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Nov 20, 2024 | 
aei.org | Dalibor Rohac |Dan Hamilton |Iulia Joja
On this episode of The Eastern Front, Dalibor and Iulia welcome Dan Hamilton, a senior fellow at John Hopkins University’s SAIS Foreign Policy Institute and a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution to discuss the future of the Transatlantic relationship under a Trump presidency. How will the US Senate constrain or support Trump’s foreign policy? Is Europe prepared for the changes that a Trump administration will bring?
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
aei.org | Dalibor Rohac |Iulia Joja |Nick Lloyd
On this episode of The Eastern Front, Dalibor and Iulia welcome Nick Lloyd, a historian and professor of modern warfare at King’s College London to discuss historical parallels to our current moment. What parallels can be drawn from Russia’s experience in World War I to now? How can the lessons of implementation of new technologies in WWI be compared to the roll out of drones and surveillance technology currently in the war in Ukraine?
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
aei.org | Dalibor Rohac |Iulia Joja |Stefan Meister
On this episode of The Eastern Front, Dalibor and Iulia welcome Stefan Meister, head of the Center for Order and Governance in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia at the German Council on Foreign Relations. What opportunities should the West be seizing to displace Russian influence in the Black Sea region, South Caucuses and beyond? What should the EU be prioritizing for its Black Sea strategy?
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
aei.org | Dalibor Rohac |Iulia Joja |Oleksandr Kraiev
On this episode of The Eastern Front, Dalibor and Iulia welcome Oleksandr Kraiev, the director of the North America program at Ukrainian Prism to discuss the Ukrainian view on US elections. Will a Harris presidency bring more of the same in terms of US strategy towards Ukraine? How are Ukrainians framing the outcomes of the US elections? Dalibor and Iulia discuss the BRICS summit in Russia and elections in Georgia and Moldova in their news segment.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
aei.org | Dalibor Rohac |Iulia Joja |Edward Lucas
On this episode of The Eastern Front, Dalibor and Iulia welcome Edward Lucas, senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis and longtime journalist covering Eastern and Central Europe to discuss greyzone warfare with Russia. Why do democracies struggle to respond to greyzone aggression? How can we improve our deterrence against Russian cyber attacks?
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
aei.org | Dalibor Rohac |Iulia Joja |Luke Coffey
On this episode of The Eastern Front, Dalibor and Iulia welcome Luke Coffey, senior fellow at the Hudson Institutes to discuss strategy in regards to the war in Ukraine. Was the Kursk offensive a risk worth taking and how has it benefitted the Ukrainians strategically? What did Zelenskyy’s visit to the US yield in terms of results for Ukraine?
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
aei.org | Dalibor Rohac |Iulia Joja |Joseph Nye
On this episode of The Eastern Front, Dalibor and Iulia welcome Joseph Nye, professor emeritus at Harvard’s Kennedy School and pioneer of the theory of soft power to discuss the role of soft power in the context of the war in Ukraine. How should we determine who is winning and who is losing between Russia and Ukraine? Is Russia overperforming in terms of soft power? Dalibor and Iulia cover what you need to know about Zelenskyy’s US visit and recent elections in Europe in their news section.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
aei.org | Dalibor Rohac |Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze |Iulia Joja
On this episode of The Eastern Front, Dalibor and Iulia welcome Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, member of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine, and chair of the Committee of Ukraine’s integration into the European Union. Can the war against Ukraine be viewed as the beginning of a wider conflict? Where does the disconnect between Ukraine and the US on the stakes of the conflict lie and how can it be bridged?
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
aei.org | Dalibor Rohac |Iulia Joja |Michael Sawkiw
On this episode of The Eastern Front, Dalibor and Iulia welcome Michael Sawkiw, the director of the Ukrainian National Information Service to discuss his work advocating for Ukraine on the Hill. What are the challenges in translating money from the supplemental aid package into tangible support for Ukraine on the ground? What does the path for future aid to Ukraine look like in the US?
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
aei.org | Dalibor Rohac |Iulia Joja |Amb. Matt Field
Back from summer break, Dalibor and Iulia relaunch The Eastern Front with exciting new changes. On this episode of The Eastern Front, Dalibor and Iulia welcome Ambassador Matt Field, the British ambassador to the Czech Republic to provide his insights on European support for Ukraine. How has Britain succeeded in keeping aid for Ukraine a bipartisan priority? How is the UK leading in Europe in a post-Brexit context?
