Diplomates – A Geopolitical Chinwag - Ukrainian frontline with Pavlo Khazan — Are you ready to protect human life? Freedom, Fighting and the Future of Democracy

Ukrainian frontline with Pavlo Khazan — Are you ready to protect human life? Freedom, Fighting and the Future of Democracy

02/25/22 • 24 min

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Recorded from the ground in Kyiv, Ukraine:

Pavlo Khazan, a Reserve Major in Ukraine’s armed forces and a signals officer of Jewish Ukrainian descent, is defiant in the face of unbelievable odds.

A prominent leader of the Maiden movement and a veteran of the Donbas wars, Misha Zelinsky meets him at a friend’s place only hours before he boards a train to travel 500 kilometres east to his hometown of Dnipro – directly into the Russian storm.

An environmental engineer with a PhD in statistics, the once leading European eco-warrior has made the shift to battled hardened defender of his nation over the last decade. With the stakes so high, he appeals to the world for help in what he calls “critical moment for global democracy

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Recorded from the ground in Kyiv, Ukraine:

Pavlo Khazan, a Reserve Major in Ukraine’s armed forces and a signals officer of Jewish Ukrainian descent, is defiant in the face of unbelievable odds.

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Amb Bi-khim Hsiao: Peace in Taiwan - Democracy, Freedom and the Indo-Pacific

Amb. Bi-khim Hsiao is Taiwan’s diplomatic representative to the United States.

Bi-khim is a decorated Taiwanese politician, having served twice in Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan (Taiwan’s lower house) as an elective representative of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). She is a passionate advocate for a peaceful and open Indo-Pacific as well as a defender of democracy at home and abroad.

I caught up with Bi-Khim for a chinwag about the history of Taiwan and its relationship with the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan’s flourishing and highly performing democracy, the relentless grey zone and political warfare efforts that the Taiwanese people are enduring from the CCP, the threat of CCP military invasion, why we must not allow Taiwan to be erased from global discussions, the importance of human rights globally, how the world can maintain peace and avoid war, and most critically what the Taiwanese people want for themselves and from the world.

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G'day Diplomates fans — apologies for the break in regular episodes. We've got some exciting guests coming up, so please stay tuned! This week, Hagar Chemali returns for our Chinwag editions of the show! Misha and Hagar talk: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine The politics of sanctions Macron’s re-election bid and what this means for global democracy What’s happened to Carrie Lamb in Hong Kong Imran Khan losing his job and blaming the CIA And more! Be sure to follow Hagar and the Oh My World! show on social media and YouTube @ohmyworldshow and @hagarchemali You can follow Diplomates and Misha at @mishazelinsky @diplomates.show For those following Misha's work covering the Ukraine war, please continue to support efforts to help Ukrainian refugees via the Fund of the Free and Caring: https://fest.foundation Together we've raised $US60,000. Please keep giving -- you are saving lives! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.