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Marci Shore: “I don’t believe in genetic immunity to fascism”

Pekka Toveri: “The worst day on the front line is better than the best day under Russia”

What does it take to live next to Russia — and survive? Drawing on Finland’s experience, Pekka Toveri reflects on Europe’s security failures, the illusion of Russian military strength, and why preparedness — both military and societal — is the...

Nicolas Tenzer: “I tell my Ukrainian friends: do not trust anyone”

As Western governments debate peace and security guarantees for Ukraine, French political thinker Nicolas Tenzer delivers a warning: neither the United States nor Europe can be fully trusted to protect Ukraine’s security.

Leila Bičakčić: “We haven’t reached reconciliation at the political level in Bosnia”

Bosnia and Herzegovina has long been viewed mainly through the lens of war — the fall of Yugoslavia and the consequent brutal conflicts that reshaped Europe in the early 1990s. Those events still undeniably affect the Balkans, yet many more...

Swe Win: “Myanmar never fully caught up with the outside world”

We met with Burmese journalist Swe Win in a hotel lobby in Vienna, where we were both staying as speakers at the International Press Institute event. Swe Win, in his mid-forties, has a boyish face and speaks about both personal...

“I’m inspired by Ukrainian courage”: an interview with Ben Hodges

In the aftermath of the US operation against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and amid ongoing discussions around a potential “peace deal” between Ukraine and Russia, we spoke with Ben Hodges — former Commanding General of US Army Europe and a...

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“Many Afghans in Europe support the Taliban:” interview with Shafi Karimi

How can we contribute to Russia’s collapse?

Should Ukrainians and their allies support the independence movements of Russia’s subjugated peoples? This idea might sound controversial and provoke rejection, but there are arguments to suggest that it could be one of the keys to Ukraine’s victory and a...

Joseph Zissels on Ukrainian Jews and collective identity

“My whole life has been a road to prison”, recalls Joseph Zissels, a Ukrainian public figure and human rights activist of Jewish origin. In the 1970s, he was an active participant in the Ukrainian dissident movement and joined the Ukrainian...

Ukraine Through the Eyes of Henry Thomas Marsh

This episode of “Ukraine Through the Eyes of Others” features Henry Thomas Marsh, a renowned English neurosurgeon and pioneer in the field, with strong professional connections to Ukraine.