The IPW in the media
Discover the latest reports, interviews, and articles featuring our academic colleagues in print and online media, podcasts, videos, and on television.
Additional media coverage can be found on our German website.
Note on multilingualism: This page may contain sections in other languages (e.g., titles of publications or technical terms).
Print and online media
- «Que le feu purificateur commence!»: en Hongrie, comment Péter Magyar démolit l’État «illibéral» de Viktor Orbán, Interview with Eszter Kováts on Peter Magyar's reform agenda (Le Figaro, 19.08.2026)
- El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment turns 5: ‘It was for us, not them’, Interview with Tobias Boos on the impact of Bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador (Cointelegraph, 12.08.2026)
From libertarian dream to political weapon: How the far right appropriated the crypto wave, Tobias Boos on the political instrumentalisation of cryptocurrencies by right-wing politicians such as Trump, Milei, and Bukele (El País, 07.07.2026, to the Spanish version)
- “An eco-socialist strategy questions the power of capital”, Interview with Ulrich Brand on the current political climate and his book “Capitalism at the Limit” (LSE Blogs, 28.05.2026)
- Why Europe Can't Get Measles Under Control, Katharina T. Paul on the reasons behind vaccination gaps in Austria and Europe (Think Global Health, 04.05.2026)
- Who controls the science of the high seas?, Alice Vadrot spoke with the European Research Council (ERC) magazine about the role of science in environmental negotiations, the increasing complexity of ocean governance, and the points of contention between the “Global North” and the “Global South” (European Research Council, 29.04.2026)
- Eszter Kováts: Orbán’s Defeat Doesn’t Mean the End of Illiberal Politics in Europe, Interview with Eszter Kováts on Viktor Orbán's election defeat and its broader implications for Europe (European Center for Populism Studies, 17.04.2026)
- Orbán ousted by a landslide: time for a rethink, Article by Eszter Kováts on the results of the parliamentary elections in Hungary and the challenges facing the new government (The Progressive Post, 16.04.2026)
- Political scientist deciphers Magyar’s success: he didn’t have a Plan B, and he didn’t make compromises, Interview with Eszter Kováts – also published in Slovak and Hungarian (euobserver, 14.04.2026)
- “Magyar conosce l’apparato e intercetta i delusi di Fidesz”, Interview with Eszter Kováts (Article in Italian) (Il manifesto, 12.04.2026)
Podcasts, videos and TV reports
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Unsafe by design? The launch of the Lancet Series on the digital determinants of health
Digital Transformations for Health Lab
06.10.2026A recording of the webinar with Barbara Prainsack.
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Volt Europa General Assembly – Why Europe needs its own army
Volt Europa
13.06.2026David Gazsi (EIF) was invited to participate in the panel discussion on the topic “Why Europe Needs Its Own Army” as part of the general assembly of the “Volt Europa” party in Bratislava, Slovakia.
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The European Union and its Eastern Neighbourhood (with Dr. David Gazsi)
IPW Podcast
12.06.2026In the latest episode of the IPW podcast, a new podcast by political science students at the University of Vienna, David Kenner and Iván Nógrádi invited David Gazsi (EIF) to discuss the EU's relationship with its Eastern neighbourhood.