Podcast

This ENC In-Depth podcast is the third of a series of 12 podcasts dedicated to the Turkey Training Programme (TTP) which focuses on “European sentiment in Turkey among opinion-shapers and youth leaders”. Dr. Kuyumcuoglu discusses how EU foreign policy has evolved in the face of real-world challenges, shifting from liberal internationalism to a strategy of principled pragmatism, while attempting to preserve its basic liberal values. He then elaborates on how the EU and Turkey can sustain bilateral relations in the future.

The discussion was moderated by Andreas Marazis, ENC’s Head of Research, and features the comments and insights of  Dr. Ozan Kuyumcuoglu, Research Assistant at the International Relations Department of Istanbul Bilgi University.

This ENC In-Depth podcast is the fourth of a series of 12 podcasts dedicated to the Turkey Training Programme (TTP) which focuses on “European sentiment in Turkey among opinion-shapers and youth leaders.” Ataberk Ozcan, Founding President of Jus Gentium, a Paris-based think tank which promotes international law, discusses the challenges faced by democracies across the globe, from rising inequality to populism and fake news. He goes on to explore how Turkey can learn from the EU project, to build a truly “active” society and democracy.

The discussion was moderated by Samuel Doveri Vesterbye, ENC Managing Director, and features the comments and insights of  Ataberk Ozcan, Founding President of Jus Gentium.

This ENC In-Depth podcast is dedicated to the current challenges posed by COVID-19 to Azerbaijan and the South Caucasus region, namely how it will affect connectivity, relations with the EU, but also trade/energy relations across Eurasia, including recovering measures.

The debate is part of the ENC In-depth podcast discussions which brings together experts and academics to assess developments in the Eastern Partnership area in the fields of Security, Foreign Policy, Economy, Democracy and Education.

The discussion was moderated by Andreas Marazis, ENC Head of Research for Eastern Europe & Central Asia, and features the comments and insights of H.E. Amb. Fuad Isgandarov, Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium and Head of the Mission to the EU since 2012,  Mr. Lawrence Meredith, Director for Neighbourhood East, DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) and Dr. Licínia Simão, Assistant Professor at the School of Economics, University of Coimbra and ENC Academic Council Member.

ENC In-Depth Podcast: Migration Management: Turkey’s approach and impact on EU relations

This ENC In-Depth podcast is the fifth of a series of 12 podcasts dedicated to the Turkey Training Programme (TTP) which focuses on “European sentiment in Turkey among opinion-shapers and youth leaders.” Dr. Fulya Memisoglu, Associate Professor at the Department of International Relations at Yıldız Technical University and ENC Academic Council Member, discusses the 2016 EU-Turkey Refugee Deal, why is it considered controversial, yet also necessary. She also comments on the funding mechanism, the handling and implementation of migration-related projects tied to the Refugee Deal.

The discussion was moderated by Samuel Doveri Vesterbye, ENC Managing Director, and features the comments and insights of  Dr. Fulya MemiÅŸoÄŸlu, Associate Professor at the Department of International Relations at Yıldız Technical University and ENC Academic Council Member.

ENC In-Depth Podcast (EaP Series): EU-Russia relations and its impact on EaP countries

This ENC In-Depth podcast is dedicated to EU-Russia relations, focusing on the latter’s realpolitik Foreign Policy approach considered by many to be driven by the interests of the state; its impact on EaP countries and on the EU’s relation with the EaP countries; and the different type of response needed by the EU to restore its role as a normative power and demonstrating integrity, unity and consistency.

The debate is part of the ENC In-depth podcast discussions which brings together experts and academics to assess developments in the Eastern Partnership area in the fields of Security, Foreign Policy, Economy, Democracy and Education.

The discussion was moderated by Andreas Marazis, ENC Head of Research for Eastern Europe & Central Asia, and features the comments and insights of Dr. Leila Alieva, affiliate at the Russian and East European Studies department at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies and ENC Academic Council Member; and Tony van der Togt, Senior Research Associate at Clingendael Institute in the Netherlands.

ENC In-Depth Podcast: Mainstream Media in Crisis: How can we restore trust in media sector?

This ENC In-Depth podcast is the first of a series of 12 podcasts dedicated to the Turkey Training Programme (TTP) which focuses “European sentiment in Turkey among opinion-shapers and youth leaders”. This podcast delivered an overview of how EU-Turkey relations are depicted in European and Turkish media, and a discussion on the various EU funding opportunities for projects which could support journalists in their reporting and ultimately, become self-employed.

The discussion was moderated by Samuel Doveri Vesterbye, ENC Managing Director, and features the comments and insights of Ms. Asli Ece Kocak – Media and Law Studies Association Editor and Project Coordinator.

ENC In-Depth Podcast: Human Security in Central Asia

This ENC In-Depth podcast is part of ENC Podcast Central Asia Series dedicated to development in the five Central Asian republics in the fields of Security, Foreign Policy, Economy, Democracy and Education. This podcast is dedicated on human security in Central Asia and more specifically on internal migration and the privacy-security contradiction in Kyrgyzstan as well as police reform in Tajikistan.

The discussion was moderated by Andreas Marazis, ENC Head of Research for Eastern Europe & Central Asia, and features the comments and insights of Zhypariza Zhumagazieva and Bermet Zhumakadyr Kyzy from Kyrgyzstan and Muslimbek Buriev from Tajikistan, Research Fellows at the Europe-Central Asia Monitoring (EUCAM).