Video Podcast Archives – Page 7 of 9

February 14, 2022 — No Comments

Jeremy Garlick on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)

Dr Jeremy Alan Garlick is an Associate Professor of International Studies and International Relations. Currently, he is the Director of the J. Masaryk Centre of International Studies at Prague University of Economics and Business. His research focusses on the Belt and Road Initiative, China's relations with Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), China-Middle East relations, and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). He is the author of books, “Reconfiguring the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Geo-Economic Pipe DreamsVersus Geopolitical Realities” published November 2021 and “The Impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative: From Asia to Europe” published December 2019. He has also authored various book chapter, peer reviewed articles, book reviews and conference papers. He is also member of the editorial board of the Journal of Current Chinese Affairs since 2018.

In this interview he talks about his recent book "Reconfiguring the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor" and explains how CPEC may not be such a game-changing endeavour for the region as originally hoped. He explains how almost all projects are centred within Pakistan instead of being cross-border in nature. He also highlights the security risks among other factors within Pakistan that have repeatedly hindered development of the CPEC Projects.

Interviewing Team: Sandra Watson Parcels and Carlotta Rinaudo.

February 14, 2022 — No Comments

History and Ethnography of Tusan People, Peru

In this session, Mariela Noles Cotito - Professor of Political Science, Discrimination and Public Policy at the Universidad del Pacifico, Peru and Editor of the Book Mas alla del Bicentenario: Tareas Pendientes Alexandra Arana Blas - PhD Candidate at the University of Pittsburgh Author of the Chapter “Sensibilidades y Subjetividades”; and Julia Hodgins - Master’s Candidate at King’s College London, co-author of the Chapter “El Peru a Través de Nuestros Ojos,” and our valued colleague and member of the ITSS Verona Culture, Society and Security Team.

Interviewing Team: Sofia Staderini and Leigh Dawson.

February 8, 2022 — No Comments

Natalie Dobson on the Rise of Climate Litigations

Natalie Dobson, assistant professor at Utrecht University on international law and climate change law, explains the rise of 'climate litigations' and its ties to human rights and constitutional law. The expert discusses the contribution that this kind of litigation can bring to the ongoing debate on climate change.

Interviewer: Luca Mattei.

February 2, 2022 — No Comments

Sergey Markedonov on Georgia’s Political and Social Polarisation

Sergey Markedonov is an Associate Professor at Russian State University for the Humanities based in Moscow (Russia). From May 2010 to October 2013, he was a visiting fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, DC, USA). In April-May 2015 he was a visiting fellow at the Center for Russia and Central Asia Studies, Institute of International Studies (IIS), Fudan University (Shanghai, China).

He shares his insights on Georgia's political and social polarisation; its use as a field for NATO-Russian confrontation and its key role in the Caucasus region.

Interviewing Team: Igor Shchebetun, Fabrizio Napoli and Davide Gobbicchi.

January 31, 2022 — No Comments

Teuta Sahatqija on Cybersecurity and Kosovo

Teuta Sahatqija talks about development of cybersecurity capacity in Kosovo since 1999, gender equality in the technology industry, cybersecurity, cybercriminal and cyberviolence occurrences, and the importance of technological development. Teuta Sahatqija is a Women in Tech Ambassador for Kosovo Chapter and an Advisor to the Mayor of Pristina for Digital Transformation and Smart City.

Interviewer: Zrinka Boric

January 28, 2022 — No Comments

Zeno Poggi on The Sanctions Regime against Iran

Dr. Zeno Poggi, co-founder, President and CEO of ZPC S.r.l., Vice President of ACCUDIRE S.r.l. and President of AWOS- A World of Sanctions, tackles a complex issue: The Sanctions Regime against Iran.

Interviewer: Anna Lorenzini

January 25, 2022 — No Comments

Prof Boaz Ganor on defining Terrorism

Professor Boaz Ganor, founder of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), Israel, shares his insights on the debate regarding the definition of terrorism and explains how it can be demarcated it from guerrilla warfare and proxy warfare.

Intervierwer: Zachariah Parcels

January 18, 2022 — No Comments

Andre Morsman on EU and Dutch Security Prospects during the COVID-19 Pandemic

In this interview, Andre Morsman talks about EU and Dutch national security in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, and how we can expect the recent strategic security autonomy discussions and France's Presidency in the Council of the European Union to affect security discussions in the Netherlands. Andre Morsman is Senior Security Advisor at the Dutch Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Lieutenant Colonel, Strategic advisor network military at the Dutch Ministry of Defense.

Interviewers: Rosa Maria Torraco, Alessandro Spada, Eleonora Shehu, Isabelle Despicht

This is ITSS Verona Member Series Video Podcast by the UK & European Affairs Team

January 7, 2022 — No Comments

Gonzalo Pozo Martin on the Nord Stream 2

In this ITSS Verona Member Series Video Podcast by the Political Economy, Development, and Energy Security Team, Gonzalo Pozo Martin talks about Nord Stream 2 and its consequences on EU-Russia relations, touching upon the Ukrainian crisis, the European sanctions, the EU taxonomy, and the context following German elections. Gonzalo Pozo Martin is Lecturer in International Relations, with a specialization in International Political Economy at Stockholm University, Sweden.

Interviewer: Elena Bascone

January 7, 2022 — No Comments

Giulia Pompili on the Security in South East Asia

Giulia Pompili discusses South Asian security perspectives. Giulia Pompili is a journalist and author. She currently sits on the South Asia desk at Il Foglio and writes the South Asian newsletter, Katane. She is also the author of Sotto lo stesso cielo, a book on the relationships between Beijing, Seoul, Taipei, and Tokyo.

In this session, Giulia Pompili discusses Australia & New Zealand's place in the US-China tensions over Taiwan, Japan's perspective on the BRI, Secretary Blinkin's visit to Indonesia, and the US diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Interviewers: Austin Parcels, Alberto Trame.