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Leonard Benardo, Senior Vice President at the Open Society Foundations, joins us to discuss OSF’s emergence and evolution, defining values of open societies, and heterodox thinking for turbulent times.
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Time Stamps:
- 01:29 – Lenny Benardo’s Biography
- 05:20 – Origins of OSF’s Name and Mission
- 09:23 – The “Wild East” and OSF’s Work in the Former Soviet Union
- 16:55 – OSF’s Approach to Russia, Post-Soviet States, and Eastern Europe
- 18:53 – Conceptualizing Human Rights
- 22:06 – Western Foundations, Domestic Politics, and the Case of Hungary
- 25:01 – Tensions Between Nationalism and Liberal Universalism
- 30:14 – Dynamics of EU Expansion
- 36:36 – “Open Society” as a Concept Today
- 38:42 – Ideas Versus Action
- 47:45 – Lessons Learned for Approaching China
- 50:43 – Future of Transatlantic Relationship
- 54:28 – The Status of American Empire
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