Podcasts by HSS Podcast - Global Perspectives

Data&Democracy from 2023-10-25T17:00

Can you still trust your own online trail? The invisible threads of digital manipulation are so subtle, and yet they have an enormous power. In our new episode of #GlobalPerspectives, we, like #...

Africa between East and West, global power shifts and a new world? – How is Africa and Europe responding to challenges and opportunities of advancing the rules based system from 2023-08-21T07:00

Since the COVID-pandemic and Russia’s invasion in Ukraine, global fault lines have deepened. System rivalry is becoming a buzzword and Africa seems to be in the center of it.

With the Rus...

Russia in Africa and the Wagner Group from 2023-08-20T17:00

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, reactions on the African continent were and still are divided. Africa remains the voting block with the most abstentions at the UN-resolutions on the war.<...

Folge 26: Food Crisis - Why are we failing to address food security? from 2023-06-20T07:30

Millionen Menschen leben in Hungersnot. Weltweit hat sich die Lage der #Ernährungssicherheit von Jahr zu Jahr verschlechtert. Die Vereinten Nationen kritisieren dies scharf: „Hunger ist das Erge...

“A World in turmoil – Perspectives from countries of the Global South: Brazil, India and South Africa” from 2023-03-14T16:20

International cooperation faces immense challenges in the face of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and still unresolved consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic.

At the global l...

NATO – The Alliance is not “braindead”, after all from 2022-08-23T10:18

“We cannot discount the possibility of an attack against Allies’ sovereignty and territorial integrity.” This passage from NATO’s 2022 strategic concept states a sobering outlook for the future ...

Good Governance and Democracy: What is at stake? from 2022-07-07T00:10

Democracies are under pressure worldwide. This year, for example, the Bertelsmann Transformation Index identified more autocratic than democratic states for the first time since 2014. At the sam...

Moldova – from Neutrality to EU Membership? from 2022-06-13T12:00

“Neutrality maybe works in times of peace, but not in times of war” (I. Groza). Moldovan security experts Denis Cenusá and Iulian Groza analyse the country's trajectory from neutrality to discus...

Pakistan's political development and its regional role after the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan from 2022-06-02T11:22

In early April, Pakistan underwent a change of power, initiated by a vote of no confidence in parliament. These events momentarily catapulted the country into the media headlines. Recently, both...

The Summit for Democracy – A New Approach in Geopolitics from 2022-01-13T10:20

After President Joe Biden first announced The Summit for Democracy during his election campaign in 2020, it finally took place in the beginning of December 2021. Over 275 participants f...

After the COP26: Perspectives from Jordan and Lebanon from 2021-12-21T00:10

At the much awaited Climate Change Conference in November, the signatory states to the UN Climate Convention have not succeeded in jointly presenting a convincing way to limit global warming to ...

Populism – A Toxic Factor for Democratic Societies? from 2021-11-16T00:10

Not only since Donald Trump came to power many have had the subjective feeling that the rise of populist forces is a growing problem, especially in democracies. Trust in institutions and decisio...

Ahead of the COP26: Namibias fight for climate change mitigation and adaptation from 2021-10-19T00:10

In early November, the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) will be taking place in Glasgow, Scotland. Representatives from 196 states will be negotiating the next steps for globa...

Which way for Germany’s foreign policy after the 2021 elections? from 2021-09-21T00:10

After 16 years of Angela Merkel, Germany’s federal election will not only pave the way for a new government but also for a brand-new foreign policy. At least potentially. Taking a deep-dive into...

Potenziale der öko-sozialen Marktwirtschaft für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung: Das Beispiel Vietnam und die Region Lateinamerika from 2021-07-06T00:10

Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländer stehen heute vor immensen Herausforderungen, wenn es darum geht, Armut zu bekämpfen und ein ökologisch nachhaltiges Wachstum zu erreichen. Diese Folge der Podca...

Next Generation EU – A Recovery For Europe from 2021-06-15T09:41:19

The main focus of this episode will be the EU’s NextGenerationEU Plan, especially the new Recovery and Resilience Facility as the centrepiece of this newly created instrument. With a total volum...

Potenziale der sozialen Marktwirtschaft für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung: Das Beispiel Südafrika from 2021-06-08T09:54:37

Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländer stehen heute vor immensen Herausforderungen, wenn es darum geht, Armut zu bekämpfen und ein ökologisch nachhaltiges Wachstum zu erreichen.

Diese Folge de...

The role of non-Western powers in the Western Balkans from 2021-05-04T00:10

The EU’s declining image in the Balkan region has enabled other non-Western powers - most notably China, Russia and Turkey - to increase their influence in that area. Looking at EU-accession can...

Föderalismus und Dezentralisierung: Chancen für die Demokratie? from 2021-04-20T00:10

In vielen Schwellen- und Entwicklungsländern gibt es Dezentralisierungsprozesse, meist mit dem Ziel, eine größere Effizienz und Legitimität staatlichen Handelns zu erreichen. Oft geht es auch um...

European Recovery in the Post-Pandemic-Era – A French Perspective from 2021-03-23T00:10

Europe has been in the grip of the Covid pandemic for more than a year now. France is among those countries that were affected the most in socio-political and economic terms. But the post-pandem...

China in der Corona-Pandemie: Findet die Volksrepublik zu neuer Stärke? from 2021-03-02T00:10:44

Weltweit kämpfen die Staaten mit dem Corona-Virus und seinen Folgen. Einzig China scheint aus der Krise verhältnismäßig gestärkt hervorzugehen. Die Hintergründe dafür und auch ...

Moscow’s Partnership with Beijing – is Russia lost for the West? from 2021-02-09T00:10:11

Moscow’s Partnership with Beijing – is Russia lost for the West? In June 2019, the President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, described the Russian President Vladimir Putin as his “b...

Südamerika: Wie die Pandemie die Probleme des Kontinents verstärkt from 2021-01-19T00:05:50

Das Corona-Virus trifft die Länder Südamerikas schwer. Der Kontinent scheint mit der Pandemie am stärksten zu kämpfen, auch auf der wirtschaftlichen und der sozialen Ebene. Worin liegen die Ursache...

The Visegrád countries’ perspective on Germany´s EU-Presidency from 2020-12-29T00:10:04

The Visegrád countries’ perspective on Germany´s EU-Presidency