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Visegrad Insight Podcast

Res Publica Foundation

VIP is the number one podcast on Central Europe from Central Europe. Hosted by editors of the Visegrad Insight – Res Publica Foundation, Warsaw, Poland. We are the main platform of debate and analysis on Central Europe. Questions, feedback and ideas: contact@visegradinsight.eu Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL52PCgrDNDoQqela9O-ZadsD35-GjRvXQ&si=qhYQFSHAHuJKZ10m Listen on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/pl/podcast/visegrad-insight-podcast/id1515725435 Listen on

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00:25:15

Explaining New Europe Silence On Iran

Visegrad Insight Podcast ·

2025/06/24

In this episode, we break down regional responses to escalating tensions in the Middle East, after the US bombed three of Iran’s nuclear sites. We also point out developing stories across the Visegrád Group – from Budapest’s Pride march to vote-counting irregularities in Poland.

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00:25:15

Vučić Travels to Ukraine-Southeast Europe Summit....

Visegrad Insight Podcast ·

2025/06/17

In this episode, we look at growing warnings about the threat Russia poses – from Ukraine and Southeast Europe to the Baltics and Finland. We also breakdown regional reactions to ongoing hostilities between Israel and Iran.

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00:28:04

Pro-EU V4 Governments Likely to Face Key Votes

Visegrad Insight Podcast ·

2025/06/10

In this episode, we focus on tense political atmospheres in Poland and Czechia. In Warsaw, Donald Tusk has called for a vote of confidence after an election loss. In Prague, the opposition is looking to punish Petr Fiala’s government, after it was revealed that a justice minister received a secret €40 million donation from a convicted online drug dealer. We also breakdown Karol Nawrocki’s first interview in foreign media and the latest from Hungary.

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00:34:30

Nawrocki Wins In Poland. MAGA Leaders Rejoice

Visegrad Insight Podcast ·

2025/06/03

In this episode, we predict what Karol Nawrocki’s presidential electoral victory will mean for Poland, and beyond. You’ll hear comments from:Spasimir Domaradzki, a Researcher and lecturer at the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies of the University of WarsawKrzysztof Izdebski, a Member of the Board and Director for Advocacy and Development at the Stefan Batory FoundationEdit Zgut-Przybylska, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology in the Polish academy of

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00:30:17

Trump Calls Putin Crazy. Where Does That Leave Europe?

Visegrad Insight Podcast ·

2025/05/27

In this episode, we discuss Donald Trump’s Ukraine strategy, whether he has finally realised Vladimir Putin is ‘crazy’, and what that realisation would mean for EU security. We then breakdown debates and rallies in the final week before Poland’s crucial presidential election run-off.

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00:21:33

Is Gradual Integration The Enlargement Silver Bullet?

Visegrad Insight Podcast ·

2025/05/22

In this episode, our Visegrad Insight Enlargement Fellow Jan Farfal interviews Saskia Hollander, Senior Research Fellow at The Clingendael Institute. As the EU considers the gradual integration model for enlargement, we explore its potential benefits and risks. The discussion is based on the following Clingendael report: https://www.clingendael.org/publication/gradual-integration-candidate-countries-european-union.

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00:19:38

Dan Wins Dramatic Comeback In Romania. Trzaskowski,...

Visegrad Insight Podcast ·

2025/05/20

In this episode, we look at a weekend of key elections in Romania and Poland. To break down Nicușor Dan’s remarkable victory, we hear from special guests Alex Olaru (Editor-in-Chief at PressOne), Alina Bârgǎoanu (Visegrad Insight Fellow, Member of the advisory board of the European Digital Media Observatory), and Radu Albu-Comǎnescu (Visegrad Insight Fellow, Lecturer at the University of Cluj-Napoca).

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00:26:23

Global Security In The World Of ‘Friends Of Steel’

Visegrad Insight Podcast ·

2025/05/15

In this episode, we explore a redefined global security context with Róbert Ondrejcsák, Executive Director of the European Leadership Network, former Slovak Ambassador to the UK and former Deputy Defence Minister of Slovakia. We break down Xi Jinping’s call for Russia and China to become ‘friends of steel’ – in opposition to leaders in Kyiv and Washington – and the place of different V4 countries in this context.

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00:30:39

Tusk, Merz and Macron Bring Unity In Kyiv

Visegrad Insight Podcast ·

2025/05/13

In this episode, we look back on Donald Tusk’s meetings with Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz, Xi Jinping’s call for Russia and China to become ‘friends of steel’, an important meeting of leaders in Kyiv, and the prospects of George Simion becoming Romanian President on 18 May.

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00:28:42

Simion Takes Dominant Lead In Romanian First Round

Visegrad Insight Podcast ·

2025/05/06

In this episode, we look at Victory Day in Russia and who may or may not be attending. We also breakdown events happening at the same time in Europe, like a new treaty between Poland and France, as well as first round election results in Romania and the latest opinion polls in Poland – two weeks before the 18 May vote.

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00:30:43

What is Trump Jr. Doing in Central and Eastern Europe?

Visegrad Insight Podcast ·

2025/04/29

In this episode, we look back on the last 10 years of the Three Seas Initiative, as the forum celebrates its 10th anniversary in Warsaw – and in the same week that Donald Trump Jr. tours around the region… We also break down the state of play ahead of crucial elections in Romania and Poland.

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00:31:12

A Golden Age For The Polish-German Partnership?

Visegrad Insight Podcast ·

2025/04/17

In this episode, we explore relations between Poland and Germany with special guest, Bartosz Wieliński – Visegrad Insight Fellow and Deputy Editor-in-Chief at Gazeta Wyborcza. We break down how the politics of memory around Germany and migration has been weaponised, in the past and now ahead of Polish elections next month. We also look at what to expect from the new Friedrich Merz-led coalition, and whether it will live up to Polish expectations.

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00:23:48

Why Was an Unknown Pro-Russian Candidate Allowed on a...

Visegrad Insight Podcast ·

2025/04/15

In this episode, we break down Polish expectations for the new German government. We also look at presidential election debates in Poland – including an unknown, pro-Russian unknown actor – and growing concerns about corruption in Hungary and Slovakia.

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00:25:53

US Tariffs: Only The Start of Trump’s Security Reshape

Visegrad Insight Podcast ·

2025/04/08

In this episode, we dive into the reactions and the reasoning behind Donald Trump’s tariffs. We also give an exclusive teaser of our Quarterly Brief, which analyses how the new US administration has reshaped European defence: inspiring investment in hard security, but also amplifying illiberal actors and their threats to democratic security.Keep an eye out. Our brief, written with input from fellows around Central and Eastern Europe (some of whom you’ll hear from in this episode), will be out

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00:21:31

What does the Central European public think about China?

Visegrad Insight Podcast ·

2025/04/01

In this episode, we break down discourse on China in Central and Eastern European social media. We then dive into the increasingly important world of chips and semiconductors. We’re joined by Matej Šimalčík, Executive Director of the Central European Institute of Asian Studies (CEIAS). You can find the latest CEIAS report, ‘Contested narratives about China on V4 social media’, at the link: https://ceias.eu/situation-report-contested-narratives-about-china-on-v4-social-media/

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00:23:55

Eastern Flank Cheers Incentives for European...

Visegrad Insight Podcast ·

2025/03/25

In this episode, we react to news that the European Commission is making a fresh push to free European savings – in the context of the ReArm Europe plan – as well as growing talk around military training. We also look at the deeper, economic issues Viktor Orbán is trying to cover up in Hungary.

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00:27:31

EU-US tensions rise over tariffs. 300,000 protest in...

Visegrad Insight Podcast ·

2025/03/18

In this episode, we discuss the changing transatlantic relationship, amid US tariff threats and the EU’s white paper on defence. We then cover the biggest protests in Serbia since the regime of Slobodan Milošević.

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00:43:06

Banning Far-Right Georgescu: A Test for Romanian...

Visegrad Insight Podcast ·

2025/03/11

In this episode, we look at how democratic countries need to act when tackling illiberalism. We breakdown the Romanian government’s decision to ban far-right frontrunner Cǎlin Georgescu from the May elections, and then respond to a recent report titled ‘When Democrats Govern Undemocratically: The Case of Poland’ – with input from Matthew Boyse, the report’s author and a former senior foreign service officer under Donald Trump 1.0.

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00:22:31

Does Zelenskyy Need to Change Strategy?

Visegrad Insight Podcast ·

2025/03/07

In this episode, we break down regional reactions to the now infamous meeting between Donald Trump, JD Vance and Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Oval Office. We also look at why it was a mistake not to invite the Baltics to the Ukraine Summit in London.

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00:30:43

Merz takes the helm after election win and third...

Visegrad Insight Podcast ·

2025/02/25

In this episode, we break down election results in Germany, growing Trump administration pressure on Ukraine, as well as the EU’s upcoming Clean Industrial Deal. Wojciech Przybylski joins from the Yalta Conference in Kyiv, and we hear from special guest David Criekemans – a distinguished Professor of International Relations and Specialist in Geopolitics from Antwerp University.

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