The mountainous region of Nagorno-Karabakh is once again the scene of armed conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Hundreds of people have already lost their lives and observers worry that escalating violence might lead to forced displacement and ethnic cleansing. I’m joined today by Kevork Oskanian, Honorary Research Fellow at the Department of Political Science and […]
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Episode 82 – A return to Brexitland, with Rob Ford
Brexit is making headlines again. The Johnson government has introduced new legislation containing measures to unilaterally override certain parts of the ‘oven-ready’ withdrawal agreement between the UK and the EU. Northern Ireland secretary Brandon Lewis has conceded that the bill would break international law. Who better than to make sense of this than our old […]
Aflevering 78 – EU-leiders bereiken akkoord tegen een hoge politieke prijs, met Matthias Matthijs
Afgelopen week bereikten de regeringsleiders van de 27 EU-lidstaten een akkoord over de meerjarenbegroting van de Europese Unie. Ik spreek hierover met Matthias Matthijs (Johns Hopkins University en Council on Foreign Relations) die is gespecialiseerd in internationale politieke economie en europese integratie. Wat stond er allemaal op het spel? Wie waren de hoofdrolspelers en wat […]
Episode 67 – Brexit therapy in the age of corona, with Rob Ford
We are joined by our post-Brexit correspondent Rob Ford (University of Manchester) to talk UK politics, the Labour leadership contest, and the role of science and expertise in the age of Covid-19. You can follow Rob on Twitter: @RobFordMancs Find us on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Soundcloud | RSS Music: ‘Pollution‘ by Dexter […]
Episode 66 – Solidarity among EU citizens, with Theresa Kuhn and Brian Burgoon
Contrary to common misconceptions, EU citizens are actually quite willing to share the risk of unemployment crises hitting their countries. According to new research by a team of researchers from the University of Amsterdam solidarity among EU citizens is widespread . We are joined by Theresa Kuhn and Brian Burgoon who talk about the concept […]