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Interview with scholars of modern European politics about their new books.

The Resurgence of War and the Collapse of Arms Control

July 31, 2026

The Resurgence of War and the Collapse of Arms Control

How the nuclear guardrails were dismantled. What arms control actually did (risk management, predictability, geography), how it unravelled from the 20…

Anna Lively, "Revolutionary Connections: Russia and Ireland, 1905-1923" (Oxford UP, 2026)

July 28, 2026

Revolutionary Connections

Anna Lively
Hosted by Aidan Beatty

Anna Lively is a historian of modern Ireland, Britain, and Russia. Awarded her PhD in History from the University of Edinburgh in 2022, she is current…

Mikuláš Pešta, "Student Internationalism and the Global Cold War: The International Union of Students in Socialist Prague" (Bloomsbury, 2026)

July 24, 2026

Student Internationalism and the Global Cold War

Mikuláš Pešta

In this episode of the CEU Review of Books Podcast, I sat down with Mikuláš Pešta to talk about his new book, Student Internationalism and the Global …

Building A Freedom Infrastructure in the Age of Networked Control

July 23, 2026

Building A Freedom Infrastructure in the Age of Networked Control

Leopoldo López
Hosted by Licia Cianetti

Host Licia Cianetti talks to Venezuelan democracy activist and co-founder of the World Liberty Congress Leopoldo López. As part of PPP’s ongoing colla…

Kurt Warner, "False Idols: How Diversion is Destroying Democracy" (Vernon Press, 2024)

July 21, 2026

False Idols

Kurt Warner
Hosted by Dessy Vassileva

False Idols: How Diversion is Destroying Democracy (Vernon Press, 2024) examines how modern forms of diversion shape civic life and weaken democratic …

Armenia moves West, Georgia moves East: What next for The Caucasus?

July 15, 2026

Armenia moves West, Georgia moves East

Thomas de Waal
Hosted by Jason Pack

Armenia just re-elected populist PM Nikol Pashinyan, confirming voters are ready to move on from the lost Karabakh war and lean toward Europe over Rus…

Democratic Backsliding and Resistance: Poland’s Civil Society, Electoral Strategies, and Institutional Levers

July 12, 2026

Democratic Backsliding and Resistance

Mikołaj Cześnik, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Marek Tatała, and Dominika Lasota
Hosted by Frances Cayton

This week on Democracy Dialogues, Frances Cayton speaks with four experts on Polish politics about the success of Poland’s opposition coalition in 202…

Jonathan Schneer, "Nine Days in May: The General Strike Of 1926" (Oxford UP, 2026)

July 1, 2026

Nine Days in May

Jonathan Schneer
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin

In May, 1926, nearly three million British workers downed tools to support nearly one million of their countrymen, miners whose employers meant to len…

AI, Algocracy, and Democracy's Challenging Road Ahead with Andrew Sorota

June 12, 2026

AI, Algocracy, and Democracy's Challenging Road Ahead

Andrew Sorota
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin

Like many people, I've been following the developments of AI, testing out new models and following the deluge of news stories about the fight for supr…

Brexit Britain: 10 Years on from the Referendum

June 9, 2026

Brexit Britain

Maria Sobolewska, Charlotte Galpin and Monika Brusenbauch Meislova
Hosted by Tim Haughton

Anniversaries provide opportunities to take stock and reflect. It is now ten years since voters in the United Kingdom cast their ballots in a referend…

Andrew Demshuk, "The Filthiest Village in Europe: Grassroots Ecology and the Collapse of East Germany" (Cornell UP, 2026)

May 30, 2026

The Filthiest Village in Europe

Andrew Demshuk
Hosted by Jenna Pittman

The Filthiest Village in Europe: Grassroots Ecology and the Collapse of East Germany (Cornell University Press, 2026) traces how a community shrouded …

Why Elected Leaders Subvert Democracy

May 26, 2026

Why Elected Leaders Subvert Democracy

Susan Stokes
Hosted by Temitayo Odeyemi

When we think about threats to democracy, we often imagine dramatic breakdowns—military coups, constitutional crises, or sudden collapses. But today, …

Radio ReOrient 14:8: Dutch Islamophobia and Muslim Exceptionalism, with Martijn de Koning, hosted by Marchella Ward and Amina Easat-Daas

May 22, 2026

Radio ReOrient 14:8: Dutch Islamophobia and Muslim Exceptionalism, with Martijn de Koning, hosted by Marchella Ward and Amina Easat-Daas

Hosted by Radio Reorient

In this episode Chella Ward and Amina Easat-Daas spoke with Dr Martijn de Koning about the nature of Islamophobia in the Netherlands and how this sits…

Carlos Martins, "Fascism: Beyond Hitler and Mussolini" (Desassossego, 2022)

May 18, 2026

Fascismos

Carlos Martins
Hosted by Joe Williams

Carlos Martins joins the New Books Network to discuss his book Fascism: Beyond Hitler and Mussolini (Desassossego, 2022) (in Portuguese Fascismos: Par…

Inken Von Borzyskowski and Felicity Vabulas, "Exit from International Organizations: Costly Negotiation for Institutional Change” (Cambridge UP, 2025)

May 18, 2026

Exit from International Organizations

Inken von Borzyskowski and Felicity Vabulas

Why do states exit international organizations (IOs)? How often does exit from IOs – including voluntary withdrawal and forced suspension – occur? Wha…

Are We Entering An Arms Race in Outer Space?

May 8, 2026

Are We Entering An Arms Race in Outer Space?

This week on International Horizons, RBI interim director Eli Karetny interviewed Mallory Stewart, Chief Executive Officer of the Council on Strategic…

Steffen Mau et al., "The Trigger Points: Inequality and Political Polarization in Contemporary Society" (Policy Press, 2026)

May 8, 2026

Trigger Points

Steffen Mau, Thomas Lux, Linus Westheuser
Hosted by Hannah Pool

Today’s political debates are fiercely polarized. But looking beyond the headlines, The Trigger Points: Inequality and Political Polarization in Conte…

Caroline Kuzemko, "Climate Politics: Can't Live with It, Can't Mitigate without It" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

May 1, 2026

Climate Politics

Caroline Kuzemko
Hosted by Stephen Pimpare

By exploring the dynamic relationships between politics, policymaking, and policy over time, Climate Politics: Can't Live with It, Can't Mitigate with…

Assessing Global Democratic Health Amidst a Growing Shadow of Autocracy

April 27, 2026

Assessing Global Democratic Health Amidst a Growing Shadow of Autocracy

Tom Carothers and Yana Gorokhovskaia

This week on Democracy Dialogues, host Maya Tudor speaks with two democracy experts at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Freedom House to…

The British General Election of 2024: A Conversation with Robert Ford and Paula Surridge

April 27, 2026

The British General Election of 2024

Robert Ford, Paula Surridge, Will Jennings, and Tim Bale
Hosted by Dave O'Brien

Why and how did Labour win the 2024 election? In The British General Election of 2024 Robert Ford, a Professor of Politics at the University of Manche…