Růžička & Vořechovský

Épisodes

• The Polish Miracle: Mateusz Morawiecki on how it was built, what it cost, and whether it can last 16.07.2026 41min

  For a decade Poland has been Europe's growth miracle. We sit down with ex Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, one of the miracle architects: what it was actually built on, which reforms aged best, what it cost, and whether the miracle can survive the end of cheap labor.
• Ze Silicon Valley až do Tchaj-peje: William Kubik o čipech, americko-čínské válce a budoucnosti AI 24.06.2026 1h 7min

  Polovodiče dnes rozhodují o ekonomice 21. století. S Williamem Kubikem z J&T Banky se ptáme, jak daleko Čína skutečně je a jestli si Západ udrží náskok.
• From Wall Street to Sofia: ex-prime minister Kiril Petkov on the Eurozone and economy 17.06.2026 1h 5min

  From a US business career to the Prime Minister's office, and now back in business in Sofia — Kiril Petkov has seen Bulgaria's economy from every seat. Six months into the euro, we ask him what the country, and the wider region, is really worth today.
• A Conversation with U.S. Ambassador Hill: The Balkans, Europe's Powder Keg? 10.06.2026 55min

  One of the few American diplomats who lived the Balkans — Tirana, Skopje, Dayton, Belgrade. He was at Dayton, was called "too friendly" to Serbia, and pushes back hard. A contrarian look at Vučić, Kosovo, Bosnia and what the West keeps getting wrong.
• Paradox jihovýchodní Evropy: Bohatne a hádá se 03.06.2026 42min

  Chorvatsko roste přes tři procenta, Slovinsko se vrací do hry, Maďarsku Brusel právě odemkl 16 miliard eur. Ekonomicky region táhne nahoru — jenže mezi sebou se státy pořád hádají, často kvůli věcem starým sto let. Bulharsko blokuje Severní Makedonii, Srbsko a Chorvatsko si nesou účty z devadesátek, Bosna je zaseknutá. Ptáme se: je ta historická zátěž jen folklór, nebo skutečná brzda integrace?
• Jonathan Spyer: Who Actually Won the War With Iran? 27.05.2026 41min

  Hormuz is closed, Brent is at $104, and last week Trump called off a strike on Iran at the last minute — after phone calls from Riyadh, Doha, and Abu Dhabi. In Muscat, negotiators are working on a deal hawks are calling a surrender. Bibi is furious. Mojtaba Khamenei has just banned the export of enriched uranium from the country.Jonathan Spyer is one of the handful of analysts who doesn't watch the war from an office — he walks into it. We ask him: a deal this week, or a strike? Why are the Gulf monarchies, of all people, saving the regime they spent thirty years wanting to see fall? And who actually won the three years of war since October 7th?
• Bavorsko, Sasko, Česko: tři ekonomiky, jedno tělo 20.05.2026 45min

  Bavorsko má větší ekonomiku než Polsko. Sasko vyrobí každý třetí evropský čip. Obě země pak Česku dávají sto padesát tisíc pracovních míst. Ideově si také se Sasy a Bavoráky velmi rozumíme. V názoru na Brusel, evropskou byrokracii, energetiku, průmysl, migraci i na ten zpropadený Green deal. Bavorský premiér Söder teď přijíždí do Brna na sudetoněmecký sjezd. Ten bude poprvé za 75 let v Čechách. V novém podcastu mluvíme o tom, proč jsou Bavorsko a Sasko důležitější než kterákoli jiná zahraniční vazba — a proč bychom to v Praze měli říkat více.
• Krásný nový africký svět 13.05.2026 51min

  Budoucnost se nerodí v Evropě. Rodí se v Lagosu, Karáčí a Dillí. V roce 2075 bude třetina lidstva žít v Africe, Pákistán bude třetí nejlidnatější zemí světa a Evropa zestárne v bohatý skanzen rentiérů. Druhý díl: demografie a co z ní plyne pro peněženku, důchod i geopolitiku.
• Svět stárne, Afrika rodí, Korea mizí 06.05.2026 43min

  Jižní Korea s plodností 0,7. Čína ztratí 216 milionů pracujících do 2050. Niger má mediánový věk 15 let, Německo 46. Afrika ztrojnásobí populaci, Evropa drží už jen díky migraci. Procházíme čísla, která rozhodnou o důchodech, HDP a globální moci v 21. století — a vysvětlujeme, proč žádný Volcker tentokrát nepřijde.
• Trojitá energetická krize 22.04.2026 44min

  Třikrát větší ropný šok než v roce 1973, kolaps Hormuzu o 97%, pojistné tankerů vyletělo 60×, strategické rezervy se rozpouštějí nejrychleji v historii. Amerika na krizi paradoxně vydělává, Rusko inkasuje miliardy navíc a Evropa nahradila jednu závislost druhou. Proč je rok 2026 horší než 70. léta — a proč Volckerova pilulka tentokrát neexistuje.
• Don Tzu a umění strategického chaosu 15.04.2026 42min

  Sedm týdnů operace Epic Fury, zhroucené rozhovory v Islámábádu a zavřený Hormuz. Ropa nad 100 dolarů, Rusko bohatne, Čína se směje a Trump má 37 % podpory. Rekapitulujeme dva nejdivočejší týdny války v Íránu — satiricky, ale s daty.
• Will China overtake the U.S.? Probably—but not how you think 08.04.2026 40min

  China produces over one-third of global industrial output. That’s not a trend. That’s a structural fact. Plus China keeps growing—but also keeps hitting constraints: weak consumption, high savings, terrible demographics and pressure to shift its model. So, will it find enough energy to jump over the U.S?
• Putin vs sanctions: why Russia hasn’t collapsed 01.04.2026 30min

  Russia hasn’t collapsed. But that doesn’t mean it works. Inflation, hidden debt and improvisation define the current model. And sanctions do work—just not the way the West expected. Russia has found detours via China, third countries and the global grey zone. The key question is not whether Russia survives, but how long it can finance the war without structural damage.
• Trump vs. Iran: shock, oil and market chaos 25.03.2026 27min

  War is not just geopolitics. It is also a large-scale fiscal experiment. The only real question: who ends up making money? Trump says high oil prices are great for the U.S. The Fed may be less enthusiastic. Inflation, debt and the dollar are back in play—again.
• Interview with General Yaakov Amidror about Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah 18.03.2026 45min

  General Yaakov Amidror joined the Israeli military before the Six-Day War in 1967, serving on the front lines in the Sinai. He later fought in the Yom Kippur War in 1973 and spent two decades in the IDF, including senior command positions. He then went into politics, most recently serving as Israel’s National Security Advisor. There are few people better placed to explain what is happening in the Middle East today and Israel’s strategy toward Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah.
• A US Air Force General on Iran, Logistics, and the War That Comes from the Sky 11.03.2026 52min

  Modern wars no longer begin on the ground. They begin in the air—and even earlier in spreadsheets, satellite imagery, and logistics plans. That is why we invited US Air Force General Leonard J. Kosinski to the podcast, who served as Director for Logistics on the Pentagon’s Joint Staff and spent more than three decades planning global operations for the U.S. military.We discuss the war with Iran through the eyes of someone who understands how thousands of targets are planned, how the architecture of an air campaign actually works, and why logistics ultimately decides the outcome—because without it, no modern war would last more than a few days.
• AI, čipy, roboti. Čínské inovace jedou 04.03.2026 47min

  Západní lídři jezdí do Pekingu s řečmi o „de-riskingu“. Umělá inteligence, polovodiče, baterie, robotika, elektromobilita, superaplikace i drony – to vše propojené vertikální integrací, agresivní průmyslovou politikou a kapitálem, který se nebojí riskovat.
• Dr. Zineb Riboua on Iran: Decapitation Strike, the Key Role of China, and a New Middle East 02.03.2026 38min

  What happened in the last 48 hours in Iran — and why is this time different? With Dr. Zineb Riboua from Hudson Institute in Washington, we unpack whether this was a decapitation strike, what Trump is aiming for, how China factors into the equation, and what it means for Russia, the Gulf, Israel, and Europe — plus what to watch next.
• Beyond the Miracle: Is China’s Economic Model Running Out of Steam? 25.02.2026 57min

  Jeremy Mark is one of the most respected economic analysts covering the global economy. He spent 17 years at The Wall Street Journal and CNBC, then more than 20 years at the International Monetary Fund, and the past five years at the Atlantic Council. We asked him where the Chinese economy really stands. We debated brutal capitalism and five-year plans, the property collapse, demographics, the financial system, the role of the renminbi, and the risk of conflict with Taiwan. Is China truly growing at 5% — or only statistically? And why might it never overtake the United States?
• An Interview with U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns: China Today and the Risk of a New Cold War 18.02.2026 55min

  He served as U.S. Ambassador to NATO. He was Ambassador to Greece. And most recently, he represented the United States in Beijing. He also spent thirteen years in the senior leadership of the U.S. State Department. Nicholas Burns is one of the most seasoned American diplomats of his generation.In our conversation, he speaks candidly about whether China is a systemic rival, what it actually means in practice, why Washington must judge Beijing by actions—not rhetoric—and where the greatest risks of miscalculation lie today. We covered trade, innovation, Taiwan, alliances, human rights, and the realities of an increasingly multipolar world—without illusions.