

Danube Institute Podcast
Danube Institute
The Danube Institute was established by the Batthyány Lajos Foundation in 2013 in Budapest, with the aim of encouraging the transmission of ideas and people within the countries of Central Europe and between Central Europe, other parts of Europe, and the English-speaking world.
The Institute itself has been committed from its foundation to three philosophical loyalties: a respectful conservatism in cultural, religious, and social life, the broad classical liberal tradition in economics, and a realistic Atlanticism in national security policy.
The Institute itself has been committed from its foundation to three philosophical loyalties: a respectful conservatism in cultural, religious, and social life, the broad classical liberal tradition in economics, and a realistic Atlanticism in national security policy.
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May 8, 2022 • 44min
French presidential elections 2022 – the aftermath
Now, that the French presidential election is over and the country prepares for the legislative elections to be held this summer, it is timely to evaluate and look into the reasons behind the victory of Emmanuel Macron, the results achieved by Marine Le Pen and the prospects the various political parties have regarding the future. In this episode of Matter of Perspective Rodrigo Ballester, Head of the Centre for European Studies of the Mathias Corvinus Collegium and Ákos Bence Gát, Head of communications and foreign affairs of the Danube Institute evaluate the current state of affairs in France. The discussion is moderated by Fanni Korpics, Research Fellow of the Danube Institute.

May 2, 2022 • 43min
Past achievements and future challenges of the V4 cooperation
With the war in our neighborhood and its impact on the Visegrád Group, it is more important than ever to remind ourselves of the achievements and all the challenges we went through successfully in the past 30 years of cooperation within the framework of the V4. In this episode we discussed the main results of the V4 from the past and how the formation could bear the current challenges it faces to continue its success story. The moderator of the discussion is David Nagy, research fellow at the Danube Institute who hosted three experts: MCC’s research fellow Péter Dobrowiecki and researchers of the Danube Institute Péter Szitás and Tamás Orbán.

Apr 29, 2022 • 26min
Reflections from Budapest - Podcast with Chris Costa Part II - Policy Issues through the eyes of a veteran of the Department of Defense
We asked Chris Costa, former special assistant to President Trump and senior director for counterterrorism at the White House, about the possible strengthening of Ukrainian identity as a result of the war, the Hungarian government’s position versus Russia, the revival of NATO’s Cold War containment policy, the crisis management strategy of the Orbán government and the new avenues for U.S. intelligence opened by the Ukrainian situation.

Apr 29, 2022 • 26min
Reflections from Budapest - Podcast with Chris Costa Part I - The Gist of Military and Civil Intelligence Work
We spoke with Chris Costa, former special assistant to President Trump and senior director for counterterrorism at the White House, about his military and intelligence work, his experiences in the Middle East and North Asia, his work on tribalism, and his years with Donald Trump.

Apr 21, 2022 • 42min
Reflections from Budapest - Tristan Azbej: Hungary Helps and Its Mission
Religion, state and society - where we look at issues of religious conflict, religious violence and reconciliation. How did Hungary help more than 500.000 persecuted Christians to return or remain in their homeland? We asked the distinguished special guest of the first episode, Tristan Azbej, State Secretary for the Aid of Persecuted Christians and the Hungary Helps Program.

Apr 20, 2022 • 50min
Simon Cottee on the Nature of Extremism
Criminologist Simon Cottee discusses his 2021 book, Black Flags of the
Caribbean: how Trinidad Became an ISIS Hotspot, and his new book,
Watching Murder: ISIS, Death Videos, and Radicalisation, which will be
published by Routledge in June 2022.

Apr 20, 2022 • 40min
Heather Mac Donald on Identity Politics on Campus and Beyond
Journalist Heather Mac Donald discusses her book The Diversity Delusion,
and her concerns about the growth of identity politics on campus and
beyond.

Apr 20, 2022 • 56min
Jeff Kaplan on the nature and study of radical, millenarian, and apocalyptic movements
Cultural Historian Professor Jeffrey Kaplan discusses his career
studying extreme, radical, millenarian, and apocalyptic movements and
cults.

Apr 19, 2022 • 56min
Andrew Roberts on Nature and Process of Historical Biography, and the war in Ukraine
In this episode, historian and biographer Andrew Roberts discusses the
nature and process of historical biography. Is the course of history
determined by impersonal forces, or 'great men'? What can historical
biographies teach us? And is the outcome of war determined on the scene
or behind the scenes - in battle, or in logistics?

Apr 19, 2022 • 57min
David Curry, Jeff Kaplan, and Sáron Sugár on violence experienced by Christan communities
Advocate David Curry, cultural historian Jeff Kaplan, and political scientist Sáron Sugár discuss and debate the nature of communal violence, with a particular focus on violence against and persecution of Christians worldwide. What sorts of violence and persecution do Christian communities experience? How widespread is the problem? What are its causes? How does it compare to that experienced by other religious groups? And what can be done about it?