Former UN inspector in Iraq: CIA lied. The story about wrong intelligence does not withstand scrutiny
Some people claim that the American invasion of Iraq 20 years ago started what could be called the post-truth world. Robert E. Kelley had been an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspector in...
18 Mars 202318min
As Finland and Sweden are joining NATO, what is the biggest concern of Norway regarding Russia?
Did the probability of Russia attacking Norway decrease? Karsten Friis, a Senior Research Fellow from The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, thinks it does, but there are also a few buts. S...
11 Mars 202321min
The Russian war one year on: What is the meaning of Germany's Zeitenwende?
In December, The Society for the German Language named Zeitenwende the word of the year for 2022. But one year after the Russian large-scale invasion of Ukraine started, does the Zeitenwende also have...
4 Mars 202327min
Russia has to withdraw, beg for forgiveness and pay for the crimes
It's one year from the beginning of the Russian large-scale invasion of Ukraine. "Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks he can bully Ukrainians. But he only makes us angrier." This is what Iuliia Me...
23 Feb 202325min
Could Russia try to stage a coup in Moldova? And how probable is it?
Could Russia try to stage a coup in Moldova? How probable is it? Is Moldova's government ready for such a scenario? And what about the problem of Transnistria? About the current developments in Moldov...
17 Feb 202318min
Are Ukraine and Russia getting ready for offensives? Rob Lee explains
We are all following Rob Lee on Twitter, aren't we? I'm not sure when he sleeps but his feed is all the time full of interesting information, analysis, and videos related to the Russian invasion of Uk...
8 Feb 202331min
Finland and Sweden NATO's bid: Is Turkey just moving the goalposts and is Russia happy about it?
Finland and Sweden are still out of NATO despite the agreement from the Alliance summit in June in Madrid. Is Turkey playing a divide-and-conquer game as it seems Ankara is all the time moving the goa...
4 Feb 202317min
China, North Korea, Russia... What are the main security concerns of Japan?
How is the Russian invasion against Ukraine shaping Japan's security views? What are Tokyo's main concerns? China, North Korea, Russia? I talked to John Nilsson-Wright, University Associate Professor ...
24 Jan 202322min
