

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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Dec 7, 2021 • 47min
The first year of the presidency of Joe Biden
In this episode we are discussing the first year of Joe Biden, both in regards to US domestic policy and foreign affairs. We were discussing the achievements and failures of the new American administration. For this episode our invited experts were Tamás Magyarics, Professor at the School of English and American Studies, ELTE, Budapest, the Chair of its American Studies Department, and a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for American Studies at the National University of Public Service, as well as a Guest Professor at IES, Vienna. He served as Ambassador to Ireland in 2011-2015, and was the Head of the North American Department at the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in 2015-2016. Our second guest was István Kiss, political scientist and an international relations expert, managing director of Danube Institute. The episode was moderated by Tamás Orbán, research fellow at Danube Institute.

Nov 29, 2021 • 27min
Research project - Anti-Semitism in Hungary
This is a special issue of The Matter of Perspective - geopolitical podcast of the Danube Institute. In this episode we are discussing the research project conducted by Jeffrey Kaplan, distinguished fellow at Danube Institute, and some of our researchers, who have also participated in the project. The research resulted a big conference on Anti-Semitism, organized in June 2021, and a book, which is currently waiting to be published in early 2022.

Nov 25, 2021 • 38min
South-Eastern energy routes of Europe
This is The Matter of Perspective - geopolitical podcast of the Danube Institute. In this episode we are discussing the energy security of Europe, and the routes connecting with Europe from South and South-East - recently completed pipelines of Turkish Stream, TAP, TANAP and the new LNG terminal in Croatian KRK island. For this episode our invited experts were Zoltán Egeresy, researcher at Center for Strategic and Defense Studies, University of Public Service, and Dávid Nagy, researcher at Danube Institute.

Jul 21, 2021 • 42min
Situation in Afghanistan and Central Asia
In the newest The Matter of Perspective podcast of Danube Institute (Hungary), we are discussing the security implications of the withdrawal of the US troops from Afghanistan, and the risks it has for Afghanistan and Central Asia. The speakers of the podcast: László Vasa, senior research fellow at Institute of Foreign Affairs and Trade (IFAT); Jeffrey Kaplan, distinguished visiting fellow at Danube Institute; Anton Bendarzsevszkij, research director at Danube Institute; and the moderator of the discussion is Tamás Orbán, research fellow at Danube Institute.

May 17, 2021 • 48min
30 years of the V4
This is The Matter of Perspective - geopolitical podcast of the Danube Institute. In this episode we are discussing the 30 years of the Visegrad Group, together with Péter Dobrowieczki, research leader of Antall József Knowledge Center, Tamás Orbán, research fellow at Danube Institute and the moderator, Anton Bendarzsevszkij, research group leader of the Danube Institute.


