All Episodes

Does Putin believe in existential warfare against the West?

Brexit: Is the UK ready to rejoin the EU?

Is the firewall a viable strategy? What to do about the AfD and the Left?

Students vs. Vučić and his maneuvers: What to expect from the elections in Serbia

What to do about undersea wars, Russian sabotage attacks, and why Sweden will never surrender

The legacy of 9/11: How Peter Bergen met Osama bin Laden and what he would ask him now

Would Lukashenko allow Putin to attack NATO from Belarus?

Elon Musk, Peter Thiel & Co.: Can techno-oligarchy cause the end of humanity?

One year on: Ukraine refused to give in after the Trump-Putin summit, but there are also concerns and doom

Is the US becoming a country of measles and diarrhea under President Trump?

It's unlikely to happen, but who could get rid of Putin?

We shouldn't call people monsters, says genocide scholar when talking about Srebrenica, Ukraine, Gaza...

Expert on organized crime: You want to fight Russia?! Make Ukraine less corrupt and better governed

Ankara summit: What went right and what went wrong for NATO

America at 250: What would the world look like without the US?

How do Oana Lungescu and Ben Hodges preview the NATO summit in Ankara?

If 2025 had continued, Ukraine would have lost and Europe would have been at risk of a Russian attack

Is Starmer finished, is Britain ungovernable and could Farage become prime minister?

Trump turns 80: What does he want for his birthday and is he too old for the White House?

Does Xi Jinping prefer Vladimir Putin or Donald Trump? And is his power unlimited?

Cas Mudde on sanewashing of Trump, far-right threat and normalization of Meloni

Zelenskyy has allowed Putin's military parade. Will they meet at the negotiation table?

Who are the low-level agents and how is Russia using them against Europe?

Regime change in Hungary: What’s next for Péter Magyar and Viktor Orbán?

Why has Beijing turned to coercion instead of trying to win Taiwanese hearts and minds?

Will Trump, Putin, and Xi lead the world into more conflicts?

Small countries, big choices?: What Cyprus and Slovakia can learn from a changing world order

Hungary's elections: Would Viktor Orbán accept defeat if he loses? And what about Péter Magyar?

Ukraine and Iran: Is this a global conflict?

What does the Iran war mean for Ukraine? And what are the Russians doing in Hungary?

What can the Iran–Iraq War tell us about the current conflict?

Could the Iran war go nuclear?

Could Iran become Donald Trump’s Iraq or Afghanistan?

Would President Trump fight for Gdansk?

Ukraine wants to destroy 50,000 Russians per month. Could it work?

Is it time to bury the post–Cold War world order?

With Pakistani heritage and experience in Ukraine: Meet the new UK Ambassador to Slovakia

Latin America, Greenland, Canada... What does Trump want to do with the Western Hemisphere?

Trump's obsession with Greenland is very dangerous. But he is also a limping duck, says Tom Nichols

Could Europeans kidnap Trump if he attacked Greenland?

What do Venezuela and January 6 attack tell us about Donald Trump?

What is Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán willing to do to stay in power?

What are the Global Risks to the EU in 2026?

Was NATO dangerously close to war with Russia? My conversation with Jens Stoltenberg

Russia is not the enemy. The EU should be destroyed. Is this Trump’s strategy?

What would anti-corruption fighter Olena Tregub say to President Zelenskyy?

Why did the US peace plan for Ukraine look like a Russian influence operation?

Toward far-right policies? What to expect from the European Parliament

Is Russia the most malign actor in the global information sphere?

If Trump starts testing nuclear weapons, who will be the biggest winner?

Why authoritarians are no longer on the defensive – and how they are reshaping world politics

Do the ICC warrants for Putin and Netanyahu still matter?

Can anyone govern France or will the political instability continue?

Tomahawks for Ukraine? Trump wants to hand over the war to the Europeans

Who is Andrej Babiš? He wants to run the state like a business, but he won't visit Putin after the elections

Moldova's elections: What will happen if pro-Russian forces win?

Are Russia, China and Trump's America global disruptors and what can the EU do about it?

About MAGA propaganda and Superman: Does Trump weaken America’s position on the global stage?

How likely is direct US military action against Venezuela?

Hope, fairness, leadership, and coercion: How to turn climate concerns into policy support

Security guarantees and territorial negotiations: Ukraine’s path toward peace?

Can Europe face a fentanyl epidemic similar to the US?

When Trump says jump, every Republican asks: How high? But is he weaker than he appears?

Russia and China versus the West: Is a war on two fronts a realistic scenario? General (Ret.) Mick Ryan explains

Will Trump try to arrest Obama? And how would America react?

Russia wants to shut them down. The Barents Observer journalists fight back

Does Trump want Ukraine to surrender? Professor Phillips O'Brien weighs in

Wherever a Russian soldier sets foot, that’s ours. Is Putin preparing for forever war?

Why is politicologist Cas Mudde optimistic about America (even though he's not really that optimistic)?

How should NATO deal with Trump and spend 5 percent of GDP on defense? General (Ret.) Ben Hodges explains

How nervous is Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán about Péter Magyar's Tisza Party?

Can World War three start in the Indo-Pacific?

How to resist recession of democracy in America (and globally)? My conversation with Larry Diamond

How to negotiate with Putin and does he feel empowered by Trump?

Would Lithuanians fight if they were attacked by Russia? Ex-FM Landsbergis weighs in

Is the new German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, ready to face Trump and Putin?

When authoritarianism rises and America and China collide, will you take part in revolution?

Is a drawdown of US forces from Europe all but certain and what would it mean?

Greenland and Ukraine: Is Denmark squeezed between Trump and Putin?

When will it fly? Will it be better than the Chinese project?: What do we know about the F-47 program?

Can Trump's trade wars lead to real wars?

Ukraine and Canada: Do Putin and Trump see the world alike?

Ukrainian expert: Europe will suffer if there is no long-lasting and just peace in Ukraine

Can Trump really make Europe great again?

If America had to choose, would it defend Estonia or Taiwan?

Tom Nichols: Trump betrays everyone, but Putin is one shining star in his world

Zelenskyy has something Trump will never have. But Putin is probably smiling. My conversation with General (Ret.) Mick Ryan

What is Trump's America to the EU? An ally, friend, partner, rival? An adversary, even?

How does AfD fit into Trump's world? And what about Friedrich Merz?

Europe is increasingly being targeted by Russian sabotage. Where is the response?

Trump's era is here. What might he do about Ukraine? Is Putin happy about him and what about the US allies?

Hope and concerns. What advice would Ukrainian expert Maria Avdeeva give Trump before meeting with Putin?

What is Poland’s primary defense objective amid Russia's war against Ukraine?

Destabilization of democracy? What to expect in 2025

What's next for 007, and do we live in an era of Bond villains?

Is Slovak PM Robert Fico pro-Russian?

It looks like a form of oligarchy. Will Trump really run the administration?

Does Russia want far-right Calin Georgescu to become president of Romania?

Does Putin think he can not lose the war in Ukraine?

What's next for Ukraine? War is not linear but there is a high chance it will be bad