The CEPA Podcast

The CEPA Podcast
Podcast Description
Leadership is the most important factor in achieving positive outcomes for security, democracy, and innovation around the globe. The CEPA Podcast, a new podcast from the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), seeks to bring established and rising leaders to analyze today’s current events and highlight the best ways to achieve tangible positive impact. From generals and journalists to authors and diplomats, CEPA President and CEO Dr. Alina Polyakova speaks with thought leaders and policymakers from across the world to learn more about how to turn leadership into action.
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Content Themes
The podcast centers on themes of international security, diplomacy, and the intersection of leadership and policy-making, with episodes delving into topics like NATO's Eastern Flank and the role of multilateral cooperation amidst geopolitical fragmentation, illustrating insights from influential figures such as Ambassador Georgette Mosbacher and Dr. Benedikt Franke.

Leadership is the most important factor in achieving positive outcomes for security, democracy, and innovation around the globe. The CEPA Podcast, a new podcast from the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), seeks to bring established and rising leaders to analyze today’s current events and highlight the best ways to achieve tangible positive impact. From generals and journalists to authors and diplomats, CEPA President and CEO Dr. Alina Polyakova speaks with thought leaders and policymakers from across the world to learn more about how to turn leadership into action.
The CEPA Podcast hosts a series of dynamic interviews, bringing together leaders and experts from both sides of the Atlantic every month to explore the most important developments shaping our world today.
In the latest episode, Dr. Benedikt Franke sits down with Dr. Alina Polyakova to discuss the evolution of global security dialogue, including in his role as Vice-Chairman and CEO of the Munich Security Conference. The conversation explores his career in international diplomacy and security, the challenges of multilateral cooperation in an age of geopolitical fragmentation, and Dr. Franke’s most meaningful moments from MSC 2025.
Speakers:
- Dr. Benedikt Franke, Vice-Chairman and CEO, Munich Security Conference
Hosted by:
- Dr. Alina Polyakova, President and CEO, Center for European Policy Analysis

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