[TALKING GEOPOLITICS] With Moniek de Jong on Nord-Stream II and The Transatlantic Relations

07/05/2021 Inside Europe, Podcasts

In today’s episode we are joined by Moniek de Jong, one of the leading scholars on the international contestation of the Nord-Stream 2 pipeline project. Ms de Jong is currently finishing her PhD thesis at Ghent University and is a sought-after expert on the topic that keeps diplomats awake at night. At the core of our conversation were pipeline-related diplomatic tensions in the transatlantic relations, the potential of Nord-Stream 2 as bargaining chip vis-à-vis Russia and we elaborated on environmental arguments voiced in support of the pipeline.

Alexander Gieseking

Alexander Gieseking is a recent graduate from the Master of European Studies of Maastricht University. In his master thesis he analysed the salience of human rights at the European Council. Furthermore, he is interested in possible implications of disruptive technologies on democracy and societies. Before his master studies, Alexander followed an integrated degree programme in Business Management for a German automotive company. Outside of Europe, he lived in Ecuador and Japan. Besides German, his native language, he is fluent in English, French and Spanish, and has basic knowledge of Japanese and Dutch.