
The Beautiful Game: The World Cup, Football and International Politics
In Episode 24 of Strategy Speaks, Daniel Fiott sits down with Antonio Missiroli to discuss the place of football in international politics and the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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Strategy Speaks is the official podcast of the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Strategy Speaks discusses the main geopolitical issues facing Europe and its partners and allies.
CSDS Brussels hosts Strategy Speaks, a science show with 24 episodes published.

In Episode 24 of Strategy Speaks, Daniel Fiott sits down with Antonio Missiroli to discuss the place of football in international politics and the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

In Episode 23 of Strategy Speaks, Daniel Fiott sits down with Alexander Mattelaer, Laura Vansina and Wannes Verstraete to discuss the 2026 NPT Review Conference and nuclear risks. __________ This episode of Strategy Spea

In Episode 22 of Strategy Speaks, Daniel Fiott sits down with Jung H Pak and Ramón Pacheco Pardo to discuss the United States' approach to alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific. __________ This episode of Strate

In Episode 21 of Strategy Speaks, Daniel Fiott sits down with Eva Pejsova and Céline Pajon to discuss PM Sanae Takaichi's landslide election victory and what it means for Japan's security and relations with Europe.

In episode 20 of Strategy Speaks, Daniel Fiott sits down with Roberts Kits from LaSER to discuss defence cooperation in the Baltic Region, including defence industrial dynamics and partnerships.

In episode 19 of Strategy Speaks, Tae-Eun Song and Myong-Hyun Go speak with Daniel Fiott about South Korea - Europe cooperation and they dig into how each partner is dealing with the Trump presidency, cybersecurity coope

In episode 18 of Strategy Speaks, Kim Jiyoon speaks with Daniel Fiott about South Korea's foreign policy under President Lee, with a focus on bilateral relations with the United States and Japan.

In episode 17 of Strategy Speaks, Alexander Mattelaer (CSDS) and Elie Perot (CSDS) speak with Daniel Fiott about the recent France-UK "Northwood Declaration" on nuclear cooperation. The podcast episode looks at the signi

In episode 16 of Strategy Speaks, Richard Marles - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Australia -, speaks with Luis Simón and Lotje Boswinkel about Australia's defence and deterrence strategy. This special

In episode 15 of Strategy Speaks, Becca Wasser from CNAS speaks with Daniel Fiott about the US defence industrial base and how its revitalisation could affect Europe. The conversation focuses on way to boost defence prod

In episode 14 of Strategy Speaks, Lotje Boswinkel and Elie Perot speak with Daniel Fiott about Europe's nuclear and conventional military deterrence at a time of upheaval in the transatlantic relationship. The focus in t

In episode 13 of Strategy Speaks, Victor Cha and Ramon Pacheco Pardo speak with Daniel Fiott about the second Trump administration's approach to alliances in the Indo-Pacific and what is being learned from the war on Ukr

In episode 12 of Strategy Speaks, Ken Endo and Eva Pejsova speak with Daniel Fiott about Europe-Japan cooperation in the context of the second Trump administration.

In episode 11 of Strategy Speaks, Henry Haggard speaks with Daniel Fiott about the geopolitical dynamics of South Korea's energy policy and how the country externalises its innovation and productive capacity.

In episode 10 of Strategy Speaks, Stephan Frühling speaks with Daniel Fiott about shifts in Australia's defence policy and strategy, as well as its conceptions of deterrence and its unique geopolitical position for close

In episode 9 of Strategy Speaks, Ramon Pacheco Pardo speaks with Daniel Fiott to discuss South Korea's security, its approach to the Ukraine war and its alliances after the election of President Donald Trump. This podcas

In episode 8 of Strategy Speaks, Koichiro Komiyama and Raluca Csernatoni sit down with Daniel Fiott to discuss the EU's digital partnerships with countries in the Indo-Pacific. The episode is funded by the European Union

In episode 7 of Strategy Speaks, Linde Desmaele and Luis Simón sit down with Daniel Fiott to discuss the aftermath of the re-election of President Trump and the future of European security.

In episode 6 of Strategy Speaks, Calle Håkansson sits down with Daniel Fiott to discuss the role of the European Union and Sweden in the Indo-Pacific.

In episode 5 of Strategy Speaks, Antonio Calcara sits down with Daniel Fiott to discuss the growing importance of geopolitics and technology, as well as Antonio's ERC project "CODE".
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