Cosmopolitans or Nationalists? What the Dutch Election Means for Europe
While Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his conservative-liberal party VVD won his fourth election in a row, the other victories went to radically progres...
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Someone needs to tell you what's going on in Europe. That's why we made a podcast for you. The unlikely Tallinn-based duo of Jules (Netherlands) and Ceren (Turkey) will be your voice of reason and entertainment in understanding the continent's most important, awkward and interesting developments.
新年快乐! The China-EU Deal with Iverson Ng, Hong Kong researcher
新年快乐! Happy Chinese New Year! But is it such a happy new year for the Europeans? Under the pressure of Berlin, the European Parliament is challenged t...
Frontex: the EU integrates, the far-right celebrates, the refugee pays
Admit it. You forgot about the refugee crisis. COVID-19 does a lot of nasty stuff to us, and one of its most neglected symptoms is our ability to forg...
The Masses of Minsk: What do the Belarusians want?
Nowhere in Europe has the Coronavirus impacted society as much as in Belarus. For the past two months, the streets of Minsk have been turned into the ...
How to liberalise the illiberal? (Polarisation is a Polish word, Pt. 2)
Where does democracy start? "As local as possible!" Ever since 2002, Jacek Lipiński has managed to remain a liberal and progressive mayor of a small r...
Polarisation is a Polish Word (Pt. 1, with jurist Lech Lipiński)
Can a conservative Pole marry a liberal Pole? Polish jurist Lech Lipiński can't imagine that picture. In this episode, Martin and Jules speak with Lec...
Europe's Exit Strategy (or Lack Thereof)
Easter is long gone, and so is the long Biblical road of suffering. But the EU's political suffering has only started. In theory, Europe's exit strate...
Why Spain's Corona Crisis is Worse: Solidarity in Spain and Brussels
Many European governments are experiencing a rise of popularity in the polls. Epidemics seem to make people support the status quo. But not in Spain. ...
The Virus, the Weak and the Dutch: Italy's Crisis Beyond Corona
The Coronavirus is taking over the continent, but the EU isn't. Together with Italian political philosopher Federico Giovannini, we reveal Italy's and...
Italy's Next Governance Crisis: Is this Salvini's end?
Italy has fallen in a governance crisis. Again. But this time it's different. Not the mainstream establishment, but the far right is losing its grip o...