Episode 12 – Russia’s “Ghost Armies” – Eutopya Podcasts
In this episode, Anya sits down with Dr. Federica Fasanotti of the Brookings Institution and the Italian Institute for International Political Studies to discuss Russian private military companies. These underground groups act as informal—and brutal—strategic players who covertly carry out Russia’s foreign policy aims. Despite their relative lack of mainstream media coverage, the geopolitical implications of PMC involvement worldwide are immensely consequential. This episode was produced—across 2 countries and 2 continents—by Anya Bégué.
- Episode 12 – Russia’s “Ghost Armies”
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- Episode 11 – Smuggling flash drives into North Korea: A fight for freedom
In this episode, Eutopya sits down with Jiye Seong-Yu of the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). She is the Program Manager - Episode 10 – Death, drugs, and power in the Philippines
In this episode, the team sits down with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Manuel Mogato to discuss Filipino president Duterte’s domestic, and - Episode 9 – STAND: The student-led movement to end mass atrocities
The team recently sat down with Caroline Mendoza, the Student Director of STAND—a youth-led organization combatting genocide—for a conversation about - 2021 Summit Snapshot
This episode offers listeners a sneak peek of the first Santo Stefano Summit, which Eutopya co-hosted in July 2021. Listen - Bump: Santo Stefano Summit 2021
Anya sits down with Manju von Rospatt to discuss the 2021 Santo Stefano Summit, which was co-hosted by the Eutopya - Episode 8 – Myanmar, then and now
In March, the team sat down with Dr. Seinenu Thein-Lemelson of UCLA and the Foundation for Psychocultural Research for a - Episode 7 – Protests in Senegal: A new Africa?
After protests erupted across Senegal last moth, the team sat down with Thiat—rapper, activist, and co-founder of Y’en a Marre, - Special Episode: A coup in Myanmar
After yesterday’s dramatic events, the team developed a special episode to talk with Carlo Ferrari, President of the Association of - Episode 6 – Omar Alshogre and the power of small actions
From age 17 to 20, Omar Alshogre was detained as a political prisoner by the Assad regime—simply for attending opposition