Worlds Apart
As the father of Greek tragedy, Aeschylus, remarked more than two-and-a-half millennia ago, truth is always the first casualty of war. In the case of the Ukrainian conflict, with its unprecedented levels of censorship and deliberate distortions,...Jan 31, 2023 06:35- Worlds Apart is a fast-paced, in-depth discussion on the most pressing issues facing the world today.It strives to depart from the traditional Q&A form of interview in favor of a more emotive and engaging conversation. Host Oksana Boyko is not afraid to ask the hard questions that others avoid, with the aim of promoting intelligent public debate.
- Tragedy of identity? Nicolai Petro, Author of ‘The Tragedy of Ukraine’ & Professor of Political ScienceAs the father of Greek tragedy, Aeschylus, remarked more than two-and-a-half millennia ago, truth is always the first casualty of war. In the case of the Ukrainian conflict, with its unprecedented levels of censorship and deliberate distortions,...Jan 31, 2023 06:35
- Battle for respect? Tudor Onea, assistant professor in International Relations Dept, Bilkent UniversityOver the decades, many words have been written about the nature of the Russia-Türkiye relationship, but perhaps it can be described with just one – contradictory. On the one hand, Türkiye is supplying Ukraine with weapons, but on the...Jan 29, 2023 06:03
- United we fall? Mikatekiso Kubayi, Researcher at the Institute for Global Dialogue associated with UNISAUnited we stand, divided we fall — this ethos, first attributed to Aesop, has been central to the evolution of the Western worldview, having been invoked in contexts as diverse as Bible sermons and politicians’ speeches. And while the...Jan 24, 2023 06:27
- The wise man's burden? Chris Isike, Director of the African Centre for the Study of the United States, University of PretoriaIt’s been more than a century since Rudyard Kipling equated colonization to a civilizing endeavor in his poem ‘The White Man’s Burden,’ but the philosophy, though somewhat diluted, still persists. The West continues to see...Jan 22, 2023 06:17
- Unsafe & not sorry? Heinz-Christian Strache, Former Vice-Chancellor of AustriaFor all the parallels between the hottest phases of the Cold War and the current tensions between East and West, there’s at least one crucial difference. The neutrality of some European nations that was consciously created and maintained as a...Dec 27, 2022 06:30
- Sick of illness? Wu Zhiwei, Director of the Center for Public Health Research, Nanjing University Medical SchoolThree years ago and also as a year drew to a close, the world was living its last carefree days before a pandemic, unprecedented in modern times, would paralyze the global economy and put a sizable part of the global population effectively under...Dec 25, 2022 06:18
- Avoidable inevitability? Geoffrey Roberts, Emeritus Professor of History, University College CorkThe Russian military operation in Ukraine will soon mark its first anniversary, having demarcated the lives of millions of people on both sides of the conflict into “before” and “after.” How well do the protagonists...Dec 20, 2022 06:41
- Dirty cleaning? Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Chief Executive of the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers AssociationThe world may have long become a global village, but the rules and lifestyle practices in one part of that village are often the very opposite of what’s allowed in the other part. As developed countries vocalize their concerns about the...Dec 18, 2022 06:20
- Cozying up to war? Unal Cevikoz, the former Turkish ambassador to Great Britain & AzerbaijanAs Shakespeare contended more than four centuries ago, war makes for strange bedfellows, a principle that Türkiye seems to have taken to heart in the current Ukrainian conflict. On the one hand, president Erdogan has called on NATO to take...Dec 13, 2022 06:29
- No security, no cooperation? Thomas Greminger, director of the Geneva Center for Security PolicyThe conflict in Ukraine has given rise to a new security paradox in Europe. Many in the West argue that, until Russia is truly democratic, Ukraine will need Western security guarantees. For its part, Moscow insists that until the world is multipolar...Dec 11, 2022 06:32
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