We explore the political and social histories of North West Africa, interviewing academics with expertise in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. We interview James McDougall, a fellow at Trinity College, Oxford, about the impact of colonial legacies on these countries' political institutions. We also speak with Chuchu Zhang, a doctoral student at the Dep…

We head to the Caucasus region to explore the tense relationship between Turkey and Armenia, stemming from the Armenian genocide in 1915 but also involving other factors such as border disputes. We also discuss the 2018 Armenian Revolution and President Erdoğan of Turkey's increasingly authoritarian turn. We interview William Hale, emeritus profess…

Southern Africa has recently seen several significant political shifts, and countries in the region share many historical trends. We interview expert in Lusophone Africa and bi-fellow at King's College, Cambridge, Dr Justin Pearce and the current political climate in Angola and Mozambique before speaking with Professor Saul Dubow, Smuts Professor o…

Described by Bismarck as the "powderkeg of Europe", and later host to the worst genocide on European soil since the Holocaust, we explore what relevance the Balkans region's tumultuous past has to its future. We interview Dr Gentian Elezi, former Vice Minister of European integration in the Albanian government, about Albania's EU integration and re…

Our first episode explores the politics of Eastern Europe with regards to relations between Eastern European countries, their domestic politics, their relationships to the EU, and the role of Russia in the region. We speak to the Oxford International Relations Society's Julia Pieza and William O'Reilly, a fellow of Early Modern History at Trinity H…