Balkanomnicon
Season 1
All About Oligarchy with Casey Michel
Diaspora to Diplomat
"Bosniaks Need to Grow Up"
DC 101 with Amanda Thorpe
by Jasmin Mujanović
Jasmin speaks to Casey Michel, Head of the Combating Kleptocracy Program at the Human Rights Foundation, about his forthcoming book 'United States of Oligarchy' and the hopes for restoring a rules-based political order in the U.S. and the democratic world more broadly. Balkanomnicon is an international affairs podcast with a Balkan accent. Hosted by Jasmin Mujanović, and published by Odgovor.ba, Balkanomnicon features critical one-on-one conversations with political decision-makers, thought-leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators, examining contemporary global and regional dynamics and conflicts. The Balkanomnicon theme music is composed by Indigo.
Jasmin speaks to Ambassador Drilon Gashi of the Republic of Kosovo to Poland. They discuss his remarkable journey from the Kosovo diaspora to the diplomatic service of the Republic of Kosovo, about community, identity, language, and, of course, football. Balkanomnicon is an international affairs podcast with a Balkan accent. Hosted by Jasmin Mujanović, and published by Odgovor.ba, Balkanomnicon features critical one-on-one conversations with political decision-makers, thought-leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators, examining contemporary global and regional dynamics and conflicts. The Balkanomnicon theme music is composed by Indigo.
This week Jasmin speaks with Kenan Efendić, Editor in Chief of Odgovor.ba, about the origins and purpose of this new Bosnian media platform, why Kenan believes "Bosniaks need to grow up," the upcoming 2026 Bosnian general elections, his reflections on the recent Slovenian elections, and more.
On Episode 1 of Balkanomnicon Jasmin speaks with Amanda Thorpe, Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Europe Center, about her two-plus decades working in DC, the political and cultural divergences between the House and Senate, and her experience in trying to place the Western Balkans on Washington's radar. Balkanomnicon is an international affairs podcast with a Balkan accent. Hosted by Jasmin Mujanović, and published by Odgovor.ba, Balkanomnicon features critical one-on-one conversations with political decision-makers, thought-leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators, examining contemporary global and regional dynamics and conflicts. The Balkanomnicon theme music is composed by Indigo.
Balkanomnicon is an international affairs podcast with a Balkan accent. Hosted by Jasmin Mujanović, and published by Odgovor.ba, Balkanomnicon features critical one-on-one conversations with political decision-makers, thought-leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators, examining contemporary global and regional dynamics and conflicts. The Balkanomnicon theme music is composed by Indigo.