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Culture and Cooperation in the Western Balkans with Vladimir Arsenijević
06.12.2023
In this episode of the Vienna Coffee House Conversations, host Ivan Vejvoda welcomes IWM and ERSTE Foundation's Europe's Futures Fellow Vladimir Arsenijević for an insightful dialogue on the cultural and political landscape of post-Yugoslav Europe.

Kadri Liik on Russia's Future in Latest Podcast Episode
23.11.2023
In this episode of the "Vienna Coffee House Conversations," host Ivan Vejvoda welcomes Kadri Liik, a senior foreign policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. Liik, with her extensive background in Russian and Eastern European…

Katy Hayward on Northern Ireland’s Uncertain Peace in Latest Podcast Episode
08.11.2023
Twenty-five years after the Good Friday Agreement brought an uneasy peace to Northern Ireland, this episode sees Ivan Vejvoda engage in an enlightening conversation with Queen's University Belfast's Katy Hayward as they examine the fragile stability…

Podcast Episode with Ilir Deda: Serbia and Kosovo at a Crossroads
25.10.2023
In the aftermath of troubling recent violence, this episode sees Ivan Vejvoda host Europe's Futures Fellow Ilir Deda for a discussion of the uncertain future facing the Western Balkans as the complex Serbian/Kosovan relationship hangs in the balance…

Listen Now: Karolina Wigura on Populism, Trauma, and Polish Democracy
12.10.2023
In this fortnight's episode of the Vienna Coffee House Conversations, Ivan Vejvoda welcomes Karolina Wigura to the podcast for an in-depth look at Poland's political trajectory.

New Season of the Vienna Coffee House Conversations
28.09.2023
The new season of the Vienna Coffee House Conversations opens with Ivan Vejvoda speaking with Hanna Shelest, foreign affairs and security policy expert from Ukraine, for an inside perspective on the Russo-Ukrainian war.

Revamped Europe’s Futures Website Launched
15.09.2023
The branding of Europe's Futures' program, launched in 2018 as part of IWM's strategic partnership with ERSTE Foundation, has been revamped. Regular updates will provide insights into the program's activities and highlight the work of its many…

New Podcast Episode on New Approaches to EU Enlargement
29.06.2023
In this week's episode, Ivan Vejvoda sits down with Kristof Bender, 2022/23 Europe's Futures Fellow of the IWM and ERSTE Foundation, to discuss a policy that many point to as among the most successful peace projects in the history of the world…

Balázs Jarábik and Ivan Vejvoda on Ukraine, Moldova and Europe After the Russo-Ukrainian War
23.06.2023
In this week's episode of the Vienna Coffee House Conversations, Ivan Vejvoda is joined by Balázs Jarábik, 2022/23 Europe's Futures Fellow of the IWM and ERSTE Foundation, to consider the future of Ukraine and its neighbors in a Europe forever…

New Vienna Coffe House Conversations Episode with Oksana Forostyna Explores Untranslatable Ukrainian Humour and Life in Ukraine Today
14.06.2023
Oksana Forostyna, 2022/23 Europe's Futures Fellow of the IWM and ERSTE Foundation, joins Ivan Vejvoda from Lviv to discuss the ongoing situation in Ukraine, her recent essay on Ukrainian jokes and humour and their importance as a shield…

Podcast Episode With Heather Grabbe on a Resilient, Independent and Green Europe
07.06.2023
For this week's podcast episode of the Vienna Coffee House Conversations, IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Vejvoda is in conversation with Heather Grabbe, 2022/23 Europe's Futures Fellow of the IWM and ERSTE Foundation.

Ivan Vejvoda and Veronica Anghel Discuss the Past, Present and Future of EU Enlargement
24.05.2023
In Episode 19 of the Vienna Coffee House Conversations podcast, IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Vejvoda is joined by Veronica Anghel, 2022/23 Europe's Futures Fellow of the IWM and ERSTE Foundation, to discuss the past, present and…