Thank you.

Bille August. Credit: Pravda/Robert Hüttner)

There is no such a thing as ‘business as usual’ with Russia but will the EU unity last?

Do you think that in the short/medium term, the EU will be able to keep the unity regarding the Russian war against Ukraine? There is a possibility that the upcoming EU election might strengthen voices (far-right/far-left) in the EU that say Europe should return to business as usual with Russia. Read a few comments. If you enjoy what I do, please support me on Ko-fi! Thank you.

Credit: Andrej Matišák

Podcast: What will Sweden bring to NATO and how can the Alliance and the EU prepare for a potential war with Russia?

I talked to Johan Norberg⁠, Senior Military Analyst from the Swedish Defense Research Agency (⁠FOI⁠). If you enjoy what I do, please support me on Ko-fi! Thank you.

Photo credit: forsvarsmakten.se.