The Minsk Dialogue Rule is a simple principle: two people who already agree with each other should not enter the same discussion room. If they do — they just create another echo chamber.
Following this rule, the podcast brings together diverse perspectives on international security across the Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian space. It is a dialogue that unfolds across the episodes.
Each month, we hold two separate conversations with two experts from one of the world’s capitals. They offer differing, and sometimes even competing views on how their capital perceives threat and what a workable security order might look like. As we move from one capital to the next, these perspectives accumulate into an inclusive map of mutual threat perceptions and possible ways forward for the region.
In a short welcome episode Alisiya Ivanova and Yauheni Preiherman of the Minsk Dialogue Council on International Relations introduce the podcast, explain the idea behind its name, and talk about why echo chambers are among the core causes of today’s wars and conflicts.
They also address the Eurasian-versus-European security debate, explain why perceptions matter, and set out how the series will look for realistic ways forward in regional security.
