In our last podcast for this year, we look back at this eventful year - together with political scientist Prof. Gerhard Mangott. The war in Ukraine, China, Iran, the United States and the European Union are amongst our topics.
Political activist Jordi Vilanova about his family history, his political involvement and the reasons that lead to the Catalonian independence movement.
Political scientist Prof. Mangott gives a brief overview of the Ukrainian history, takes a look at the possible weakness of Russian warfare and the situation of the refugees and explains why Russia is not Putin.
In this conversation with political science professor Gerhard Mangott we analyze the protests in Kazakhstan and revisit the political standoff between Russia and Ukraine. We take a look at the ongoing Russia-NATO talks on the Ukraine crisis and discuss why the EU is not taken seriously as a politcial player by Russia and the USA.