Will Lukashenko be Able to Stay in Power. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Valery Tsepkalo. Valery Tsepkalo, a leader of the Democratic Movement in Belarus who ran against Lukashenko for president, tells us about the trip that he and Dmitry Bolkunets recently made to Washington, and helps us understand […]
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 […]
How Concerned Should Belarus be (Global Connections)
And What Role Does Lukashenko Have in that. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Stephanie Dalton. The guest is Dmitry Bolkunets. Dmitry Bolkunets of the Democratic Movement in Belarus helps us understand the presentations he and Valery Tsepkalo, made in Washington, what is happening in Belarus now, in terms of Lukashenko’s relationship […]
Are we Doing Enough to Help Ukraine (American Issues Take Two)
If we Aren’t What Happens then. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guest is Stephanie Dalton. Our panel discusses the situation in Ukraine, the current Russian offensive, the state of the Russian military, the state of the Ukrainian defenses, the weapons Volodymyr Zelensky has requested (tanks and fighters), whether […]
What the Holocaust Film Tells us About America (Bigotry In America)
An Examination of the Ken Burns Film on PBS. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Manfred Henningsen. Manfred Henningsen, an emertus political science professor from UH Manoa, helps us understand the new PBS Ken Burns documentary on the U.S. and the Holocaust, and what that film tells us about American […]
Ukraine is Not the End of it (Global Connections)
Putin Has Much More on his Mind. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman. Carl Ackerman, is an author and an historian of Russia, and and will help us understand the next steps of Putin’s aggression there. Putin is likely to have plans to threaten and invade the Baltic […]
Getting the Polish MIGs to Ukraine (Global Connections)
Is the US Doing the Right Thing. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman. Our panel discusses the background of the deal by which Poland was to have sent its MIG-29 fighters to Ukraine, the status of that deal, the roadblocks that have emerged, and what is likely to […]
Where Does Ukraine Stand in History (History Lens)
Its Background and Historical Implications. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Jon Davidann. History professor Jon Davidann of Hawaii Pacific University helps us understand the background and historical implications of the invasion of Ukraine, and where the Russian threats and invasion stand in the history of the region, Europe and […]
The European Trajectory 1945 to Now (History is Here to Help)
How Has Europe Changed over the Years. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Peter Hoffenberg and Carl Ackerman. Our panel takes a look at how Europe has changed over the years since the Second World War, how has NATO and the EU affected things, how has the fall of the […]
Eastern Europe Post-1945 (History is Here to Help)
Is Life Better There Now. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Peter Hoffenberg and Carl Ackerman. Our panel of historians, Peter Hoffenberg of UH Manoa and Carl Ackerman of Punahou School, discuss the history of Eastern Europe after World War II, and how things have changed, and how their relations […]