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In Velina's Talk series, the Director of the Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES) Velina Tchakarova invites guests from the world of global finance, economy, and politics to shed a light on global affairs and the most pressing issues of the Covid-19 crisis. From unfolding events in the field of geopolitics and geoeconomic to long-term trends and future scenarios, she aims to bring the complexity of the current Global System a step closer to the audience.

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    • Jul 12, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    Latest episodes from Velina's Talk

    The New Australian Government

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 71:31


    Velina's Talk with Gray Connolly, a lawyer and writer on politics, military affairs, and geopolitics, in Sydney, Australia.

    Finland's Path To NATO Membership

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 38:50


    Velina's Talk with Alexander Stubb, the Director of the School of Transnational Governance.

    US-China Relations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 64:18


    Velina's Talk with David Santoro, David Santoro is the President and CEO of The Pacific Forum and a published author. His latest work, 'US-China Nuclear Relations: The Importance Of Strategic Triangles', handles the sensitive matter of regulation concerning nuclear weapons.

    The Disruption of Global Supply Chains

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 89:41


    Ross Kennedy is the founder of Fortis Analysis, a U.S.-based logistics and supply chain advisory team that focuses tightly on risk management and operations at the intersection of geopolitics and supply chains. His unique blend of operations, sales, and strategic planning allows him to provide creative, agile solutions for his public- and private-sector clientele.

    Russia's war against Ukraine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 49:51


    Bruno Maçães was the Portuguese Europe minister from 2013-2015 and is the author of “Geopolitics for the End Time: From the Pandemic to the Climate Crisis”. In this episode, he elaborates on Russia's war on Ukraine.

    The Strategy of Denial

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 75:57


    Velina's Talk with Elbridge Colby

    Russia's Approach to the Near Abroad and Eurasia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 75:00


    Velina's Talk with Samuel Ramani

    Quo Vadis, Eurodollar System?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 80:06


    Velina's Talk with Jeffrey Snider and Emil Kalinowski

    India

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 48:45


    Velina's Talk with Vikram Sood, Former Head of R&AW

    Poland and its Role in Global Affairs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 85:45


    Velina's Talk with Jacek Bartosiak, CEO Strategy & Future.

    Global Energy Crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 67:01


    Velina's Talk with Tracy Shuchart, energy and metals strategist.

    Futurism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 59:25


    Velina's Talk with Tracey Follows, author of "The Future of You: Can Your Identity Survive 21st-Century Technology?"

    Australia and AUKUS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 46:33


    Velina's Talk with Major General Mick Ryan.

    Situation in Afghanistan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 50:59


    Velina's Talk with Hizbullah Khan, Journalist in Afghanistan.

    US-China Systemic Rivalry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 59:51


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova speaks with Kyle Bass, Chief Investment Officer Hayman Capital Management.

    Connectivity Geopolitics of the Mediterranean and Africa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 84:31


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova speaks with Prof. Michaël Tanchum, who teaches international relations and political economy of the Middle East and North Africa at Universidad de Navarra, Spain. He is also senior fellow at the Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES).

    The Future Starts Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 59:06


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova speaks with futurist and economist Bronwyn Williams about the future of business, technology, and society.

    Robotic Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 68:31


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova speaks with Markus Reisner, Colonel (General Staff), Austrian Armed Forces, about robotic wars and the indisputable power of drones.

    Global Macro Outlook

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 88:51


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova speaks with Albert Marko, Geopolitics and Geoeconomics Analyst, and Nicholas Glinsman, Macro Specialist, Geopolitics and History Commentator, about the Global Macro Outlook in 2021.

    South Caucasus as Global Hotspot

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 88:56


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova speaks with Robert Cutler, Senior Research Fellow and Director, Energy Security Program, NATO Association of Canada; Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute; and Practitioner Member, Waterloo Institute for Complexity and Innovation, University of Waterloo. The digital discussion covers the emerging post-conflict situation in the South Caucasus and its implications for international political and economic relations in the broader region. Starting with relations among the countries there, the webinar branches out to discuss Turkey, Russia, Iran, the Greater Caspian Sea region, and finally China. It then shifts gears a bit to forecast developments in the post-Cold War international system more broadly until 2025 and through the 2020s, into the 2030s and 2040s, looking forward to the system's breakdown in the mid-2040s and a transition to another international system to begin to emerge in the late 2050s.

    Geoeconomic Trends and Shifts

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 72:11


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova speaks with Pippa Malmgren, an American policy and economic analyst. She served as Special Assistant to the US President George W Bush, for Economic Policy on the National Economic Council and is a former member of the U.S. President's Working Group on Financial Markets.

    Global System Transformation, part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 37:13


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova speaks with Harald Malmgren, economist, geopolitical and geosecurity strategist about the Global System Transformation and the disruption of global finance, economy and trade following Covid-19 pandemic.

    Global System Transformation, part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 49:56


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova speaks with Harald Malmgren, economist, geopolitical and geosecurity strategist about the Global System Transformation and the disruption of global finance, economy and trade following Covid-19 pandemic.

    Global Supply Chains

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 86:56


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova speaks with Ross Kennedy, U.S.-based logistics and supply chain expert with more than fifteen years in international transportation, procurement, and analysis, about global supply chains and their disruption following Covid-19 pandemic.

    Where is the EU heading on security and defence?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 68:31


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova speaks with Daniel Fiott, Security and Defence Editor at the EU Institute for Security Studies (EUISS), about the EU's security and defence initiatives and trends.

    The New Great Depression

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 71:41


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova speaks with James Rickards, Director of The James Rickards Project and NY Times bestselling author, about his book "The New Great Depression: Winners and Losers in the Post-Pandemic World".

    Reset in EU-Russia Relatons

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 36:57


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova speaks with Nicu Popescu, Director of the Wider Europe Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations, about the EU-Russia relations.

    Global Energy Transition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 65:25


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova speaks with Tracy Shuchart, Energy and Material strategist at Hedge Fund Telemetry, about Global Energy Transition and major shifts in Big Oil, Gas, and other relevant trends.

    Europe-US Relations under Biden

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 64:21


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova speaks with Theresa Fallon, Director of the Centre for Russia Europe Asia Studies (CREAS) in Brussels, about the Europe-US relations under President Biden.

    Europe in the Era of Great Power Competition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 66:05


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova speaks with Jacek Bartosiak, CEO and Founder of Strategy&Future, about Europe in the era of great power competition.

    Global Power Shifts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 78:51


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova discussed with historian and strategist Edward Luttwak the current Global Power Shifts and the rise of China.

    Turkey and Libya

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 37:53


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova discussed with Wolfgang Pusztai the current situation in Libya and Turkey's role.

    US Foreign and Defense Policy Post-Covid-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 71:27


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova discussed with Franz Stefan Gady the U.S. Foreign and Defense Policy following the Covid-19 crisis.

    Covid-19 and Russia-China Relations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 66:34


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova discussed with Alexander Gabuev the relations between Russia and China following the Covid-19 crisis outbreak.

    The U.S. Approach to China

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 71:11


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova discussed with Rachael Rudolph the U.S. approach to China.

    Australia: the Eagle and the Dragon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 65:46


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova discussed with Gray Connoly the case of Australia as being caught between the USA and China.

    Global Macro Outlook after Covid-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 71:46


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova discussed with Sune Sorensen the Global Macro Outlook after Covid-19 crisis.

    The Big Reset and India

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 68:44


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova discussed with Samir Saran the Big Reset of the Global Order and India's role.

    Covid-19 and the Middle East

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 60:08


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova discussed with Mitchell Belfer and Michael Tanchum the Covid-19 virus outbreak and its implications for the Middle East.

    Disease, Disorder and Disunity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 66:47


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova discussed with Harald Malmgren and Albert Marko the current Global Order and the ongoing global power shifts.

    The Post-Coronavirus Financial and Monetary System

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 59:01


    AIES Director Velina Tchakarova discussed with James Rickards the Post-Covid Financial and Monetary System

    USA and Europe relations under President Biden

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2021 67:31


    AIES director Velina Tchakarova speaks with Dean, College of International and Security Studies, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies Andrew A. Michta about the relations between the USA and Europe under president Biden. DISCLAIMER: The views expressed are the speaker's alone and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Marshall Center, the Department of Defense, or the United States Government.MEHR ANSEHEN

    The Day After the 2020 U.S. Election

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 62:06


    Velina Tchakarova interviews CEO Richard Fontaine, from the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) about the outcome of the US Election.

    US Election and Possible Implications for Europe

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 64:51


    Velina Tchakarova interviews political expert Peter Rough about the possible implications of the US Election on Europe.

    Will Joe Biden be the Next President?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 62:51


    Velina Tchakarova interviewed Stanley R. Sloan on the topic "Will Joe Biden be the next US President?". Mr. Sloan gives interesting insights in the democratic view on the US elections and the impact that Joe Biden would have as president in America and the world.

    Who will win the US election?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 63:24


    Velina Tchakarova interviews political economic expert Albert Marko to talk about possible US election outcomes.

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