Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:14:51 -0400 https://romaniandispatch.buzzsprout.com en-gb © 2026 Romanian Dispatch Podcast yes 75b19a83-f108-525e-b765-ea49984789e6 Romanian Dispatch episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Romanian Dispatch https://storage.buzzsprout.com/ggmwj40po4qofav3k22akzd66a1c?.jpg Promoting Democracy Guest in this episode of Romanian Dispatch is Thomas Carothers, President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington D.C. Mr. Carothers is an authority on international democracy assistance, human rights and rule of law, and good governance and civil society. One of Dr. Carothers' first books was on international assistance to the transition in Romania, which was published in 1996. Today we will speak about the impact of 30 years democracy assistance in post-communist Europe, the pitfalls of international assistance and about his love for Romania.

]]> Guest in this episode of Romanian Dispatch is Thomas Carothers, President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington D.C. Mr. Carothers is an authority on international democracy assistance, human rights and rule of law, and good governance and civil society. One of Dr. Carothers' first books was on international assistance to the transition in Romania, which was published in 1996. Today we will speak about the impact of 30 years democracy assistance in post-communist Europe, the pitfalls of international assistance and about his love for Romania.

]]> Romanian Dispatch Buzzsprout-9702085 Sat, 11 Dec 2021 15:00:00 +0200 1474 full false Against the European Trend Guest in this episode of Romanian Dispatch is political scientist and historian Silvia Marton. In this podcast we will discuss Romania’s parliament, and how Romania with its five political parties is going against the trend of fragmentation of parliaments in most European countries, why the nationalist AUR party was elected into parliament overnight, and the role of the president in forming governments.

]]> Guest in this episode of Romanian Dispatch is political scientist and historian Silvia Marton. In this podcast we will discuss Romania’s parliament, and how Romania with its five political parties is going against the trend of fragmentation of parliaments in most European countries, why the nationalist AUR party was elected into parliament overnight, and the role of the president in forming governments.

]]> Romanian Dispatch Buzzsprout-9661942 Sat, 04 Dec 2021 19:00:00 +0200 1728 full false Congested Bucharest Guest in this week's episode of Romanian Dispatch is civil engineer and urban planner Michael Horodniceanu. Romanian-born Horodniceanu was traffic commissioner of New York City and is an advisor to the recently elected mayor of Bucharest, Nicuşor Dan. After Moscow, Istanbul and Kyiv, his city has the most traffic in Europe. Residents of Romania's capital are in traffic 48% more than they need to, or 218 hours a year. To improve traffic flow in Bucharest in the short term, Horodniceau advocates for low-cost measures like a clearer parking policy and the use of artificial intelligence.

]]> Guest in this week's episode of Romanian Dispatch is civil engineer and urban planner Michael Horodniceanu. Romanian-born Horodniceanu was traffic commissioner of New York City and is an advisor to the recently elected mayor of Bucharest, Nicuşor Dan. After Moscow, Istanbul and Kyiv, his city has the most traffic in Europe. Residents of Romania's capital are in traffic 48% more than they need to, or 218 hours a year. To improve traffic flow in Bucharest in the short term, Horodniceau advocates for low-cost measures like a clearer parking policy and the use of artificial intelligence.

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