Were we too optimistic about the post-communist turn to liberal markets and democracy?
In conversation with Vienna Dialogues, Professor Rachel Epstein (University of Denver) reflects on 35 years of transition - and what we may have misunderstood.
Link to the episode: bit.ly/3MskEdA
23.02.2026 11:02
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23.02.2026 11:02
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Were we too optimistic about the post-communist turn to liberal markets and democracy?
In conversation with Vienna Dialogues, Professor Rachel Epstein (University of Denver) reflects on 35 years of transition - and what we may have misunderstood.
Link to the episode: bit.ly/3MskEdA
23.02.2026 11:02
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How does unarmed civilian protection amidst violent conflict work?
Listen and find out in our conversation with Berit Bliesemann de Guevara and Xymena Kurowska about a large-scale IR research network with 26 projects all over the world.
@aberuni.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/5fa8...
16.02.2026 11:21
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16.02.2026 11:10
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Where geopolitics and higher ed meet: A conversation with historian Michael Ignatieff
YouTube video by Vienna Dialogues- Coffee and IR
Check out our very first video-podcast with Michael Ignatieff on the topic "Where geopolitics and higher ed meet". Hosts @ampontius.bsky.social and @erinjenne.bsky.social interviewed him and asked some of the most pressing questions about liberalism in illiberal times.
youtu.be/F0xt4vmsG28?...
12.02.2026 11:56
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While 2025 seems like a million years ago by now, it is still worth listening to our "2025 in Review", featuring Erin Jenne @erinjenne.bsky.social, Adam Pontius @ampontius.bsky.social, Letitia Roman @letitiaroman.bsky.social, and Markus Pollak @markuspo.bsky.social.
open.spotify.com/episode/4mEj...
12.02.2026 11:42
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