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/436/ Slovakia's Four World Directions ft. Dominik Zelinsky

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On corruption, charisma, populism & assassination in Slovakia.

Slovak sociologist Dominik Zelinksy joins us to discuss Slovakia's positioning between East and West. We discuss:

  • Why was Prime Minister Robert Fico a target of an assassination attempt?

  • Whether Fico – not a zany outsider but a competent insider – is a "populist"

  • Why Slovaks are not so anti-Russian, and why they are sceptical of NATO

  • How has anti-corruption politics played a role

  • What is "charismatic mimicry" and why have Western leaders aped Ukraine's Zelenskyy?

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On corruption, charisma, populism & assassination in Slovakia.

Slovak sociologist Dominik Zelinksy joins us to discuss Slovakia's positioning between East and West. We discuss:

  • Why was Prime Minister Robert Fico a target of an assassination attempt?

  • Whether Fico – not a zany outsider but a competent insider – is a "populist"

  • Why Slovaks are not so anti-Russian, and why they are sceptical of NATO

  • How has anti-corruption politics played a role

  • What is "charismatic mimicry" and why have Western leaders aped Ukraine's Zelenskyy?

Links:

  continue reading

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