Speaking of EU

Julia Blanken - EST president - joins the podcast to give her insight on what are the best aspects of being involved with youth organizations, how such an experience influences your skills and your personal growth, and what are the main challenges of volunteering.

This episode was hosted and edited by Laura Sanzarello, and sound engineered by Victoria Bergström.

Music by John Sib and Winking Fox Music.

Angeliki-Efraimia Markopoulou - editor at EST - joins us this week to evaluate the reasons behind Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from the perspective of offensive realism theory. For more of our coverage of the conflict in Ukraine, visit our website at esthinktank.com.

This episode was hosted by Victoria Bergström and Florentin Ndizeye. Edited by Laura Sanzarello, and sound engineered by Angeliki-Efraimia Markopoulou. Research and content by Angeliki-Efraimia Markopoulou.

Music by John Sib and Winking Fox Music.

Vasilis Psarras - writer at EST - discusses the meaning, implications and future of the rules regulating the public debt to GDP ratio across EU member states: the Sustainability and Growth Pact.

This episode was hosted by Victoria Bergström and Florentin Ndizeye. Edited by Asimina Melissi and Laura Sanzarello, and sound engineered by Angeliki-Efraimia Markopoulou. Research and content by Vasilis Psarrasi.

Music by John Sib and Winking Fox Music.

Giuseppe Peressotti and Manuel Torres Lajo - writers at EST - join our hosts to discuss the sanctions imposed on Russia in response to the war in Ukraine, and the impact these will have on EU markets and consumers. For more coverage of the conflict in Ukraine, read Giuseppe’s and Manuel’s articles, or visit our website at esthinktank.com.

This episode was hosted by Victoria Bergström and Florentin Ndizeye. Edited and sound engineered by Laura Sanzarello. Research and content by Giuseppe Peressotti and Manuel Torres Lajo.

Music by John Sib and Winking Fox Music.

Gabriele Bertani - writer at EST - discusses the implications of the war in Ukraine on the domestic politics and power balances in France, Poland and the UK. For more coverage of the conflict in Ukraine, read Gabriele's article or visit our website at esthinktank.com. 

This episode was hosted by Victoria Bergström and Florentin Ndizeye. Edited by Laura Sanzarello, and sound engineered by Angeliki-Efraimia Markopoulou. Research and content by Gabriele Bertani.

Music by John Sib and Winking Fox Music.

The invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces has brought war back at Europe’s doorstep. In doing so, it has unveiled the heroism of the Ukrainian people, the depths to which one man is willing to take an entire continent, and the solidarity that people are able to show to neighbours in need. However, it has also revealed the weaknesses and mistakes of EU’s foreign policy, which by repeatedly condoning Putin’s provocations has possibly enabled an attack that had been announced for months.

EST Editor-in-Chief Laura Sanzarello hears from POLITICO’s Chief Europe Correspondent Matthew Karnitschnig, to better understand the dynamics behind what have been defined “among the darkest hours for Europe” in over 70 years, and try to draw the outline of a post-conflict world.

For more analysis on the conflict, visit our website at esthinktank.com.

This episode was hosted and produced by Laura Sanzarello.

Victoria Bergström - EST Podcast Host - discusses the many geopolitical issues of the arctic such as mineral extraction, the protection of Arctic minorities, debunking harmful stereotypes, and the future of the Arctic in the face of its current threats.

This episode was hosted by Angeliki-Efraimia Markopoulou and Florentin Ndizeye. Edited by Laura Sanzarello and Asimina Melissi, and sound engineered by Angeliki-Efraimia Markopoulou. Research and content by Victoria Bergström.

EST Talk meets Neus Vidal, journalist and a monitoring officer for press freedom violations, provides us with a frontline overview on the repression of journalism in Europe, the struggle of telling uncomfortable stories and how GDPR and social media have indirectly contributed to these growing trends.

Hosted by Asimina Melissi, sound engineered by Angeliki-Efraimia Markopoulou.

Apoorva Iyer - writer at EST - unpacks the recent humanitarian crisis that unfolded at the border between Belarus and the EU, with special attention to Lukashenko’s application of lawfare and its geopolitical repercussions.

This episode was hosted by Victoria Bergström and Angeliki-Efraimia Markopoulou. Edited by Laura Sanzarello and Asimina Melissi, and sound engineered by Angeliki-Efraimia Markopoulou. Research and content by Apoorva Iyer.

Joanna Pamoukoglu - EST Ambassador to the Netherlands - is back on our podcast to discuss the growing threats to press freedom in Europe and analyse how the EU might prevent the situation from deteriorating further.

This episode was hosted by Victoria Bergström and Florentin Ndizeye. Edited by Asimina Melissi and Laura Sanzarello, and sound engineered by Angeliki-Efraimia Markopoulou. Research and content by Joanna Pamoukoglu.

Music by John Sib and Winking Fox Music.