Michaela Pavlíková
European Union and Israeli common history is marked by growing
interdependence and cooperation as well as disruptions in mutual accord. Both
entities, however, share according to EEAS1 same values of democracy, rule of
law and are committed to an open international economic system. The following
interview is proposing insight into these complex relations bearing
in […]
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31st October 2015, section Interviews
Richard Turcsányi
Alfred Gerstl is a Lecturer at the Chair of East Asian Economy and Society at
the University of Vienna. His research and publications focus on regional
cooperation, crises and conflicts in Southeast Asia, the centrality of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the changing notion of security,
in particular human security, and collaboration between […]
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25th August 2014, section Interviews
Filip Šebok
Dr. Teng Jianqun is Director of the Department for American Studies and a
senior research fellow at China Institute of International Studies (CIIS). He
has worked at CIIS since his demobilization in September 2004. Dr. Teng served
in the PLA (People’s Liberation Army) for 25 years, first in the Navy
(1979–1992) and later in the Academy of Military […]
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25th June 2014, section Interviews
Denis Dobrovoda
Dr Repapis spoke to us about topics that have dominated the economic debate
about Europe for years – the origins of the crisis, the nature of
technocratic rule, the economic and political reforms of the Union, and its
importance in global economy. His views provide a refreshing pro-European
outlook in times when Euroscepticism is becoming increasingly […]
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7th January 2014, section Interviews
Richard Turcsányi
Relations between China and Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries have
recently become a hot topic, for professionals as well as academics. Chinese
presence in this region has been increasing rapidly and there are signs that it
is going to grow in the future. Yet, without much previous contacts and
knowledge, the CEE countries and […]
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16th October 2013, section Interviews
Richard Turcsányi
Is there any EU-China strategic partnership? Is something going to change
with the new Chinese leadership? Can EU play any role in G-2 world? What should
the EU do in case of Far East tensions? One of the most famous European experts
on China answers some of the major questions concerning China from European
perspective. Jonathan […]
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4th December 2012, section Interviews
Aleš Karmazin
Does the field of International Relations need to be more connected with
other social studies? What are the main challenges for contemporary
international system and are we still able to manage them with our „Western
rationality“? Are we going to see the wider transformation of particular
national political communities into international ones? These questions
and […]
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19th October 2012, section Interviews
Petr Pribyla
Why should prisons be as human as possible rather than being inhuman? Why is
the philosophy of punishment in the US completely different not only from the
European but also from international standards? Global Politics asked these and
other questions to Manfred Nowak, Professor of International Law and Human
Rights at the University of Vienna […]
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1st July 2012, section Interviews
Richard Turcsányi
Koreas witnessed during last few days some important events – starting
with the alleged successful missile test which launch a satellite to the orbit,
followed by the first anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death and the presidential
election in South Korea. We asked what all these mean for the future in Korean
peninsula Dr. James Hoare. Dr. James […]
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23rd February 2012, section Interviews
Petr Pribyla
Why should amnesties be seen as the very last resort of any political
decision to be taken in the transitional process? Which transitional justice
mechanism is the most crucial to be imposed first in periods of the transition?
What have we learned about transitional justice from the case of Spain after
Franco’s death in 1975? Why does one of the reconciliation policies in Rwanda
require former perpetrators who participated in Genocide to wash the bones and
sculls of those they had killed in 1994? These questions were answered by Anja
Mihr, Associate Professor at the Netherlands… read more
18th December 2011, section Interviews