In our new podcast, Roland Freudenstein, Director of the Free Russia Foundation Brussels, and Founder and Executive Officer of the Brussels Freedom Hub discusses Russia’s geopolitical ambitions, how the war in Ukraine may end, and the potentials for a regime change in Moscow; reflects on democratic backsliding in EU Member States; and shares his thoughts about autocrats and how societies can be more resilient against authoritarianism.
The conversation was recorded on September 19, at the Budapest Forum for Building Sustainable Democracies.
Roland Freudenstein was the Vice President and Head of GLOBSEC Brussels between 2021 and 2023. Previously and since 2008, he was Policy Director of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, the think tank of the European People’s Party in Brussels. Previously active in the think tank world (German Council on Foreign Relations), global democracy support (Konrad Adenauer Foundation) and public service (European Commission and Hamburg State Government). Specialist on European integration and international security, staunch advocate of the West and critic of the Kremlin’s aggression.
The interview was conducted by Robert Nemeth, Ádám Hushegyi edited the audio recording.
