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In this episode, our co-hosts Gabriel Hedengren (@ghedengren) and Javid Ibad (@javidibad) provide a recap of local results and then preview an important date in 2025 for Europe. Super Sunday will take place on 18 May, and Europe Elects will have complete coverage. One of these elections is the second round of the Romanian Presidential Election. To gain more insight for this important contest, they interview Sergiu Mișcoiu, Professor of Political Science at the Faculty of European Studies in Babes-Bolyai University. Produced by Europe Elects. You can support this podcast and Europe Elects on our GoFundMe or by joining our Patreon. All proceeds go to improving our services. https://www.patreon.com/EuropeElects https://www.gofundme.com/f/europe-elects-empowering-european-citizens

Na zewnątrz wszystko wydaje się w porządku. Nikt nikogo nie wtrąca do więzień. Ludzie się bogacą. Na ulicach pokój. A jednak pod powierzchnią coś jest nie tak. Niektórzy piszą o tym zjawisku "cyfrowy populizm". Oczko wyżej są "Spin dyktatorzy". A na szczycie "Koncern autokracja". To wbrew pozorom jak najbardziej temat technologiczny, bo to właśnie serwisy społecznościowe, AI i technologie nadzoru wykorzystywane są do wpływania na opinie społeczne. A to ważne - zwłaszcza przed wyborami. Dlatego w tym, drugim odcinku naszego minicyklu o kampaniach wpływu, dalej sprawdzamy, jak próbowano osłabić demokrację, państwowość i wybory w Mołdawii i Rumunii. A przede wszystkim: czy zaobserwowane tam metody można zastosować także w Polsce. GOŚCINIE PODCASTU: Ionela Ciolan, researcherka ds. bezpieczeństwa w think-tanku Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies w Brukseli Taisia Haritonova z National Democratic Institute w Mołdawii Tatiana Cojocari, specjalistka ds. polityki zagranicznej Rosji oraz dezinformacji w organizacji WatchDog w Mołdawii Elena Calistru z Funky Citizens, rumuńskiej organizacji pozarządowej, która zajmuje się walką z dezinformacją. Diana Fimilion założyła rumuńską organizację Forum Apulum zajmują się polityką, technologiami i demokracją w kontekście ludzi młodych NA SKRÓTY: 04:48 Wprowadzenie 08:41 Sytuacja po wyborach 11:58 Serwisy społecznościowe 32:52 Odpowiedzialność platform 37:48 Wnioski dla Polski 42:05 Wybory w Polsce 48:55 Cyfrowy populizm ŹRÓDŁA: "Spin dyktatorzy. Nowe oblicze tyranii w XXI wieku", Sergei Guriev, Daniel Treisman, Wyd. Szczeliny, 2023, "Koncern. Autokracja", Anne Applebaum, Wyd. Agora, 2025, O niezadowoleniu Rumunów: https://www.romania-insider.com/ires-survey-scrapping-elections-jan-2025 O finiszu wyborów w Rumunii: https://www.osw.waw.pl/pl/publikacje/komentarze-osw/2025-04-24/wybory-dla-wybranych-rumunia-na-finiszu-kampanii-prezydenckiej O cheapfejkach: https://euvsdisinfo.eu/russian-experiments-with-disinformation-in-moldova/ O dezinformacji napędzanej AI: https://www.politico.eu/article/moldova-fights-free-from-russia-ai-power-disinformation-machine-maia-sandu/ O cyfrowym populizmie: https://www.politico.eu/article/moldova-fights-free-from-russia-ai-power-disinformation-machine-maia-sandu/ O tworzeniu relacji z wyborcami: https://www.iwm.at/publication/iwmpost-article/digital-governance-between-populism-and-technocracy

Achtung (Werbung in eigener Sache):  Jetzt mein Buch "Die perfekte Candidate Journey & Experience" unter folgenden Links bestellen: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-662-66875-7 https://bit.ly/3KEgwDF https://amzn.to/3mbzhUO Der inhaltliche Fokus liegt auf Recruiting für mittelständische Unternehmen sowie Startups und darum, wie die Candidate Journey und deren Touchpoints so gestaltet werden können, dass eine hervorragende Candidate Experience möglich wird.   Yannic Franken (Co-Founder & COO at PairToShare) Yannic Franken ist Mitgründer und COO von PairToShare, einem Startup, das sich auf digitale Lösungen für Jobsharing und als Recruiting-Instrument spezialisiert hat. Zudem initiierte Yannic The Jobsharing Hub, die in der DACH-Region führende Beratungsagentur, welche mit Unternehmen die Einführung dieses flexiblen Arbeitsmodelles plant und durchführt, und die sogenannten „Tandems“ beim Onboarding und in ihrer Entwicklung unterstützt. Vor seiner unternehmerischen Laufbahn war er in leitenden Vertriebsrollen bei VMware, SAP und Oracle tätig – mit Fokus auf Public Sector, Cloud-Technologien und Datenplattformen. Yannic studierte European Studies an der Universität Maastricht und vertiefte seine Kenntnisse in European Politics an der Sciences Po Paris und der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Heute engagiert sich Yannic für neue Arbeitsformen, die Freiheit, Eigenverantwortung und Teamarbeit fördern. Für ihn ist Jobsharing nicht nur ein Modell für Teilzeit, sondern ein zukunftsweisender Ansatz auch für Führungspositionen.    Themen Mit Yannic Franken (Co-Founder & COO at PairToShare) habe ich in der GainTalents-Podcastfolge 400 darüber gesprochen, wann ein Jobsharing für Unternehmen und deren Mitarbeitende wirklich sinnvoll ist bzw. sein kann. Viel Spaß beim Reinhören. Bei Yannic bedanke ich mich recht herzlich für das sehr gute Gespräch und für die vielen guten Tipps zum Thema. Und - für alle, die es interessiert einen sogenannten Tandembility-Test zu machen. Kontaktiert bitte Yannic per e-Mail (yannic@pairtoshare.com) und ihr erhaltet den Test kostenlos. Wann ist Jobsharing sinnvoll? langfristiger Aspekt zu dem Thema ist auf Unternehmensseite sehr wichtig (kein kurzfristiges “rein und raus” aus dem Thema) Job Sharing ist nicht Teilzeitarbeit und folgende Kriterien sollten gegeben sein: keine Komplexitätserhöhung zulassen - vor allem nicht für das Umfeld autonome Ausgestaltung der Position muss gegeben sein muss für alle profiitabel sein (Arbeitgeber und Arbeitnehmer:innen) Unternehmen sollten einen Onboardingzeitraum von 4-6 Monaten bis zum eingeschwungenen Zustand des Jobsharing-Tandems akzeptieren die zu besetzende Position steht im Vordergrund - bitte keine Konstrukte um Personen bauen! Fürs Recruiting: bietet die zu besetzende Position wirklich die Vorteile für Job-Sharing? Tandem-Bewerbungen zulassen und Positionen entsprechend ausschreiben passen mögliche Tandem-Kandidaten:innen zusammen - Tandembility-Test von Pairtoshare kann helfen)? Wie müssen sich Tandem´s organisieren (Arbeits- und Zeiteinteilung, Verantwortlichkeiten, etc.) 5 Dimensionen, die sehr wichtig für die richtige Auswahl von Personen für Jobsharing sind: Anspruch an Arbeitsqualität Werte und Einstellungen zum Thema Arbeit Führungsstil und Führungsverständnis Kompetenzen und Erfahrungen zeitliche Voraussetzung Wichtige Faktoren für eine gute Zusammenarbeit eines Tandems Komplexität nicht erhöhen (insbesondere fürs Umfeld) gute Abstimmungsprozesse untereinander einheitliche Entscheidungen und Kommunikation (bei Führungsposition sehr wichtig) ein einheitliches Wertesystem keine Neidfaktoren, wenn der/die Tandem-Partner-in für die Arbeit der anderen Person den Lob erhält (das gleiche betrifft den Umgang mit Fehlern) - es geht immer nur im “wir”, nicht um die Einzelperson!   #Jobsharing #Teilzeit #employeemanagement #employeeexperience #newwork #vereinbarkeit #arbeitszeitmodelle #GainTalentspodcast   Shownotes Links - Yannic Franken LinkedIn:      https://www.linkedin.com/in/yannic-franken-b7b4aa24/ Webseite:     https://www.pairtoshare.com/de Webseite:     https://www.jobsharing-hub.de/%C3%BCber-uns   Links Hans-Heinz Wisotzky: Website https://www.gaintalents.com/podcast und https://www.gaintalents.com/blog Buch: https://www.gaintalents.com/buch-die-perfekte-candidate-journey-und-experience LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/hansheinzwisotzky/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/gaintalents XING https://www.xing.com/profile/HansHeinz_Wisotzky/cv Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GainTalents Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gain.talents/ Youtube https://bit.ly/2GnWMFg

Achtung (Werbung in eigener Sache):  Jetzt mein Buch "Die perfekte Candidate Journey & Experience" unter folgenden Links bestellen: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-662-66875-7 https://bit.ly/3KEgwDF https://amzn.to/3mbzhUO Der inhaltliche Fokus liegt auf Recruiting für mittelständische Unternehmen sowie Startups und darum, wie die Candidate Journey und deren Touchpoints so gestaltet werden können, dass eine hervorragende Candidate Experience möglich wird.   Yannic Franken (Co-Founder & COO at PairToShare) Yannic Franken ist Mitgründer und COO von PairToShare, einem Startup, das sich auf digitale Lösungen für Jobsharing und als Recruiting-Instrument spezialisiert hat. Zudem initiierte Yannic The Jobsharing Hub, die in der DACH-Region führende Beratungsagentur, welche mit Unternehmen die Einführung dieses flexiblen Arbeitsmodelles plant und durchführt, und die sogenannten „Tandems“ beim Onboarding und in ihrer Entwicklung unterstützt. Vor seiner unternehmerischen Laufbahn war er in leitenden Vertriebsrollen bei VMware, SAP und Oracle tätig – mit Fokus auf Public Sector, Cloud-Technologien und Datenplattformen. Yannic studierte European Studies an der Universität Maastricht und vertiefte seine Kenntnisse in European Politics an der Sciences Po Paris und der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Heute engagiert sich Yannic für neue Arbeitsformen, die Freiheit, Eigenverantwortung und Teamarbeit fördern. Für ihn ist Jobsharing nicht nur ein Modell für Teilzeit, sondern ein zukunftsweisender Ansatz auch für Führungspositionen.    Themen Mit Yannic Franken (Co-Founder & COO at PairToShare) habe ich in der GainTalents-Podcastfolge 400 darüber gesprochen, wann ein Jobsharing für Unternehmen und deren Mitarbeitende wirklich sinnvoll ist bzw. sein kann. Viel Spaß beim Reinhören. Bei Yannic bedanke ich mich recht herzlich für das sehr gute Gespräch und für die vielen guten Tipps zum Thema. Und - für alle, die es interessiert einen sogenannten Tandembility-Test zu machen. Kontaktiert bitte Yannic per e-Mail (yannic@pairtoshare.com) und ihr erhaltet den Test kostenlos. Wann ist Jobsharing sinnvoll? langfristiger Aspekt zu dem Thema ist auf Unternehmensseite sehr wichtig (kein kurzfristiges “rein und raus” aus dem Thema) Job Sharing ist nicht Teilzeitarbeit und folgende Kriterien sollten gegeben sein: keine Komplexitätserhöhung zulassen - vor allem nicht für das Umfeld autonome Ausgestaltung der Position muss gegeben sein muss für alle profiitabel sein (Arbeitgeber und Arbeitnehmer:innen) Unternehmen sollten einen Onboardingzeitraum von 4-6 Monaten bis zum eingeschwungenen Zustand des Jobsharing-Tandems akzeptieren die zu besetzende Position steht im Vordergrund - bitte keine Konstrukte um Personen bauen! Fürs Recruiting: bietet die zu besetzende Position wirklich die Vorteile für Job-Sharing? Tandem-Bewerbungen zulassen und Positionen entsprechend ausschreiben passen mögliche Tandem-Kandidaten:innen zusammen - Tandembility-Test von Pairtoshare kann helfen)? Wie müssen sich Tandem´s organisieren (Arbeits- und Zeiteinteilung, Verantwortlichkeiten, etc.) 5 Dimensionen, die sehr wichtig für die richtige Auswahl von Personen für Jobsharing sind: Anspruch an Arbeitsqualität Werte und Einstellungen zum Thema Arbeit Führungsstil und Führungsverständnis Kompetenzen und Erfahrungen zeitliche Voraussetzung Wichtige Faktoren für eine gute Zusammenarbeit eines Tandems Komplexität nicht erhöhen (insbesondere fürs Umfeld) gute Abstimmungsprozesse untereinander einheitliche Entscheidungen und Kommunikation (bei Führungsposition sehr wichtig) ein einheitliches Wertesystem keine Neidfaktoren, wenn der/die Tandem-Partner-in für die Arbeit der anderen Person den Lob erhält (das gleiche betrifft den Umgang mit Fehlern) - es geht immer nur im “wir”, nicht um die Einzelperson!   #Jobsharing #Teilzeit #employeemanagement #employeeexperience #newwork #vereinbarkeit #arbeitszeitmodelle #GainTalentspodcast   Shownotes Links - Yannic Franken LinkedIn:      https://www.linkedin.com/in/yannic-franken-b7b4aa24/ Webseite:     https://www.pairtoshare.com/de Webseite:     https://www.jobsharing-hub.de/%C3%BCber-uns   Links Hans-Heinz Wisotzky: Website https://www.gaintalents.com/podcast und https://www.gaintalents.com/blog Buch: https://www.gaintalents.com/buch-die-perfekte-candidate-journey-und-experience LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/hansheinzwisotzky/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/gaintalents XING https://www.xing.com/profile/HansHeinz_Wisotzky/cv Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GainTalents Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gain.talents/ Youtube https://bit.ly/2GnWMFg

The world is in flux. What's Europe's place in it, exactly? This week, we're bringing you something different: a big, sprawling conversation with leading European historian Timothy Garton Ash. Can anything good come from Trumpism for this continent? What can be done to stop autocrats like Viktor Orbán from undermining the EU from the inside? And does it matter if we talk about different things when we talk about Europe?    Timothy is Professor of European Studies at the University of Oxford. 'Homelands' is now available in more than 20 languages; you can find all the available editions here.   We'll be at two events in Amsterdam for Europe Day on May 9! We've got two pairs of tickets to give away to the late-night EuropaNacht event at Paradiso. Email hello@europeanspodcast.com for a chance to win them. If you're too late, you can buy a ticket here; tickets to the earlier event, at SPUI25, are available here. With many thanks to our friends at the European Cultural Foundation, DutchCulture and De Kiesmannen.   Thanks for listening. If you enjoy our podcasts, we'd love it if you'd consider supporting our work. You can chip in to help us cover the weekly research and production of The Europeans at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/europeanspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (many currencies are available), or gift a donation to a super fan here. We'd also love it if you could tell two friends about this podcast!   Producers: Wojciech Oleksiak and Morgan Childs Mixing and mastering: Wojciech Oleksiak Music: Jim Barne    YouTube | Bluesky | Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Mastodon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | hello@europeanspodcast.com

"Demokracja umiera w ciemności" - takie motto przyjęła amerykańska gazeta "The Washington Post". Ta sama, która dziś należy do Jeffa Bezosa. Ale to hasło może być już nieaktualne, bo demokracja poddawana jest torturom każdego dnia na naszych oczach. Dzieje się to w świetle algorytmów i przy ogromnym wsparciu aktorów zewnętrznych, którzy wykorzystują polaryzację społeczną i wszystkie problemy państwa na ich niekorzyść. Rosja ma szczególne doświadczenie w wykorzystywaniu procesów demokratycznych przeciwko demokracjom. Kupowanie głosów, dezinformacja wyborcza, zwożenie głosujących autobusami, a teraz do tego arsenału być może dochodzi "porywanie" algorytmów. Jak można "porwać" algorytm, wpędzić państwo w kryzys i ukraść wybory? Pokazujemy w specjalnej, reportażowej, wyjazdowej i analitycznej miniserii na przykładzie państw z Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej. W odcinku pierwszym skupimy się na państwach, które były ostatnio laboratoriami operacji cyfrowego wpływu. A w odcinku kolejnym zastanowimy się, jakie wnioski powinna wyciągnąć Polska przed swoimi wyborami oraz nad tym, czy dalej żyjemy w demokracji, czy już w demokraturze. GOŚCIE ODCINKA: - Ionela Ciolan, researcherka ds. bezpieczeństwa w think-tanku Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies w Brukseli, - Razvan Martin aktywista praw człowieka z ActiveWatach, - Taisia Haritonova z National Democratic Institute w Mołdawii, - Septimus Parvu z Expert Forum, który od kilkunastu lat jest obserwatorem wyborów, - Tatiana Cojocari, specjalistka ds. polityki zagranicznej Rosji oraz dezinformacji w organizacji WatchDog w Mołdawii, - Juilia Rosu i RAZVAN LUTAC z rumuńskiego magazynu śledczego Snoop, - Elena Calistru z Funky Citizens, rumuńskiej organizacji pozarządowej, która zajmuje się walką z dezinformacją, - Alex Blaga, ekspert analizy serwisów społecznościowych z firmy TrollWar. NA SKRÓTY: 08:20 Na początek: Rumunia 15:33 Co naprawdę stało się w Rumunii? 28:23 Mołdawia i wielki eksperyment 51:02 Marionetki i agenci wpływu 1:00:00 Silne platformy i słabe państwo ŹRÓDŁA: - O operacji wpływu z sędzią-uciekinierem: https://wyborcza.biz/biznes/7,177150,31866951,zbiegly-na-bialorus-sedzia-podawal-sie-za-dziennikarza-onetu.html - Analiza rumuńskiego ANAF: https://www.romaniajournal.ro/politics/anaf-uncovers-pnls-tiktok-campaign-promoting-calin-georgescu/ - Co usunął TikTok: https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-eu/continuing-to-protect-the-integrity-of-tiktok-during-romanian-elections - O atakach hybrydowych na Mołdawię: https://apnews.com/article/moldova-election-eu-referendum-russia-639974a2d3acd8d647e787ede0fcbe24 - Raport Zespołu ds. Dezinformacji Komisji ds. badania wpływów rosyjskich i białoruskich: https://www.gov.pl/web/sprawiedliwosc/raport-zespolu-ds-dezinformacji-komisji-ds-badania-wplywow-rosyjskich-i-bialoruskich - Kamil Całus, "Mołdawia. Państwo niekonieczne", Wydawnictwo Czarne, 2020.

The Bulletin discusses Russia's attack on Kyiv, Pete Hegseth's second Signal snafu, and Pope Francis' death. Find us on YouTube. This week on The Bulletin, Mike, Russell, and Clarissa discuss Russia's attack on Kyiv, Pete Hegseth's second Signal snafu, and Pope Francis' death. Dalibor Rohac of the American Enterprise Institute and Montse Alvarado of EWTN News join the conversation. GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Join the conversation at our Substack.  Find us on YouTube. Rate and review the show in Apple Podcasts. ABOUT THE GUESTS:  Dalibor Rohac is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, where he studies the political economy of the European Union and transatlantic relations. He is concurrently a research associate at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies in Brussels. Montse Alvarado is the president and chief operating officer of EWTN News. She oversees EWTN's global news media platforms, which create content in English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Arabic, and Italian. Alvarado serves as the founding anchor of the news program “EWTN News In Depth,” a weekly one-hour discussion of current events in politics, culture, and the church from a Catholic perspective.  ABOUT THE BULLETIN: The Bulletin is a weekly (and sometimes more!) current events show from Christianity Today hosted and moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today's editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more. The Bulletin listeners get 25 percent off CT. Go to https://orderct.com/THEBULLETIN to learn more. “The Bulletin” is a production of Christianity Today Producer: Clarissa Moll Associate Producer: Alexa Burke Editing and Mix: TJ Hester Music: Dan Phelps Executive Producers: Erik Petrik and Mike Cosper Senior Producer: Matt Stevens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to Inside Policy Talks, where we dive into the ideas and policies shaping Canada's future!In this episode, Balkan Devlen, Studio Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute, sits down with Peter Hefele, Policy Director at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies.Hefele pulls back the curtain on Europe's high-stakes challenges: Can Germany reboot its economic engine? Will Europe finally build a credible defence capability? And where does Canada fit into this complex geopolitical puzzle?From Germany's political chess match to Europe's urgent defense overhaul, this episode is a front-row seat to the continent's most critical transformation in decades.Be sure to share, and subscribe to Inside Policy Talks for more thought-provoking analysis on the key issues facing Canada today!

As a Maastricht Diplomat alumni and journalism student, French-Lankan Jonathan Wijayaratne has a unique view on the world. In this episode they talk with Fin Gerke about their journey from European Studies to journalism, the state of journalism and media in Europe, and their roots living in many cultures and countries. Recorded on the 20.02.2025CreditsProducer and interviewer: Fin Gerke (@finenomenon)

Failure rate of D-dimer testing in patients with high clinical probability of pulmonary embolism: Ancillary analysis of three European studies by SAEM

Failure rate of D-dimer testing in patients with high clinical probability of pulmonary embolism: Ancillary analysis of three European studies by SAEM

Today's Episode of the podcast was recorded live from the Frontier, as today marks 30 years since the Schengen Agreement came into effect. It allows 450 million But could Gibraltar gain access to Schengen in the future with a Treaty? We spoke to some key figures related to the Schengen Agreement. GBC's Kevin Ruiz has done a lot of reporting from the Frontier over the years recounted his memories of the conversations people were having over Schengen 30 years ago.Juan Carmona was the mayor of La Linea at the when the Schengen Agreement was being discussed and signed.Darren Cerisola is the current President of the Cross Frontier Group. He told us about some of the work that they have been doing in recent months.Albert Danino was a European Studies teacher as well as part of the European Movement when the Schengen Agreement came into effect. He told us what Gibraltar was like back in 1995.And, Denise Matthews has always wanted Gibraltar to have closer ties with Europe, and was part of a famous human rights case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Trump administration insists there's been real progress towards a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine, but is Donald Trump being played by Vladimir Putin?Talks continue this week in Saudi Arabia, but it's questionable whether Russia's conditions can ever be accepted by the Ukrainians. Today, Matthew Sussex from the Centre for European Studies at the Australian National University on where the talks are up to and what Putin really wants.  Featured: Associate Professor Matthew Sussex, Centre for European Studies at the Australian National University

Chuck Schumer, a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire, and airline pilot mental health woes. Find us on YouTube. This week, Russell, Mike, and Clarissa discuss Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer's decision to side with Republicans, the Russia-Ukraine cease-fire and Ukraine's missing children, and mental health struggles for pilots in the Federal Aviation Administration and why we need to reduce the stigma. Michael Wear (Center for Christianity and Public Life) and Dalibor Rohac (American Enterprise Institute) join the conversation. GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Join the conversation at our Substack Find us on YouTube Rate and review the show in Apple Podcasts ABOUT THE GUESTS:  Michael Wear is the founder, president, and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life. Wear is the author of The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life. He writes for The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Catapult magazine, Christianity Today, and other publications on faith, politics, and culture. Dalibor Rohac is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, where he studies the political economy of the European Union and transatlantic relations. He is concurrently a research associate at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies in Brussels. ABOUT THE BULLETIN: The Bulletin is a weekly (and sometimes more!) current events show from Christianity Today hosted and moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today's editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more. The Bulletin listeners get 25 percent off CT. Go to https://orderct.com/THEBULLETIN to learn more. “The Bulletin” is a production of Christianity Today Producer: Clarissa Moll Associate Producer: Leslie Thompson Editing and Mix: T.J. Hester Music: Dan Phelps Executive Producers: Erik Petrik and Mike Cosper Senior Producer: Matt Stevens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today's episode, renowned academic and legal scholar Professor Joseph H.H. Weiler speaks with Matt about The Trial of Jesus – connecting the historical event as a lens for understanding justice, religious pluralism, and democracy. The examination leads us through the limits of state neutrality in matters of faith, the balance between freedom of and from religion, and the evolving role of digital platforms. Professor Weiler shares perspectives from his extensive legal scholarship while reflecting on the intersection of theology, democracy, and technological change in our modern world. An incredibly poignant episode that is a must-listen.Note: This episode was recorded in Dec 2024.Links & References: References:The Trial of Jesus - First Things | By J.H.H. WeilerSanhedrin trial of Jesus - WikipediaThe Christian Europe by J.H.H. Weiler | Una Europa cristiana - Ediciones Encuentro“La Rochefoucauld voice in our ear” | François de La Rochefoucauld (writer) - WikipediaNostra aetate [EN]Second Vatican Council - Wikipedia“imitatio Dei” | Imitation of God - WikipediaLautsi v. Italy - Wikipedia"Laïque” (FR) = “secular”European Convention on Human RightsStatement of Micah | Why Micah 6:8? | Westmont CollegeGuarini Colloquium on Legal Controls of Digital Platforms | NYU School of LawSALVIFIC | English meaning - Cambridge DictionaryVoltairean - Wiktionary, the free dictionaryOlga Tokarczuk - WikipediaThe Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk - WikipediaThe Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk: 9780593087503 | PenguinRandomHouse.comTelos - Wikipedia “goal” Bios:J.H.H. Weiler is University Professor at the NYU Law School and a Senior Fellow at the Center for European Studies at Harvard. He served previously as President of the European University Institute, Florence.  Prof. Weiler is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of International Law (EJIL) and the International Journal of Constitutional Law (ICON). Among his Honorary Doctorates there is one in Theology awarded by the Catholic University of America. In 2022, he received the Ratzinger Prize awarded by Pope Francis.J.H.H.'s Links:J.H.H. Weiler - Biography | NYU School of LawFreedom Of and From Religion in Democracies by J.H.H. Weiler | Combinations Magazine by RxCMatt Prewitt (he/him) is a lawyer, technologist, and writer. He is the President of the RadicalxChange Foundation.Matt's Social Links:ᴍᴀᴛᴛ ᴘʀᴇᴡɪᴛᴛ (@m_t_prewitt) / X Connect with RadicalxChange Foundation:RadicalxChange Website@RadxChange | TwitterRxC | YouTubeRxC | InstagramRxC | LinkedInJoin the conversation on Discord.Credits:Produced by G. Angela Corpus.Co-Produced, Edited, and Audio Engineered by Aaron Benavides.Executive Produced by G. Angela Corpus and Matt Prewitt.Intro/Outro music by MagnusMoone, “Wind in the Willows,” is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

US President Donald Trump insists that Russian leader Vladimir Putin would allow peacekeepers into Ukraine as part of a deal to end the war.But how would that work and would it be risky having soldiers from European nations on Russia's doorstep?Today, Russia expert Matthew Sussex on the three-year anniversary and what version of peace the US and Russian leaders are aiming for. Featured: Matthew Sussex, associate professor at the Centre for European Studies at the Australian National University

The Bulletin talks peace in Ukraine, tariffs abroad, and COVID-19 learning losses here at home. Find us on Youtube. Clarissa, Russell, and CT's chief operating officer Nicole Martin review emerging peace talks about the Russia-Ukraine war with Dalibor Rohac (American Enterprise Institute). Then, we talk tariffs with Reginald Smith (Eventide Asset Management). Finally, we welcome Larry Taylor (Association of Christian Schools International) for an honest discussion about COVID-19 learning losses and the future of the Department of Education. GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Join the conversation at our Substack. Find us on YouTube. Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice. ABOUT THE BULLETIN: The Bulletin is a weekly (and sometimes more!) current events show from Christianity Today hosted and moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today's editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more. ABOUT THE GUESTS: Dalibor Rohac is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, where he studies the political economy of the European Union and transatlantic relations. He is concurrently a research associate at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies in Brussels. Reginald Smith serves as a research analyst for Eventide Asset Management. Smith explores the impact of the changing US economy on urban and rural working-class communities and studies how to create jobs in these communities. He holds an MBA with High Distinction from Harvard Business School and bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from Drexel University. Larry Taylor, PhD, is the president of the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI). He has been serving in education for over 30 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John O'Brennan, Director of European Studies at Maynooth University and Donnchadh O'Laoghaire, Sinn Féin TD for Cork South Central & Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs

Der Politikwissenschaftler Reinhard Heinisch über das Wesen des radikalen Rechtspopulismus und die Gründe seines Erfolgs. Ein Podcast vom Pragmaticus. Das Thema:Der Politikwissenschaftler Reinhard Heinisch nennt im Podcast drei Gründe für den Aufstieg des radikalen Rechtspopulismus in Europa: 1. Radikaler Populismus konnte sich von den Rändern aus verbreiten, zu Themen, die von etablierten Parteien nicht besetzt wurden. In Deutschland war das vor allem das Thema Identität. 2. Durch die Unterscheidung von Volk und Elite gelang es, die Idee der illiberalen Demokratie als Befreiung umzudeuten und 3. fruchtete diese emotionale Erzählung vor dem Hintergrund eines „kolossalen Repäsentationsversagens“ in den Demokratien des Westens. Der eng gewordene politische Handlungsspielraum in der politischen Mitte ist das vorläufige Ergebnis. Gibt es einen Weg da raus?Unser Gast in dieser Folge: Reinhard Heinisch ist Professor für österreichische Politik in vergleichender europäischer Perspektive am Fachbereich Politikwissenschaft der Paris Lodron-Universität Salzburg, dessen Vorstand er von 2009 bis 2024 war. Heinisch war Fakultätsmitglied an der University of Pittsburgh (1994-2009) und ist noch heute Mitglied des dortigen Center of European Studies. Heinisch ist der Autor zahlreicher Bücher zum Thema Populismus, Rechtspopulismus und Rechtsextremismus. Zuletzt erschien von ihm Politicizing Islam in Austria: The Far-Right Impact in the Twenty-First Century im Verlag Rutgers University Press.Dies ist ein Podcast von Der Pragmaticus. Sie finden uns auch auf Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn und X (Twitter).

Interview with Liana Fix on Germany - 16:00 NOTE: This episode was recorded before the ceasefire in the DRC began to break down. This week, Kelly sits down with Council on Foreign Relations fellow Liana Fix for an update on Germany's political crisis just weeks ahead of the federal elections. Before that, Kelly and Freddie break down the release of DeepSeek, discuss the civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and give an update on South Korea's presidential crisis. Liana Fix is a fellow for Europe at the Council on Foreign Relations. She is a historian and political scientist, with expertise in German and European foreign and security policy, European security, transatlantic relations, Russia, Eastern Europe, and European China policy. Dr. Fix is also the author of A New German Power? Germany's Role in European Russia Policy (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021). She is an adjunct faculty member at Georgetown University in the Center for German and European Studies and the Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies. The opinions expressed in this conversation are strictly those of the participants and do not represent the views of Georgetown University or any government entity. Produced by Theo Malhotra and Freddie Mallinson.  Recorded on February 5, 2025. Diplomatic Immunity, a podcast from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, brings you frank and candid conversations with experts on the issues facing diplomats and national security decision-makers around the world. Funding support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. For more, visit our website, and follow us on Linkedin, Twitter @GUDiplomacy, and Instagram @isd.georgetown

Major protests outside the annual conference of Germany's Far Right AfD party. It's candidate for Chancellor is promising mass deportations of immigrants. Can Alice Wiedel's views help her party win more power in a general election next month? In this Episode: Olaf Boehnke, Director and Senior Advisor, Alliance of Democracies Foundation Jessica Berlin, Non-resident fellow, Center for European Analysis Ulrich Brueckner, Professor of European Studies, Stanford University in Berlin Host: Laura Kyle Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook At Al Jazeera Podcasts, we want to hear from you, our listeners. So, please head to https://www.aljazeera.com/survey and tell us your thoughts about this show and other Al Jazeera podcasts. It only takes a few minutes!

Germany faces an early election, following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition government. Europe's biggest economy is in trouble, with deep political divisions. So what are the issues? And why is the outcome so important internationally? In this episode: Ulrich Brueckner, Professor, European Studies, Stanford University in Berlin. Suzanne Lynch, Chief Brussels Correspondent, Politico. Mujtaba Rahman, Managing Director, Europe, Eurasia Group. Host: James Bays Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook At Al Jazeera Podcasts, we want to hear from you, our listeners. So, please head to https://www.aljazeera.com/survey and tell us your thoughts about this show and other Al Jazeera podcasts. It only takes a few minutes!

Rory O'Donnell, Partner in Penta group, leading on international trade and John O'Brennan, Director of European Studies at Maynooth University

In this episode I'm interviewing someone with firsthand knowledge of the replacement of democracy with an authoritarian populist regime.  What does this mean? Take, for example, the case of Hungary under the leadership of Viktor Orbán, the populist prime minister of Hungary since 2010. In 2022, European parliament declared that Hungary could no longer be considered a democracy. MEPs are concerned about several political areas concerning democracy and fundamental rights in Hungary. Some of the main areas are the functioning of its constitutional and electoral system, the independence of the judiciary, corruption and conflicts of interest and freedom of expression, including media pluralism. Academic freedom, freedom of religion, freedom of association, the right to equal treatment, including LGBTIQ rights, the rights of minorities, as well as those of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees, are also problematic. What do these first steps towards authoritarianism look like and what can we do to avoid following the same path? Why do people want to go away from democracy? Are they racist bigots? Gábor Scheiring is a former member of the Hungarian parliament having served from 2010-2014 and an assistant professor of comparative politics at Georgetown University Qatar. He previously served as a Visiting Fellow at Harvard University's Center for European Studies. His research explores the political economy and lived experiences of contemporary economic transformations through quantitative, qualitative, and comparative methods. He focuses on how economic shocks create precarity, leading to mental and physical suffering, and how these processes impact democratic stability. His book, The Retreat of Liberal Democracy, which won the BASEES 2021 Book Award, examines how working-class dislocation and elite co-optation foster illiberalism in Hungary. Do you like the podcast? Share the love at patron dot podbean dot com slash TheRationalView Do you hate the podcast? Join TheRationalView Facebook group and let's talk it out.

Since the French Revolution of 1789, the absence of laws banning interracial marriages has served to reinforce two myths about modern France--first, that it is a sexual democracy and second, it is a color-blind nation where all French citizens can freely marry whomever they wish regardless of their race. Caroline Séquin challenges the narrative of French exceptionalism by revealing the role of prostitution regulation in policing intimate relationships across racial and colonial boundaries in the century following the abolition of slavery. Desiring Whiteness: A Racial History of Prostitution in France and Colonial Senegal, 1848-1950 (Cornell UP, 2024) traces the rise and fall of the "French model" of prostitution policing in the "contact zones" of port cities and garrison towns across France and in Dakar, Senegal, the main maritime entry point of French West Africa. Séquin describes how the regulation of prostitution covertly policed racial relations and contributed to the making of white French identity in an imperial nation-state that claimed to be race-blind. She also examines how sex industry workers exploited, reinforced, or transgressed the racial boundaries of colonial rule. Brothels served as "gatekeepers of whiteness" in two arenas. In colonial Senegal, white-only brothels helped deter French colonists from entering unions with African women and producing mixed-race children, thus consolidating white minority rule. In the metropole, brothels condoned interracial sex with white sex workers while dissuading colonial men from forming long-term attachments with white French women. Ultimately, brothels followed a similar racial logic that contributed to upholding white supremacy. Dr. Séquin earned a BA and MA in English and American Studies at Université Nancy 2, an MA in Women and Gender Studies at Université Paris 8, and her Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. She has won a number of awards from a range of institutions including Best Paper Prize from the Council for European Studies' Gender and Sexuality Research Network for the article “Marie Piquemal, the ‘Colonial Madam': Brothel Prostitution, Migration, and the Making of Whiteness in Interwar Dakar”. But I want to call attention to her Edward T. Gargan Prize for the best graduate student paper presented on post-1800 history at the annual conference of the Western Society for French History. Since 2019 she has been an Assistant Professor of Modern European History at Lafayette College. 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

Since the French Revolution of 1789, the absence of laws banning interracial marriages has served to reinforce two myths about modern France--first, that it is a sexual democracy and second, it is a color-blind nation where all French citizens can freely marry whomever they wish regardless of their race. Caroline Séquin challenges the narrative of French exceptionalism by revealing the role of prostitution regulation in policing intimate relationships across racial and colonial boundaries in the century following the abolition of slavery. Desiring Whiteness: A Racial History of Prostitution in France and Colonial Senegal, 1848-1950 (Cornell UP, 2024) traces the rise and fall of the "French model" of prostitution policing in the "contact zones" of port cities and garrison towns across France and in Dakar, Senegal, the main maritime entry point of French West Africa. Séquin describes how the regulation of prostitution covertly policed racial relations and contributed to the making of white French identity in an imperial nation-state that claimed to be race-blind. She also examines how sex industry workers exploited, reinforced, or transgressed the racial boundaries of colonial rule. Brothels served as "gatekeepers of whiteness" in two arenas. In colonial Senegal, white-only brothels helped deter French colonists from entering unions with African women and producing mixed-race children, thus consolidating white minority rule. In the metropole, brothels condoned interracial sex with white sex workers while dissuading colonial men from forming long-term attachments with white French women. Ultimately, brothels followed a similar racial logic that contributed to upholding white supremacy. Dr. Séquin earned a BA and MA in English and American Studies at Université Nancy 2, an MA in Women and Gender Studies at Université Paris 8, and her Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. She has won a number of awards from a range of institutions including Best Paper Prize from the Council for European Studies' Gender and Sexuality Research Network for the article “Marie Piquemal, the ‘Colonial Madam': Brothel Prostitution, Migration, and the Making of Whiteness in Interwar Dakar”. But I want to call attention to her Edward T. Gargan Prize for the best graduate student paper presented on post-1800 history at the annual conference of the Western Society for French History. Since 2019 she has been an Assistant Professor of Modern European History at Lafayette College. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Since the French Revolution of 1789, the absence of laws banning interracial marriages has served to reinforce two myths about modern France--first, that it is a sexual democracy and second, it is a color-blind nation where all French citizens can freely marry whomever they wish regardless of their race. Caroline Séquin challenges the narrative of French exceptionalism by revealing the role of prostitution regulation in policing intimate relationships across racial and colonial boundaries in the century following the abolition of slavery. Desiring Whiteness: A Racial History of Prostitution in France and Colonial Senegal, 1848-1950 (Cornell UP, 2024) traces the rise and fall of the "French model" of prostitution policing in the "contact zones" of port cities and garrison towns across France and in Dakar, Senegal, the main maritime entry point of French West Africa. Séquin describes how the regulation of prostitution covertly policed racial relations and contributed to the making of white French identity in an imperial nation-state that claimed to be race-blind. She also examines how sex industry workers exploited, reinforced, or transgressed the racial boundaries of colonial rule. Brothels served as "gatekeepers of whiteness" in two arenas. In colonial Senegal, white-only brothels helped deter French colonists from entering unions with African women and producing mixed-race children, thus consolidating white minority rule. In the metropole, brothels condoned interracial sex with white sex workers while dissuading colonial men from forming long-term attachments with white French women. Ultimately, brothels followed a similar racial logic that contributed to upholding white supremacy. Dr. Séquin earned a BA and MA in English and American Studies at Université Nancy 2, an MA in Women and Gender Studies at Université Paris 8, and her Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. She has won a number of awards from a range of institutions including Best Paper Prize from the Council for European Studies' Gender and Sexuality Research Network for the article “Marie Piquemal, the ‘Colonial Madam': Brothel Prostitution, Migration, and the Making of Whiteness in Interwar Dakar”. But I want to call attention to her Edward T. Gargan Prize for the best graduate student paper presented on post-1800 history at the annual conference of the Western Society for French History. Since 2019 she has been an Assistant Professor of Modern European History at Lafayette College. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-studies

Since the French Revolution of 1789, the absence of laws banning interracial marriages has served to reinforce two myths about modern France--first, that it is a sexual democracy and second, it is a color-blind nation where all French citizens can freely marry whomever they wish regardless of their race. Caroline Séquin challenges the narrative of French exceptionalism by revealing the role of prostitution regulation in policing intimate relationships across racial and colonial boundaries in the century following the abolition of slavery. Desiring Whiteness: A Racial History of Prostitution in France and Colonial Senegal, 1848-1950 (Cornell UP, 2024) traces the rise and fall of the "French model" of prostitution policing in the "contact zones" of port cities and garrison towns across France and in Dakar, Senegal, the main maritime entry point of French West Africa. Séquin describes how the regulation of prostitution covertly policed racial relations and contributed to the making of white French identity in an imperial nation-state that claimed to be race-blind. She also examines how sex industry workers exploited, reinforced, or transgressed the racial boundaries of colonial rule. Brothels served as "gatekeepers of whiteness" in two arenas. In colonial Senegal, white-only brothels helped deter French colonists from entering unions with African women and producing mixed-race children, thus consolidating white minority rule. In the metropole, brothels condoned interracial sex with white sex workers while dissuading colonial men from forming long-term attachments with white French women. Ultimately, brothels followed a similar racial logic that contributed to upholding white supremacy. Dr. Séquin earned a BA and MA in English and American Studies at Université Nancy 2, an MA in Women and Gender Studies at Université Paris 8, and her Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. She has won a number of awards from a range of institutions including Best Paper Prize from the Council for European Studies' Gender and Sexuality Research Network for the article “Marie Piquemal, the ‘Colonial Madam': Brothel Prostitution, Migration, and the Making of Whiteness in Interwar Dakar”. But I want to call attention to her Edward T. Gargan Prize for the best graduate student paper presented on post-1800 history at the annual conference of the Western Society for French History. Since 2019 she has been an Assistant Professor of Modern European History at Lafayette College. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since the French Revolution of 1789, the absence of laws banning interracial marriages has served to reinforce two myths about modern France--first, that it is a sexual democracy and second, it is a color-blind nation where all French citizens can freely marry whomever they wish regardless of their race. Caroline Séquin challenges the narrative of French exceptionalism by revealing the role of prostitution regulation in policing intimate relationships across racial and colonial boundaries in the century following the abolition of slavery. Desiring Whiteness: A Racial History of Prostitution in France and Colonial Senegal, 1848-1950 (Cornell UP, 2024) traces the rise and fall of the "French model" of prostitution policing in the "contact zones" of port cities and garrison towns across France and in Dakar, Senegal, the main maritime entry point of French West Africa. Séquin describes how the regulation of prostitution covertly policed racial relations and contributed to the making of white French identity in an imperial nation-state that claimed to be race-blind. She also examines how sex industry workers exploited, reinforced, or transgressed the racial boundaries of colonial rule. Brothels served as "gatekeepers of whiteness" in two arenas. In colonial Senegal, white-only brothels helped deter French colonists from entering unions with African women and producing mixed-race children, thus consolidating white minority rule. In the metropole, brothels condoned interracial sex with white sex workers while dissuading colonial men from forming long-term attachments with white French women. Ultimately, brothels followed a similar racial logic that contributed to upholding white supremacy. Dr. Séquin earned a BA and MA in English and American Studies at Université Nancy 2, an MA in Women and Gender Studies at Université Paris 8, and her Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. She has won a number of awards from a range of institutions including Best Paper Prize from the Council for European Studies' Gender and Sexuality Research Network for the article “Marie Piquemal, the ‘Colonial Madam': Brothel Prostitution, Migration, and the Making of Whiteness in Interwar Dakar”. But I want to call attention to her Edward T. Gargan Prize for the best graduate student paper presented on post-1800 history at the annual conference of the Western Society for French History. Since 2019 she has been an Assistant Professor of Modern European History at Lafayette College. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/french-studies

Since the French Revolution of 1789, the absence of laws banning interracial marriages has served to reinforce two myths about modern France--first, that it is a sexual democracy and second, it is a color-blind nation where all French citizens can freely marry whomever they wish regardless of their race. Caroline Séquin challenges the narrative of French exceptionalism by revealing the role of prostitution regulation in policing intimate relationships across racial and colonial boundaries in the century following the abolition of slavery. Desiring Whiteness: A Racial History of Prostitution in France and Colonial Senegal, 1848-1950 (Cornell UP, 2024) traces the rise and fall of the "French model" of prostitution policing in the "contact zones" of port cities and garrison towns across France and in Dakar, Senegal, the main maritime entry point of French West Africa. Séquin describes how the regulation of prostitution covertly policed racial relations and contributed to the making of white French identity in an imperial nation-state that claimed to be race-blind. She also examines how sex industry workers exploited, reinforced, or transgressed the racial boundaries of colonial rule. Brothels served as "gatekeepers of whiteness" in two arenas. In colonial Senegal, white-only brothels helped deter French colonists from entering unions with African women and producing mixed-race children, thus consolidating white minority rule. In the metropole, brothels condoned interracial sex with white sex workers while dissuading colonial men from forming long-term attachments with white French women. Ultimately, brothels followed a similar racial logic that contributed to upholding white supremacy. Dr. Séquin earned a BA and MA in English and American Studies at Université Nancy 2, an MA in Women and Gender Studies at Université Paris 8, and her Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. She has won a number of awards from a range of institutions including Best Paper Prize from the Council for European Studies' Gender and Sexuality Research Network for the article “Marie Piquemal, the ‘Colonial Madam': Brothel Prostitution, Migration, and the Making of Whiteness in Interwar Dakar”. But I want to call attention to her Edward T. Gargan Prize for the best graduate student paper presented on post-1800 history at the annual conference of the Western Society for French History. Since 2019 she has been an Assistant Professor of Modern European History at Lafayette College. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discussion Highlights:Europe's preparedness—or lack thereof—for the second Trump presidency.Challenges to EU strategic autonomy and transatlantic relations.The role of defense contracts and energy dependencies in shaping Europe's policies.The EU's internal struggles: technocracy vs. democracy and stalled institutional reforms.Enlargement opportunities in the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe as a pathway to rejuvenating the EU's geopolitical clout.Balancing hope and trepidation in the face of rising global instability.Dr. Rosa Balfour is the director of Carnegie Europe, specializing in European politics, institutions, and foreign and security policy. Her current research examines the interplay between domestic politics and Europe's global role.Dr. Balfour has an extensive publication record, including books, research articles, and opinion pieces in international media outlets such as the Washington Post, the Financial Times, The Guardian, and El País. Her work often addresses European politics and international relations, focusing on regions like the Mediterranean, Eastern Europe, and the Balkans, as well as topics like EU enlargement and democracy support.In addition to her role at Carnegie Europe, Dr. Balfour serves as an advisor to Women in International Security Brussels (WIIS-Brussels) and is an associate fellow at LSE IDEAS. She is also an honorary patron of the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES) and was appointed to the Scientific Advisory Council of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs in 2024.Prior to joining Carnegie Europe, Dr. Balfour was a senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and directed the Europe in the World program at the European Policy Centre in Brussels. She has also conducted research in Rome and London. Her academic credentials include an MA in history from Cambridge University, and both an MSc in European Studies and a PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Dr. Balfour was a 2018/19 Europe's Futures Fellow of the IWM and ERSTE Foundation.Find Rosa on Bluesky or X Ivan Vejvoda is Head of the Europe's Futures program at the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM Vienna) implemented in partnership with ERSTE Foundation. The program is dedicated to the cultivation of knowledge and the generation of ideas addressing pivotal challenges confronting Europe and the European Union: nexus of borders and migration, deterioration in rule of law and democracy and European Union's enlargement prospects.The Institute for Human Sciences (IWM Vienna) is an institute of advanced studies in the humanities and social sciences. Founded as a place of encounter in 1982 by a young Polish philosopher, Krzysztof Michalski, and two German colleagues in neutral Austria, its initial mission was to create a meeting place for dissenting thinkers of Eastern Europe and prominent scholars from the West.Since then it has promoted intellectual exchange across disciplines, between academia and society, and among regions that now embrace the Global South and North. The IWM is an independent and non-partisan institution, and proudly so. All of our fellows, visiting and permanent, pursue their own research in an environment designed to enrich their work and to render it more accessible within and beyond academia.For further information about the Institute:https://www.iwm.at/

RFK and autism, missiles to Ukraine, and Tammy Faye. Find us on Youtube. The Bulletin welcomes Jill Escher (National Council on Severe Autism) to talk about autism in light of the RFK appointment as health secretary. Then, Dalibor Rohac (American Enterprise Institute) joins us to talk about President Biden's provision of missiles to Ukraine. Finally, Clarissa, Russell, and Mike check in on a grab bag of topics, from the Tammy Faye Broadway musical to Bluesky and more.   GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Email us with your favorite segment from today's show at podcasts@christianitytoday.com. Follow the show in your podcast app of choice. Check out Mike's and Clarissa's new books. Read more from CT on autism and the church. Read Russell's latest, “How a Dark Sense of Humor Can Save You from Cynicism.” Find us on YouTube. Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice. Leave a comment in Spotify with your feedback on the discussion—we may even respond! ABOUT THE GUESTS:  Jill Escher is a former attorney and a real estate developer. She is the head of the Escher Fund for Autism, the most recent president of the Autism Society of America San Francisco Bay Area chapter, and the president of the National Council on Severe Autism. Dalibor Rohac is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, where he studies the political economy of the European Union and transatlantic relations. He is concurrently a research associate at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies in Brussels. ABOUT THE BULLETIN: The Bulletin is a weekly (and sometimes more!) current events show from Christianity Today hosted and moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today's editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Timothy Garton Ash, Professor of European Studies at the University of Oxford and the author of 'Homelands: A Personal History of Europe', talks to Paul Adamson about the rise of the hard right in Europe and the impact of Trump's election victory.

More than two and a half years into the war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has gone to an ally for help. Several thousand North Korean troops have arrived in Russia and are expected to join the fight. Today, Russia expert Matthew Sussex from the Centre for European Studies at the ANU on what it means for the war.He explains that the North Korean troops are likely to be used in rear-area roles initially, freeing up Russian soldiers for front-line combat. He highlights that this move is a significant escalation, as it involves a country from Asia sending troops to Europe. Professor Sussex also discusses the potential benefits for North Korea, including military modernisation and enhanced missile capabilities. Featured: Matthew Sussex, an associate professor at the Centre for European studies at the Australian National UniversityKey Topics:Ukraine warRussia-North Korea allianceNorth Korean militaryVladimir PutinKim Jong-unRussia-China relationsSouth Korea

In this episode we bring you to Slovakia! Trevor speaks with the former prime minister Mikuláš Dzurinda -a transformational leader and avid runner with 39 marathon finishes. [box] Sponsor Links Sports Tours International USA -enter to win a FREE travel package to the 2025 TCS London Marathon! The package includes a race entry bib plus 4-night hotel accommodation right in the heart of London. You have until midnight on October 20th to enter. AG1 -the ultimate daily all-in-one health drink with 75 proven vitamins, minerals and whole food-sourced ingredients. Get a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase. Speak with a Running Coach about one-on-one coaching or join the Academy and use a MTA training plan. AirDoctor the air purifier that filters out 99.99% of dangerous contaminants so your lungs don't have to. This includes allergens, pollen, pet dander, dust mites, mold spores and even bacteria and viruses.
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Ruchi Ghanashyam joined the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) in 1982. During her career of thirty-eight years, she worked in various capacities at the Ministry of External Affairs, the Government of India, including as director (Pakistan) and secretary (West). Outside India, she served in the Indian embassies in Damascus, Kathmandu, Brussels and Islamabad, as well as the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, New York. She was India's high commissioner to Ghana, South Africa and the UK, where she retired in 2020. Post retirement, she has written newspaper columns and articles as well as chapters for books. She has also participated in seminars and panel discussions, speaking on India's foreign policy to students in India and the UK as well as at think tanks. She is a member of the board of patrons at the India Centre for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development, University of Southampton, and adjunct faculty at the Manipal Centre for European Studies, Manipal Academy of Higher Education. She is also involved in social work. She is married to A.R. Ghanashyam, who joined the IFS in 1982 and retired as India's high commissioner to Nigeria.

Shona Murray, Europe Correspondent, Euro News and John O'Brennan, Director of European Studies at Maynooth University

Suzanne Lynch, Associate Editor at POLITICO and John O'Brennan, Director of European Studies at Maynooth University

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were happy to welcome back Nils Ringe, Professor of Political Science and the former Director of European Studies, to talk about the recent EU elections as well as the elections in Britain and France that took place earlier this summer. As always, we learned so much and enjoyed talking to Prof. Ringe. We hope you will too.

Elections for the European Parliament saw sweeping gains for far-right parties in Germany and France. It was in France that these election results led to the surprising—and very daring—decision by Emmanuel Macron to dissolve parliament and call for snap elections. The first round of these legislative elections will be held on June 30th. Macron is facing a challenge from the far-right National Rally, a party that used to be known as the National Front, which was founded by the Nazi-adjacent Jean-Marie Le Pen and is now led by his daughter, Marine Le Pen. These elections could lead to the far right winning enough seats in the French parliament to lead the government. On the line to discuss the European Parliament elections in general and the results in France is Art Goldhammer, a senior affiliate at the Center for European Studies at Harvard. He explains the political dynamics leading up to these snap elections, and we have a long conversation about the implications for Europe should France be led by the hard-right National Rally.  

Is democracy in decline today? What is “Post-Wall” Europe, born after the fall of the Berlin Wall, and why is it now gone? How is Ukraine's resistance to the Russian invasion changing Europe? UkraineWorld invites Timothy Garton Ash, a British historian, Professor of European Studies at the University of Oxford, Isaiah Berlin Professorial Fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford, and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. His latest book is "Homelands: A Personal History of Europe". This episode is a recording of Professor Garton Ash's meeting with the Ukrainian public in Kyiv, at the UkraineWorld Club and PEN Ukraine, on May 15th, 2024. It is part of UkraineWorld's series Thinking in Dark Times. Host: Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ukrainian philosopher, chief editor of UkraineWorld and president of PEN Ukraine UkraineWorld (ukraineworld.org) is brought to you by Internews Ukraine, one of Ukraine's largest media NGOs. Listen on various platforms: https://li.sten.to/explaining-ukraine Support us at patreon.com/ukraineworld. We provide exclusive content for our patrons. The FULL conversation (with questions from the audience and replies by Timothy Garton Ash) is available for UkraineWorld's patrons at https://www.patreon.com/posts/timothy-garton-106112059 You can also support our volunteer trips to the front lines at PayPal: ukraine.resisting@gmail.com. Check two other conversations with Professor Garton Ash: Timothy Garton Ash on Ukraine's role in Europe https://ukraineworld.org/en/podcasts/ep-225 Timothy Garton Ash on Europe, Lviv and Wounded Soldiers https://ukraineworld.org/en/videos/garton

John O'Brennan, Director of European Studies at Maynooth University and Harry McGee, Political Correspondent, Irish Times.

In this episode of the Vienna Coffee House Conversations with Ivan Vejvoda, the host speaks with Erik Jones, director of the Schuman Center for Advanced Studies at the European University in Florence. Covering the rise of populism, nationalism, and identitarian politics in Europe and beyond, Jones argues that the current political disorder is neither new nor exceptional, drawing parallels to historical periods of economic success followed by political unrest. He emphasizes the significant role of rising inequality and economic uncertainty in driving people away from mainstream parties toward populist alternatives.Jones and Vejvoda explore the socioeconomic determinants influencing political dynamics, including the frustrations stemming from economic disparity and technological advancements,  the pendulum swing towards neoliberalism in the late 20th century; and its impact on current political structures and public dissatisfaction. Jones makes the case that mainstream political parties have failed to meet public expectations due to the limitations of post-neoliberal reforms.The dialogue concludes with a discussion on the challenges facing the European Union in maintaining democratic values amidst internal and external threats. Jones provides insights into the complexities of EU enlargement, particularly concerning Hungary and Poland, and stresses the importance of visionary leadership in shaping Europe's future. He warns against complacency and highlights the need for a proactive approach to sustain democratic institutions and counter authoritarian tendencies.Erik Jones is the Director of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute. Prior to this role, he was a Professor of European Studies and International Political Economy at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He has authored numerous books including "The Oxford Handbook of the European Union" (2012) and "The Oxford Handbook of Italian Politics" (2015), is a co-editor of the journal "Government and Opposition" and a contributing editor for "Survival." His academic and public commentary has appeared in major publications including the Financial Times and the New York Times. His research interests cover a broad range of topics in European politics and political economy, including the crises in the European Union and the political dynamics of European integration​.Explore Erik's work @ cadmus.eui.euFind him on X @ej_europe Ivan Vejvoda is Head of the Europe's Futures program at IWM implemented in partnership with ERSTE Foundation. The program is dedicated to the cultivation of knowledge and the generation of ideas addressing pivotal challenges confronting Europe and the European Union: nexus of borders and migration, deterioration in rule of law and democracy and European Union's enlargement prospects.The Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) is an institute of advanced studies in the humanities and social sciences. Founded as a place of encounter in 1982 by a young Polish philosopher, Krzysztof Michalski, and two German colleagues in neutral Austria, its initial mission was to create a meeting place for dissenting thinkers of Eastern Europe and prominent scholars from the West.Since then it has promoted intellectual exchange across disciplines, between academia and society, and among regions that now embrace the Global South and North. The IWM is an independent and non-partisan institution, and proudly so. All of our fellows, visiting and permanent, pursue their own research in an environment designed to enrich their work and to render it more accessible within and beyond academia.you can find IWM's website at:https://www.iwm.at/

Dr. Matt Beech, director of the Center for British Politics at the University of Hull and senior fellow at UC Berkeley's Institute of European Studies, is back with a preview of the upcoming UK elections on July 4.  We discuss the major contenders and their platforms, what kind of prime minister Keir Starmer would be if elected, how the lingering effects of Brexit will impact the vote, and whether the “special relationship” between the US and the UK will be impacted by who is elected on July 4.

The Clements Center for National Security, the Center for European Studies and the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies hosted Michael Kimmage, Professor of History at Catholic University, for a book talk on his upcoming release Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the New Global Instability.

The collapse of socialism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union unleashed an unprecedented mortality crisis. In the years following, the region endured upwards of 7.5 million excess (and thus preventable) deaths. This post-socialist mortality crisis was not only the result of the economic devastation and social fracturing caused by socialism's end, but was exacerbated by the political-economic commitment to market orthodoxy and austerity of post-socialist elites, leading to wide spread socio-economic, physical and mental immiseration. On today's episode we welcome Gábor Scheiring to discuss how this post-socialist mortality crisis emerged, its political implications for today, and what types of methodologies are most effective for researching these topics and more in post-socialist countries. Gabor is an Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics at Georgetown University Qatar, currently on sabbatical as a Visiting Fellow at Harvard University, Center for European Studies. His research addresses the lived experience and political economy of contemporary capitalist transformations using quantitative, qualitative, and comparative methods. His work analyzes how economic shocks fuel precarity, leading to mental and physical suffering, and how these processes affect the stability of democracy. As a member of the Hungarian Parliament (2010-2014), he advocated for a socially just transition to sustainability. Gabor's website: https://www.gaborscheiring.com/

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Michèle Lamont about recognition and interpersonal dynamics. They define recognition and worth, the three avenues of building recognition and ordinary universalism, and what blocks change. They talk about inequality, individualism/collectivism, and challenges of the American dream. They also discuss using media, role of institutions, how we can recognize others, and many more topics. Michèle Lamont is Professor of Sociology and of African and African American Studies and the Robert I. Goldman Professor of European Studies at Harvard University. An influential cultural sociologist who studies boundaries and inequality, she has tackled topics such as dignity, respect, stigma, racism, class and racial boundaries, and how we evaluate social worth across societies. She served as President of the American Sociological Association in 2016, was a Carnegie Fellow in 2021-2022, and is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the Royal Society of Canada, and the British Academy. She is the author of numerous books, including her most recent, her most recent book is Seeing Others: How Recognition Works and How It Can Heal a Divided World. Website: https://www.michelelamont.org/ Get full access to Converging Dialogues at convergingdialogues.substack.com/subscribe

With voters representing over half the world's population — in the US, Europe, India, and beyond — expected to head to the polls this year, Richard Haass, former president of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Timothy Garton Ash, professor of European Studies at the University of Oxford, explain the implications of key elections around the world. The episode breaks down 2024 elections that is the topic of Goldman Sachs Research's latest Top of Mind report.

Inequality is a pervasive problem in society that leads to individuals and entire communities feeling undervalued and neglected and can have adverse impacts. We excitedly welcome acclaimed Harvard sociologist Michèle Lamont for this discussion, who joins Debbie to impart wisdom and discoveries from her powerful book, Seeing Others: How Recognition Works and How It Can Heal a Divided World. As they explore the complicated topic of recognition in society, Michele draws from almost four decades of research and interviews with young adults, cultural figures, and advocates for change to highlight the differences in treatment given to certain groups, the impacts of denied recognition, and the role of narratives in shaping societal and cultural norms and values. We also get Michele's informed perspective on the social changes needed for us to cultivate a more compassionate and inclusive society. If this topic speaks to you, please join us for this very meaningful discussion and be part of the change we want to see in the world! Listen and Learn:  Michele explains how certain groups within society are valued and recognized, while others are left feeling devalued and overlooked The denial of recognition and dignity to marginalized groups and how this negatively impacts their well-being and sense of value within society Why psychology may not be able to capture the concept of worth comprehensively How internalized cultural narratives perpetuate and become embedded over time, and what is being done at a cultural level to change them What is normal universalism?  Is there hope for a more inclusive future that values and includes all people? If Michèle could change one narrative related to the concept of worthiness, what would it be? Resources:  Find out more about Michèle by visiting her website Michele's book, Seeing Others: How Recognition Works--And How It Can Heal a Divided World The Ford Foundation referenced in this episode  Follow Michele on Twitter About Michele Lamont  Dr. Michèle Lamont is a Professor of Sociology and of African and African American Studies and the Robert I. Goldman Professor of European Studies at Harvard University. An influential cultural sociologist who studies boundaries and inequality, she has tackled topics such as dignity, respect, stigma, racism, class, and racial boundaries, and how we evaluate social worth across societies. Her most recent book is Seeing Others: How Recognition Works and How It Can Heal a Divided World (forthcoming with Simon and Schuster, September 2023). Her other books include: Money, Morals, and Manners (1992), The Dignity of Working Men (2000), How Professors Think (2009), as well as the coauthored Getting Respect (2016). After studying with Pierre Bourdieu and others in Paris in the early eighties, Lamont emerged as a pioneer in cultural and comparative sociology, helping to define these fields as we know them today. Her many awards include the C. Wright Mills Award from the Society for the Study of Social Problems for The Dignity of Working Men, the 2014 Guttenberg Award, the 2017 Erasmus Prize, and honorary doctorates from six countries. She served as President of the American Sociological Association in 2016, was a Carnegie Fellow in 2021-2022, and was inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2023. She co-chaired the advisory board to the 2022 United Nations Human Development Report, “Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a World in Transformation.” Related episodes:  325. Unseen, Unheard, Undervalued with Janina Scarlet  324. Toxic Achievement Culture with Jennifer Wallace   256. Social Justice Parenting with Traci Baxley  230. The Laziness Lie with Devon Price  281. Belonging Uncertainty and Bridging Divides with Geoffrey Cohen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From July 7, 2018: It's been a bad week for Polish democracy, with the government removing a bunch of judges from the country's Supreme Court in order to replace them with party loyalists. In response, protestors took to the streets to push back against the deconsolidation of Polish democracy. Radek Sikorski joined Benjamin Wittes to discuss the week's events and the larger degradation of Polish governance of which they are a part. Radek served as foreign minister and defense minister of Poland, as well as speaker of the Polish parliament. He has also been a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and he's currently a senior fellow at the Center of European Studies at Harvard University and distinguished statesman at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.