Sep 8, 202644 minS8
This week on War & Peace, Olga speaks with Yale Law School professor Oona Hathaway and Crisis Group expert Brian Finucane about international humanitarian law amid widespread civilian harm, emerging military...
About this Podcast:
War and Peace is a podcast series from the International Crisis Group . Olga Oliker and Elissa Jobson interview experts about all things Europe and its neighbourhood from Russia to Turkey and beyond. Their guests shed new light on everything that helps or hinders prospects for peace. A podcast member of the EuroPod production network . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What is War & Peace about?
War and Peace is a podcast series from the International Crisis Group. Olga Oliker and Elissa Jobson interview experts about all things Europe and its neighbourhood from Russia to Turkey and beyond. Their guests shed new light on everything that helps or hinders prospects for peace. A podcast member of the EuroPod production network.
What has War & Peace covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Do the Laws of War Still Matter in Ukraine and Beyond?" (8 September 2026, 44 minutes), "War, Politics and Chauvinism in Russia and Across Europe" (30 July 2026, 37 minutes), and "NATO in Türkiye/Türkiye in NATO" (30 June 2026, 36 minutes).
How often does War & Peace publish?
War & Peace publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 36 minutes across 127 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on War & Peace?
Booking probability for War & Peace is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. War & Peace requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. War & Peace's contact route on record: verified email.
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Recent episodes
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- Jul 30, 202637 minS7
This week on War & Peace, Olga speaks with Sabine Fischer, senior fellow at SWP, about her book “The Chauvinist Threat: Russia’s War and the West’s Response”, how imperialism, sexism and autocracy have shaped Russian...
Episode #9
NATO in Türkiye/Türkiye in NATO
Jun 30, 202636 minS7In this episode of War & Peace , Olga is joined by Galip Dalay, senior research fellow at Chatham House, to discuss Türkiye’s evolving relations with NATO and with the EU ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara in July. They...
Episode #8
Hungary – and Europe – After Orbán
May 27, 202641 minS7In this episode of War & Peace, Olga is joined by Zsuzsanna Végh, Program Officer with the German Marshall Fund, to discuss the aftermath of Hungary’s elections, which saw Péter Magyar’s Tisza party decisively defeat...
- Apr 14, 202631 minS7
In this episode of War & Peace, Olga is joined by Crisis Group’s head of EU affairs, Lisa Musiol, to take stock of how the EU and European capitals have responded to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. They discuss how...
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- Mar 10, 202630 minS7
In this episode of War & Peace , Olga is joined by Gabriella Gricius, Senior Fellow at the Arctic Institute and Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Konstanz, to speak about Arctic security and how great power...
- Feb 27, 202646 min
Today, we're bringing you a bonus episode from Crisis Group's global podcast, Hold Your Fire! In this episode of Hold Your Fire! , Richard Atwood speaks with Joshua Kucera, Crisis Group’s senior South Caucasus analyst...
Episode #5
Can Europe Solve Its U.S. Dilemma?
Jan 16, 202643 minS7In this episode of War & Peace , Olga and Alissa are joined by Nathalie Tocci, director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali in Rome, to discuss how European capitals are reacting to recent U.S. actions in Venezuela...
Episode #4
Karabakh Refugees in Armenia
Dec 16, 202528 minS7In this episode of War & Peace , Olga Oliker and Alissa de Carbonnel are joined by Joshua Kucera, Crisis Group’s Senior Analyst for the South Caucasus, to discuss the increasingly difficult situation facing people...
- Nov 27, 202534 minS7
In this episode of War & Peace , Elissa and guest host Alissa de Carbonnel are joined by Sabine Freizer Gunes, UN Women representative for Ukraine, about how the war in Ukraine has shaped and amplified gender...
- Oct 21, 202534 minS7
In this episode of War & Peace , Olga and guest host Alissa de Carbonnel are joined by Bob Deen, Head of the Security Unit at the Clingendael Institute, to assess the state of diplomacy aimed at ending the war in...
- Sep 23, 202533 minS7
In this episode of War & Peace , Olga and Elissa speak with Valery Kavaleuski, former Belarusian diplomat and Executive Director of the Euro-Atlantic Affairs Agency, about Minsk’s evolving foreign policy and how it is...
- Jul 25, 202536 minS6
In this episode of War & Peace , Olga Oliker speaks with Hanna Notte, Director for Eurasia at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies and a non-resident Senior Associate at CSIS, about Russia’s changing...
- Jun 20, 202528 minS6
In this episode of War & Peace, Olga and Elissa speak with Dr. Pia Fuhrhop, head of the International Security Research Division at SWP, about the upcoming NATO summit, transatlantic relations, and how European NATO...
- May 26, 202524 minS6
In this episode of War & Peace , Olga and Elissa speak with Crisis Group’s senior Ukraine analyst, Lucian Kim, about how the war in Ukraine is evolving and what is happening with diplomatic efforts to end it. They...
Episode #9
The Authoritarian Playbook Explained
Apr 15, 202537 minS6In this episode of War & Peace , Olga and Elissa talk with political scientist Ekaterina Schulmann to unpack how aspiring authoritarian leaders transform democracies into autocratic governments and whether democratic...
- Mar 25, 202528 minS6
In this episode of War & Peace, Olga and Elissa talk with Crisis Group’s Latin America program director Renata Segura and senior Colombia analyst Elizabeth Dickinson. They unpack the evolving landscape of narcotics...
- Mar 18, 202546 min
Today, we're bringing you a bonus episode from Crisis Group's global podcast, Hold Your Fire! In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard Atwood is joined by Gérard Araud, Crisis Group Trustee and former French...
- Feb 27, 202536 minS6
In this episode of War & Peace , Olga and Elissa speak with Berkay Mandıracı, Crisis Group’s senior Türkiye analyst, about Ankara’s evolving role in Syria following the Assad regime’s collapse and about the apparent...
- Jan 28, 202536 minS6
In this episode of War & Peace , Olga and Elissa are joined by Michael Kofman, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment specialising in Ukrainian and Russian military affairs. They reflect on the developments along...
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Michael Kofman
Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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Marta Mucznik
Senior EU Analyst, International Crisis Group
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Brian Finucane
Senior Adviser for the U.S., The International Crisis Group
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Olga Oliker
Program Director, Europe and Central Asia, International Crisis Group
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