Afleveringen
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Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine's former Minister of Foreign Affairs, discusses diplomacy in the ongoing war. Together with Gabrielius Landsbergis he talks about the failures of de-escalation and the historical context that has shaped Western perceptions of Ukraine. Touching on peace plans, security guarantees and nuclear weapons, this is a very enlightening crash course in what the West is doing wrong.00:00 Introduction to Ukraine's Diplomatic Struggles02:06 Lessons from Failed De-escalation Efforts05:50 Historical Context and Western Misunderstandings07:57 The West's Evolving Perception of Ukraine09:38 Challenges of Peace Plans and Ceasefires11:19 Ukrainian Opinions about Peace Deals14:15 Putin's Motivations for Negotiation15:59 The Need for Security Guarantees19:14 The Feasibility of Peacekeepers21:04 Historical Lessons from Minsk Agreements22:59 The Importance of Kursk in Negotiations25:03 The Nuclear Weapons Debate31:49 The Call for Elections Amidst War34:35 Responses to the Pope's comments36:39 President Zelensky's Diplomacy
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Thórdís Gylfadóttir was Iceland's Minister of Foreign Affairs until recently. And recently a lot has been going on in her neighbourhood–the North Atlantic and Arctic. She explains her perspective to Gabrielius Landsbergis at this historic and unpredictable moment in the region's history.
00:00 Iceland's Foreign Policy and Political Landscape
08:10 Iceland's Support for Ukraine
14:34 Geopolitics of the Arctic Region
18:55 Greenland's Independence and Future Prospects
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Vytis Jurkonis is a Lithuanian human rights defender and the go-to-guy for dissidents who need to flee Belarus and Russia. In this pilot episode of Escalation, Gabrielius Landsbergis talks to Vytis about how Lithuania became a haven for dissidents, and how we could achieve the goal of Belarus and Russia becoming free, peaceful and democratic countries.
00:00 Introduction
02:17 Lithuania as a Place of Refuge
05:00 The Process of Seeking Refuge in Lithuania
07:39 Understanding the Belarusian Regime
09:52 Negotiating with Authoritarian Leaders
12:37 Lithuania's Role in Supporting Dissidents
15:01 Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya and Lithuania
16:54 Lithuania's Historical Support for Freedom
20:58 Solidarity with Freedom Movements in Eastern Europe
23:30 Understanding Russia's Opposition and Dissidents
29:00 The Role of Independent Media in Russia
32:12 The Complexity of Russian Identity and Guilt
38:53 The Path to a Democratic Russia
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