In this podcast series, we will talk to academics who will share their insights on pressing events concerning European politics. We will link their insights to broader academic debates and show how these relate to current political developments. We will include academics from all over the world to offer you a truly global perspective.
Opinions expressed in this podcast are personal and are not representative of the position of the University of Groningen.
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Episode 26: The Changing Geopolitical Dynamics of the South Caucasus (00:20:44)
Our guest is Dr. Farid Shafiyev. In 2009 Farid Shafiyev was appointed Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Canada where he served until July 2014. From July 2014 to February 2019 Dr. Shafiyev was Ambassador of...
Episode 25: Perspectives for European Security after Moscow terrorist attack (00:21:19)
Davide Dell’Isola is a lecturer at the IRIO department at the University of Groningen. He holds a PhD in Security Studies from the University of Central Florida (UCF) and a MA in International Relatio...
Episode 24: Norway's Security Strategy Following the Invasion of Ukraine (00:25:24)
Ole Martin Stormoen is a PhD candidate in the research group on security and defense at NUPI, and is also an external candidate at RUG. His research area is foreign and defense policies, with an empha...
Episode 23: Invasion of Ukraine and the Relationship between Geopolitics and Russian Identity (00:26:21)
This episode is Powered by the Rudolf Agricola School for Sustainable Development.
Guest: Tom Casier is Chair in Global Politics of Europe at the University of Groningen. Before he was Reader in Int...
Episode 22: From BRICS to BRICS Plus: A New Geopolitical Landscape (00:18:21)
Dr. Eric Cezne is a postdoctoral researcher associated with the inFRONT: Inside Investment Frontiers of Sustainability Transitions project. His expertise lies at the intersections of International Rel...
Episode 21: The Role of Belarus in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict (00:15:49)
Tony van der Togt is a Senior Research Fellow at the Clingendael Russia and Eastern Europe Centre in
The Hague. After studying contemporary history in Amsterdam (Free University) and Nijmegen, he
had ...
Episode 20: Diplomatic Crisis between Azerbaijan and Iran (00:17:44)
Our guest is Fuad Shahbazov. He is a Baku-based policy analyst. He holds a master's degree in Political Science from the University of Vytautas Magnus (2016), a professional master's degree in Terrori...
Episode 19: Interview with the Former PM Moldova Natalia Gavrilița (00:23:56)
Natalia Gavrilița served as the 15th Prime Minister of Moldova between August 2021 and February 2023. She led the Government through multiple overlapping crises caused by the war in neighbouring Ukrai...
Episode 18: Russia’s War on Ukraine and the Rise of the Middle Corridor (00:16:05)
Nathan Hutson is an Assistant Professor of urban planning at the University of North Texas. His research focuses on freight infrastructure coordination and its role in economic development. He has fif...
Episode 17: Russiagate, Russian illicit financial flows and influence on Europe (00:24:18)
Hugo Rasch: a criminologist turned investigative journalist at Follow Money
Episode 16: Sanctions against Russia over Ukraine (00:29:45)
Dr. Francesco Giumelli (Deputy Head of Department, Associate Professor in International Relations and International Organization at the University of Groningen). Expertise: International sanctions, EU...
Our guest is Dr. Eric Cezne is postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Global Cooperation Research (GCR21), Duisburg, Germany & the Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Utrecht University...
Episode 14: Iran Protests (00:33:26)
Our guest: Dr. Donya Ahmadi is an Iranian-Dutch intersectional feminist and Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Groningen. Her current research project concerns the (re...
Episode 13: Peace Negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan: opportunities, obstacles and prospects (00:30:27)
Our guest is Rusif Huseynov, who is the Co-founder and Director of Topchubashov Center, a Baku-based think tank.
His main interests are socio-political developments, frozen conflicts, and ethnic minor...
Episode 12: The Role of Turkey in Regional Conflicts (00:25:08)
Our guest is Dr. Mustafa Ali Sezal, lecturer in the Department of International Relations at the University of Groningen.
We thank our partner Globalization Studies Groningen
Episode 11: Russian Discourses (Elite, public and opposition parties) about the war in Ukraine (00:43:29)
In this episode, we discuss the Russian elite, and public and opposition parties' discourses about the war in Ukraine. What is the elite discourse behind this war? What is the public discourse, and i...
Episode 10: The Polish Perspective on the Russian-Ukrainian war (00:29:58)
Our guests: Michal Jacunski, Professor in Political Communication at the University of Wroclaw, and Artur Gruszczak, Professor of Social Science, chair of National Security at the Faculty of Internati...
Episode 9: NATO vs Russia (00:32:59)
Our guest speaker is Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. He served as Secretary-General of NATO from 5 January 2004 until 1 August 2009.
From 1976 to 1986, he was employed in the Foreign Service of the Ministry o...
Episode 8: Importance of the Caspian Sea Countries for the EU Energy Security (00:36:38)
Our topic: Considering the current war between Russia and Ukraine and its energy security implications, we discuss the role of the Caspian Sea countries (South Caucasus and Central Asia) for EU Energy...
Roundtable: Russia-Ukraine conflict and implications to the EU (01:25:20)
The current conflict in Ukraine has created the most severe crisis between Russia and the West since the end of the Cold War. Ukraine’s fate hangs in the balance. Renewed international diplomacy stren...
Episode 6: the EU and Mongolia (00:31:24)
Our topic is the relationship between the EU and Mongolia. This episode discusses: how does Mongolia contribute to the international system? How important is Mongolia for the EU? How are relations wit...
Episode 5: China's BRI: Implications for Europe (00:28:57)
For decades the Western world has been hearing about the “rise of China” and the implications this would have for the way the world is organised. With the introduction of the One Belt, One Road progra...
Episode 4: High Energy Prices in Europe (00:18:54)
Gas, coal and electricity prices have in recent weeks risen to their highest levels in decades. The European Union, like many other regions in the world, is currently facing a sharp spike in energy pr...
Episode 3: Normative Power Europe: the cases of Ukraine and Belarus (00:34:25)
Our guests: Dr. Marek Neuman, Assistant Professor in the Department of International Relations at the University of Groningen & Dr. Nienke de Deugd, Assistant Professor in the Department of Internatio...
Episode 2: Climate Change and Populism (00:42:40)
Our guests: Prof.Lars Rensmann, Chair of the Department of European Languages and Cultures and Director of the Research Centre for the Study of Democratic Cultures and Politics at the University of Gr...
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