Are we facing a new China-Russia axis? - Around Ukraine #8
China’s leader Xi Jinping paid a visit to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin and stress the strength of the China-Russia axis. The visit took place days after the International Criminal Court issued an arr...
22 Mar 202329min
Askold Melnyczuk - on Ukrainian literature, diaspora, and culture during the war
Askold Melnyczuk is a prominent American writer of Ukrainian descent, and author of books What Is Told; Ambassador of the Dead; House of Widows; The Man Who Would Not Bow, and others. His novels have ...
21 Mar 202356min
Gillian Tett - on anthropology, imperialism, and the West’s (mis)perceptions of Ukraine
Gillian Tett is a British journalist and author. She is chair of the editorial board and US editor-at-large of the Financial Times. She is the author of "Fool's Gold"; "The Silo Effect" and "Anthro-Vi...
19 Mar 202347min
Different countries, similar narratives? Ukraine’s and Slovakia’s experience with Russian propaganda
In this episode of our "Propaganda Diary", we discuss joint Ukrainian-Slovak research studying the key narratives of Russian propaganda in both countries. Host: Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ukrainian philoso...
17 Mar 202348min
Is there a risk of the West changing its Ukraine policy? - Around Ukraine # 7
Is there a risk of the West changing course with its Ukraine policy? Are democratic values moving eastwards with the protests in Georgia? Why should we be worried about Russian-Iranian military trade?...
15 Mar 202332min
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk on war, music, freedom, and resistance | Thinking in Dark Times # 10
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk is a Ukrainian rock star, the leader of the rock band Okean Elzy, and one of Ukraine’s most popular modern musicians. He is also a civic activist, and formerly a politician, who f...
14 Mar 202344min
Why Ukrainian universities need support - with Aaron Wendland | Ep. 207
Despite the war, many Ukrainian academics and students remain in the country and continue doing academic and research work. In this episode, we explain why Ukrainian universities and academics need su...
13 Mar 202336min
Nikopol, a town 6 kilometers from Russian troops, and from Europe’s biggest nuclear plant | Ep. 206
A few days ago we made a trip to Nikopol, an industrial town in southern Ukraine located 6 kilometers from the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, now occupied by Russian troops. Russians shell the town...
9 Mar 202335min
