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The Transatlantic Podcast Series

“The Transatlantic” is a series of conversations hosted by the U.S. Helsinki Commission on human rights and comprehensive security in Europe and beyond. Hosted by senior policy advisor Bakhti Nishanov, the monthly podcast tells the human stories behind the commission’s work to promote human rights, military security, and economic cooperation in North America, Europe, and Central Asia.

“The Transatlantic” is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher.

Episode 25: Russia Hates the Truth

Episode 24: On the Precipice

Episode 23: Brothers in Arms

Episode 22: Russia’s Arsenal of Aggression

Episode 21: Nobody Cheers for Goliath: How Ukraine Is Winning the Information War Against Russia

Episode 20: Conflict Is Not Gender Neutral

Episode 19: Contending with China: A Transatlantic Perspective

 

Episode 18: Russian Intention, Russian Aggression: Looking Ahead to ZAPAD 2021

Episode 17: Toward a Sustainable, Enduring, Democratic Peace: American Personnel and the OSCE

Episode 16: Agents of the Future: The 45th Anniversary of the Moscow Helsinki Group

Episode 15: Damocles’ Sword: The Impact of the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act

Episode 14: Massive, Systemic, Proven beyond Doubt: Human Rights Violations in Belarus Exposed by the OSCE’s Moscow Mechanism

Episode 13: Welcome to Observe: OSCE Election Observation and the United States

Episode 12: Lost and Found: How the International Commission on Missing Persons Helps Find Closure and Pursue Justice

 

Episode 11: Communities at Risk: The Impact of COVID-19 on the OSCE’s Most Vulnerable Populations

Episode 10: The Roma

 

Episode 9: Parliamentary Diplomacy in Action

Episode 8: Nagorno-Karabakh

 

Episode 7: Disappeared in Turkmenistan

Episode 6: Defending against Disinformation

Episode 5: Equitable and Inclusive Democracies

Episode 4: Open Skies

Episode 3: Civilians in the Crossfire

Episode 2: Seeking Justice in Serbia

Episode 1: In the Beginning

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