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Handing over the Mic

Brussels Institute for Geopolitics

Tune in to Handing Over the Mic, a new podcast series where influential voicesfrom the Global South share their perspectives on Europe—its past, present andfuture.What does Europe look like from the outside? What narratives do people fromregions of the Global South attribute to Europe?Hosts Elisa Diaz Gras, Margaux Cassan and Christine Mhundwa speak with politicalleaders, writers, artists, diplomats and intellectuals engaged in current geopoliticaldebate to explore Europe’s historical legacy, global

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#8 Alejandra Ancheita

Handing over the Mic ·

2026/01/29

In this episode, we hand over the mic toAlejandra Ancheita, a Mexican human rights lawyer and Executive Director of ProDESC, an organization supporting workers, Indigenous and rural communities in their struggles against structural inequality and corporate power.Drawing on her personal and professional trajectory, Alejandra Ancheita offers a critical reflection on Europe as a political imaginary and a global actor, addressing its colonial legacy and the contemporary dynamics between Europe, Latin

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#7 Gabriela Cabezón Cámara

Handing over the Mic ·

2025/12/13

In this episode of Handing over the Mic, we pass the microphone to Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, Argentine writer and journalist, and recent winner of the National Book Award for Translated Literature. One of the most powerful literary voices in Latin America today, she reflects on Europe through the lens of history, language, and lived experience.In conversation with Elisa Díaz and Valeria Santi, Gabriela Cabezón Cámara revisits her first encounters with Europe—shaped by migration, memory and European

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#6 - Irene Khan

Handing over the Mic ·

2025/10/24

In this episode, we hand over the mic to Dr Irene Khan, an internationally recognized leading voice in the defence of human rights, gender equality, and social justice. She is currently the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, becoming the first woman to hold the position.Khan has been a leader on some of the most pressing issues of our time, as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, where she served for over two decades; at

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#5 - Vera Songwe

Handing over the Mic ·

2025/09/11

Welcome to this new episode of Handing Over the Mic, a podcast series where influential voices from the Global South share their perspectives on Europe—its past, present and future.In this episode, we hand over the mic to Vera Songwe, renowned economist and global leader in development, finance and policy. In 2017 she made history as the first woman to lead the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) at the rank of Under Secretary General. In 2020, Forbes recognized her as one of

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#4 - Tarek Atoui

Handing over the Mic ·

2025/07/11

Welcome to this new episode of Handing Over the Mic, a podcast series where influential voices from the Global South share their perspectives on Europe its past, present and future.What does Europe look like from the outside? What narratives do people from regions of the Global South attribute to Europe? Through this series, hosts Elisa Díaz Gras, Margaux Cassan and Christine Mhundwa invite writers, diplomats, artists and intellectuals to offer new, often unexpected, perspectives on how Europe is

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#3 - Louma Salamé

Handing over the Mic ·

2025/06/13

Welcome to this new episode of Handing Over the Mic, a podcast series where influential voices from the Global South share their perspectives on Europe—its past, present and future.What does Europe look like from the outside? What narratives do people from regions of the Global South attribute to Europe?Through this series, hosts Elisa Díaz Gras, Margaux Cassan and Christine Mhundwa invite writers, diplomats, artists and intellectuals to offer new, often unexpected, perspectives on how Europe is

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#2 - Dipo Fayolin

Handing over the Mic ·

2025/04/10

Welcome to the second edition of Handing Over the Mic !In this episode, hosts Christine Mhundwa and Elisa Díaz Gras are joined by Dipo Faloyin, author ofAfrica Is Not A Country. Dipo’s insightful writing has been featured in The Guardian, The New York Times, Esquire, and more. As a journalist and commentator, he explores the complexities of identity, geopolitics, and Africa’s evolving relationship with the rest of the world.Christine, a seasoned journalist and host of Deutsche Welle’s daily Africa

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#1 - Mohamed Mbougar Sarr

Handing over the Mic ·

2025/02/18

Welcome to the first edition Handing Over the Mic, a new podcast series launching today (19 February) where influential voices from the Global South share their perspectives on Europe—its past, present and future.What does Europe look like from the outside? What narratives do people from regions of the Global South attribute to Europe?Hosts Elisa Diaz Gras, Margaux Cassan and Christine Mhundwa speak with political leaders, writers, artists, diplomats and intellectuals engaged in current geopolitical

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Handing over the Mic ·

2025/02/06

Tune in to Handing Over the Mic, a new podcast series where influential voicesfrom the Global South share their perspectives on Europe—its past, present andfuture.What does Europe look like from the outside? What narratives do people fromregions of the Global South attribute to Europe?Hosts Elisa Diaz Gras, Margaux Cassan and Christine Mhundwa speak with politicalleaders, writers, artists, diplomats and intellectuals engaged in current geopoliticaldebate to explore Europe’s historical legacy, global

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