Bad News for War Criminals. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guests are Stephanie Dalton and Federico Thofern. Our panel discusses France’s extension of its law allowing Universal Jurisdiction, and the terms and practice of Universal Jurisdiction in France and other countries in Europe, and what all that means […]
Nationalism, Isolationism and Immigration (Keeping the World Company)
Comparing our Southern Border with Europe. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guests are Stephanie Dalton and Jeff Portnoy. Our panel takes a look at the remarkable events in Latin America and on the border with Mexico, and how our politics, foreign policy and national policy on immigration and […]
Geopolitics and the Ukrainian Crisis (History is Here to Help)
Europe’s Answer to Ukraine. The host for this show is Carl Ackerman. The guest is George Bogden. George Bogden, Keenan Fellow discusses the European (focusing most on Germany) to Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. Dr. Bogdan makes comments drawn from his recent article in The Atlantic. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6lR54xuhmCd5nE4OhhdFnP7 […]
Where will Putin Want to Go Next (American Issues Take Two)
What Does He Have in Mind After Ukraine. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guests are Stephanie Dalton and Manfred Henningsen. Our panel examines Putin’s moves, preparations and aspirations about what comes next, including Belarus, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Transnistria, Moldova, Romania, and possibly others. What does he have […]
Comparing the Art Dealer and Woman in Gold (Guttman’s Garage)
French and American Treatment of the Same Subject. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Steven Guttman. We discuss the Art Dealer, a French movie dealing with the theft of great art from Jewish families during the War, and Woman in Gold, an American movie dealing with pretty much the same […]
The Elephant is Still Climate Change (American Issues Take Two)
Maybe the Crisis will Go Away by Itself. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Stephanie Dalton and Vicky Cayetano. With all the trouble in Congress and the GOP and thus the government in general, we haven’t been doing very much on climate change. And Europe and China have also been […]
Understanding the Move to Global Autocracy (American Issues Take Two)
What Are the Causes and Factors in Play. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guests are Stephanie Dalton and Alexander H.E. Morawa. Our panel examines the remarkable growth in the rise of autocrats and autocratic governments around the world, including China, Russia, Hungary and so many other places in […]
How History Explains Europe’s Move to the Right (History is Here to Help)
What Historical Factors Are Now Reemerging. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Manfred Henningsen and Tim Apicella. Our panel helps us understand the state of democracy and the emergence of autocracy in Europe. Is this because of the migrant phenomenon, or something else which has been buried in European history […]
Looking to the East Year End Roundtable (Looking to the East)
2022 US, Europe and Japan Review. The host for this show is Stephen Zurcher. The guests are Paul Scott, Jiri Mestecky and Taro Tsuda. Focusing on Japan newsworthy events in 2022, we discuss the current state of relations between a) Japan and the USA and b) Japan and Europe with three academic and business experts […]
Mexico’s Dying Democracy (Global Connections)
The Militarization of Mexican Politics. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carlos Juarez. The discussion examines recent political developments in Mexico, where President Lopez Obrador’s (AMLO) authoritarian populism has eroded democratic norms and weakened state institutions. It compares and contrasts AMLO’s personalistic style of governing with the rise of other […]