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In 1971, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi threw a party to celebrate the 2,500-year anniversary of the Persian Empire. It was planned to be a massive party, with tents set up in the desert, and invitations sent to just about every world leader across both the Western and Soviet blocs. Robert Templer writes about this celebration–and how it presaged the events of the Iranian Revolution of 1979–in his new book The Shah's Party: And the Iranian Revolution That Followed (Hurst, 2026). Robert Templer is a writer and former professor at the Central European University, where he also founded a research centre on post-conflict recovery. From 2011-2012, he was director of the Asia Programme at the International Crisis Group and has visited Iran on many occasions. He is the author of four books including the acclaimed Shadows and Wind: A View of Modern Vietnam and A Basilisk Glance: Poisoners from Plato to Putin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In 1971, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi threw a party to celebrate the 2,500-year anniversary of the Persian Empire. It was planned to be a massive party, with tents set up in the desert, and invitations sent to just about every world leader across both the Western and Soviet blocs. Robert Templer writes about this celebration–and how it presaged the events of the Iranian Revolution of 1979–in his new book The Shah's Party: And the Iranian Revolution That Followed (Hurst, 2026). Robert Templer is a writer and former professor at the Central European University, where he also founded a research centre on post-conflict recovery. From 2011-2012, he was director of the Asia Programme at the International Crisis Group and has visited Iran on many occasions. He is the author of four books including the acclaimed Shadows and Wind: A View of Modern Vietnam and A Basilisk Glance: Poisoners from Plato to Putin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

In 1971, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi threw a party to celebrate the 2,500-year anniversary of the Persian Empire. It was planned to be a massive party, with tents set up in the desert, and invitations sent to just about every world leader across both the Western and Soviet blocs. Robert Templer writes about this celebration–and how it presaged the events of the Iranian Revolution of 1979–in his new book The Shah's Party: And the Iranian Revolution That Followed (Hurst, 2026). Robert Templer is a writer and former professor at the Central European University, where he also founded a research centre on post-conflict recovery. From 2011-2012, he was director of the Asia Programme at the International Crisis Group and has visited Iran on many occasions. He is the author of four books including the acclaimed Shadows and Wind: A View of Modern Vietnam and A Basilisk Glance: Poisoners from Plato to Putin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/middle-eastern-studies

In 1971, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi threw a party to celebrate the 2,500-year anniversary of the Persian Empire. It was planned to be a massive party, with tents set up in the desert, and invitations sent to just about every world leader across both the Western and Soviet blocs. Robert Templer writes about this celebration–and how it presaged the events of the Iranian Revolution of 1979–in his new book The Shah's Party: And the Iranian Revolution That Followed (Hurst, 2026). Robert Templer is a writer and former professor at the Central European University, where he also founded a research centre on post-conflict recovery. From 2011-2012, he was director of the Asia Programme at the International Crisis Group and has visited Iran on many occasions. He is the author of four books including the acclaimed Shadows and Wind: A View of Modern Vietnam and A Basilisk Glance: Poisoners from Plato to Putin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/asian-review

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The following interview is part of the 2025 Charleston Conference Leadership Interview Series. In this series, we sit down with leaders and innovators who are making a real difference in scholarly publishing, libraries, and the broader information world. Each conversation is a chance to hear firsthand how these decision makers tackle new challenges, rethink traditional models, and collaborate across sectors. Today's episode features the next conversation from the 2025 Charleston Conference Leadership Interview Series.  Heather Staines, Senior Consultant, Delta Think, and a Conference Director, talks with Frances Pinter, Director, Academic Relations, Central European University Press, and founder, SUPRR. Frances was born in Venezuela to Hungarian parents and lived on four continents by the time she was 20 years old, which she believes greatly influenced the international approach and outlook that she has held throughout her career. Frances has been a prolific figure, and a trail blazer, in Academic Publishing for over 50 years, working with companies of all different sizes and business cultures around the world. She is currently working to help Ukrainian publishers through SUPRR (Supporting Ukrainian Publishing Resilience and Recovery) which she founded. In this conversation, Frances talks with Heather about starting her own publishing company at a very young age while working on her PhD in international relations, and the importance of working with young authors and meeting people at a young age who challenged conventional wisdom, which stayed with her throughout her career. She also talks about her work in networking a computer system with Apple, why serving on industry committees is very important and the knowledge you can gain from being active in this capacity, and the story of how she won a contract against many big players to digitize the Winston Churchill archives. Frances also tells how she was influenced by an experience with a hands-on open access project in Africa that led to her founding of Knowledge Unlatched in 2012, which was acquired by Annual Reviews in 2025. Lastly, she talks with Heather about the role that librarians have played in her professional life.  The video of this interview can be found here: https://youtu.be/0XGbG5yY4y0 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherstaines/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/frances-pinter-6091252/ Keywords: #CharlestonConference #AgainstTheGrain #KatinaMagazine #AnnualReviews #LeadershipInLibraries #InnovationInLibraries #TeamWork #Team #ConferenceEvolution #LibraryCommunity #Librarianship #ProfessionalDevelopment #LibrarianJourney #LibraryEducation #InformationAccess #LibraryCommunity #libraries #librarians #libraryCareer #librarySchool #LibraryLove #academic #AcademicPublishing #scholcomm #ScholarlyCommunication  #learning #learnon #information #leaders #leadership #2024ChsConf ##career #scholcomm #ScholarlyCommunication #libraries #librarianship #LibraryNeeds #LibraryLove #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #publishing #LibrariesAndPublishers #podcasts

Standing ovations are rare at Davos, the annual World Economic Forum conference. But Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney tore the roof down with a speech calling on the world's middle powers to forge a united path away from the hegemony of American power. And Trump isn't happy about it. Geraldine Doogue and Latika Bourke speak to former Canadian Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff about how much Australia and Canada have in common, and why Europe and Great Britain are the middle powers to watch. Guest: Michael Ignatieff, Professor at the Central European University in Vienna and former leader of the Liberal Party of CanadaGet in touch:We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.auFind all the episodes of Global Roaming now via the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode originally aired on January 28, 2026

Georgia's ancient faith is still alive — and it demands more than just going through the motions.Professor Levan Gigineishvili joins John to discuss the importance of continuous personal growth as an Orthodox Christian, the ultimate answer to avoiding complacency and transforming our lives in Christ. A medievalist, philosopher, and one of Georgia's most respected public intellectuals — walks us through 1,600 years of Christianity that refuses to die.This conversation goes deep, we cover:✧ Why Ilia Chavchavadze (philosopher, national hero, and saint) believed good ritual isn't good enough✧ The Golden Age of Georgia: Rustavelli, Neoplatonism, and the "Second Athens"✧ How Georgia kept the faith when empires — Byzantine, Persian, Ottoman, Russian, Soviet — tried to erase it✧ Why Sola Scriptura and the Reformation never took root in the Caucasus✧ Levan's own journey from Soviet atheism to Orthodox Christianity✧ The Georgian Supra: why Americans are falling in love with this ancient feast tradition✧ And one unforgettable story about a panic attack, a monastery, and a phone call

Nausheen I. Chen is a 3-time TEDx speaker, a Public Speaking instructor for the Executive MBA program at Central European University and Wesleyan, and a LinkedIn Learning Instructor with 600,000+ followers across LinkedIn, Instagram and TikTok.   Nausheen coaches leaders at Google, Amazon, NASA and the UN as well as startup founders to speak fearlessly. Her clients have raised more than $115 million through winning investor pitches and successful exits. You can connect with her on: nausheen@speaking.coach.   Summary:   Public speaking coach Nausheen Chen joins Lyndsay Dowd to break down the real reasons people freeze under the spotlight — and the practical framework she uses to turn nervous executives and introverted entrepreneurs into compelling, confident communicators.   Key takeaways:   - Nervousness on camera isn't a personality flaw - The three-level speaking framework - Better pitching = better deals - Authenticity is the strategy   Episode chapters:   0:00 Intro & episode preview 1:03 Nausheen's origin story 3:33 From filmmaker to speaking coach 6:06 The purple hair strategy 9:39 Speaking to investors: a $65M case study 14:18 Know your story before you tell it 16:39 The speaker's toolkit: voice, energy & body language 20:47 What inspires Nausheen 22:52 Legacy, ideal clients & what's next 24:49 Final advice & how to connect

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Michael Ignatieff to discuss diplomacy and developments in Europe in aftermath of the Hungarian election. // Participants' bios: Michael Ignatieff is Rector Emeritus and Professor of History at Central European University. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Release date: May 15, 2026

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“Orbán rigged the electoral system to highly benefit the winner. He thought he would never face the realistic possibility of losing. When someone actually threatened his plan, he just couldn't imagine it. And that person got more than 55% — a two-thirds-plus majority. Orbán shot himself in the foot.” — Marc Loustau On April 12, Viktor Orbán — the populist who invented the illiberal playbook — got booted out of office by the Hungarian electorate. His defeat, says Marc Loustau, Harvard PhD and fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study at Central European University, represents a playbook for defeating illiberalism. Orbán had rigged the electoral system so dramatically — giving the winner 1.5 votes for every vote the loser got — that when Péter Magyar got more than 55 percent of the vote, Orbán's own system destroyed him. The gods must have their fun — Hungarian poetic justice. Orbán's cronies, Loustau reports, are fleeing to Dubai with their hot rod car collections and ill-gotten gains from sixteen years in power. But the mid- and upper-tier bureaucrats, Loustau warns, are still in office. Not having any other skills, they're going to be difficult to dislodge. Making Hungary a functional democracy again won't happen overnight. The goal of Péter Magyar's government, Loustau says, is to “make Hungary boring again.” That should be the lesson for the anti-Trumpists in his native America, Loustau says. Build the broadest possible coalition, never kick anyone out of it, and refuse to be drawn onto the deadly culture-war terrain. When Orbán banned the Budapest Pride parade to force Péter Magyar to take a stand on LGBTQ issues, Magyar flew to a Greek island. It was, Loustau says, the smartest move of the campaign. Make America boring again. The anti-Hollywood playbook for defeating illiberalism. Are you watching Gavin & Kamala? Five Takeaways •       Poetic Justice: Orbán's System Destroyed Him: Orbán rigged Hungary's electoral system to massively benefit the winner: if you get more than 55 percent of the vote, you get roughly 70 percent of parliamentary seats, and effectively 1.5 votes for every vote your opponent receives. He did this because he never imagined anyone could get above 50 percent against him. When Péter Magyar did — comfortably — Orbán's own system gave Magyar a supermajority. Loustau's verdict: it is rare that there is genuine poetic justice in life. This is one of those moments. •       The Cronies Are Heading for Dubai: Sixteen years of a two-thirds majority in parliament allowed Orbán to pack every institution in Hungary with loyalists — friends, family, friends of friends — from top to bottom. In the end, this became part of his undoing: when you bleed out talent and fill institutions with cronies, you end up with an inept government. The most visible Orbán figures are now heading to Dubai with their hot rod car collections. But the mid-level “authoritarian cadre circles” burrowed into every institution will be much harder to remove. It will take years to restore functional public services. •       Make Hungary Boring Again: The incoming government's agenda, in Loustau's formulation, is to make Hungary boring again. No more brinkmanship between Russia, Brussels, and Washington. No more geopolitical risk-taking. Hungary belongs in the EU, and if the EU likes anything, it is stultifying bureaucracy. That, paradoxically, may be the best thing for ordinary Hungarians. It does not signal the end of the far-right threat globally. So long as Putin is alive, Loustau argues, we must remain vigilant. •       Magyar Goes to Greece: The Culture War Lesson: One of Orbán's favourite tactics was to force opposition politicians to take a stand on LGBTQ issues. He banned the Budapest Pride parade specifically to create a trap for Magyar — either come out against the ban and look soft on “family values,” or attend the parade and look radical. Magyar's response: he went on holiday to Greece. He wasn't even in the country. Loustau calls it one of the slyest moves of the campaign. The lesson for Trump's opponents: never engage on the terrain your opponent has chosen. •       Can Disaffected Trumpians Defeat Trumpism? Magyar came from within Orbán's government and broke with him at a moment of genuine moral crisis — a scandal involving pardons for those who covered up sexual abuse at state-run orphanages. That moral authority gave him a platform. Loustau's honest assessment: disaffected Trumpians who had any dealings with Trump are radioactive, perhaps permanently. But the broader lesson holds: when government inaction harms the innocent and powerless, someone who stands up and says “enough is enough” can build a majority. Magyar didn't win on policy. He won on decency. About the Guest Marc Loustau is a Harvard PhD, Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study at Central European University in Budapest, and author of the At the Edges Substack. He writes on Central and Eastern European politics, religion, and society. References: •       At the Edges by Marc Loustau — his Substack on Central and Eastern European politics. •       Episode 2880: Gal Beckerman on How to Be a Dissident — the companion episode on the theory of resistance that Magyar's campaign enacted. •       Episode 2881: Adrian Wooldridge on The Revolutionary Center — on the crisis of liberalism that Orbán exploited and Magyar may have reversed. About Keen On America Nobody asks more awkward questions than the Anglo-American writer and filmmaker Andrew Keen. In Keen On America, Andrew brings his pointed Transatlantic wit to making sense of the United States — hosting daily interviews about the history and future of this now venerable Republic. With nearly 2,900 episodes since the show launched on TechCrunch in 2010, Keen On America is the most prolific intellectual interview show in the history of podcasting. WebsiteSubstackYouTubeApple PodcastsSpotify Chapters: (00:31) - How significant was the Hungarian election in historical terms? (01:30) - Orbán's authoritarianism: model for the world, now defeated (02:56) - Was the left paranoid? How did Orbán actually lose? (03:50) - Poetic justice: Orbán rigged the system and it destroyed him (05:46) - Corruption uncovered: the regime unraveling (06:38) - Sixteen years of cronyism: what remains? (07:51) - Authoritarian cadre circles: how long to dislodge them? (08:24) - The cronies heading for Dubai with their hot rod collections (10:38) - Romania, Ceauşescu, and celebrat...

I Ungern har EU sett brist på oberoende forskning, och fryst stöd. Efter maktskiftet väcks hopp om förändring, men oro om att reformerna bara blir ytliga. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. Samtidigt som studenter i Sverige firar Valborg intensivt, så släpps en handbok för att försvara akademiska frihet i Ungern. Efter Péter Magyars valseger i Ungern har ett försiktigt hopp tänts bland forskare och universitetsanställda. Under Viktor Orbáns 16 år vid makten vittnade många om politisk detaljstyrning, strypta forskningsresurser och en utbredd självcensur. När EU valde att frysa miljardbelopp i stöd handlade kritiken inte bara om brister i akademisk frihet, utan också om domstolars oberoende, korruption och mediernas ställning.Nu återstår den svåra frågan: hur snabbt går det att återskapa tillit och frihet i ett system som varit politiserat under lång tid? Avgörande blir vem som får makt över universiteten, hur forskningsmedel fördelas – och hur kvalitet kan få gå före lojalitet mot den sittande regeringen.Att genusvetenskapliga utbildningar stoppades redan 2018 ses ofta som ett tidigt tecken på hur snabbt akademin kan strypas när demokratin försvagas. Samtidigt väcker maktskiftet förhoppningar om fler internationella samarbeten och ökade EU-anslag, om rättsstatens principer och den akademiska friheten faktiskt kan byggas upp igen i Ungern. Och kanske rymmer erfarenheterna också en större fråga: behövs gemensamma europeiska verktyg för att skydda forskares och studenters oberoende i framtiden?Medverkar gör Ylva Engström, vice preses (ordförande) vid Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien tillika ordförande i dess forskningspolitiska kommitté, Andrea Petö, professor i genusvetenskap vid Central European University och Andrew Ryder, chef för institutet för statsvetenskap och internationella studier på Eötvös Loránd University i Budapest i Ungern.Reporter: Annika Östmanannika.ostman@sr.seProducent: Lars Broströmlars.brostrom@sr.se

Orban hat eine Verfassung gebaut, die ihm sehr viel und der Opposition sehr wenig Macht gegeben hat. Aufgrund des fulminanten Wahlerfolgs von Peter Magyar hat sich das nun aber umgedreht. Bleibt offen, ob und wie er den Staat jetzt umbauen kann. Die Mehrheiten dazu hätte er. Aber das allein reicht nicht aus. Ich habe mit meiner Kollegin an der Sigmund Freud PrivatUniversität Eleonóra Wagenknecht über Ungarns Verfassung, Wissenschaftsfreiheit und ja, auch über Trianon gesprochen.

Nach 16 Jahren ist die Ära Viktor Orbán beendet. Der Wahlsieger heißt Péter Magyar von der rechtskonservativen TISZA-Partei. Sein Wahlversprechen, die Demokratie wieder einzuführen, brachte ihm die absolute Mehrheit der Stimmen ein. Doch Magyar ist auch ein ehemaliger Parteigenosse Orbáns, der in verschiedenen Regierungen hohe Posten bekleidete. Steht Ungarn wirklich vor einem demokratischen Neuanfang? Und wie wird sich das Land künftig in entscheidenden außenpolitischen Fragen wie dem russischen Angriffskrieg auf die Ukraine oder dem Verhältnis zu den USA positionieren? In dieser Folge spricht Felix Jaitner mit Lili Vankó über die Wahlen in Ungarn, die Ära Orbán und die künftige Regierung unter Peter Magyar. Vankó ist Doktorandin am Institut für Soziologie und Sozialanthropologie der Central European University in Wien. Sie ist Mitglied der links-ökologischen Bewegung Szikra. Schreibt uns an: weltunordnung@rosalux.org

All of Europe's eyes were on Hungary this past weekend, where voters, in a historic election, brought Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's 16 years in power to an end.  Orban's close relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and his blocking of multiple EU initiatives - including an urgently needed €90 billion loan for Ukraine - had frustrated many across Europe. At the same time, he presided over a system that saw his party gradually gain control of much of the judiciary, bureaucracy, media, universities, and the economy, which sounded alarms for those concerned about democratic backsliding.  Beyond Europe, this result was also on the White House's radar, and Vice President J.D. Vance even traveled to Hungary to campaign for Orban - the European leader with the closest ties to President Trump. Orban's sweeping defeat raises new questions for European far right populist parties, and its leaders are beginning to question the value of their ties to the MAGA movement. Since our focus is on elections this episode, Greece, which is scheduled to hold national elections in 2027 is also gradually shifting into campaign mode. As parties jostle for a larger share of the electorate, the government looks to be bracing for a number of post-Easter challenges that include rising prices and the ongoing and evolving farm subsidies case. Steven Erlanger, Simon Nixon, Jennifer McCoy, and Nick Malkoutzis join Thanos Davelis as we look at Hungary's landmark election, breaking down what it means for Europe and for the war in Ukraine, the message it sends to those concerned about democratic backsliding in the West, and what takeaways there are for Greece as the country inches toward national elections next year. A little more info on our guests: Steven Erlanger is the chief diplomatic correspondent for The New York Times covering Europe. Simon Nixon is an independent journalist, Kathimerini columnist, and the publisher of the Wealth of Nations newsletter. Dr. Jennifer McCoy is a Nonresident Scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She is also Regent's Professor of Political Science at Georgia State University in Atlanta and a research affiliate at the Democracy Institute of Central European University, Budapest, Hungary. Nick Malkoutzis is the co-founder and editor of Macropolis.gr. You can support The Greek Current by joining HALC as a member here.

For 16 years, Viktor Orbán built an illiberal democracy in Hungary. Orbán and his Fidesz party managed to take control of many of Hungary's levers of power, from the judiciary to state-owned media, and weakened the institutions that could keep them accountable. Now, his regime has been ended by a former Fidesz insider, Péter Magyar, who managed to unite Hungarians to secure a two-third majority in the country's parliament.So how did Peter Magyar manage to beat his former boss? And what does Magyar's victory mean for the European Union, where Orbán was a belligerent, pro-Russian voice at the leaders' table.We speak to Zsolt Enyedi, professor of political science at the Central European University and an expert in Hungarian politics.This episode was produced by Mend Mariwany and Katie Flood. Gemma Ware was the host and executive producer. Mixing by Eleanor Brezzi and theme music by Neeta Sarl. Read the full credits for this episode and sign up here for a free daily newsletter from The Conversation.If you like the show, please consider donating to The Conversation, an independent, not-for-profit news organisation.He exposed corruption and walked across Hungary. Now Péter Magyar has defeated a powerful state machineWhat Viktor Orbán's election loss means for Putin, Trump and the rise of right-wing populismViktor Orbán's election loss shows the limits of his propaganda machineMentioned in this episode:The We SocietyTackling the big questions through a social science lens, the We Society Podcast from the Academy of Social Sciences brings you some of the best ideas to shape the way we live. Join acclaimed journalist and Academy president Will Hutton, as he invites guests from the world of social science to explore the stories behind the news and hear their solutions to society's most pressing problems.The Making of an AutocratSearch "The Conversation Weekly" for our new series: The Making of an Autocrat. Is America watching its democracy unravel in real time? In The Making of an Autocrat from The Conversation, six of the world's pre-eminant scholars reveal the recipe for authoritarian rule. From capturing a party, to controlling the military, Donald Trump is borrowing from the playbook of strongmen thoughout history. This is the story of how democracies falter — and what might happen next.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's 16 years in power are coming to an end after an election that saw massive voter turnout. Orbán was seen as a friend to both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump and his right wing government also introduced a range of policies aimed at boosting Hungary's declining birth rate, with particular focus on women as workers and mothers. Nuala McGovern talks to BBC East and Central Europe Correspondent Nick Thorpe alongside Éva Fodor, a Hungarian academic and sociologist at the Central European University, whose gender studies course was effectively banned by the Orbán government in 2018. What's the best thing about being a girl in 2026? In her new Radio 4 series, About the Girls, author and journalist Catherine Carr travels around the country to talk to girls about friendship, life online, body image and relationships. She joins Nuala to share what she learnt about the world this generation of girls are navigating. For the first time, a woman has been appointed to coach a men's team in one of Europe's top five football leagues. Marie-Louise Eta has been named interim Head Coach of Union Berlin in the German Bundesliga, the equivalent of the Premier League here. It's a sudden appointment, until the end of the season, and it follows a string of losses and the dismissal of the previous coach. We talk to Rosi Webb, previously one of the few female coaches in charge of a men's team in England for five years, alongside Laura McAllister, former international footballer and Vice President of UEFA.Dame Paula Rego has been described as one of the most important artists of the 20th century. She said, “I paint to give fear a face”, and her art depicts the world from the female perspective and highlights themes including abortion, fairy tales, religion and how women are viewed in society. Now, four years since her death, a new exhibition, called Story Line, brings together 140 of her drawings, showcasing her life from eight to 80. Nuala is joined by Paula's son Nick Willing, who curated the exhibition, and her friend, the writer Marina Warner.Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Simon Richardson

Les Hongrois votent dimanche 12 avril 2026, dans un pays où le parti au pouvoir exerce une emprise totale sur les grands médias, et recourt massivement à l'intelligence artificielle pour dénigrer l'adversaire. Mais la bataille fait rage sur les réseaux sociaux où candidats de l'opposition et médias indépendants en ligne parviennent à se faire entendre. À la veille du scrutin, Viktor Orban est en mauvaise posture. Infox, IA et propagande d'État ne semblent pas lui profiter.  Dans la dernière ligne droite de la campagne électorale en Hongrie, la désinformation fait rage. L'emploi d'images générées par l'intelligence artificielle est devenu l'outil privilégié de la propagande du Fidesz de Viktor Orban. Mais la mainmise du parti au pouvoir sur les médias et son usage des réseaux sociaux n'ont pas découragé l'opposition, très présente elle aussi sur les grandes plateformes, de même que les médias indépendants en ligne, qui ont multiplié les révélations gênantes pour le pouvoir à l'approche du scrutin. Nous avons rencontré à Budapest nombre d'experts, universitaires, journalistes, fact-checkers. Ils racontent leur expérience de la campagne.  Szuszanna Zelenyi que nous avons rencontrée à la Central European University de Budapest, vient de publier un livre intitulé « Démocratie corrompue, Viktor Orban et la subversion de la démocratie ». Ancienne membre du Parlement hongrois, elle a fait ses débuts en politique dans les rangs du Fidesz, avant de prendre ses distances, face à la dérive illibérale du parti arrivé aux affaires en 2010. Voici ce qu'elle déclare à propos de l'avance confortable de Péter Magyar dans les sondages:  « C'est une avance significative, mais cela ne signifie pas pour autant qu'il gagnera. Parce que les règles électorales sont tellement faussées, parce que la domination médiatique du Fidesz est tellement incroyable, parce que le Fidesz utilise des vidéos générées par IA pour mener une incroyable campagne de complotisme. Peter Magyar est dépeint comme agent de l'étranger. L'Union européenne et le président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky, sont présentés comme des acteurs qui veulent entraîner la Hongrie dans la guerre, nous obliger à payer pour ça et envoyer nos fils mourir là-bas. » L'Ukraine de Zelensky, bouc émissaire de la campagne Pour le journaliste du site d'information en ligne Magyar Jeti, Pal Daniel Renyi, malgré tout, la lassitude gagne l'électorat,  « Cette instrumentalisation de la peur en Hongrie fait partie intégrante de la politique du parti au pouvoir depuis au moins dix ans. Ça ne marche plus parce que les gens sont épuisés d'avoir peur en permanence. »  Szilard Teczar du site de fact-checking Lakhmusz, membre du HDMO, l'Observatoire hongrois des médias numériques pointe l'aspect nocif de la propagande à long terme exercée par le parti au pouvoir, bien au-delà de la période électorale, mais ajoute-t-il, « si la désinformation produit un effet à long terme, le fact-checking, qui agit également dans la durée, en incitant à la pensée critique, à la vérification des faits, au croisement des sources ».  Ingérence et inversion accusatoire En difficulté sur le plan domestique, le Fidesz joue la carte internationale avec le soutien de la Russie, des États-Unis, et de l'extrême droite européenne. L'ingérence extérieure n'est pas dénoncée, elle est revendiquée. Venu à Budapest demander aux Hongrois de voter Viktor Orban, le vice-président américain JD Vance s'en est pris à l'Europe accusée d'ingérence, parce que l'UE a suspendu ses financements à la Hongrie, après un certain nombre d'affaires de détournement de fonds au profit du clan Orban, et pour non respect de critères tels que le respect de l'état de droit. C'est pourquoi le leader de l'opposition Péter Magyar a décidé de centrer sa campagne sur la dénonciation de la corruption, et ce thème de campagne remporte un franc succès sur les réseaux sociaux.  Par ailleurs, selon l'analyse d'Erik Uszkiewicz, à la tête du Centre pour le journalisme indépendant, il n'est pas sûr que ces leaders étrangers aient vraiment de l'influence sur l'électorat hongrois. « Beaucoup de Hongrois ne savent tout simplement pas qui est J.D. Vance ».  Gabor Poliak, fondateur de l'ONG Mertek Media Monitor, affirme quant à lui, « l'efficacité de la propagande dépend aussi du contexte. Elle était bien plus efficace quand la situation économique en Hongrie était bien meilleure », c'était avant 2020. Autant de facteurs qui permettent en partie de comprendre pourquoi, à la veille du scrutin, malgré le rouleau compresseur médiatique du parti au pouvoir, l'opposition poursuit la course en tête dans les sondages.  Cette série d'émissions sur « L'Europe face aux menaces informationnelles », entre dans le cadre du projet CLIC, cofinancé par l'Union européenne, en partenariat avec France 24, l'AFP, et le média d'investigation slovène Oštro.

Les Hongrois votent dimanche 12 avril 2026, dans un pays où le parti au pouvoir exerce une emprise totale sur les grands médias, et recourt massivement à l'intelligence artificielle pour dénigrer l'adversaire. Mais la bataille fait rage sur les réseaux sociaux où candidats de l'opposition et médias indépendants en ligne parviennent à se faire entendre. À la veille du scrutin, Viktor Orban est en mauvaise posture. Infox, IA et propagande d'État ne semblent pas lui profiter.  Dans la dernière ligne droite de la campagne électorale en Hongrie, la désinformation fait rage. L'emploi d'images générées par l'intelligence artificielle est devenu l'outil privilégié de la propagande du Fidesz de Viktor Orban. Mais la mainmise du parti au pouvoir sur les médias et son usage des réseaux sociaux n'ont pas découragé l'opposition, très présente elle aussi sur les grandes plateformes, de même que les médias indépendants en ligne, qui ont multiplié les révélations gênantes pour le pouvoir à l'approche du scrutin. Nous avons rencontré à Budapest nombre d'experts, universitaires, journalistes, fact-checkers. Ils racontent leur expérience de la campagne.  Szuszanna Zelenyi que nous avons rencontrée à la Central European University de Budapest, vient de publier un livre intitulé « Démocratie corrompue, Viktor Orban et la subversion de la démocratie ». Ancienne membre du Parlement hongrois, elle a fait ses débuts en politique dans les rangs du Fidesz, avant de prendre ses distances, face à la dérive illibérale du parti arrivé aux affaires en 2010. Voici ce qu'elle déclare à propos de l'avance confortable de Péter Magyar dans les sondages:  « C'est une avance significative, mais cela ne signifie pas pour autant qu'il gagnera. Parce que les règles électorales sont tellement faussées, parce que la domination médiatique du Fidesz est tellement incroyable, parce que le Fidesz utilise des vidéos générées par IA pour mener une incroyable campagne de complotisme. Peter Magyar est dépeint comme agent de l'étranger. L'Union européenne et le président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky, sont présentés comme des acteurs qui veulent entraîner la Hongrie dans la guerre, nous obliger à payer pour ça et envoyer nos fils mourir là-bas. » L'Ukraine de Zelensky, bouc émissaire de la campagne Pour le journaliste du site d'information en ligne Magyar Jeti, Pal Daniel Renyi, malgré tout, la lassitude gagne l'électorat,  « Cette instrumentalisation de la peur en Hongrie fait partie intégrante de la politique du parti au pouvoir depuis au moins dix ans. Ça ne marche plus parce que les gens sont épuisés d'avoir peur en permanence. »  Szilard Teczar du site de fact-checking Lakhmusz, membre du HDMO, l'Observatoire hongrois des médias numériques pointe l'aspect nocif de la propagande à long terme exercée par le parti au pouvoir, bien au-delà de la période électorale, mais ajoute-t-il, « si la désinformation produit un effet à long terme, le fact-checking, qui agit également dans la durée, en incitant à la pensée critique, à la vérification des faits, au croisement des sources ».  Ingérence et inversion accusatoire En difficulté sur le plan domestique, le Fidesz joue la carte internationale avec le soutien de la Russie, des États-Unis, et de l'extrême droite européenne. L'ingérence extérieure n'est pas dénoncée, elle est revendiquée. Venu à Budapest demander aux Hongrois de voter Viktor Orban, le vice-président américain JD Vance s'en est pris à l'Europe accusée d'ingérence, parce que l'UE a suspendu ses financements à la Hongrie, après un certain nombre d'affaires de détournement de fonds au profit du clan Orban, et pour non respect de critères tels que le respect de l'état de droit. C'est pourquoi le leader de l'opposition Péter Magyar a décidé de centrer sa campagne sur la dénonciation de la corruption, et ce thème de campagne remporte un franc succès sur les réseaux sociaux.  Par ailleurs, selon l'analyse d'Erik Uszkiewicz, à la tête du Centre pour le journalisme indépendant, il n'est pas sûr que ces leaders étrangers aient vraiment de l'influence sur l'électorat hongrois. « Beaucoup de Hongrois ne savent tout simplement pas qui est J.D. Vance ».  Gabor Poliak, fondateur de l'ONG Mertek Media Monitor, affirme quant à lui, « l'efficacité de la propagande dépend aussi du contexte. Elle était bien plus efficace quand la situation économique en Hongrie était bien meilleure », c'était avant 2020. Autant de facteurs qui permettent en partie de comprendre pourquoi, à la veille du scrutin, malgré le rouleau compresseur médiatique du parti au pouvoir, l'opposition poursuit la course en tête dans les sondages.  Cette série d'émissions sur « L'Europe face aux menaces informationnelles », entre dans le cadre du projet CLIC, cofinancé par l'Union européenne, en partenariat avec France 24, l'AFP, et le média d'investigation slovène Oštro.

Die politischen Traditionen der Vergangenheit verschwinden unwiderruflich inmitten schwerer Umbrüche und Krisen. Staatliche Macht ist nicht mehr durch Versprechen für die Zukunft oder demokratische Vorgaben legitimiert, sondern allein durch die Macht selbst, analysiert der renommierte Mitarbeiter des Instituts für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen (IWM), Ivan Krastev. Das liberale Zeitalter ist vorbei, sagt er, und auch Europa verändert sich damit nachhaltig. Eine Aufzeichnung der Presidential Lecture der Central European University. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samedi 12 avril les Hongrois sont appelés à renouveler leur Parlement après 16 ans de règne du parti nationaliste Fidesz et de son chef Viktor Orbán, chantre de la démocratie illibérale.L'élection est de l'avis de nombreux observateurs est la plus importante de l'année pour l'Europe.Pour le président américain Donald Trump, ou encore la leader d'extrême droite française Marine Le Pen, la Hongrie doit rester dans le camp d'Orbán, puisqu'elle a ainsi le pouvoir de bloquer l'UE sur des dossiers aussi importants que l'aide à l'Ukraine. Pour ses opposants, la victoire de son rival pro-européen Péter Magyar, rendrait possible le retour à un dialogue constructif. Il fait aussi campagne sur la promesse de rétablir pleinement l'Etat de droit dans ce pays de 9,5 millions d'habitants.Et pour l'instant, le parti Tisza (Parti respect et liberté) de Peter Magyar, part favori. S'il l'emporte, la tâche qui l'attend reste très compliquée : comment réconcilier les Hongrois très polarisés et remettre sur pied une démocratie après 16 ans de règne illibéral ?Intervenants : Andras Rostovanyi, correspondant de l'AFP à BudapestAndrea Petō, historienne austro-hongroise, professeure au Département d'études de genre de l'Université d'Europe centrale (Central European University), en Autriche.Jacques Rupnik, directeur de recherche émérite au sein du Centre de recherches internationales (Ceri) de Sciences Po ParisDoublages : Emmanuelle Baillon, Luc Smilovici, Maxime Mamet, Sébastien Castéran, Damien Stroka, Anne-Sophie Morel, Sabine PradellaExtraits sonores : AFPTVMusique : Nicolas VairRéalisation : Michaëla Cancela-Kieffer, avec Maxime Mamet. La Semaine sur le fil est le podcast hebdomadaire de l'AFP. Vous avez des commentaires ? Ecrivez-nous à podcast@afp.com. Si vous aimez, abonnez-vous, parlez de nous autour de vous et laissez-nous plein d'étoiles sur votre plateforme de podcasts préférée pour mieux faire connaître notre programme. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

AI is rapidly transforming how software is built, shifting economic incentives from open source code and collaboration toward on-demand, personalized development through agentic coding a.k.a. vibe coding. In this episode, Chris speaks with Miklós Koren of Central European University about how AI is reshaping open source and the software industry. They explore the economics of incentives, evolving collaboration patterns, and what this shift means for software development, the future of AI, and its broader impact on the technology sector.Featuring:Miklós Koren – LinkedInChris Benson – Website, LinkedIn, Bluesky, GitHub, XLinks:Vibe Coding Kills Open SourceThe Directions of Technical ChangeThe Tailwind storyUpcoming Events: Register for upcoming webinars here!

François RecanatiPhilosophie du langage et de l'espritCollège de FranceAnnée 2024-2025Colloque - Discourse FilesTracking Discourse Referents in Symbolic DepictionsGergely CsibraCentral European University, VienneRésuméScene constructions, or more broadly, episodic simulations, are internal representations of states, relations, and events in the spatial navigational system of the brain. These constructions serve various purposes, including action planning, imagination, and memory retrieval. The format of these constructions is hybrid: they arrange discrete elements (internal symbols of objects, agents, abstract entities) in analog space and time to represent relations among them iconically. Such constructions can also represent not inherently spatial relations and operate both in humans and in non-human species. However, humans also create external representations in a format analogous to scene constructions, which I call symbolic depictions. Symbolic depictions are composed of discrete elements (objects) that function as local physical symbols standing for their internally represented counterparts in scene constructions. The arrangement of these symbols in physical space and time depicts relations or events among the entities they stand for. When entities represented internally in a constructed scene are tied to object-symbols in external displays, I consider them functioning as discourse referents. I will outline the cognitive operations required to establish and track such discourse referents and argue that some of these operations are available in early ontogeny, even before capacities for tracking discourse referents linguistically emerge.Gergely CsibraGergely Csibra is a professor at the Deparment of Cognitive Science at Central European University, Vienna, and a professor emeritus at Birkbeck, University of London.

In this episode of Peace Matters, we take a closer look at Hungary's upcoming parliamentary elections and what they could mean for the country and Europe. After 16 years in power, Viktor Orbán faces a serious challenge from former ally Péter Magyar. But is the challenge that serious after all? We explore the possible election outcomes, the dominance of the right in Hungarian politics, and the weakness of the left. The episode also examines Fidesz's family and gender policies and how they shape voter behavior, particularly among women. Finally, we discuss why this election is so consequential for Europe as Hungary heads to the polls.Guest:Andrea Pető is a Professor at the Department of Gender Studies at Central European University, Vienna, Austria, a Research Affiliate of the CEU Democracy Institute, Budapest, and a Doctor of Science at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Pető is an internationally sought-after public speaker, and her works on gender, illiberalism and politics have been translated into 25 languages. She has held guest professorships at universities in Argentina, Canada, Germany, Israel, Serbia, and Sweden.She received numerous awards for her contributions to public life, including the 2018 All European Academies (ALLEA) Madame de Staël Prize for Cultural Values and the 2022 University of Oslo Human Rights Award. She is a Doctor Honoris Causa of Södertörn University, Stockholm, Sweden. Recent publications include The Women of the Arrow Cross Party: Invisible Hungarian Perpetrators in the Second World War, Palgrave, Macmillan, 2020, and Forgotten Massacre: Budapest 1944, DeGruyter, 2021.The highly contested category of gender is always central to her work as a researcher and teacher, as well as to her engagement as a feminist public intellectual. Accompanied by:Marylia Hushcha, Researcher and Project Manager at the IIP.The episode was recorded on 23 March 2026.

Thema: Wahlkampf in Ungarn ist in der heißen Phase

Thema: Wahlkampf in Ungarn ist in der heißen Phase

Doctoral student from Central European University, Khadija Aftab, joins Katie in the Sociology Staffroom to discuss her research on AI, and particularly its impact on gender.

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How and why do leaders like Hungary's Viktor Orban not only come to power, but remain in power for so long (in Orban's case 16 years)? And why does the impending election provide a serious challenge to Orban and his party Fidesz? Join Tim Haughton and guests Emilia Palonen and Zsolt Enyedi for a discussion that examines contemporary Hungary on the eve of parliamentary elections and places the country's recent experience in historical and comparative perspective. Emilia Palonen is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Helsinki and the author of The Birth and Death of Liberal Democracy in Hungary: the Populist Logic of Polarisation as Hegemony which was published last year by Helsinki University Press. Zsolt Enyedi is Professor of Political Science at the Central European University. He is the co-author of the acclaimed Party System Closure: Party Alliances, Government Alternatives and Democracy in Europe published by Oxford University Press in 2021. Moreover, he led a three year Horizon Project, AuthLIB looking at neo-authoritarianisms in Europe and the liberal democratic response which has just concluded. Tim Haughton is Professor of Comparative and European Politics and a Deputy Director of CEDAR at the University of Birmingham. The People, Power, Politics podcast brings you the latest insights into the factors that are shaping and re-shaping our political world. It is brought to you by the Centre for Elections, Democracy, Accountability and Representation (CEDAR) based at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

How and why do leaders like Hungary's Viktor Orban not only come to power, but remain in power for so long (in Orban's case 16 years)? And why does the impending election provide a serious challenge to Orban and his party Fidesz? Join Tim Haughton and guests Emilia Palonen and Zsolt Enyedi for a discussion that examines contemporary Hungary on the eve of parliamentary elections and places the country's recent experience in historical and comparative perspective. Emilia Palonen is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Helsinki and the author of The Birth and Death of Liberal Democracy in Hungary: the Populist Logic of Polarisation as Hegemony which was published last year by Helsinki University Press. Zsolt Enyedi is Professor of Political Science at the Central European University. He is the co-author of the acclaimed Party System Closure: Party Alliances, Government Alternatives and Democracy in Europe published by Oxford University Press in 2021. Moreover, he led a three year Horizon Project, AuthLIB looking at neo-authoritarianisms in Europe and the liberal democratic response which has just concluded. Tim Haughton is Professor of Comparative and European Politics and a Deputy Director of CEDAR at the University of Birmingham. The People, Power, Politics podcast brings you the latest insights into the factors that are shaping and re-shaping our political world. It is brought to you by the Centre for Elections, Democracy, Accountability and Representation (CEDAR) based at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

How and why do leaders like Hungary's Viktor Orban not only come to power, but remain in power for so long (in Orban's case 16 years)? And why does the impending election provide a serious challenge to Orban and his party Fidesz? Join Tim Haughton and guests Emilia Palonen and Zsolt Enyedi for a discussion that examines contemporary Hungary on the eve of parliamentary elections and places the country's recent experience in historical and comparative perspective. Emilia Palonen is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Helsinki and the author of The Birth and Death of Liberal Democracy in Hungary: the Populist Logic of Polarisation as Hegemony which was published last year by Helsinki University Press. Zsolt Enyedi is Professor of Political Science at the Central European University. He is the co-author of the acclaimed Party System Closure: Party Alliances, Government Alternatives and Democracy in Europe published by Oxford University Press in 2021. Moreover, he led a three year Horizon Project, AuthLIB looking at neo-authoritarianisms in Europe and the liberal democratic response which has just concluded. Tim Haughton is Professor of Comparative and European Politics and a Deputy Director of CEDAR at the University of Birmingham. The People, Power, Politics podcast brings you the latest insights into the factors that are shaping and re-shaping our political world. It is brought to you by the Centre for Elections, Democracy, Accountability and Representation (CEDAR) based at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/eastern-european-studies

How and why do leaders like Hungary's Viktor Orban not only come to power, but remain in power for so long (in Orban's case 16 years)? And why does the impending election provide a serious challenge to Orban and his party Fidesz? Join Tim Haughton and guests Emilia Palonen and Zsolt Enyedi for a discussion that examines contemporary Hungary on the eve of parliamentary elections and places the country's recent experience in historical and comparative perspective. Emilia Palonen is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Helsinki and the author of The Birth and Death of Liberal Democracy in Hungary: the Populist Logic of Polarisation as Hegemony which was published last year by Helsinki University Press. Zsolt Enyedi is Professor of Political Science at the Central European University. He is the co-author of the acclaimed Party System Closure: Party Alliances, Government Alternatives and Democracy in Europe published by Oxford University Press in 2021. Moreover, he led a three year Horizon Project, AuthLIB looking at neo-authoritarianisms in Europe and the liberal democratic response which has just concluded. Tim Haughton is Professor of Comparative and European Politics and a Deputy Director of CEDAR at the University of Birmingham. The People, Power, Politics podcast brings you the latest insights into the factors that are shaping and re-shaping our political world. It is brought to you by the Centre for Elections, Democracy, Accountability and Representation (CEDAR) based at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Miles is joined by Cathy Mason (Central European University, Vienna) to discuss her new book, 'Iris Murdoch's Moral Philosophy: Reframing the True, the Real, and the Good'. https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Iris-Murdochs-Moral-Philosophy-by-Cathy-Mason/9780198940432 Cathy Mason is an Associate Professor in Philosophy at Central European University, Vienna and her main areas of research interest are Ethics, Epistemology (especially Moral Epistemology), Aesthetics, and Iris Murdoch's philosophical writing (particularly at the points where these areas converge). Her previous work has focused on the moral phenomena of everyday life, often drawing on virtue theory. She has written about a variety of topics such as friendship, love, mourning, forgiveness, hope and humility. Prior to coming to CEU, she held a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship at the University of Cambridge – where she studied for her PhD - and taught at the Universities of Oxford and Birmingham.

The Collaboration Code is a podcast that explores engaged research and collaborative projects between academic and civil actors. In this second episode, together with Gabi Gőbl, we explore how engaged research can be done together with vulnerable groups in an ethical and non-intrusive way. We also discuss academia's responsibility towards society and the importance of knowledge sharing.The podcast was recorded at Central European University. The theme music "Mamele" was composed and performed by Janó Nemes and Mizrahim. 

Prof. Philip Goff is a British philosopher, author, and professor at Durham University whose research focuses on philosophy of mind and consciousness. He was an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Central European University and the Department of Philosophy, University of Birmingham. Philip is also the author of Galileo's Error: A New Science of Consciousness, Consciousness and Fundamental Reality, and his most recent, Why? The Purpose of the Universe, is the touchstone for this episode. We're covering some lofty territory today: from the hard science of physics and cosmology to the deep waters of philosophy, religion, and the question of God. Some highlights from the episode: 06:16 Framing the big questions: purpose, consciousness, and the value hypothesis 10:00 Fine-tuning theory: dark energy and the "casino" intuition 12:54 Meaning: Frankl, suffering, and why questions matter 16:52 Agency and teleology 24:18 Mystics and mystical experience across traditions 28:04 Consciousness and panpsychism 28:52 The 'Why' book tension: cosmic purpose, hope, and meaning 30:14 Returning to religion: becoming a 'heretical Christian' 31:32 Meaning as beauty, gratitude, and 'pronoia' 34:06 Scientism and other ways of knowing 37:47 Religion as social technology: community over doctrine 39:23 Orthodox mysticism + Anglican flexibility 41:19 Prayer: orientation vs. supplication 45:08 Meditation: creative energy without certainty 51:04 Reflections on affordances and enacted meaning Quick note: at the very end of this episode I tacked on a short addendum. I share how this conversation actually landed for me.  Enjoy!  

Am 24. Februar 2026 ist es vier Jahre her, dass Russland die Ukraine militärisch angegriffen hat. Was das für die Sicherheitslage in ganz Europa bedeutet, wurde auf der 62. Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz – von 13. bis 15. Februar - diskutiert. In den Perspektiven spricht dazu der Politikwissenschafter Anton Shekhovtsov.  Anton Shekhovtsov ist ein ukrainischer Politikwissenschaftler, der in Wien lebt. Bekannt ist er vor allem durch seine Veröffentlichungen über europäische Rechtsextreme und deren Verbindungen zu Russland. Seit 2020 ist er Direktor des Centre for Democratic Integrity mit Sitz in Wien, er lehrt als Gastprofessor am Department of International Relations der Central European University in Wien und ist wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Forschungszentrum für die Geschichte von Transformationen der Universität Wien. Der Ukraine-Krieg und die Haltung der USA unter Präsident Donald Trump gegenüber der NATO und den europäischen Bündnispartnern, machen eine Neueinschätzung der sicherheitspolitischen Lage in Europa notwendig. Im Vorfeld der 62. Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz- die von 13. bis 15. Februar 2026 abgehalten wurde – hat Cornelia Grotte den Politikwissenschafter Anton Shekhovtsov zu einem Interview eingeladen. Im Gespräch geht es um den Ukraine-Krieg, die Hilfe Europas für die Ukraine und die neue Sicherheitspolitik in Europa zum Thema.

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If the winter blues have got you down, these two things might lift your spirit: (1) the Christmas section at your local Lidl, and (2) the news that a same-sex marriage in one EU country must be recognised in another. But how this ruling is going to be implemented across the bloc—especially in the countries where there are no civil partnership rights—remains to be seen. This week, we unpack the manifold questions raised by this big-step-in-the-right-direction decision. We also examine the Louvre's controversial new ticketing policy. Is giving cheaper tickets to Europeans a form of discrimination?   Our guest this week is Angéla Kóczé, chair of the Romani Studies programme at Central European University. Angéla recently wrote a compelling article for Verfassungsblog in response to a troubling new Hungarian law. We caught up with her to discuss Europe's long history of anti-Roma discrimination, including decades of forcible sterilisation of Roma women.   This week's Inspiration Station recommendations are the 2022 film Woman on the Roof and the very cool website Mapping Diversity, which reveals just how many streets in your European city were named after women (spoiler: probably very few).   ICYMI: We've launched a newsletter! Get a fuller picture of who's had a good week and who's had a bad week in Europe each Friday in GOOD WEEK BAD WEEK. You can sign up at europeanspodcast.substack.com.   Other resources for this episode:   “How significant was an EU ruling on same-sex marriage?” – RTÉ, 30 November 2025 “Poland will implement EU court order to recognise same-sex marriages, says justice minister” – Notes from Poland, 26 November, 2025 “L'établissement public du musée du Louvre et son fonds de dotation” - French auditors' report on the Louvre's finances, 6 November, 2025 “Contrat à 15 000 euros, commanditaires « à l'accent slave », van blanc… Les secrets du casse du siècle au Louvre” - the juiciest French reporting on the investigation into the Louvre heist. Le Parisien, 25 November, 2025 “Multilingualism protects against accelerated aging in cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of 27 European countries” – Nature Aging, 10 November 2025   This podcast was brought to you in cooperation with Euranet Plus, the leading radio network for EU news. But it's contributions from listeners that truly make it all possible—we could not continue to make the show without you! If you like what we do, you can chip in to help us cover our production costs at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/europeanspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (in many different currencies), or you can gift a donation to a superfan. We'd also love it if you could tell two friends about this podcast. We think two feels like a reasonable number. Produced by Katz Laszlo and Morgan Childs Editorial support from Wojciech Oleksiak Mixing and mastering by Wojciech Oleksiak Music by Jim Barne and Mariska Martina   00:46  Two radically different solutions for beating the winter blues 04:52  Good Week: A landmark gay marriage ruling in the EU 17:32  Bad Week: The Louvre's new ticketing system 33:08  Interview: Angéla Kóczé on how Roma people are experiencing the rise of the far-right 48:54  The Inspiration Station: 'Woman On The Roof' and MappingDiversity.eu 52:46  Happy Ending: Duolingo could protect you from ageing   YouTube | Bluesky | Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Mastodon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Substack | hello@europeanspodcast.com

Dorka Takácsy is a researcher specializing in disinformation and propaganda across Central-Eastern Europe and Russia. She currently serves as a visiting fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and a research fellow at the Centre for Euro-Atlantic Integration and Democracy. As a PhD candidate at Corvinus University of Budapest, she explores Russian domestic disinformation targeting the West. Her recent roles include a Denton Transatlantic Fellowship at the Center for European Policy Analysis in Washington, a Visegrad-Taiwan Scholarship in 2024, and a Think Visegrad Fellowship in 2023 from the International Visegrad Fund. Dorka has built a robust professional background with experience at the European Parliament, the Political Capital Institute in Budapest, the National Defense University in Washington, and other institutions. She earned an MA in international relations from Central European University and a BA in international business from the Budapest Business School and the University of Picardy Jules Verne.----------LINKS:https://ceid.hu/about-3/dorka-takacsy/https://cepa.org/author/dorka-takacsy/https://www.gmfus.org/find-experts/dorka-takacsyhttps://conference.lvivmediaforum.com/speakers/dorka-takacsyLVIV MEDIA FORUM:The NGO Lviv Media Forum strengthens media, institutions, and public figures capable of fostering healthy public dialogue in Ukraine and beyond. Our goal is an effective and democratic society united by healthy communication. The organization was founded in 2013 to bring together media professionals from Ukraine and around the world in Lviv for the annual LMF conference. Over the years, we have grown into an ecosystem of people, organizations, and projects that support the media, develop comprehensive solutions for them, and promote the best media practices in Ukraine and globally. We are moving from supporting and developing media and journalists to a broader strategic focus: empowering communication actors, including media, civil society organizations, government bodies, and more. https://lvivmediaforum.com/enhttps://conference.lvivmediaforum.com/----------Your support is massively appreciated! SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon CurtainNEXT EVENTS - LVIV, KYIV AND ODESA THIS MAY AND JUNE.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur first live events this year in Lviv and Kyiv were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. We may add more venues to the program, depending on the success of the fundraising campaign. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasWe need to scale up our support for Ukraine, and these events are designed to have a major impact. Your support in making it happen is greatly appreciated. All events will be recorded professionally and published for free on the Silicon Curtain channel. Where possible, we will also live-stream events.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Save Ukrainehttps://www.saveukraineua.org/Superhumans - Hospital for war traumashttps://superhumans.com/en/UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukrainehttps://unbroken.org.ua/Come Back Alivehttps://savelife.in.ua/en/Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchenhttps://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraineUNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyyhttps://u24.gov.ua/Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundationhttps://prytulafoundation.orgNGO “Herojam Slava”https://heroiamslava.org/----------

Our guest: Quinn Slobodian Democracy in Question? is brought to you by:• Central European University: CEU• The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD• The Podcast Company: scopeaudio Follow us on social media!• Central European University: @weareceu.bsky.social• Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @ahcdemocracy.bsky.social Subscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listened to, you can support us by leaving a review and sharing our podcast in your networks! 

Our guest: Quinn Slobodian Democracy in Question? is brought to you by:• Central European University: CEU• The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD• The Podcast Company: scopeaudio Follow us on social media!• Central European University: @weareceu.bsky.social• Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @ahcdemocracy.bsky.social Subscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listened to, you can support us by leaving a review and sharing our podcast in your networks!  GLOSSARY Bantustan  A Bantustan was one of ten territories designated by South Africa's apartheid government as "homelands" for Black African populations. Established during the mid-20th century, these areas were intended to segregate Black South Africans from political and economic life in the rest of the country. Each Bantustan was associated with a specific ethnic or linguistic group, such as the Zulu, Xhosa, or Tswana peoples. Although some were nominally granted "independence," none were recognized internationally, and they were largely dependent on the South African state for funding and security. Life in Bantustans was often marked by poverty, underdevelopment, and limited political rights, with residents stripped of South African citizenship to reinforce segregation. The Bantustan system was widely criticized as a tool of racial exclusion, designed to legitimize apartheid while maintaining white political and economic dominance. source

Escrita em 1791, a Primeira Emenda da Constituição americana tem como base garantir cinco liberdades fundamentais: a de religião, de expressão e de imprensa, além do livre direito de reunião e de petição dos cidadãos americanos. Mais de dois séculos depois, a discussão sobre liberdade de expressão ganha volume, na esteira de decisões tomadas pelo governo de Donald Trump e em casos de grande repercussão, como a suspensão do programa do apresentador Jimmy Kimmel. Para explicar o que é a Primeira Emenda e o que, na prática, ela estabelece sobre liberdade de expressão, Natuza Nery conversa com o advogado Thiago Amparo. Doutor pela Central European University, Thiago é professor de Direito Internacional da FGV-SP. Thiago compara o conceito de liberdade de expressão nos EUA e no Brasil à luz das diferenças entre as constituições dos dois países. E analisa as medidas e os argumentos usados pelo governo Trump para cercear a liberdade de imprensa ao exigir a aprovação de reportagens sobre o Pentágono e, também, para impedir protestos.

Our guest: Arjun Appadurai  Democracy in Question? is brought to you by:• Central European University: CEU• The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD• The Podcast Company: scopeaudio Follow us on social media!• Central European University: @weareceu.bsky.social• Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @ahcdemocracy.bsky.social Subscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listened to, you can support us by leaving a review and sharing our podcast in your networks!  GLOSSARY McCarthyism (07:46) McCarthyism describes a period in the early 1950s when U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin led a campaign to uncover alleged communist influence within the American government. From 1950 to 1954, McCarthy gained national attention by making sweeping accusations of subversion and disloyalty, often without credible evidence. His claims fueled widespread fear during the Cold War and resulted in many individuals losing jobs or reputations despite the lack of proof. The term has since come to signify the practice of making unsubstantiated charges, especially in a highly publicized or politically motivated way. McCarthy's power declined after his aggressive methods were exposed during nationally televised hearings in 1954, when public opinion turned against him. Later that year, the U.S. Senate formally censured him, marking the collapse of his influence. Today, McCarthyism is remembered as a cautionary example of how fear and suspicion can undermine democratic institutions. source

A difficult topic, one that we keep seemingly talking about without our governments doing anything - The ongoing genocide in Gaza. Dominic and Assem Dandashly discuss the paradox of aid and conflict, the reality on the ground in Gaza, the Western (and international) hypocrisy and what the inevitable consequences are of this hypocrisy, the role of Western democracies, the full erosion of International Law and Human Rights, and more...Assem Dandashly is an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science at Maastricht University. He is an expert on the EU-MENA relations. Prior to joining Maastricht University in September 2012, Assem was a Research Fellow at the Kolleg-Forschergruppe “The Transformative Power of Europe” Freie Universität Berlin. Assem holds a PhD in Political Science (2012) from the University of Victoria, BC Canada.Prior to moving to Berlin, Assem was a Research Associate at the Centre for Competition policy at the University of East Anglia. He was also a research assistant and sessional instructor at the University of Victoria. In 2008-2009, Assem was a visiting researcher at the Economic University of Krakow in Poland and the Central European University in Budapest. Before moving to Victoria, Assem was a Fulbright Graduate Student at Marquette University, Wisconsin-USA.The International Risk Podcast brings you conversations with global experts, frontline practitioners, and senior decision-makers who are shaping how we understand and respond to international risk. From geopolitical volatility and organised crime, to cybersecurity threats and hybrid warfare, each episode explores the forces transforming our world and what smart leaders must do to navigate them. Whether you're a board member, policymaker, or risk professional, The International Risk Podcast delivers actionable insights, sharp analysis, and real-world stories that matter.Dominic Bowen is the host of The International Risk Podcast and Europe's leading expert on international risk and crisis management. As Head of Strategic Advisory and a partner at one of Europe's leading risk management consulting firms, Dominic advises CEOs, boards, and senior executives across the continent on how to prepare for uncertainty and act with intent. He has spent decades working in war zones, advising multinational companies, and supporting Europe's business leaders. Dominic is the go-to business advisor for leaders navigating risk, crisis, and strategy; trusted for his clarity, calmness under pressure, and ability to turn volatility into competitive advantage. Dominic equips today's business leaders with the insight and confidence to lead through disruption and deliver sustained strategic advantage.The International Risk Podcast – Reducing risk by increasing knowledge.Follow us on LinkedIn and Subscribe for all our great updates!Tell us what you liked!

Propaganda has long been a powerful tool for shaping public opinion, influencing international discourse, and justifying military actions. In Russia's war against Ukraine, propaganda has been a central instrument for creating narratives that legitimize aggression, undermine democracy, and manipulate perceptions both domestically and internationally. This episode is a recording of a public event held by Central European University in Vienna. The speakers of the event were: - Teresa Marques, a philosopher of language, Associate Professor at the Philosophy Department of the University of Barcelona - Juliane Fürst, a historian, professor at the Department of Historical Studies at Central European University. - Volodymyr Yermolenko, a Ukrainian philosopher, president of PEN Ukraine and chief editor of UkraineWorld. The event was moderated by Fabio Lampert, Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Vienna. It was organized by the Knowledge in Crisis, a Cluster of Excellence supported by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). *** UkraineWorld is run by Internews Ukraine, one of the country's leading media NGOs. You can support our work at patreon.com/ukraineworld. Your support is crucial, as we increasingly rely on crowdfunding. Even a small monthly contribution can make a meaningful difference. You can also help fund our regular volunteer missions to Ukraine's front-line areas, where we deliver aid to both soldiers and civilians—primarily by providing vehicles for the military and books for local communities. To support these efforts, donations can be made via PayPal at ukraine.resisting@gmail.com. *** Contents: 00:00 Intro 01:59 The story from Bucha 07:02 How can philosophers define propaganda? 13:31 How crucial was propaganda for the Soviet Union? 18:58 How does Russia frame information? 24:01 How does virtuality become reality? 33:34 Weaponization of the language 40:09 Putin's rhetoric in the Russian-Ukrainian war 49:54 What role does the information play in the Russian-Ukrainian war? 01:00 How do we counter propaganda? 01:14 Q&A 01:18 How does Russian propaganda name this war: the tactic of blaming the victim 01:22 Skeptical view: Is propaganda ineffective? 01:36 How does propaganda shape the war perceptions of Russia's National Republics? 01:44 Isolationism as a new narrative 01:56 Outro

Synopsis: Longevity isn't just about living longer—it's about living better. In this insightful episode of Biotech 2050, host Alok Tayi sits down with Sergey Jakimov, Founding Partner at LongeVC, to unpack what it really takes to invest in the future of healthspan. Blending his experience as a medtech entrepreneur, rare disease patient, and venture capitalist, Sergey shares why LongeVC focuses on practical, science-backed longevity solutions rather than hype-driven moonshots. He explains why aging isn't a disease, how diagnostics differ from therapeutics in venture ROI, and what makes AI drug discovery a pivotal unlock in modern biotech. The conversation also explores the rise of pet longevity, the role of lifestyle in aging, and how LongeVC grew from a €20M experiment to a high-performing fund now raising $250M for Fund Two—all with zero write-offs. For founders, funders, and anyone curious about the intersection of biotech, aging, and real-world outcomes, this episode offers an honest, no-fluff look at building the future of longevity—one evidence-based investment at a time. Biography: Sergey Jakimov is a founding partner of LongeVC, a venture capital fund supporting early-stage biotech and longevity-focused founders that are changing the world. He is a serial entrepreneur, having co-founded 3 deep-tech ventures and raised more than $40 million in venture funding for his own ventures and as an entrepreneur in residence. He has worked with several other early-stage companies in the therapeutics space on fundraising, IP protection, and clinical trial strategies, focusing on early treatments in cardiovascular, oncology, and neurodegenerative spaces. He is also a visiting lecturer to several universities on venture capital and intellectual property rights, and he co-authored a master's program in Technology Law for the Riga Graduate School of Law. Since 2018, he has co-founded medical tech startup Longenesis, a cutting-edge company that unlocks the hidden value of biomedical data and accelerates novel drug treatment & discovery. In 2020 he co-founded LongeVC, and in 2021, he co-founded the Longevity Science Foundation - a non-profit organization advancing the field of human longevity by funding research and development of medical technologies to extend the healthy human lifespan. He holds a BSc in International Affairs from Rīga Stradiņš University and two MScs in Political Science and Government and Law and Finance from Central European University and Riga Graduate School of Law, respectively. He was named Forbes Latvia 30 Under 30 in technology and healthcare in 2020.

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the world witnessed the “creative, freewheeling, darkly humorous, and deeply resilient society” that is contemporary Ukraine. In this timely and original history, a bestseller in Ukraine, the historian Yaroslav Hrytsak tells the sweeping story of his nation through a meticulous examination of the major events, conflicts, and developments that have shaped it over the course of centuries. Hrytsak, is a Ukrainian historian and public intellectual. Professor of the Ukrainian Catholic University and Honorary Professor of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Hrytsak has taught at Columbia and Harvard Universities and was a guest lecturer at the Central European University in Budapest. He is the author of many historical books, including several bestsellers and the recipient of numerous national and international awards. weaves a rich and detailed tapestry of a country in continual transformation. Ukraine: The Forging of a Nation (PublicAffairs, 2024) is essential reading for anyone who wants to better understand Ukraine's dramatic past and its global significance--from the 17th-century Cossack uprising to the collapse of the USSR in 1991 and Ukrainian independence, and from the evolution of the Ukrainian language to the warning signs that anticipated Russia's 2022 invasion. This book is the definitive story of Ukraine and its people, as told by one of its most celebrated voices. Sidney Michelini is a post-doctoral researcher working on Ecology, Climate, and Violence at the Peace Research Institute of Frankfurt (PRIF). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the world witnessed the “creative, freewheeling, darkly humorous, and deeply resilient society” that is contemporary Ukraine. In this timely and original history, a bestseller in Ukraine, the historian Yaroslav Hrytsak tells the sweeping story of his nation through a meticulous examination of the major events, conflicts, and developments that have shaped it over the course of centuries. Hrytsak, is a Ukrainian historian and public intellectual. Professor of the Ukrainian Catholic University and Honorary Professor of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Hrytsak has taught at Columbia and Harvard Universities and was a guest lecturer at the Central European University in Budapest. He is the author of many historical books, including several bestsellers and the recipient of numerous national and international awards. weaves a rich and detailed tapestry of a country in continual transformation. Ukraine: The Forging of a Nation (PublicAffairs, 2024) is essential reading for anyone who wants to better understand Ukraine's dramatic past and its global significance--from the 17th-century Cossack uprising to the collapse of the USSR in 1991 and Ukrainian independence, and from the evolution of the Ukrainian language to the warning signs that anticipated Russia's 2022 invasion. This book is the definitive story of Ukraine and its people, as told by one of its most celebrated voices. Sidney Michelini is a post-doctoral researcher working on Ecology, Climate, and Violence at the Peace Research Institute of Frankfurt (PRIF). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history