International Relations Uncovered
Due to programming changes, WRS no longer produces International Relations Uncovered.
Dr. Ruxandra Stoicescu untangles the latest threads in international relations.
International Relations Uncovered podcast feed
Switzerland and the BRICs: Cementing the tiesFriday, 10 July, 2009After explaining what exactly the BRIC is—that’s the up-and-coming economic and political powers of Brazil, Russia, India and China—Dr. Ruxandra Stoicescu tells us about Switzerland’s relationship with the members of this G8 block.
Russia and Switzerland: a 'special relationship'?Friday, 3 July, 2009With the next G8 meeting scheduled for July 8, we can’t help but think about how our small-but-mighty country ties in. Dr. Ruxandra Stoicescu takes us through Switzerland’s relationships with each of the world’s most powerful economies. Starting with Russia…
International Relations Uncovered: CopenhagenFriday, 26 June, 2009Dr. Ruxandra Stoicescu explains to WRS’s Conor Lennon why countries are getting excited about climate change now and how they’re prepping for the upcoming conference in Copenhagen.
International Relations Uncovered: G8 pre-meetFriday, 19 June, 2009Ruxandra Stoicescu takes a look at the proceedings of a meeting of the world’s top finance ministers ahead of the G8 meeting, to be chaired by Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.
International Relations Uncovered: Elections in EuropeFriday, 12 June, 2009Dr. Ruxandra Stoicescu analyses the results from the European parliamentary elections this week, which were characterised by a general shift to the right, and voter apathy.
International Relations Uncovered: Obama in EgyptFriday, 5 June, 2009Susan Flory is joined by Dr. Ruxandra Stoicescu for analysis of Barack Obama’s much-anticipated address to the Islamic world, made this week in Cairo.
International Relations Uncovered: The UNHRCFriday, 29 May, 2009The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has been prominent in the news lately as Barack Obama’s US administration announced it would be joining for the first time. Switzerland, meanwhile, recently announced it will step down for a year. Dr. Ruxandra Stoicescu looks over the institution’s history.
International Relations Uncovered: Marti AhtisaariFriday, 22 May, 2009Ruxandra Stoicescu has an exclusive interview with former Finnish President and 2008 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Marti Ahtisaari, who was in Geneva for the 8th International Security Forum in Geneva. Now busy running his Brussels-based non-governmental organisation Conflict Management Initiative, he explains why he considers his career highlight to have been his success in Namibia, rather than the work Kosovo which led to his Nobel award.