The IR thinker

On this episode of “IR thinker”, I was curious about the role of students in international relations, their contribution to diplomacy and problem-solving platforms such as international institutions and professional organizations. Thus, I interviewed Max Browning from Scotland, recently awarded with the Schwarzman Scholars’ scholarship for the best world future leaders. Max Browning is the Founder and Chairman of One Scotland, a charitable initiative bringing future leaders together through cultural

A woman who interviewed over 800 terrorists worldwide, helped established rehabilitation programmes in Iraq and worked with leading international institutions to understand terrorism, extremism and hate crime. It’s been my privilege to speak with Dr. Anne Speckhard about terrorism and extremism. Anne’s New Book – Homegrown Hate: Inside the Minds of Domestic Violent Extremists. Content: (1) First Interview with a Terrorist; (2) First Interview Questions and Preparation; (3) Being a Woman While

Serbia and Russia, what a great topic to discuss with Dr. Vuk Vuksanovic who is a senior researcher at the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy and an associate at LSE IDEAS, a foreign policy think tank within the London School of Economics and Political Science. We divided this episode into two parts: “Energy relations” and “Political ties”. Content: (1)Gazprom’s Role in the Serbian Energy Security; (2) Gazprom’s Investment in Serbia; (3) Diversification of Serbian Gas Supplies (Azerbaijan); (4)

Today, we are going to speak about Japan from a slightly different angle – what expats, people who were not born in Japan, but live there, think about Japan. I am joined by Maya Matsuoka, a long-term resident of Japan. She has worked both in Bulgaria and Japan, her career including positions in the education, travel and tourism, and IT industries. Maya is also an international broadcaster with a spectacular talk show, Japan Expert Insights. Over the past two years, with the help of the Tim Sullivan,

Recently, I have come across an interesting book’s title containing three keywords “EU”, “Law” and “Geopolitics”. Especially in 2022, the European Union foreign and security policies went through real world tests related to law and geopolitics. On this edition of "IR thinker", I am curious about what can we learn about the EU foreign and security policies in those frameworks, does the EU have a strong legal framework supporting her foreign policy in today’s geopolitical dynamics?I am joined by Dr

I am joined by Junuguru Srinivas, Assistant Professor at the Woxsen University in Kamkole, India. Dr Srinivas is also the Alina Mungiu Pippidi Professor of Public Policy and Co-Chairperson of the CoE-Public Policy Research.He focuses on foreign economic policies of India, Russia, China, and Political economy of the Global South in International Relations. There are two publications written by Junuguru Srinivas: (1) "Future of the BRICS and the role of Russia and China" published in 2022; and (2)

On this edition of 'IR thinker', I am curious about Russian LNG in Europe, is it a sign of hypocrisy in the European Union or a smart Russian business move? I am joined by Andreas Schroeder, Head of Energy Analytics at ICIS – Independent Commodity Intelligence Services; a global company with 150 years of experience in delivering market intelligence. Content: (1) Russian LNG in Europe; (2) Novatek and LNG Transport to Europe; (3)LNG Politics and the European Union; (4) EU Gas Storage, LNG Supplies