Talk Eastern Europe
198 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsTalk Eastern Europe is the official podcast of the New Eastern Europe magazine, providing insightful analysis, thoughtful commentary and engaging interviews on the latest news and developments affecting the region of Central and Eastern Europe. The podcast is hosted by Adam Reichardt, NEE’s editor in chief, and Alexandra Karppi, an expert on the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe. Each episode delves into the complexities of the region, from the war in Ukraine, the rise of populism, the challenges of European integration and the latest events that represent the constant changes taking place in Central and Eastern Europe. Join us each week for a deep dive into the most pressing topics facing Eastern Europe today. Subscribe to stay informed and engaged with the latest developments in the region.
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Episode 128: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, one year later. A conversation with Maria Avdeeva
February 24, 2023 09:24 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MB>>> Become a patron of Talk Eastern Europe for even more content: http://bit.ly/3nMGeYj In this special episode of Talk Eastern Europe, Adam and Agnieszka sit down with Maria Avdeeva, a Kharkiv-based expert who has since February 24th 2022 been reporting on the ground regarding the situation in her hometown and throughout Ukraine. Maria provides some personal reflections and stories from the last 12 months and later describes what she thinks could happen next in Russia’s war against Ukraine....
Episode 127: New president, new Czechia?
February 14, 2023 12:33 - 1 hour - 57.6 MB>>> Become a patron of Talk Eastern Europe for even more content: http://bit.ly/3nMGeYj In this episode we focus on Czechia and its recent presidential election, which saw a clash of two very different visions of the country's future. We discuss the role of President in Czechia, the legacy of the outgoing President, Miloš Zeman, the profile and policy ideas of the newly elected Petr Pavel and the biggest points of contention between him and his main rival in the election, former Czech PM And...
Episode 126: What do Swedish Council Presidency, Eastern Partnership, and civil society have in common?
February 08, 2023 08:11 - 1 hour - 61.1 MB>>> Become a patron of Talk Eastern Europe for even more content: http://bit.ly/3nMGeYj In this week's episode Aga sits down with not one but two guests to discuss the Swedish presidency of the Council of the EU, the future of the Eastern Partnership, and the role civil society has played and can play in the relations between the EU and the EaP, as well as within the EaP itself. This episode is co-produced with ForumCiv, a Swedish development cooperation organisation uniting around 200 Swe...
Episode 125: Dissecting German discourse on Ukraine
February 01, 2023 14:48 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MB>>> Become a patron of Talk Eastern Europe for even more content: http://bit.ly/3nMGeYj In this episode, Adam and Agnieszka start by discussing latest updates in the region, including the election of Petr Pavel as the new Czech president, an interesting piece on how Poland is repairing Ukraine’s military equipment, and the announcement that Germany will allow for the export of Leopard main battle tanks to Ukraine. They are then joined by Marcel Krueger, a German-born writer and essayist. H...
Episode 124: Slovakia turns 30 amid political turmoil
January 24, 2023 13:41 - 58 minutes - 53.1 MB*** Become a patron of Talk Eastern Europe and get additional content: https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope *** Talk Eastern Europe is back with its first episode of 2023! The episode opens with Adam and Agnieszka catching up with the news (and not only!) from the last weeks and a quick reaction to the Ramstein meeting on January 20th. The rest of the episode is dedicated to looking at the country of Slovakia, which recently celebrated 30 years of statehood following the peaceful breaku...
Episode 123: Azerbaijan in a changing geopolitical reality (+summary of the year)
December 23, 2022 12:50 - 1 hour - 164 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope In the last episode of 2022, the three co-hosts reunite to wrap up the year. It was a year dominated by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Besides the war, it was a year full of important developments in many countries of the region. In the main part of the episode, Maciek sits down with Anna Żamejć, an independent journalist and analyst focusing on the Southern ...
Episode 122: What’s behind the tensions between Serbia and Kosovo?
December 13, 2022 13:36 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope This week, Talk Eastern Europe heads back to the Western Balkans. Maciek and Adam discuss the most recent EU-Western Balkan Summit which was held in Tirana, Albania on December 6th. Later, Adam is joined by Leon Hartwell, a senior advisor for the Central and South Eastern European Programme (CSEEP) at LSE IDEAS and a non-resident senior fellow at the Center for European Po...
Russian war against Ukraine: Special coverage ep.7
December 05, 2022 11:37 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBIt has been now over nine months since the Russian unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and Talk Eastern Europe is continuing its special coverage with additional content and conversations on the situation with the war. Since October, the Russian strategy has shifted, by putting more pressure on the Ukrainian civilian population by targeting critical infrastructure such as electricity, water and heating. As the winter months are now starting more pressure will be put on the Ukrainian population as...
Episode 121 - Reporting from Ukraine's frontlines
December 01, 2022 11:15 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope In this episode, Aga sits down with Francis Farrell - an Aussie who ended up working as a frontline reporter for The Kyiv Independent. They discuss plenty of war-related topics, including the liberation of Kherson, life in the occupied and frontline areas, and the current struggles linked to Russia's mass attacks on Ukraine's energy grid. There's also a couple of bonus qu...
Episode 120: The human rights situation in Belarus
November 23, 2022 13:48 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope In this episode Adam and Aga start with a brief conversation on recent developments regarding the Russian war against, including the incident which took place at Przewodów in Poland, just across the border with Ukraine. Later, Adam sits downs with Anais Marin - the UN Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus. They discuss the situation in Belarus and...
Episode 119 - Russia's westernmost outpost: history, identity and geopolitical fate of Kaliningrad
November 15, 2022 17:26 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope In this episode, we focus our attention on Russia's semi-exclave of Kaliningrad, located by the Baltic Sea and surrounded by NATO allies. Our guest for this week is Miłosz J. Cordes, a former career diplomat, currently a post-doc researcher at Lund University, a fellow researcher at the Danish Foreign Policy Society, and a lecturer at DIS Study Abroad in Copenhagen. Aga ...
Episode 118: Book Talk: The fight for our lives. A conversation with Iuliia Mendel
November 10, 2022 12:56 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope In this week’s episode, Adam is just back from a trip to Lviv. Maciek asks Adam for his reflections on his stay in the Western Ukrainian city. Later, Adam is joined by Iuliia Mendel a Ukrainian journalist who served as press secretary and spokesperson for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from 2019 until 2021. Her recent book is titled “The Fight of Our Lives. My Time with Zel...
Episode 117: Will the Italian far-right cut ties with Russia?
November 03, 2022 10:30 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MB*** Help us reach our goal of 50 patrons by the end of 2022! Join us here: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope This episodes looks into Italy’s bilateral relation with Russia and its possible development under the newly-established government of Giorgia Meloni, who is the leader of the far-right Brothers of Italy. Our guest is Stefano Braghiroli, Associate Professor of European Studies at Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies, University of Tartu, Estonia. Together with Maciek, Stefa...
Russian war against Ukraine: Special coverage ep. 6
October 29, 2022 09:05 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBIt has been now over 280 days since the Russian unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. A lot has changed since our last special episode dedicated to the war in Ukraine. Since the summer, Ukraine’s counter-offensive has had some serious success in taking back its land from Russia – particularly in the North, but also in the East and South. Serious efforts are now aimed at retaking Kherson in the south. At the same time, Russia’s strategy against Ukrainian civilians intensified. In this special epi...
Episode 116: The Contested Histories. The project wrap-up
October 26, 2022 12:35 - 36 minutes - 83 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope This episode features a discussion with Aline Sierp, an Associate Professor in European Studies at Maastricht University, the co-founder and co-president of the Memory Studies Association, and the Council of European Studies’ Research Network on Transnational Memory and Identity in Europe. Aline provides us with a broader context of the Contested Histories Onsite project...
Episode 115 - Is the North Caucasus reaching a boiling point?
October 18, 2022 13:18 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope In this episode Aga sits down with Harold Chambers, an independent political and security analyst specialising in the North Caucasus, to discuss the recent anti-mobilisation protests in this multi-ethnic part of Russia usually known for very low levels of open dissent. Aga and Harold then delve deeper into the mood in Chechnya specifically, and compare how the usual percep...
Episode 114: A deep dive into Bosnia and Herzegovina
October 11, 2022 18:36 - 1 hour - 55.3 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope In this week’s episode, Adam and Maciek open with a discussion on some of the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine war. Later they sit down with Megan McCullough, a development associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington DC and a contributor to Lossi36. They discuss the place of Bosnia in Europe and its geopolitical position, the complic...
Episode 113: From past to present. A story of Chinese-European encounters
October 04, 2022 14:31 - 1 hour - 63.4 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope In this episode we look towards China from the perspective of its encounters with the West and Europe. Our guest is Jacek Hajduk, a Cracow-based (Poland) writer and classical philologist. His recent book “The Journal of the Rat Year” (in Polish: Dziennik Roku Szczura”) has been recently published in Poland. The book offers an in-depth historical look into the Chinese-Eur...
Episode 112: Russian disinformation and memory politics, past and present
September 27, 2022 21:43 - 1 hour - 188 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope In this episode, Aga and Maciek sit down not with one but two guests, diving deep into the history of Russian/Soviet disinformation and memory politics, and linking it to the most recent events, including the partial mobilization in Russia and sham referenda in the occupied territories of Ukraine. The voices of our guests will seem familiar to our regular listeners, as Aga...
Episode 111: Debating an EU-wide ban on Russian tourists?
September 13, 2022 12:55 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope This week Maciek and Aga open the episode with a discussion on the latest news regarding Ukraine’s gains in the Kharkiv region, pushing back the Russian forces that have been occupying land there for the last several months. Later, Adam interviews Marie Dumoulin from the European Council on Foreign Relations. They talk about the debate around the EU-wide visa ban for Russi...
Episode 110: The situation of Crimean Tatars during the wartime
September 06, 2022 18:44 - 53 minutes - 123 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope In the first part of the episode, the trio of co-hosts briefly exchange summer reflections and what they were following recently in the region after not seeing each other for a while. The core part overviews the situation over the Crimean Peninsula and of Crimean Tatars. Crimea has been recently at the heart of a debate over the war due to reported Ukraine’s strikes on R...
Episode 109: What does Georgia dream about?
July 31, 2022 11:35 - 49 minutes - 45 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope In this episode we turn towards Georgia, to discuss the current developments in the country and the implications of the recent decision of the European Council not to grant Georgia EU candidate status just yet. Aga delves into these topics together with Grigol Julukhidze, Director and Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Council - an independent, non-profit think tank base...
Episode 108: Albania and North Macedonia closer to the EU
July 24, 2022 15:15 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope In this episode, we look at the Western Balkans. After somewhat disappointing the EU-Western Balkans Summit in June 2022, the European Commission announced the opening of the accession negotiations with the two candidate countries Albania and North Macedonia on July 19. Gentjan Skara, the Head of the Department of Law at the Bedër University College in Triana, joined us...
Episode 107: War opposition inside Russia
July 13, 2022 08:24 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope In this episode of Talk Eastern Europe, Adam sits down with Nina Rozhanovskaya a coordinator and academic liaison at the Kennan Institute of the Wilson Centre. Nina and Adam explore understanding Russian support for the war in Ukraine and a focus on opposition to the war among Russians inside and outside the country. They discuss the growing internal repressions and the co...
Episode 106: Czechia's EU presidency - priorities and challenges
July 05, 2022 14:04 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/search?q=talk+eastern+europe In this episode Aga sits down with Pavel Havlíček, a Research Fellow at the Prague-based Association for International Affairs (AMO) and expert on Eastern Europe, to discuss the priorities of the recently inaugurated Czech presidency of the Council of the European Union and how these will be impacted by the historic decision to grant Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova ...
Episode 105: Ukraine granted the EU candidate status in the shadow of war
July 01, 2022 07:01 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/search?q=talk+eastern+europe The last European Union Council meeting brought a historic decision to grant Ukraine and Moldova the status of the EU candidate status. In this episode Maciek and Aga share their first reactions to the EU’s decision as well as Maciek asks Maksym Kyiak, the Kyiv-based expert on international relations, about his assessment of EU Council decision. In addition Maksym prov...
Episode 104: Russian invasion continues to devastate
June 17, 2022 06:45 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope *** In this episode Adam sits down with Anton Naychuk, Director of the Kyiv-based NGO Civil Diplomacy Fund. Anton gives our listeners an update on where the fighting is now taking place in Ukraine. He discusses the current Russian strategy and the needs of Ukraine for heavy weapons now – before it is too late. Anton also describes the economic effects of the war and why and how Ru...
Episode 103: How Poland became a "humanitarian superpower"
June 09, 2022 12:03 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope *** In this episode two Agnieszkas sit down to discuss recent developments in their home country – Poland. Aga’s guest is Agnieszka Wądołowska, deputy editor of Notes from Poland and a fellow podcaster. The discussion revolves around Poland’s reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with particular focus on the country’s role in supporting Ukrainian refugees. Aga and Agnieszka...
Episode 102: Europe's changing energy landscape
June 03, 2022 15:32 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope*** This episode features a discussion on the dynamic changes in the energy sector in Europe. Europe has been already on the track to transforming the energy policy due to climate change. The pandemic but foremost Russia's military invasion of Ukraine has accelerated the pace of changes. The most important challenge is how to decrease the level of imports of fossil fuels from Russi...
Episode 101: EU Candidate status for Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia?
May 25, 2022 11:41 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope *** Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has led to huge geopolitical shifts in the region of Eastern Europe. One major development has been the application for membership in the European Union submitted by Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia. What are the chances that these three countries can get EU candidate status? And what does this mean for the EU’s Eastern Partnership initiativ...
Russian war against Ukraine: Special coverage ep. 5
May 21, 2022 05:54 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBIt has been now over 80 days since the Russian unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. In this special episode dedicated to the war in Ukraine, Adam sits down with Vira Konstantynova, a Ukrainian political scientist, expert in international relations and commentator in Ukrainian media. They discuss life in war time Kyiv, the developing situation in the south of the country, the ongoing negotiation process as well as the importance of Ukraine’s victory in Eurovision. If you enjoy listening to our pod...
Episode 100: Reflections on the podcast. Past, present and future
May 18, 2022 08:47 - 1 hour - 57.6 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope *** In our special 100th episode, which was live streamed on May 17th 2022, Talk Eastern Europe takes a trip down memory lane and discusses the origins of the podcast and its development. Aga takes on the role of interviewer with her guests, Adam and Maciek, and asks the longtime co-hosts to share some behind-the-scenes fun facts and memorable moments related to their work on the ...
Episode 99: Transforming the fascist past. The case of Bolzano’s bas-relief
May 12, 2022 10:19 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope*** Episode 99 of the podcast explores how the research and local community from Bolzano in northern Italy managed to successfully reframe the post-fascist historical site located in this South Tyrolean, multi-ethnic city. The story gives an opportunity to reflect on how collective memory can be dealt with. It also allows us to ponder to what extent the experience of totalitarianis...
Episode 98: Book talk - Democracy against liberalism
April 27, 2022 13:49 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu *** In the opening part of this episode, Adam reveals what readers may find in the current issue of New Eastern Europe which provides voices from and about Ukraine struggling with unprovoked Russia’s military aggression that has already lasted for two months. In the main of this episode, Maciek sits down with Aviezer Tucker, a philosopher specializing in Epistemology and Phi...
Russian war against Ukraine: Special coverage ep. 4
April 15, 2022 11:04 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBIn our continuing coverage of the Russian invasion against Ukraine, Adam Reichardt goes to Lviv and interviews Iryna Matviyishyn – a Ukrainian journalist. During the conversation they discuss Iryna’s recent trip to Kyiv and what she saw there as well as misconceptions of the West on Ukraine and what stage of the war is next Make a donation in solidarity with Ukraine by supporting free press in Central and Eastern Europe! Donate here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-free-press-in-eastern-e...
Episode 97: Invincible Orbán and post-election Hungary
April 13, 2022 12:46 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu *** This episode features a discussion with Andrzej Sadecki, a senior fellow at the Centre for Eastern Studies in Warsaw. Together with Andrzej, we summarize the parliamentary election in Hungary which took place on April 3rd and coincided with a nationwide referendum. Andrzej provides his assessment of why the ruling party of Fidesz won the election big time and gained the sup...
Episode 96: Georgia’s government distancing from Ukraine
April 05, 2022 18:49 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu *** In this episode, we try to comprehend what’s behind Georgia’s government’s cold stance toward Kyiv in the face of a Russia-provoked war in Ukraine and what consequences it might bring for Georgia’s foreign policy. Maciek discusses this topic with Givi Gigitashvili, a Researcher at the Atlantic Council Forensic Research Lab. Make sure to check out our website: www.talkeast...
Episode 95: Sanctions against Russia: will they work?
March 29, 2022 17:59 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu *** Adam, Maciek and Aga are finally back together! Before getting to this week’s interview, they discuss last week’s international summits and President Joe Biden’s visit to Poland, all against the backdrop of the ongoing Russian war against Ukraine. Aga and Maciek then sit down with Dr Clara Portela – a Political Science lecturer at the Law School of the University of Valen...
Episode 94: Moldova and Romania response to Ukrainian refugees
March 22, 2022 19:09 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu *** In this episode Aga and Maciek discuss with Oktawian Miliewski Moldova’s and Romania’s reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They talk about the growing number of refugees in both countries and the potential consequences of the influx of people for the two countries. Oktawian also shares his insights why a potential of a Russia-controlled breakaway region of Transnis...
Russian war against Ukraine: Special coverage ep. 3
March 18, 2022 15:54 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu *** In this episode, which is recorded on March 18th 2022, Talk Eastern Europe co-hosts Agnieszka and Adam catch up with Vladyslav Faraponov, an analyst and journalist at the Kyiv-based Internews-Ukraine and UkraineWorld. They discuss the most recent developments with Russia’s war against Ukraine as well as look at some of the international developments from the Ukrainian persp...
Russian war against Ukraine: Special coverage ep. 2
March 12, 2022 10:54 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu *** In our continuing coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine, Adam sits down with Olha Konsevych, a Ukrainian journalist and editor in chief of the 24tv.ua web portal. They discuss the current situation around the country, the humanitarian crisis and green corridors, Belarus’s role and nuclear security. In the end Olha shares her message to Russians – who need to stand up an...
Episode 93: Russian aggression. View from Estonia
March 08, 2022 13:49 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu *** In this episode, Adam sits down with Stefano Braghiroli from the University of Tartu in Estonia. They discuss the Russian war in Ukraine and how it is seen from the Baltic states, and especially Estonia. Please support organizations helping Ukraine: https://neweasterneurope.eu/2022/02/24/ukraine-under-attack-how-to-help/ Sign our petition for unwavering global support fo...
Russian war against Ukraine: Special coverage ep. 1
March 04, 2022 18:51 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MB*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu *** In this episode, Maciek connects with Maksym Kyiak who is staying near Kyiv. Maksym shares information about the life of Ukrainians at the time when their country has been attacked by Russia. Later, Maksym assesses the changing policy of Germany and the West toward Russia, and at the end, we have the pleasure to listen to a patriotic Ukrainian song performed by Maksym. Ukra...
Episode 92: War in Ukraine. The situation on day five
March 01, 2022 15:01 - 1 hour - 57 MB*** Please support this podcast – become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu *** This episode, recorded February 28th, is a summary of what has been happening in Ukraine since February 24th, the beginning of Russia's cruel military invasion of this country. Our thoughts are with the Ukrainians who are heroically defending their country's independence and freedom. We discuss not only the events in Ukraine itself, but also what is happening on the eastern border of Poland, which has...
Episode 91: In search of happiness
February 22, 2022 10:02 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MB*** Please support this podcast – become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu *** In this episode of Talk Eastern Europe, Adam sits down with Yvonne Howell, Professor of Russian and Global Studies at the University of Richmond and translator of the book “Moments of Happiness” published by Academic Studies Press. They discuss the background behind the book, the process of translating, what was learned in her experience, and how it relates to today’s darker times. Get your copy of t...
Episode 90: Unpacking Hungarian Trianon trauma
February 15, 2022 13:05 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MB*** Please support this podcast – become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu *** This episode features Maciek’s conversation with Andrzej Sadecki, Senior Fellow at Centre For Eastern Studies in Warsaw. They discuss the issue of remembrance of the Treaty of Trianon signed in 1921 which is a source of historical trauma for Hungarians. Andrzej explains why the Hungarian perception of the aftermath of World War I and Trianon are different than in other countries of the region. In 202...
Episode 89: Eastern Partnership looks to the future
February 08, 2022 16:15 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MB*** Please support this podcast – become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu *** In this episode Adam and Maciek start with a discussion on developments in Russia-China relations. Later, they are joined by Mikayel Hovhannisyan, Program Director, Eurasia Partnership Foundation in Armenia, and a member of the EaP Civil Society Forum's Steering Committee. Mikayel shares his insights on the outcomes of the Eastern Partnership Summit held in December 2021. We also have a look at the ch...
Episode 88: The Arctic, the EU and geopolitics
February 01, 2022 10:33 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MB*** Please support this podcast – become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu *** This episode of Talk Eastern Europe explores the role that the Arctic region plays in the European Union’s foreign and security policy. As a result of the warming climate and the expanding geopolitical ambitions of Russia and other global actors, the Arctic is becoming more important to relations in the Northern Hemisphere. What are the EU’s objectives and how can the EU achieve its aims vis-a-vis i...
Episode 87: Russian memory politics
January 24, 2022 17:22 - 59 minutes - 54 MB>>>Support this podcast – become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu In this episode, we deal with the subject of Russian politics of memory. We discuss the basic threads of the Russian narrative about collective memory and discuss how and for what purposes they are instrumentalized by the current rulers in the Kremlin. It also turns out that understanding the Russian authorities' approach to history provides explanations for the motives behind Russia's current actions at the inte...
Episode 86: Belarus and the crisis on the EU’s border
January 15, 2022 09:44 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBIn the first episode of 2022, Talk Eastern Europe takes a comprehensive look at the situation on the border of Belarus and Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. Last year, the regime in Minsk headed by Alyaksandr Lukashenka, tried to artificially create a migration and border crisis for EU states as revenge for sanctions policies in the wake of the falsified 2020 elections and subsequent crackdowns. In this special episode, Maciek collects insights from two Polish experts (Filip Rudnik, Dominik Wilcz...