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The Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) is pleased to introduce a special Chain Reaction podcast series: The Continent. The Continent explores how the war in Ukraine is changing Europe's politics and security. Host Aaron Schwartzbaum will "visit" a country on each episode, learning about key dynamics and trends from local experts.

  1. 04/17/2025

    After the Collapse: Tragedy in Serbia Sparks a Movement

    On November 1 2024, the roof of a newly €55 million renovated railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia’s second biggest city, collapsed and killed 15 people. The deaths sparked Serbia’s largest wave of student-led anti-government protests since Yugoslavia’s disintegration in 2000. Mid-March protests in Serbia saw roughly one in twenty Serbians participate. This week Mladen Mrdalj joins host Aaron Schwartzbaum to explore how the tragedy in Novi Sad sparked a mass move

    35 min
  2. Georgia On My Mind: Election Takeaways

    11/01/2024

    Georgia On My Mind: Election Takeaways

    This week on The Continent: FPRI's Eurasia Program Director Maia Otarashvili joins Aaron to talk through recent parliamentary election results in Georgia and delve into an interesting question: how does a broadly pro-EU, Russia-skeptical country wind up with a euroskeptic, Russia-friendly government?

    34 min
  3. What's Eating East Germany?

    09/12/2024

    What's Eating East Germany?

    In the wake of far right gains in recent German state-level elections, German historian and journalist Katja Hoyer joins Aaron to explore the unique regional character of German populism. How has formerly communist Eastern Germany swung to the right?  The Continent explores how the war in Ukraine is changing Europe's politics and security. Host  Aaron Schwartzbaum will "visit" a country on each episode, learning about key dynamics and trends from local experts.  Listen to Season 1 and Season 2 here. To be the first to know about new episodes, please subscribe to our mailing list and follow us on Twitter @FPRI.

    31 min
  4. KZ Right Now: Kazakhstan's Politics in a Changing Global Order

    11/10/2023

    KZ Right Now: Kazakhstan's Politics in a Changing Global Order

    The Continent takes a (slight) detour to learn how trends over in Eurasia compare with what we're seeing in Europe. The complicated neighbor is the same; what about the domestic and geopolitical landscape? Temur Umarov offers insights on the effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Kazakhstan's domestic and foreign policy.

    28 min
  5. Apocalypse Chisinau

    09/21/2023

    Apocalypse Chisinau

    How much do Moldovan politics rhyme with some of what we've seen in Ukraine? FPRI Senior Fellow Ecaterina Locoman sheds light on language politics, Ukraine war spillover, and frozen conflict.

    30 min
  6. Defense 101: Military Basics and the War in Ukraine

    07/01/2023

    Defense 101: Military Basics and the War in Ukraine

    Robert Hamilton and Rick Landgraf join Aaron to tackle (almost) every question you were too embarrassed to ask about the defense and security issues central to Ukraine. Term by term, concept by concept, jargon by jargon. No acronym is safe!

    32 min
  7. Powderkeg Party: Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia & Herzegovina

    06/27/2023

    Powderkeg Party: Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia & Herzegovina

    On this special double feature, The Continent visits the Balkans. How do we make sense of continued nationalism, the conflict it spurs, and Russia's regional influence? Mladen Mrdalj and Jasmin Munjanovic join to discuss. Related Reading: Hunger and Fury: The Crisis of Democracy in the Balkans

    55 min
  8. The Fast and the Pistorius

    05/18/2023

    The Fast and the Pistorius

    Germany announced bold remilitarization plans after Russia's latest invasion of Ukraine. A year later, where do we stand? Minna Ålander returns to The Continent to discuss progress made, and the challenges ahead.

    32 min
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The Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) is pleased to introduce a special Chain Reaction podcast series: The Continent. The Continent explores how the war in Ukraine is changing Europe's politics and security. Host Aaron Schwartzbaum will "visit" a country on each episode, learning about key dynamics and trends from local experts.

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    Foreign Policy Research Instit
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    19
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