What is behind Republicans' rhetoric about sending military to Mexico?
The Republicans want to send the military to... Mexico? It was quite a prominent topic of the first presidential debate of the GOP candidates. So what is behind this rhetoric? Is Mexico a functioning ...
31 Aug 202328min
Did Putin specifically order the killing of Prigozhin?
If this was a sort of deathmatch between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, the result is very clear now. Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash on August 23rd. But...
24 Aug 202318min
Is Cambodia's Hun Sen's dictatorship somehow unique?
Lee Morgenbesser is an Associate Professor in Comparative Politics at the School of Government and International Relations at Griffith University. His most recent book is titled The Rise of Sophistic...
16 Aug 202321min
Why is Saudi Arabia buying footballers like crazy?
Cristiano Ronaldo led the way, other big football stars, though many of them are aging stars, follow. Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kante, Roberto Firmino or Jordan Henderson, just to name a few. Why is Saudi...
9 Aug 202316min
Oppenheimer is based on his book. I talked to Kai Bird, co-author of American Prometheus
I've got three recommendations for you. I recommend watching Oppenheimer. I recommend reading the book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, co-authored by Kai Bird an...
2 Aug 202328min
What is happening on the battlefield? I talked to Franz-Stefan Gady about Ukraine's offensive and Russia's defense
Franz-Stefan Gady is the founder and chief executive officer of Gady Consulting and also a consulting senior fellow with the Institute for International Strategic Studies. With the other experts he re...
28 Jul 202319min
Spanish elections: How would the far-right Vox in government change Spain?
The Spanish elections will take place on July 23rd and it seems we will witness the same situation as in some other European countries. It means that the mainstream right will have to collaborate with...
20 Jul 202318min
What if the AfD ruled Germany? And how is it connected with the Russian war?
The current polls show that the far-right Alternative for Germany, in German Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), is the second most popular party in the country. While it is an extremely unlikely scena...
15 Jul 202323min
