The Political Periscope
The Political Periscope offers weekly interviews about politics, geopolitics, economy and more, from the perspective of the eastern flank of NATO, in the context of the war in Ukraine. The weekly podcast is created by Radio Wnet, stationed in Warsaw, Poland. The interviews are conducted by journalists of the Radio Wnet in Warsaw, Kiyv, Lviv, Beirut, Dublin, Vilnius, London, Taipei, Medellin, the Balkans and more. Our guests are mainly european politicians and experts in security and military.Radio Wnet is an independent media created in 2009 on the basis of the ideas of freedom and responsibility. From the very beginning of the war in Ukraine in 2014 the station provides quality information from eastern europe and concentrates on the subject of security.
Ambassador of Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan has always been a staunch supporter of the international law
2023-10-19 19:00:00
H.E. Nargiz Gurbanova the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Republic of Poland presents the official position of Azerbaijan on the recent event in the Karabakh region in the area of the former unrecognized republic of Nagorno Karabakh. She speaks about the situation of Armenian inhabitants of this area and the possibility of the normalization of relations with Armenia. The interview was requested by the embassy. The ambassador is the official representative of the government. The interview was conducted on 16th October 2023 by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz in Warsaw.
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H.E. Nargiz Gurbanova the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Republic of Poland presents the official position of Azerbaijan on the recent event in the Karabakh region in the area of the former unrecognized republic of Nagorno Karabakh. She speaks about the situation of Armenian inhabitants of this area and the possibility of the normalization of relations with Armenia.
The interview was requested by the embassy. The ambassador is the official representative of the government.
The interview was conducted on 16th October 2023 by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz in Warsaw.
"It's the first time since the interbellum that we will have all the levels of elections in Romania at the same time"
2023-09-28 19:13:02
Mihai Christopher Marian Radovici, PhD student of the Bucharest University of Economics, speaks about the Generation Freedom forum in Warsaw in which he participated. He also explains his view on the grain embargo crisis between some EU countries and Ukraine. In regards to Romania, three important topics right now are also discussed in the interview: the Three Seas Initiative, Schengen membership and coming elections next year. The interview was conducted on 22nd September 2023 in Warsaw by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz.
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Mihai Christopher Marian Radovici, PhD student of the Bucharest University of Economics, speaks about the Generation Freedom forum in Warsaw in which he participated. He also explains his view on the grain embargo crisis between some EU countries and Ukraine. In regards to Romania, three important topics right now are also discussed in the interview: the Three Seas Initiative, Schengen membership and coming elections next year.
The interview was conducted on 22nd September 2023 in Warsaw by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz.
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Stanislav Horbachevskyi: Ukrainian businesses are not competitors to Polish ones. We are partners
2023-09-21 19:00:00
Stanislav Horbachevskyi, the CEO and founder of the Task Force Group, translation company, speaks about expanding a Ukrainian business to Poland, his experience with Polish market and Polish society and about the role of Ukrainian businessmen in the times of war and possible future reconstruction of the country. The interview was conducted in Warsaw on 20th September 2023 by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz. Support the show
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Stanislav Horbachevskyi, the CEO and founder of the Task Force Group, translation company, speaks about expanding a Ukrainian business to Poland, his experience with Polish market and Polish society and about the role of Ukrainian businessmen in the times of war and possible future reconstruction of the country.
The interview was conducted in Warsaw on 20th September 2023 by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz.
Robert Lupitu: There are a lot of projects in the Three Seas Initiative. Now it's time to deliver
2023-09-07 19:00:00
Robert Lupitu, editor in chief of Calea Europeana, the main EU & Transatlantic affairs media outlet in Romania comments on the Three Seas Initiative summit that took place in Bucharest on the 6th of September 2023. He summarises the activity of the Three Seas Initiative, its enlargement perspectives and the project implementation. He also touches on the subject of involvement in the Three Seas Initiative of Austria and Hungary. The interview was conducted on 7th September 2023 in Bucharest by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz. Support the show
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Robert Lupitu, editor in chief of Calea Europeana, the main EU & Transatlantic affairs media outlet in Romania comments on the Three Seas Initiative summit that took place in Bucharest on the 6th of September 2023. He summarises the activity of the Three Seas Initiative, its enlargement perspectives and the project implementation. He also touches on the subject of involvement in the Three Seas Initiative of Austria and Hungary.
The interview was conducted on 7th September 2023 in Bucharest by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz.
Jana Lampe: Slovenians are a small nation with big hearts
2023-09-04 19:00:00
The head of International Aid Division at Caritas Slovenia speaks about recent floods in the country, Polish and other international aid for Slovenia, Caritas' projects in Africa and in the homeland and about the help for Ukraine and for Ukrainian refugees. The interview was conducted on 1st September 2023 in Ljubljana by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz. Support the show
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The head of International Aid Division at Caritas Slovenia speaks about recent floods in the country, Polish and other international aid for Slovenia, Caritas' projects in Africa and in the homeland and about the help for Ukraine and for Ukrainian refugees.
The interview was conducted on 1st September 2023 in Ljubljana by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz.
Boas Kragtwijk is running 2500 km from Amsterdam to Kyiv to raise money for Ukraine
2023-08-24 19:00:00
Boas Kragtwijk, Dutch runner, is running a 2500 km long ultramarathon from Amsterdam to Kyiv to raise money for three ambulances. He is accomapnied by his coach Bram Vogels and photographer and media menager Beau Tilli. Boas and Bram tell us why are they doing it and how is it to run for 2500 km. The runner can be observed and supported on www.ultra4ukraine.com The interview was conducted in Lublin on 23rd August 2023 by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz. Support the show
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Boas Kragtwijk, Dutch runner, is running a 2500 km long ultramarathon from Amsterdam to Kyiv to raise money for three ambulances. He is accomapnied by his coach Bram Vogels and photographer and media menager Beau Tilli. Boas and Bram tell us why are they doing it and how is it to run for 2500 km.
The runner can be observed and supported on www.ultra4ukraine.com
The interview was conducted in Lublin on 23rd August 2023 by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz.
The majority of ethnic Latvians support Ukraine - Russian speakers in Latvia don't
2023-08-17 19:00:00
Māris Andžāns, Ph.D. and associate professor from the Center for Geopolitical Studies Riga speaks about current political changes in Latvia - the new president, resignation of the government and of the mayor of Riga. He also outlines the Latvian position on the current international topics, such as war in Ukraine, NATO summit of the Three Seas Initiative. The interview was conducted on 15th August 2023 in Riga by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz. Support the show
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Māris Andžāns, Ph.D. and associate professor from the Center for Geopolitical Studies Riga speaks about current political changes in Latvia - the new president, resignation of the government and of the mayor of Riga. He also outlines the Latvian position on the current international topics, such as war in Ukraine, NATO summit of the Three Seas Initiative.
The interview was conducted on 15th August 2023 in Riga by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz.
“We have this risk, we have this battle for neutrality of the Russian language version of Wikipedia”
2023-08-03 19:00:00
Szymon Grabarczuk, Senior Community Relations Specialist at Wikimedia Foundation speaks about what Wikipedia really is and how it functions, how credible of a source it is, how to get an article about yourself on Wikipedia and what is the situation of Russian language version under current regime. The interview was conducted on 3rd August 2023 in Warsaw by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz. Support the show
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Szymon Grabarczuk, Senior Community Relations Specialist at Wikimedia Foundation speaks about what Wikipedia really is and how it functions, how credible of a source it is, how to get an article about yourself on Wikipedia and what is the situation of Russian language version under current regime.
The interview was conducted on 3rd August 2023 in Warsaw by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz.
Čedomir Stojković: In the political sense Aleksandar Vučić is the student of Moscow
2023-07-27 19:00:00
Čedomir Stojković, the president of the October Group, lawyer and activist speaks about Russian influence in Serbia and how to fight it. He also explains the reality of Serbian politics and the struggle of the integration of Serbia with the European Union. He presents his views on Kosovo and its independence. The interview was conducted online on 27th July 2023 by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz. Support the show
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Čedomir Stojković, the president of the October Group, lawyer and activist speaks about Russian influence in Serbia and how to fight it. He also explains the reality of Serbian politics and the struggle of the integration of Serbia with the European Union. He presents his views on Kosovo and its independence.
The interview was conducted online on 27th July 2023 by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz.
Shiho Rybski: I am optimistic about younger generation’s understanding of disinformation
2023-07-20 20:00:00
Shiho Rybski, Director of Training and Exercises at The European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats speaks about countering disinformation and the importance of freedom of speech. The interview was conducted in Warsaw on 30th March 2023 by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz. Support the show
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Shiho Rybski, Director of Training and Exercises at The European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats speaks about countering disinformation and the importance of freedom of speech.
The interview was conducted in Warsaw on 30th March 2023 by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz.