A podcast about world affairs and international relations with guests from all around the world. To help you understand the world better, we offer a complete picture: brief explanations of the issue at hand, expert analysis, and inside stories.
This week we bring you a short insight from Israel, which is about to get a new Prime Minister. Benjamin Netanyahu has been in this position since 2009, but now the opposition parties, regardless of the differences in their programs, came together to oust the PM.
Naftali Bennet, a far-right politician, is about to take his seat. A short insight into Bennet who is about to become the new PM of Israel - listen in this episode. If interested in learning more, be free to visit our website thepolinet.com and follow up the whole story.
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22 May 2021
Weekly Report: Israeli Palestinian ceasefire, conflict in Mozambique, refugee crisis on the border between Venezuela and Colombia
This week US President Joe Biden announced a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. We talked about potential consequences and is there a place for optimism to achieve a lasting peace between Israel and Palestine. Another conflict is grabbing international attention because of its importance for regional security and the global economy. The fights in the Mozambique region of Cabo Delgado between government forces and terrorists could include forces from the regional countries on the government's side if they support initiatives from South Africa. On the Venezuelan Colombian border, we have a refugee crisis because of armed fights between the Venezuelan government and Colombian gurrillas. Why now this conflict escalated, and what is the role of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
20 May 2021
Inside: Why do Colombians keep protesting
In this episode, we bring you the story of a country in South America, with great social inequality, which in the end fueled the protests that have started in late April. We are witnessing an excessive use of force from the Colombian government, but Colombians are still on the streets protesting. Our guest, Natalia Herrera, a human rights lawyer explains to us why. Natalia works at the legal corporation and she brings are on the field of information on how dire, in terms of the victims, is the situation. She tells us about the judiciary processes, media, and internet freedoms, and talks about various human rights violations. Moreover, she explains why the change is hard ad what are the obstacles. Still, she believes there is a perspective for a change.
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This week started with escalation of Israeli-Palestinian conflict when Israel and Hamas started launching rockets on each other. This caused many victims on both sides. In the United States, Congresswoman Liz Cheney was removed from her party's leadership because of her criticism of former President Donald Trump. In Columbia massive protests for weeks brought many victims, even though these news fell short under the greatest escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the recent years. These are our top picks from this week. Follos us on social media @thepolinet for more news updates during the week!
15 Apr 2021
War in Afghanistan: Withdrawal of US troops
In our new episode we talk about Afghanistan, ongoing war, and American withdrawal. With Star and Stripes reporter J.P. Lawrence from Afghanistan, we discuss the historical context of war, different American's approach under four administrations, other sides in conflict, the Doha Deal, upcoming events, and epilogue of presence of US troops.
8 Apr 2021
What is Happening in Myanmar and Thailand
For today's episode, we came together with professors Marc Cogan, Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at Kansai Gaidai University in Japan, and we are going to discuss what is happening in Myanmar and in Thailand.
Both of these countries have the protests going right now, and the military in power. Protests in Thailand have started in February 2020, and the latest wave started this February. They are student-led protests, and they started exclusively on student campuses. What started as a demand for Prime Minister Prayut Chan o-cha to step down, now became a demand for constitutional reform and reform of monarchy.
In Myanmar, military staged the coup and took the power from Aung San Suu Kyui and her party National League for Democracy. They won the election by the landslide, but the opposition said it was fraudalant. Protests erupted and the new military leader General Min Aung Hlang did everything to silence the protestors. Number of deaths is growing and the regime is becoming more and more brutal.
1 Apr 2021
Everything you should know about Israeli-Palestinian conflict
In today's episode we talked with Luca Nania about Israeli-Palestinian history, conflict, reconciliation and future.
Luca Nania is an MA student in Protection of Human Rights at the University of Bologna (IT) and a PhD Candidate at the University of Sussex (UK). As a young researcher, he investigated various topics in the field of social anthropology, ethno-demography, institutional and corporate violence, as well as peace studies. For many years, he organised initiatives to raise awareness about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its impact on the global scale. He is a huge supporter of gender equality, civil disobedience and nonviolent communication.
We also talked about Palestinian and Israeli narratives about their conflict, Nakba, First and Second Intifada (Uprising against Israel), Israeli-Palestinian peace process and how the world sees the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It's important to say that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the most controversial conflicts and if you have some comments/questions, we're open for discussion!
25 Mar 2021
Happening Now: West sanctions China over Uyghurs
This week the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, and Canada sanctions top Chinese officials because of the human rights violation against Uyghurs in Chinese province Xinjiang. Just day after that, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in China and with his Chinese college announced sanctions toward EU. Last week US-Chinese talks in Alaska was unusual, between Secretary Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Chinese top diplomats Yang Jiechi, and Wang Yi. What happened in Alaska, what is going on in Xinjiang, and why sanctions now find out in our new episode.
15 Mar 2021
Syria: A Decade of War
Exactly 10 years ago, on March 15th the Syrian war started and it is still going on, displacing half the population, killing hundreds of thousands and leaving ruins where once stood buildings of the first civilizations. This war is one of the greatest humanitarian tragedies of this time. It started on the wings of Arab Spring, with first protests taking place in early 2011. The demonstrations turned violent when President Bashar al- Assad sent his forces in order to crack down the democratic civil uprising. It started in the city of Deraa, with anti - government grafitti and few young boys, but it ended up being the bloody conflict which involved dozens of different foces, 2 great powers, few regional powers and some terrorist groups like ISIS and Hezbollah. The demonstrations turned into civil war, and then because of special geopolitical position Syria has, it turned into international mess. Currently, the state is mostly divided between central government of Assad, state of Rojava, and small part of the land held by opposition powers. In today's episode we talked with International Relations Jahja Muhasilovic about this ongoing conflict in Syria, about ots actors, geopolitics of the region, and how it could end. If you have any questions or suggestions be free to contact us via Instagram or Twitter on @thepolinet
5 Mar 2021
Inside: Conservatism in the United States
In this episode, we talked about conservatism in the United States with a philosophy student from North Carolina - Kate Cruz. She gave us an inside story of how is to be a woman in the South, the differences between conservatism and liberalism in everyday life, and her opinion on the future of that ideology in the United States.
25 Feb 2021
Serbia: Moving towards equality for LGBTQ+ community
Serbia has one unique situation - Prime Minister Ana Brnabić has a child with her partner, but members of the LGBT+ community still cannot get married. Also, Serbia cannot enable its LGBT+ citizens to regulate the partnership, while recognizing same-sex marriages when it comes to foreign diplomats. So, in this episode we talked with Filip Vulović about the position of the LGBT+ community in Serbia (but also in WB region).
Filip Vulović works in the National Youth Council of Serbia (KOMS) and he is trying to improve the position of young people. Also, he worked at Pride Info Center where he was working on raising the visibility of the LGBT+ community.
We talked about legislative framework and adoption of the Law on Same-Sex Unions, discrimination and problems of the LGBT+ community, as well as about the privileged position of Prime Minister Ana Brnabić.
18 Feb 2021
Happening Now: War in Ethiopia
In our new segment Happening Now we will discuss current world events like this war in Ethiopia. The conflict started on 4th of November 2020 in Tigray region. It has escalated on other part of the country, and neighboring countries like Eritrea, Somalia, Soudan and others, are affected and involved. The conflict is a serious humanitarian crisis, and the central figure is Ethiopian Prime Minister, or to world known as a Nobel Peace Prize Winner Abiy Ahmed. He camr to power after protests that drove away previous authoritarian government mostly controlled by Tigray People's Liberation Front. Abiy's policies are directed towards centralization of the country and reconciliation, and he did make serious enemies in short time. Now, his country is battling war, war crimes, journalists are calling for freeedom of speech and his promises for democracy in Ethiopia are falling short.
11 Feb 2021
Western Balkans: EU integration
In today's episode we talk about six Western Balkans countries and their path towards EU. Each of them is special and can be an episode of their own, but we aimed to provide a short summary of their successes as well as struggles on their accession in EU. We discussed their internal matters and if there is a will to comply with EU enlargement criteria. We also discussed current state of the Union and its willingness to accept new members.
21 Jan 2021
US: Foreign policy and Biden's approach
On the first full day of the new administration in Washington and the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden, we talk about foreign policy with a political science student from Columbia University.
The world is currently expecting great changes in US policy abroad. It is expected that the country will be more present on the world stage and in the international institutions, which were greatly abandoned during Trump's term in office.
The world is also watching how things between China and the USA will evolve, and how will Joe Biden approach the rising power of China. Did Covid - 19 decisively influence this relation, or would have these tensions happen nevertheless?
Will relations with Russia show signs of improvement or will Biden's plan to deal with Russia's influence in Europe, help it deteriorate even more?
We hope that your questions about US foreign policy get answered in this episode, but if not, you are welcomed to send us a message via our social media and we will be pleased to answer them.
14 Jan 2021
Germany: Post-Merkel Era
In this episode, we talk with a German professor and political scientist about the upcoming post-Merkel era, the German parliamentary system, the upcoming CDU election, parliamentary election in September, and their consequences for Germany, European Union, and the Western Balkans EU integrations. Angela Merkel has been German chancellor since 2005 and announced that she will not be a candidate for that position this year. Also, her party Christian Democratic Union - CDU, will elect a new leader, after 18 years of her leadership, and short leadership of Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer since 2018. What to watch out for this year in Germany and the consequences of those events, find out in our new episode.
17 Dec 2020
Hong Kong: Freedom under Beijing's National Security Law
What is happening in Hong Kong?
Hong Kong was British colony since 1841 and was returned to China in 1997 after over 150 years of British rule. Colonial life left its mark on Hong Kong in a sustainable way. That’s why people say that people from Hong Kong "share a way of life and core values that resembles at least as much as the average Londoner". In 1984, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and China’s premier Zhao Ziyang signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration, agreeing that China would give Hong Kong some political and social autonomy through a “one country, two systems” policy for a 50-year-period.
After the handover, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region of China, under the principle of “one country, two systems”. The “one country, two systems” principle is enshrined in a document called the Basic Law and the Basic Law is known as Hong Kong's mini constitution. Basic Law protects rights such as freedom of assembly and freedom of speech, neither of which exist in mainland China.
Now China wants to reduce Hong Kong's autonomy and that is why in June this year China passed the National Security Law (NLS) for Hong Kong which made it easier to punish protesters and reduce HK's autonomy.
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