Podcast Episodes

The Last Year of War or Peace - Foresight for 2026

Is 2026 the last year of war or the first year of peace in Europe?

In this Visegrad Insight online discussion, Monika Sus and Wojciech Przybylski map …

8 months, 2 weeks ago

'Make Europe Great Again' and the Cross-border Network Behind Karol Nawrocki

In this Visegrad Insight podcast episode, Wojciech Przybylski speaks with Anna Gielewska of  ⁨@vsquare_project⁩  about a cross-border investigation w…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Hungary's Battery Bet and Europe's Green Transition – Weiler Vilmos

Does the European Union have an ‘intelligent’ green strategy that is failing in practice while Hungary pursues a ‘dumb’ one that seems to work?

In thi…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian Fossil Fuels, Orbán and the Green Transition

Wojciech Przybylski unpacks the new United States national security strategy and its ‘chaotic hypocrisy’ towards Europe, then turns to Hungary to ask…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Orbán’s favourite villain? How Ukraine hijacked Hungarian politics

Why is Ukraine plastered across Hungary’s billboards and campaign ads as if it were on the ballot itself? And what does Viktor Orbán really gain from…

10 months, 1 week ago

Can Elections Break Orbán’s State-Made Oligarchy?

In April 2026, Hungarians go to the polls again. The choice is framed as ‘war and peace’ by Viktor Orbán, and ‘corruption and oligarchy’ by Péter Mag…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Nationalism in Banking is Simply Stupid’: Can Central Europe Lead Europe’s Next Boom?

In this episode of the Visegrad Insight Podcast, Tomasz Kasprowicz speaks with Andreas Treichl, chair of Erste Foundation and former chief executive …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Europe’s Trade Storm with Jarno Syrjälä

Finland’s Under-Secretary of State for International Trade, Jarno Syrjälä, joins Tomasz Kasprowicz, Vice-President of the Res Publica Foundation, to …

10 months, 4 weeks ago

Münchau on Europe’s Trade Traps

Economic security alert. Wolfgang Münchau, co-founder and director of Eurointelligence, and author of ‘Kaput: The End of the German Miracle’ book, pu…

11 months ago

Do They Still Dream? 94% Say Yes – Dreams, Fears & Resilience in Poland’s First Ever Dreams Report

What do 94% of Poles dream about in 2025 – and how are their fears shaping the future?

Next to the weekly democratic and economic security outlook, in…

11 months, 1 week ago