Talk Eastern Europe

*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu *** In this episode, we try to comprehend what’s behind Georgia’s government’s cold stance toward Kyiv in the face of a Russia-provoked war in Ukraine and what consequences it might bring for Georgia’s foreign policy. Maciek discusses this topic with Givi Gigitashvili, a Researcher a...

*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu *** Adam, Maciek and Aga are finally back together! Before getting to this week’s interview, they discuss last week’s international summits and President Joe Biden’s visit to Poland, all against the backdrop of the ongoing Russian war against Ukraine. Aga and Maciek then sit down wit...

*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu *** In this episode Aga and Maciek discuss with Oktawian Miliewski Moldova’s and Romania’s reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They talk about the growing number of refugees in both countries and the potential consequences of the influx of people for the two countries. Oktaw...

*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu *** In this episode, which is recorded on March 18th 2022, Talk Eastern Europe co-hosts Agnieszka and Adam catch up with Vladyslav Faraponov, an analyst and journalist at the Kyiv-based Internews-Ukraine and UkraineWorld. They discuss the most recent developments with Russia’s war ag...

*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu *** In our continuing coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine, Adam sits down with Olha Konsevych, a Ukrainian journalist and editor in chief of the 24tv.ua web portal. They discuss the current situation around the country, the humanitarian crisis and green corridors, Belarus’s role...

*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu *** In this episode, Adam sits down with Stefano Braghiroli from the University of Tartu in Estonia. They discuss the Russian war in Ukraine and how it is seen from the Baltic states, and especially Estonia. Please support organizations helping Ukraine: https://neweasterneurope.eu/20...

*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu *** In this episode, Maciek connects with Maksym Kyiak who is staying near Kyiv. Maksym shares information about the life of Ukrainians at the time when their country has been attacked by Russia. Later, Maksym assesses the changing policy of Germany and the West toward Russia, and at...

*** Please support this podcast – become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu *** This episode, recorded February 28th, is a summary of what has been happening in Ukraine since February 24th, the beginning of Russia's cruel military invasion of this country. Our thoughts are with the Ukrainians who are heroically defending their country's independence and freedom. We discuss not only the...

*** Please support this podcast – become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu *** In this episode of Talk Eastern Europe, Adam sits down with Yvonne Howell, Professor of Russian and Global Studies at the University of Richmond and translator of the book “Moments of Happiness” published by Academic Studies Press. They discuss the background behind the book, the process of translating, wha...

*** Please support this podcast – become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu *** This episode features Maciek’s conversation with Andrzej Sadecki, Senior Fellow at Centre For Eastern Studies in Warsaw. They discuss the issue of remembrance of the Treaty of Trianon signed in 1921 which is a source of historical trauma for Hungarians. Andrzej explains why the Hungarian perception of the a...

*** Please support this podcast – become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu *** In this episode Adam and Maciek start with a discussion on developments in Russia-China relations. Later, they are joined by Mikayel Hovhannisyan, Program Director, Eurasia Partnership Foundation in Armenia, and a member of the EaP Civil Society Forum's Steering Committee. Mikayel shares his insights on the...

*** Please support this podcast – become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu *** This episode of Talk Eastern Europe explores the role that the Arctic region plays in the European Union’s foreign and security policy. As a result of the warming climate and the expanding geopolitical ambitions of Russia and other global actors, the Arctic is becoming more important to relations in the Nor...

>>>Support this podcast – become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu In this episode, we deal with the subject of Russian politics of memory. We discuss the basic threads of the Russian narrative about collective memory and discuss how and for what purposes they are instrumentalized by the current rulers in the Kremlin. It also turns out that understanding the Russian authorities' appro...

In the first episode of 2022, Talk Eastern Europe takes a comprehensive look at the situation on the border of Belarus and Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. Last year, the regime in Minsk headed by Alyaksandr Lukashenka, tried to artificially create a migration and border crisis for EU states as revenge for sanctions policies in the wake of the falsified 2020 elections and subsequent crackdowns. In th...

*** Support Talk Eastern Europe. Become a Patron at www.patreon.com/TalkEasternEurope The final episode of 2021 once again takes us to Estonia. This time the context is a discussion on the removal of the Soviet-era “Bronze Soldier” statue in Tallinn which took place in April 2007. As a result of the government’s decision, violent protests broke out in Estonia – unprecedented for the small Baltic s...

>>> Support our podcast, become a patron: www.patreon.com/TalkEasternEurope On December 15th, the European Union will host the Eastern Partnership Summit in Brussels – the first in-person summit since 2019. The Summit aims to focus on five priority areas – economy, governance, the environment, digital and society. In this episode of Talk Eastern Europe, Maciek sits down with three experts from the...

>>> Support the podcast, become a patron: www.patreon.com/TalkEasternEurope Estonia has recently undergone two political cycles. First, with the election of Alar Karis as president of the republic, and next with the Centre Party winning the local elections. At the same time, the greatest beneficiary of coalition talks at the local level is the ruling party – the Reform Party. Eesti 200 made a stro...

>>> Support the podcast, become a patron: www.patreon.com/TalkEasternEurope Earlier this month was a the EU-Western Balkan Summit in Brdo Slovenia. While there has been a lot of talk of seeking a breakthrough in opening the EU membership door for Western Balkans, not much came to fruition as a result of the high level meeting. Nevertheless, it is important to understand current issues regarding We...

*** Support this podcast! Become a Patron here: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope This episode of Talk Eastern Europe attempts to add context to the situation that is taking place on the border with Belarus and Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. Since June this year, the regime in Minsk has deliberately stimulated a migration crisis on the eastern border of the EU as a response to tough policies toward...

*** Support this podcast! Become a Patron here: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope In this episode, Talk Eastern Europe returns to Central Europe and discusses recent political developments in Hungary. Following Viktor Orbán’s debut on American prime time with his interview with Tucker Carlson, Adam catches up with Ferenc Laczo, a political and intellectual historian at Maastricht University, and a...

*** Support this podcast! Become a Patron here: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope In this episode, Adam and Maciek get back to Ukraine and discuss recent developments in Ukraine’s foreign policy, including Nord Stream 2, the Crimea Platform and President Zelenskyy’s visit to the United States. The episode features Adam’s interview with Ukrainian expert Anna Korbut to further analyze these developm...

*** Support this podcast! Become a Patron here: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope We are back after a short summer break and just released a new episode. In this episode we come back to Georgia and discuss the situation there after the collapse of the EU-negotiated deal earlier this year and ahead of local elections in the fall. For the discussion, Adam sits down with Soso Dzamukashvili, a policy...

*** Support Talk Eastern Europe. Become a Patron at www.patreon.com/TalkEasternEurope In this special episode of Talk Eastern Europe, Adam and Maciek have a conversation with Maria Kobielska, a memory scholar and assistant professor at the Department of Anthropology of Literature and Cultural Research at the Jagiellonian Univeristy in Kraków Poland. She is also the co-founder of the Research Cente...

*** Support Talk Eastern Europe. Become a Patron at www.patreon.com/TalkEasternEurope In this special podcast episode of Talk Eastern Europe, Maciek and Adam are joined by Roman Washchuk, the former Canadian ambassador to Ukraine (2014-2019). They discuss the challenges Ukraine faces, look at the recent NATO summit and analyze Western support for Ukraine’s reforms. The conversation ends with a sho...

*** Support Talk Eastern Europe. Become a Patron at www.patreon.com/TalkEasternEurope In this special episode produced ahead of the NATO Summit, Adam and Maciek take a look at the context of the event scheduled for June 14th 2021 – the first Summit with the participation of Joe Biden as US President. Later, Adam sits down with Alice Stollmeyer, the Founder and Executive Director of Defend Democrac...