There’s a shift in paradigm about what a politician should look like, how they should talk, and what works with the electorate. But post-truth and post-shame politics is not a new phenomenon but one for decades in the making. 

Daniela Melo, lecturer of social sciences at Boston University and Ricardo Silvestre discussed some of the factors that can decide the US election of the 5th of November, and went into what can be described as a "post-trust, post-shame" politics.

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Post-shame politics and the 2024 US Elections - with Daniela Melo (Part1)

Why would Latinos vote for Trump in the US? Why do some Muslims support Le Pen in France? What role does identity play when it comes to backing populist forces? We continue the conversation with Daniela Melo, lecturer of social sciences at Boston University. This time we focus on how certain minorities vote, accounting, or against their own interests (and how we see that in Europe also).

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Post-shame politics and the 2024 US Elections - with Daniela Melo (Part2)

What are the reasons for Donald Trump's victory? What mistakes did the Democrats make? What will be the consequences of the U.S. presidential election for Europe and its strategic autonomy? And what strategy should liberals adopt against populists? 

Leszek Jazdzewski (Fundacja Liberte!) talks with Garvan Walshe, a political strategist and entrepreneur. He is the founder of the pro-democracy AI company Article7 Strategies and co-founder of Unhack Democracy, which works to build an entrepreneurial civil society in Central and Eastern Europe. Tune in for their talk!

Garvan Walshe was a guest of the last edition of Freedom Games, a festival of ideas held annually in Łódź, Poland, held on October 18-20 in EC1 Łódź. The European Liberal Forum was the Co-Organizer of the festival.

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2024 U.S. Presidential Election with Garvan Walshe

What is the role of civil society training and engagement in a country where institutions are captured by anti-democratic and anti-liberal governments? In the latest episode of the Liberal Europe Podcast, Ricardo Silvestre (Movimento Liberal Social) talks with Amb. Nino Kalandadze, founder and executive director of the Chavchavadze Center, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia who led the EU-Georgia Talks in 2008. 

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Show notes

This podcast, as well as previous episodes, is available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcast, Stitcher and Spotify.
You can learn more about Nino here and follow her on LinkedIn.
Get to know the work done by the Chavchavadze Center, the first civil society organisation in Georgia modelled after European political foundations, here. You can also follow them on X/Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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You can learn more about the Black Sea Security Conference here and here.
You can follow the work done by our colleagues at The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, South Caucasus, here, the Europe-Georgia Institute here, and The Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Regional Programme Political Dialogue South Caucasus, here.
 
Also, a big thank you to our friends at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty which provides uncensored, trusted news to audiences in 23 countries where a free press is under threat, and with a number of award-winning journalists in its team, the Georgian service of RFE/RL, Tavisupleba [meanin "Freedom" in Georgian], provides politically and financially independent journalism.

The role of civil society in Georgia - with Nino Kalandadze

What lessons should be drawn from the EU's response to crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic or the Russian war in Ukraine? How can the European Union act more efficiently in a crisis and reduce bureaucratic procedures? What is the overall strategic and geopolitical vision of the EU? And what should we know about the referendum on including integration with the EU into the constitution and the presidential elections in Moldova?

Leszek Jazdzewski (Fundacja Liberte!) talks with Nicu Popescu, a distinguished Policy Fellow of the European Power programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), based in the Paris office. His areas of focus include how the EU should adapt itself and its policies in light of the war in Ukraine, including the development of a ‘war economy’, as well as EU enlargement to the east and Europe’s relations with Russia. He served as Moldova’s Deputy Prime-Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and European Integration between August 2021 and January 2024, and Foreign Minister between June and November 2019. Tune in for their talk!

Check out the ECFR report: https://ecfr.eu/publication/better-firefighting-readying-europe-for-an-age-between-war-and-peace/

This podcast is produced by the European Liberal Forum in collaboration with Movimento Liberal Social and Fundacja Liberté!, with the financial support of the European Parliament. Neither the European Parliament nor the European Liberal Forum are responsible for the content or for any use that be made of.

Strategic and Geopolitical Vision of the EU with Nicu Popescu

In the latest episode of the Liberal Europe Podcast, Ricardo Silvestre (Movimento Liberal Social), talks to the MEP Lucia Yar, Vice President of the European Liberal Forum, about her journey from journalism to politics, Progressive Slovakia’s mission, and the importance of gender equality in EU policy.

This podcast is produced by the European Liberal Forum in collaboration with Movimento Liberal Social and Fundacja Liberté!, with the financial support of the European Parliament. Neither the European Parliament nor the European Liberal Forum are responsible for the content or for any use that be made of.

Gender Equality, Security, and European Unity - a Conversation with MEP Lucia Yar

What is the outcome of the parliamentary elections in Georgia? What should we know about the authoritarian evolution of the Georgian Dream ruling party? What was the role of the Russian war in Ukraine on the politics in Georgia? What is the way forward? And what should the European Union do about these recent developments? 

Leszek Jazdzewski (Fundacja Liberte!) talks with Alexander Zibzibadze, Chairman and Founder of the youth educational organization Georgia's Future Academy (GFA). His leadership of the GFA, the renowned youth network Franklin Club and wider civil society has been instrumental in organizing two large-scale protest waves against the so-called "Russian foreign agents law" in March 2023 and April-June 2024. After the protests, he was one of the initiators to establish the "My Vote for the EU" coalition, the largest election observation mission for the 2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections uniting more than 20 leading NGOs. After the protests, Aleksandre has also emerged as a prominent civil society leader and a national and international media commentator. Tune in for their talk!

This podcast is produced by the European Liberal Forum in collaboration with Movimento Liberal Social and Fundacja Liberté!, with the financial support of the European Parliament. Neither the European Parliament nor the European Liberal Forum are responsible for the content or for any use that be made of.

Election Rigging of the Parliamentary Elections in Georgia with Alexander Zibzibadze

How can the European Union woo Donald Trump? Why immigration is beneficial and morally right? And what is the EU's potential for change and reform?

Leszek Jazdzewski (Fundacja Liberte!) talks with Philippe Legrain, a former economic adviser to the president of the European Commission, a Visiting Senior Fellow at the London School of Economics’ European Institute, and the author of "Them and Us: How Immigrants and Locals Can Thrive Together" and "European Spring: Why our Economies and Politics Are in a Mess and How to Put Them Right". Tune in for their talk!

Find out more about the guest: https://philippelegrain.com/ 

Check out the publication discussed in the episode: https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/us-election-how-european-leaders-should-woo-trump-by-philippe-legrain-2024-11 

This podcast is produced by the European Liberal Forum in collaboration with Movimento Liberal Social and Fundacja Liberté!, with the financial support of the European Parliament. Neither the European Parliament nor the European Liberal Forum are responsible for the content or for any use that be made of.

EU Response to Trump with Philippe Legrain

While sovereignty and sustainability are vital, competitiveness is essential to achieving both. Without competitiveness, taxpayer money could be wasted on lofty goals that fail to deliver results. In the new episode of the Liberal Europe Podcast, Ricardo Silvestre (Movimento Liberal Social), talks to Professor Gerard Pogorel, Senior Fellow at ELF, about the Draghi Report, and about how the EU is facing an industrial autonomy trilemma. 

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The Draghi Report and the EU's industrial autonomy trilemma - with Gerard Pogorel

In this episode of the Liberal Europe Podcast, Ricardo Silvestre (Movimento Liberal Social), talks to MEP and ELF Board Member, Jeannette Baljeu. They talk about the document "The future of European competitiveness – A competitiveness strategy for Europe", also known as Draghi Report, from a political perspective.

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What's behind the Draghi Report with MEP Jeannette Baljeu

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