298: Encore Presentation: The Stakes of Global Democracy with Aleksandra K. Wiśniewska
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🗓️ 22 November 2023
⏱️ 53 minutes
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This episode was originally released on August 4, 2023. In this encore presentation, host Reed Galen is joined by the Political Scientist, Humanitarian Expert, and now member of the Polish Parliament, Aleksandra K. Wiśniewska to discuss the importance of humanitarian aid on the international stage, her first-hand account of the current state of Ukraine (the people, the politics, and the military), and how Poland plays a crucial role as NATO’s eastern flank. Plus, what is the root cause of so many European nations moving to the right and embracing autocracy? If you’d like to keep up with Aleksandra K. Wiśniewska and follow her work, be sure to check out her social media accounts and links. For more from Reed Galen, be sure to subscribe to “The Home Front”. If you’d like to ask a question or share a comment with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podcast@lincolnproject.us.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everyone, it's Reid. You're hearing an encore episode of my interview with |
| 0:04.5 | Alexandra Visniewska. She was at the time of our interview, a democracy activist in Poland. |
| 0:12.1 | As you're now hearing this, she is a newly sworn in member of the Polish Parliament. |
| 0:18.0 | She is the kind of voice that Poland needs, that worldwide democracy needs, |
| 0:22.9 | and I hope you enjoy this encore conversation with her as much as I did. Now, on with the show. |
| 0:33.1 | Welcome back to the Lincoln Project. I'm your host, Ray Galen. Today, I'm joined by political |
| 0:43.2 | scientist and humanitarian expert, Alexandra K. Wuzniewska. Alexandra recently completed a one-year |
| 0:50.1 | mission in Ukraine with the International Humanitarian Organization InterSos, where she served |
| 0:55.1 | as the head of mission. In addition to her work in Ukraine, she's also performed work in a number |
| 0:59.7 | of countries, including Syria, Yemen, France, and Poland. She is a winner of the Green Hero Award |
| 1:05.9 | of the UN Global Compact Network, Poland, and the Green Festival Foundation for Steadfastness and |
| 1:11.4 | actions for Human Rights and Climate, the Karski 2020 Award for Civil Courage, and the Forbes |
| 1:16.8 | Polska 25 Under 25 award in the social activity category. |
| 1:21.3 | Alexandra is a graduate of Oxford University and the London School of Economics and Political |
| 1:26.1 | Science and has recently returned |
| 1:28.0 | from a trip to Ukraine. Today she's coming to us from Warsaw, Poland. Alexandra, welcome to the show. |
| 1:34.1 | Thank you very much for having me, Reid. Thank you for having me. |
| 1:36.9 | So you are Polish, right? You've spent a lot of time in places away from home, doing humanitarian kind of work. |
| 1:45.0 | So you go from Oxford, LSE, as they call it, one in the School of Economics. |
| 1:48.5 | So tell us how you got your start, how you made it from Poland to London, |
| 1:54.5 | and then how you embarked upon really a life of service to others in some pretty tough places. |
| 2:00.5 | So I'm half Polish of Thai. So my mother's Thai, my father is Polish. really a life of service to others in some pretty tough places. |
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