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The Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) is pleased to introduce a special Chain Reaction podcast series: The Continent.The Continent explores how the war in Ukraine is changing Europe's politics and security. Host Aaron Schwartzbaum will "visit" a country on each episode, learning about key dyn...
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After the Collapse: Tragedy in Serbia Sparks a Movement
On November 1 2024, the roof of a newly €55 million renovated railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia’s second biggest city, collapsed and killed 15 peopl...
Georgia On My Mind: Election Takeaways
This week on The Continent: FPRI's Eurasia Program Director Maia Otarashvili joins Aaron to talk through recent parliamentary election results in Geor...
What's Eating East Germany?
In the wake of far right gains in recent German state-level elections, German historian and journalist Katja Hoyer joins Aaron to explore the unique r...
KZ Right Now: Kazakhstan's Politics in a Changing Global Order
The Continent takes a (slight) detour to learn how trends over in Eurasia compare with what we're seeing in Europe. The complicated neighbor is the sa...
Apocalypse Chisinau
How much do Moldovan politics rhyme with some of what we've seen in Ukraine? FPRI Senior Fellow Ecaterina Locoman sheds light on language politics, Uk...
Defense 101: Military Basics and the War in Ukraine
Robert Hamilton and Rick Landgraf join Aaron to tackle (almost) every question you were too embarrassed to ask about the defense and security issues c...
Powderkeg Party: Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
On this special double feature, The Continent visits the Balkans. How do we make sense of continued nationalism, the conflict it spurs, and Russia's r...
The Fast and the Pistorius
Germany announced bold remilitarization plans after Russia's latest invasion of Ukraine. A year later, where do we stand? Minna Ålander returns to The...
Turkey to Victory
As we return to The Continent, what is the latest on Turkey's upcoming election? Who is running, what is driving Turks to vote, and what does the resu...
We Can France if We Want To: What Does Paris Want for Ukraine and Europe?
As we drop by Paris, what is president Macron's angle, diplomatically or otherwise, in the Ukraine War? And how do populists on both the right and lef...
Giorgia on My Mind: Italy's Rightward Turn and Its Implications
What spurred Italy's right wing populist wave? And what does it mean for EU policy? Federico Santi joins Aaron Schwartzbaum to discuss.
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Stuck in the Magyar: Why is Hungary the "Bad Boy" of Europe?
How did Hungary stray from the liberal democratic path? What does that mean in practice? And what explains its contrarian position on Russia within th...
Bloc Party: The EU and the War in Ukraine
We've looked how the war in Ukraine has impacted politics in several countries, but what about the EU as a whole? Charles Lichfield joins to discuss.<...
What does Erdogan Erdo-want?
What exactly motivates Turkey's mercurial leader? On this episode, Sibel Oktay joins to discuss what's on Erdogan's mind these days and his angle on U...
Baltic Power Hour
Join us as we cover all three Baltic States in (about) one hour. Guests Dr. Indra Ekmanis and Marty Smitas share their views and some nuances on the c...
No More Niinistö Nice Guy: Has Finland's Security Calculus Changed?
Finland has a long border and similarly long history with Russia. How does the war in Ukraine change its defense and security picture? This week Aaron...
Swedening the Deal: Stockholm Turns to NATO
Why and how did Sweden abandon centuries of neutrality, and where does it fit in the European security picture? This week Aaron Schwartzbaum speaks wi...
The Sejm Difference? Poland and the New, Old Europe
How has the war in Ukraine changed Poland's politics, security, and even society? And what about Warsaw's relationship with Brussels?
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Bundes-where? Germany's Politics and Security in Changing times
In the first episode Aaron speaks with Marcel Dirsus and Jana Puglierin about Germany's response to the war in Ukraine. Just how important is this pol...