The International Spectator's Podcasts

What is the relation between Sport and Politics?
Is contestation the “the dark side” of the relationship between sport & International Relations?
How is football related to diplomacy and soft power?
These are few of the topics and questions raised by experts in the fields of Sport and International Relations during the Webinar hosted by The International Spectator on June 20th, 2023. The event aimed at giving selected speakers and the public a fruitful occasion to discuss about the relationship between sport and International Relations in an increasingly fragmented world.
Within this context, The International Spectator, the peer-reviewed journal of IAI, presents its Issue (June 2023) and the Special Core “Olympic Diplomacy as Contestation: The Legacy of the Beijing Olympics”.
The guests are Leo Goretti, Daniela Huber, Nicola Sbetti, Emidio Diodato, Veronica Strina, Renè Wildangel, Jan Busse, and Francesco Belcastro.

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What is the relation between Sport and Politics?

Is contestation the “the dark side” of the relationship between sport & International Relations?

How is football related to diplomacy and soft power?

These are few of the topics and questions raised by experts in the fields of Sport and International Relations during the Webinar hosted by The International Spectator on June 20th, 2023. The event aimed at giving selected speakers and the public a fruitful occasion to discuss about the relationship between sport and International Relations in an increasingly fragmented world.

Within this context, The International Spectator, the peer-reviewed journal of IAI, presents its Issue (June 2023) and the Special Core “Olympic Diplomacy as Contestation: The Legacy of the Beijing Olympics”.

The guests are Leo Goretti, Daniela Huber, Nicola Sbetti, Emidio Diodato, Veronica Strina, Renè Wildangel, Jan Busse, and Francesco Belcastro.

Listen now to the podcast for free and on any major platform!

Part I: click here to listen

Part II: click here to listen

Don't forget to keep up with all our Podcasts and content on our Blog and social media!
Follow @intl_spectator on Instagram and Twitter

Distingushed Professor Sophia Kalantzakos talks with us about critical topics when addressing the issue of decarbonization and the importance of critical materials to reach a net-zero future.

The guiding questions of the podcast are:

• What do “fraught geopolitics” and “weaponization of interdependence” mean against the backdrop of the climate emergency?

• How may the EU pursue its strategy toward decarbonisation and digitalization in such a geopolitical context?

• How could the EU strengthen and grant more efficient coordination with non-EU governments to reach the 2030 goals?
• How is the war in Ukraine impacting the EU's Green Deal agenda?

Professor Kalantzakos has written an #openaccess article on The International Spectator addressing this topic and its mplications for the EU and the global society.
Read it now for free 👉http://ow.ly/zMJc50NK8Y0

Which prospects does the #CAI - Comprehensive Agreement on #Investment offer for China, the EU and the USA?

Professors Arlo Poletti, Lorenzo Zambernardi and Dirk De Bièvre guide us to unwrap and foresee the strenghts and the challenges of the Agreement in the arena of Global Governance.

Research Article available here: http://ow.ly/Ykxi50Nj3fX

Questions:

• Could you give us some background about the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment? What is the ultimate goal for the parties involved?
• Do you think EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) will have a positive impact on the EU's economic role as an international player? Which, in your opinion, have been the crucial factors that contributed at making the EU a pivotal international economic player?
• Given the vast critique to the Agreement, which downfall could we forecast? And how could the EU face economic issues deriving from the CAI?
• Could you elaborate on the political impact that the CAI will have for Beijing and Brussels? Are relations normalzing in a post-covid era?
• How do you think the CAI can impact the EU’s transatlantic relationship, specifically with the current US government?
• Overall, do you think that the CAI can be considered a stepping-stone for a new multilateral investment regime?

Professor Jonathan Fulton talks with us about our new article and in particular how Persian Gulf regional security complex is shaped by intense competition between regional states.

Get the perspective of an expert on a topic that gets hotter and hotter!

Article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03932729.2022.2107843

Professors Xuechen Chen and Yifan Yang alongside Editor Leo Goretti present the core contents and the goal of the International Spectator's latest Special Issue. They reply to a few questions to tackle relevant aspects of international and supraregional cyber governance both for the present and the future:
- What do we mean by global cyber governance and what are the so-called multi-stakeholder and multilateral approaches to it?
- Is it correct to speak of a West vs. non-West divide in approaches to global cyber governance or are there differences and nuances within each of these two ‘camps’?
- What has the role of supranational organisations such as the EU and ASEAN been in discussions on global cyber governance, and how could they contribute to move the discussion ahead?
- How do you personally think international cooperation in cyber security can be fostered more efficiently in the next future? How does the ongoing war in Ukraine and West-Russia tensions impact on this?

Find the article here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03932729.2022.2066841
and the Special Issue here: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rspe20/current

Professor Filippos Proedrou elaborates on the issue of energy security and the benefits of reframing the concepts behind energy transition for the EU and Greece.

Read the research article here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03932729.2021.2014102

Music: Crowlander - Slow Smoke II

This Podcast presents the International Spectators' last Special Issue and focuses on differentiated integration in the EU.

Guest Speakers: Nicoletta Pirozzi, Matteo Bonomi, Sandra Lavenex.

Questions:
- What is the goal of this Special Issue?
- Can you briefly explain the concepts of Integration and Differentiation and how would you define the effectiveness of differentiated integration within the EU?
- With a perspective of an ever closer Union, how is (dis)homogeneity currently addressed?
- How would you frame the new Cohesion Action for Refugees (CARE) in the context of the future challenges for the EU towards cohesion?
- Did the Covid-19 Pandemic impact differentiation and resilience among Member States?
- How can we fit Brexit in the discourse of Integrated Differentiation and cooperation within the EU?
- Is there a current challenge to sustainability with regards to Differentiate integration in the EU? If so, which would be the strategy to counteract it?

Music: Crowlander - Slow Smoke II

Learn more about Differentiation and Integration in the EU: Webinair
On 20/04/2022 - 21/04/2022 a conference will be held and present the EU IDEA project’s results and discuss the theme of differentiation and integration among researchers from the EU IDEA consortium: https://www.iai.it/en/eventi/governing-differentiation-and-integration-european-union

What does this Special Issue of The International Spectator deal with?

Listen to the experts Olivia Glombitza and Kristian Coates Urlichsen to find out more about religion, the nexus betweeen domestic and foreign policy, the Arab Spring, and the future of the Gulf Region.

Questions to the guests:

Given the analysis of the relationship between foreign and domestic politics presented in the issue, what are your thoughts regarding the Arab Spring and its relevance onto today’s MENA’s regional dynamics?

According to the literature of IR and Area Studies, does religion and ethnicity play a greater role in this geographical framework rather than in other macro regions of the world (for example the EU)?

What role do ideational factors have vis-à-vis material factors in peacebuilding within the Middle East and Persian Gulf region?

How do you think that the relationship among the Islamic Republic of Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, will impact the political balance of the region in the next decade?

Music: Crowlander - Slow Smoke II

Find and read the Special Issue here: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rspe20/current

Agata Lavorio, PhD, comments for the International Spectator on the issues of disarmament and security dilemma in the context of the recent developments of the Arctic arena.

Music: Crowander - Slow Smoke II