What to criticize about Qatar's World Cup? And what's next for protests in Iran?
Does the football World Cup in Qatar deserve so much criticism? Is it somewhat illegitimate? And what about the beer for fans? I talked to Arash Azizi, a scholar and the PhD candidate in history at Ne...
27 Nov 202224min
The midterms' result? American democracy held. But what's next?
Jennifer Mercieca was right. She is Professor in the Department of Communication and Journalism at Texas A&M University and an author of the book Demagogue for President: The Rhetorical Genius of Dona...
19 Nov 202219min
Rich and powerful. Should we be afraid of Elon Musk's intentions?
Julian Ringhof is a policy fellow with the European Power program at the European Council on Foreign Relations. His research focuses on the implications of digital and emerging technologies for intern...
13 Nov 202223min
Can American democracy properly function when millions believe in an alternate reality?
Professor Seth Cotlar is a historian at Willamette University in Oregon so as we talked about American politics, his answer contains many historical references. It only helps to better understand what...
5 Nov 202231min
Facing and being Russia in a wargame: Did the players blow off the world?
Imagine that you are in a wargame simulation and you play Russia. This is what happened to Alexander Bollfrass. He is a Senior Researcher at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at the Swiss Federal ...
29 Okt 202218min
Ukraine war: About drones and other military systems and how to use them
As Russia is conducting essentially terrorist attacks targeting Ukrainian cities with drones, I spoke to Mauro Gilli. He is a Senior Researcher in Military Technology and International Security at the...
19 Okt 202226min
China: It's another (at least) five years for Xi Jinping. What does it mean?
Is Xi Jinping fully in control? ,,99,5 percent," said Kerry Brown to me when I asked him if we can be 100 percent sure that Xi gets a third term as general secretary at China's Communist Party Congres...
14 Okt 202216min
North Korea: What can we expect from Kim Jong-un and from his sister Kim Yo-jong?
In September, I visited South Korea for the first time and I also had the opportunity to see the demilitarized zone. Just before my visit, I talked to Sung-Yoon Lee, Kim Koo-Korea Foundation Professor...
7 Okt 202227min
