The Global Agora

Who is Andrej Babiš? He wants to run the state like a business, but he won't visit Putin after the elections


Listen Later

Who is Andrej Babiš? Who is the real Babiš? The best kind of handle we can get on this is what he said early on about how he wants to run the country like a firm. Clearly, he wants centralized power. He doesn’t like checks and balances. That’s how Seán Hanley, Associate Professor in Comparative Central and East European Politics at University College London, put it in our conversation. The elections in Czechia will be held on October 3rd and 4th, and Babiš’s ANO will probably get over 30 percent of the votes. Will the populist billionaire of Slovak origin become Prime Minister again? And will he, by cooperating with smaller radical parties, steer Czechia onto a path similar to Slovakia’s? Listen to our conversation. And if you enjoy what I do, please support me on Ko-fi! Thank you. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/amatisak

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Global AgoraBy Andrej Matisak

  • 3.7
  • 3.7
  • 3.7
  • 3.7
  • 3.7

3.7

3 ratings


More shows like The Global Agora

View all
War on the Rocks by Ryan Evans

War on the Rocks

1,078 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

112,660 Listeners

Defense & Aerospace Report by Defense & Aerospace Report, sponsored by Bell

Defense & Aerospace Report

140 Listeners

Brussels Sprouts by Center for a New American Security | CNAS

Brussels Sprouts

79 Listeners

The Rachman Review by Financial Times

The Rachman Review

146 Listeners

In Moscow's Shadows by Mark Galeotti

In Moscow's Shadows

372 Listeners

The Rest Is History by Goalhanger

The Rest Is History

14,716 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

16,093 Listeners

This Is Not A Drill with Gavin Esler by Podmasters

This Is Not A Drill with Gavin Esler

156 Listeners

Plain English with Derek Thompson by The Ringer

Plain English with Derek Thompson

2,265 Listeners

Ukrainecast by BBC News

Ukrainecast

409 Listeners

Ukraine: The Latest by The Telegraph

Ukraine: The Latest

1,868 Listeners

Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell by Arthur Snell

Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell

43 Listeners