European Values Podcast: Recent Episodes
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This special edition of European Values Perspectives was recorded during the European Values Summit and deals with the topic NATO’s interests in the Indo-Pacific in light of the New Strategic Concept. In 2022, NATO adopted a new Strategic Concept that identifies the alliance’s future goals and ambitions. It reflects, among other things, on NATO’s relationship towards the Indo-Pacific. Special guests of this episode were Dr. I-Chung Lai and Professor Tomonori Yoshizaki, who discussed various aspects of interconnections and cooperation between the Transatlantic and Indo-Pacific regions.
China's challenge to NATO’s interests, security, and values (with Dr. Madoka Fukuda) by European Values Center for Security Policy
After February 24th of 2022, Ukraine’s integration into the EU and NATO seized to be a subject of discussion and became a matter of survival. At least that’s how most of the Ukrainians perceive their EU and NATO membership. According to recent surveys, more than 80 % of Ukrainians support joining the EU as well as joining NATO.
Lieutenant general Kōichi Isobe, who served for 35 years (until 2015) in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, offers his unique perspective on the situation.
Jak se v minulém roce proměnila česká dezinformační scéna? Jaké jsou její nevýraznější tváře, jak toto prostředí ovlivnil zákaz vybraných dezinformačních webů a která témata nejvíce rezonovala? V nové epizodě European Values Perspectives na tyto otázky odpovídá analytička a hlavní autorka Výroční zprávy o stavu české dezinformační scény pro rok 2022 Veronika Krátka Špalková.Výroční zprávu si můžete přečíst zde: https://europeanvalues.cz/cs/annual-report-on-the-state-of-the-czech-disinformation-scene-for-2022/.
Bez každodenní twitterové aktualizace, že „radiační situace na Ukrajině zůstává normální“ si dnes mnozí nedokážou představit své ráno. Stejně tak to má i autorka těchto aktualizací, jaderná inženýrka a předsedkyně Státního úřadu pro jadernou bezpečnost Dana Drábová, která přijala pozvání do nejnovější epizody European Values Perspectives. Dokáže Záporožská jaderná elektrárna odolat dalšímu útoku? Co by způsobil dopad ruského granátu do černobylské oblasti? Jak se projevuje akutní nemoc z ozáření a jak se dá léčit? A jak dlouho Dana Drábová spí?
How did the Russian invasion of Ukraine affect the Czech and Japanese economies? What lessons can we learn from the war in Ukraine in terms of the economic impact of regional conflict on distant countries? And should we prepare for a war in the Taiwan Strait?These are not the only issues discussed in the new episode of the European Values Perspectives by Vilém Semerák from Charles University and Tsuneo Watanabe from the Sasakawa Peace Foundation.
Raketomet Přemysl, protivzdušná obrana Viktor, tank Tomáš, ale i munice, drony nebo výcvik vojáků a záchranářů. Právě na tyto projekty se podařilo vybrat peníze pomocí crowdfundingové iniciativy Dárek pro Putina. Se zakladatelem platformy Martinem Ondráčkem mluvil v nové epizodě European Values Perspectives Andrej Poleščuk nejen o tom, že války se vyhrávají zbraněmi.
Jak se budou vyvíjet česko-tchajwanské vztahy za působení prezidenta Petra Pavla? Co můžeme čekat od cesty Markéty Pekarové Adamové do Tchaj-peje? A existuje v dohledné době reálná šance čínské invaze na Tchaj-wan? Hostem nové epizody European Values Perspectives je ředitel Bezpečnostního centra Evropské hodnoty Jakub Janda, který na Tchaj-wanu v loňském roce strávil čtyři měsíce a otevřel v Tchaj-peji stálou kancelář. Bezpečnostní centrum Evropské hodnoty jsou tak prvním a zatím i jediným evropským think tankem, který má na Tchaj-wanu oficiální zastoupení.
Jak je na tom Česko s poskytováním vojenské pomoci Ukrajině? Co způsobilo váhání Západu ohledně dodávek zbraní? A jaká bude role České republiky v obnově Ukrajiny? V nové epizodě European Values Perspectives natočené u příležitosti výročí ruské války v Ukrajině nejen o těchto otázkách diskutovali vládní zmocněnec pro rekonstrukci Ukrajiny Tomáš Kopečný a analytik Andrej Poleščuk.
This episode of the European Values Podcast focuses on how the current global trade and investment regime should adapt to the emerging challenges of weaponization of trade, together with the relating need to deploy protective counter-measures of economic security (e.g. export control, anti-coercion etc). This issue is shown on the cases of the Czech Republic and Japan.The guests of this episode are Professor Yuka Fukunaga of Waseda University and Oto Šimák, Director of the Department of Trade Policy and International Economic Organizations at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic.
European Values Center for Security Policy is actively taking part in the Czech-German dialogue. In a new episode of the European Values Podcast, Michael Murad talks to analyst Nathalie Vogel about the Scholz administration's current change of course towards Ukraine, a transformative process with the so called ‘Zeitenwende’, hostile hybrid operations on German territory or the issue of the so-called ‘Russlandversteher’.Nathalie Vogel is a Senior Fellow at European Values Center for Security Policy where she monitors influence operations in the German language space. She has been following the latest political development in Germany.
The last episode od the Euroepan Values podcast in 2022 is devoted to Ukraine. Our analysts Andrej Polescuk and David Stulik have exceptionally discussed their own experience, observations and impressions from their very recent trips to Ukraine, including even the city of Bakhmut, the city that is systematically destroyed by Russians and which is now described as a hell on Earth due to incredibly heavy fighting and shelling from Russian side. Wanna know more about current situation in Ukraine? Subscribe to our regular newsletters:Ukraine Watch Briefing: bit.ly/UWB_signupKremlin Watch Briefing: bit.ly/3R4eUUiThis episode was created within the frame of the Information Defense Hub with the support of the European Cultural Foundation.
New episode of the Ukraine Watch edition of the European Values Podcast is about the fundamental and profound change happening in Ukraine and with Ukrainians. Their fight against Russian aggressors for the pure survival as a nation has significantly impacted Ukrainians and their mindsets and hierarchy of values. The very low tolerance of corruption, the hopes for a bright future, growing self-confidence – these are new phenomena of Ukrainian nation, which analyst David Stulík discussed with Viktoria Vdovychenko, researcher and Information Defense Hub associate. The episode was recorded during the European Values Summit 2022.
Analytici Jindřich Přívratský a David Plášek společně s moderátorem Michaelem Muradem natočili speciální díl European Values Podcast věnovaný projektu Atlas vlivu, který si klade za cíl mapovat, jak čeští politici napomáhají či naopak bojují proti šíření ruského a čínského vlivu.Jak nápad na projekt tohoto typu vzniknul, kteří čeští politici jsou v napomáhání šíření nepřátelských vlivů nejaktivnější a jak se liší projevy ruského a čínského vlivu v ČR? To a mnohem víc se dozvíte v atlasovém speciálu! Všechny informace o vládě a poslancích, nejdůležitějších kauzách a hlasování najdete na webu www.atlasvlivu.cz.
This episode of the European Values Podcast focuses on protection of universities from foreign interference and undue technology transfer. It analyzes experiences from Japan and Czechia as well as possible ways how to shield academia from various security threats. Special attention is paid to China and its “civil-military fusion”, which blurred the line between the military and the civilian sphere, including Chinese academia. The guests of this episode are Professor Koichi Sumikura from the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies and EVC analyst David Plášek. Read the report on China's malign influence on academic institutions on our website: https://europeanvalues.cz/cs/how-chinese-entities-influence-academic-institutions-and-how-to-prevent-related-security-threats/ This episode was recorded remotely.
In the latest episode of our Ukraine Watch Edition, we discussed with our Ukrainian colleague and expert Krystyna Rybachok various aspects of the post-war reconstruction in Ukraine, its possible pitfalls, risks, challenges, principles guiding that process as well as overall figures illustrating the scope of damages caused by Russia to Ukraine, to her economy or infrastructure.Wanna know more about current situation in Ukraine? Subscribe to our regular newsletters:Ukraine Watch Briefing: bit.ly/UWB_signupKremlin Watch Briefing: bit.ly/3R4eUUiThis episode was created within the frame of the Information Defense Hub with the support of the European Cultural Foundation.
With the global rise of the People’s Republic of China in international politics and economics and the shift from geopolitics to geoeconomics, the need for a focus on the often ignored nexus of environmental security and economic power arises. Located in a geostrategic region of the Western Balkans, the Republic of Serbia plays a role of a Chinese ‘regional hub’ of economic presence. Also, Serbia is a historically determined vital factor for peace, security, and stability in the Western Balkans. In a new episode of the European Values Podcast, Richard Kraemer and Jiří Němec discuss the malign impact of Sino-Serbian economic cooperation on the environmental security sector, selected human rights issues, Serbian society and consequently, national security.This episode was recorded remotely.
Russian war in Ukraine affected the whole Europe. How should the West react to this unprecedented act of aggression by the member of the UN Security Council? Is the free world doing enough to stop Russia, or can more be done? In the newest episode we discussed these questions with Paul Massaro, the senior advisor for the United States to Helsinki Commission.The views presented are those of Paul Massaro and do not represent the official position of the US Government or the OSCE.
In this episode we focus on comparison of existing policies and lessons learned for legislative and policy updates between Europe, Japan and Taiwan of how the democratic governments should make sure that sensitive technologies do not fall into the wrong hands. The guests of the episode are:Setsuko Aiko - Professor of Keio University, Chairman of the panel of experts on Japan’s economic security policy set up in November 2021 in order to enhance Japan’s economic security strategy, especially the resilience of supply chains of strategically vital goods.Kristy Hsu - Director of the Taiwan ASEAN Studies Center, at the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, Taiwan (R.O.C.). Her areas of research interests include Southeast Asian study, regional economic integration, international trade policy and economic/trade law, trade and development issues, and among other things she also is advisory member to International Affairs Committee of ROC Chamber of Commerce.This episode was recorded remotely.
Ukraine Watch Edition series are devoted to the latest developments in and around Ukraine that have profound implications also for the rest of the world. In this episode, European Values analyst David Stulík speaks with Bachmut native and Information Defense Hub expert Mariia Makarovych. What is life like near the front line for common Ukrainian citizens? How is the evacuation from the most threatened areas going? And what are the reasons for those who stay in their homes despite the daily risk of attack? Wanna know more about current situation in Ukraine? Subscribe to our regular newsletters:Ukraine Watch Briefing: bit.ly/UWB_signupKremlin Watch Briefing: bit.ly/3R4eUUiThis episode was created within the frame of the Information Defense Hub with the support of the European Cultural Foundation.This episode was recorded remotely, Mariia Makarovych is currently located in Kyiv.
This episode of the European Values podcast focuses on the legacy and life of the former prime minister of Japan Mr. Shinzo Abe. Particularly, it deals with the significance of his political career for the changing security and strategic environment in East Asia and with how Japan has changed under his governments. The guest of this episode is Professor Jan Sýkora from the Institute of Asian Studies at Charles University. This episode was recorded remotely.
Ukraine Watch Edition series are devoted to the latest developments in and around Ukraine that have profound implications also for the rest of the world. In this episode, we will focus our attention on such issues as the recent grain export deal, the latest situation at the front and the expected Ukrainian counter-offensive in the south and domestic personal top reshuffling at Ukrainian law-enforcement agencies. The guest of this episode is Sonia Koshkina, a prominent and well-known Ukrainian journalist, who is nowadays a team member of the Information Defense Hub within European Values Center for Security Policy.Wanna know more about current situation in Ukraine? Subscribe to our regular newsletters:Ukraine Watch Briefing: bit.ly/UWB_signupKremlin Watch Briefing: bit.ly/3R4eUUiThis episode was created within the frame of the Information Defense Hub with the support of the European Cultural Foundation.
What can we do to increase our resilience and independence on authoritarian regimes? Could de-coupling them be the way? And what illiberal tendencies inside the European Union we should be aware of?These and more questions were asked by Veronika Vichova, Deputy Director for Analysis and Head of Kremlin Watch Program in European Values Center for Security Policy to the founder and president of the European Foundation for Democracy Roberta Bonazzi.In the podcast Roberta Bonazzi refers to following articles and documentary:The Wall Street Journal: Iran used secret UN records to evade nuclear probes The Wall Street Journal: How Iran tapped international banks to keep its economy afloat Documentary: What is it like to live in a rogue state
In the second episode of the European Values Podcast, analyst David Stulík spoke with Maria Kovach, Ukrainian government expert on European integration and analyst at the Information Defense Hub. The topics of the interview included Ukraine's possible EU candidate status, European solidarity and unity, and important reforms that should take place in Ukraine.
The first episode of the European Values Podcast with professor Kazuto Suzuki from University of Tokyo is dedicated to overal issue of economic security, how to define it, and how countries can achieve it in general. Specifically, we focused on whether and how could democratic countries do business with China and Russia safely. Last but not least, we discussed the new Japanese institutional and legal framework built to achieve its economic security.This episode was recorded remotely.