If Putin falls, will people like Prigozhin or Kadyrov survive?
Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin is naming and shaming everybody. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is offering his services but it's not clear if he really has something to offer. And the Russian P...
12 Maj 202321min
Is Charles III a caretaker king? And what about William and Kate and Harry and Meghan?
As Wikipedia says, Charles III, born Charles Philip Arthur George on November 14th, 1948 is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. Last year, at the age of 73, he became the ...
4 Maj 202315min
Is French President Emmanuel Macron naive?
French President Emmanuel Macron was elected for his second term one year ago, on April 24th, 2021. How strong or weak is he now? I talked to Georgina Wright, a Senior Fellow, and Director of Institut...
28 Apr 202323min
Putin is waging war on Ukraine. Should the NHL suspend his fan, Alex Ovechkin?
The National Hockey League has a war crimes problem. Because of this piece, in the Globe and Mail, I contacted Mark Kersten. He is a Senior Consultant of the Wayamo Foundation and an Assistant Profess...
22 Apr 202332min
From Troubles to the Good Friday Agreement. And what's next for Northern Ireland amid Brexit?
The Good Friday Agreement that ended the conflict in Northern Ireland turned 25 on April 10th. What were the main factors that contributed to its success? I talked to Shaun Mcdaid, a Senior Lecturer i...
15 Apr 202331min
Finland is in NATO. Let's talk about the pros. And what about the cons?
From April 4th, Finland is officially the thirty-first member of NATO. What does it mean for the country, for the Alliance, and for Russia? What are the pros and possible cons of Finland's membership?...
7 Apr 202327min
Ukraine: Who are they and how do foreign fighters contribute to the fight with Russia?
Kacper Rerawek is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX) at the University of Oslo. His book Brown-Red Cocktail? Extremist Foreign Fighters in the War in Ukraine was p...
1 Apr 202319min
He can call his book about Iraq: They all died. Fred Wellman talks about the war and its aftermath
Fred Wellman served in the Army for 22 years as an aviator and public affairs officer and he left the Armed Forces as a Lieutenant Colonel. He was a Blackhawk helicopter pilot, and completed tours dur...
25 Mars 202325min
