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Women LeadersUndermining the peopleElection results should never be a foregone conclusion, and democratic upsets are a healthy feature of the system. Nonetheless, when the incumbent pro-Russian governing party in Georgia declared itself the winner of national elections on 26 October, with some 54% of the vote, there was a massive outcry: polls had predicted a win for the opposition. This is a huge setback for the cause of democracy in the state — and the region, given that just a week earlier, a referendum on European integration in Moldova had ended with a tiny margin of victory for the pro-EU camp when a near landslide ha...2024-11-0147 min
Ok, Doomer!Nukes & Other New TechWelcome to “Nukes & Other New Tech”, a bonus episode of “Ok, Doomer!”, the podcast series by The European Leadership Network’s (ELN) New European Voices on Existential Risk (NEVER) network. Hosted by the ELN’s Policy and Impact Director, Jane Kinninmont and Project and Communications Coordinator, Edan Simpson, this episode takes a deep dive into the interplay between nuclear weapons and emerging and disruptive technologies...In today’s special bonus episode, Jane and Edan are taking a deep dive into an ELN project exploring the emerging risks posed by the intersection between new technologies and nuclear weapons. In...2024-10-241h 08
Peace Matters - A Podcast on Contemporary Geopolitics and International RelationsNuclear Weapons in Belarus and Mutiny in Russia - Insecurity for Europe? Preiherman & DienesRecorded on June 26, 2023 in cooperation with Ponto.
Although the attempted mutiny in Russia on June 24th was short-lived, it may have lasting consequences for Russia’s political regime, its war in Ukraine, and Europe’s overall security situation. The rebellion also put Belarus back in the spotlight, as Aliaksandar Lukashenka helped negotiate the deal heading off the crisis between Vladimir Putin and his challenger – Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Russia’s private military company Wagner Group. At the same time, Russia’s tactical nuclear weapons are soon to be deployed to Belarus, which inevitably raises questions about their potential...2024-01-2440 min
The New Indian PodcastREASON EP24 Ft. Igor Istomin, Russian Political Scientist | Exclusive With Aarti Tikoo
Igor Istomin is an Associate Professor at the Department of Applied International Political Analysis, MGIMO University. He holds Ph.D. and M.A. degrees from this institution as well as undergraduate degree from St. Petersburg State University. Igor Istomin teaches undergraduate and graduate classes in methods of applied analysis of international affairs. He is the author of more than 50 academic publications in Russian and in English on issues of the U.S. foreign policy, relations in Euro-Atlantic space and international security.Igor Istomin is also an expert of the Russian International Affairs Council and a Foreign Policy Analytical Agency...2023-05-0820 min
Wiser Women#7 Toplumsal Cinsiyet, İklim Krizi ve Metaverse - Prof. Dr. Zeynep AlemdarUzun bir aradan sonra herkese merhaba. Wiser Women podcast serisinde merakın peşine düşen Wiser küratörlerinin ilham yolculuklarına tanıklık etmeye devam ediyoruz. Bu bölümde konuğumuz Prof. Dr. Zeynep Alemdar. Konuğumuzla toplumsal cinsiyet bağlamında metaverse ve iklim krizi gibi birbirinden farklı konularda güncel perspektifleri değerlendirdik. Bölümde bahsedilen kürasyonlar: https://open.joinwiser.com/w8brgNN8zpz8mN8M6https://open.joinwiser.com/VcMdB43xjjZKkpHw6Zeynep Alemdar ve çalışmalarını daha yakından takip etmek isteyenler için kaynaklar:Inter...2022-08-3129 min
East-West Coffee ShopEast West Coffee Shop | Disinformation CampaignsYGLN member Lyric Jain, who has founded the fact-checking app Logically in 2017, has joined this episode of the East West Coffee Shop. Together with Nikita Gryazin he discusses the implications of disinformation campaigns for our societies, and explains the most recent fake news patterns when it comes to elections in the US, Germany and France as well as COVID-19 vaccines.
Drawn into the field by a tragic encounter with health misinformation in his family, Lyric has early on in his career focused on the impact of misleading information and the negative consequences thereof. In this episode, he...2021-07-1622 minEast-West Coffee ShopNATO SummitYGLN member Katarina Kertysova and ELN Senior Associated Fellows Nick Williams and Simon Lunn have joined this episode of the East West Coffee Shop to talk about the NATO Summit on June 14 and about the new/updated Strategic Concept. They address what topics will be high on the agenda and how the recommendations made by the Secretary General, the reflection group and the NATO 2030 Young Leaders might feed into the process of finding consensus among nations.2021-06-1029 minEast-West Coffee ShopWestern Sanctions towards RussiaYGLN members Maria Shagina and Agathe Demarais have joined the East West Coffee Shop for an episode on the issue of Western sanctions towards Russia. They are addressing the new executive order signed by the Biden administration in April, as well as EU sanctions imposed under the new Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime which was established by the Council in December 2020.
This episode will look at whether the new sanctions imposed on Russia are mostly symbolic or whether they are suited to reach the desired effect to deter Russia's harmful activities such as interference in elections, cyber...2021-05-2531 minEast-West Coffee ShopIt Gets Worse Before it Gets Worse: The current state of U.S.-Russia AffairsAlex Gabuev speaks about current trends in U.S.-Russia relations. His take in a nutshell: It probably gets worse before it gets worse! Likewise, we are likely to see much more competition than cooperation between these two players, although there are still low-hanging fruits like in the field of arms control. But other battlegrounds like cyberspace, interference in elections, the Nawalny case and Ukraine make relations rocky.
For Team Biden, which comes with highly skilled and dedicated personnel, this means for the foreseeable future that the job is more about managing multiple problems than about solving...2021-04-1910 minEast-West Coffee ShopThe U.S. and Euro-Atlantic security: NATO partners, Russia, and Eastern partnershipIn this episode of the East-West Coffee Shop, we’re joined by Roger Hilton who will take a close look at the new personnel in the White House and how much emphasis will be given to Euro-Atlantic security. Roger addresses what the U.S.’s engagement with NATO partners will look like and why, besides the importance of tackling traditional military issues, other topics such as climate security are moving up the agenda.
Going one step further, we will hear from Roger what will happen with relations between Moscow and Washington and whether we will see an increa...2021-03-2510 minEast-West Coffee ShopBiden and Russia: Between confrontation and cooperationIn this episode of the East-West Coffee Shop, Liana Fix addresses whether the Biden administration is likely to take a tougher stance on Moscow in some areas, and where there is still room for cooperation in others. While US-Russia relations might remain difficult with regards to Ukraine, Nord Stream 2, cyber attacks and Russia’s global influence, Washington will probably seek closer cooperation with the Kremlin on arms control and strategic stability, the JCPOA and climate change.
However, the future positioning of the new German chancellor and the French presidential election in 2022 will also have important implications for Wes...2021-03-2513 minEast-West Coffee ShopA reset for US-Kosovo relations with Biden?In the latest episode of the East-West Coffee Shop, Gent Salihu provides a perspective from Kosovo on the results of the 2021 parliamentary elections and addresses how US-Kosovo relations might change with the new Biden administration.
Gent Salihu is member of the Younger Generation Leaders Network.2021-03-2512 minEast-West Coffee ShopBelarusIn the first episode of the East-West Coffee Shop podcast, European Leadership Network (ELN) Policy Fellow Ben Challis sits down to discuss the developing situation in Belarus following the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been described as the last dictator in Europe.
Joining Ben from Minsk is YGLN member & Director of the Minsk Dialogue Council Yauheni Preiherman and Katia Glod, a Non-Resident Fellow at The Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA).
Read the latest ELN policy brief on Belarus from Ben Challis here.
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