Can anyone govern France or will the political instability continue?
When President Emmanuel Macron dissolved parliament in June 2024, he gambled that new elections might restore his control or expose the far right as unfit to govern. Instead, France has been stuck in ...
14 Okt 202526min
Tomahawks for Ukraine? Trump wants to hand over the war to the Europeans
Does American President Donald Trump really see the Russian war against Ukraine at least partly differently compared to, for example, six months ago, when he was still regularly berating Ukrainian Pre...
6 Okt 202523min
Who is Andrej Babiš? He wants to run the state like a business, but he won't visit Putin after the elections
Who is Andrej Babiš? Who is the real Babiš? The best kind of handle we can get on this is what he said early on about how he wants to run the country like a firm. Clearly, he wants centralized power. ...
29 Sep 202528min
Moldova's elections: What will happen if pro-Russian forces win?
Is it accurate to describe the upcoming elections in Moldova, scheduled for September 28, as a duel between the pro-EU and pro-Russian camps? Has Russia been at least partly successful in influencing ...
24 Sep 202524min
Are Russia, China and Trump's America global disruptors and what can the EU do about it?
Are Russia, China, and Donald Trump's America global disruptors, and what can the EU do about it? And how to live in a world full of anxiety where drones fly over our heads, we feel economic pressure,...
19 Sep 202525min
About MAGA propaganda and Superman: Does Trump weaken America’s position on the global stage?
What does MAGA propaganda represent in American politics? And what does Superman represent? To unpack these political symbols, I speak with Nicholas Cull, Professor of Communication at the University ...
11 Sep 202525min
How likely is direct US military action against Venezuela?
Washington has sent warships, submarines, and thousands of Marines into the Caribbean, raising questions about America’s intentions toward Venezuela. The Trump administration says it is targeting narc...
5 Sep 202524min
Hope, fairness, leadership, and coercion: How to turn climate concerns into policy support
In this episode of my podcast, The Global Agora, Niklas Harring, Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg, discusses the complex relationship between ...
27 Aug 202523min
