Wider Europe Briefing: Ireland's EU Presidency Puts Enlargement Back In Focus
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20 of 52 episodesWider Europe Briefing: Montenegro Edging Closer To The EU
You are listening to the audio version of the Wider Europe newsletter, published on May 5, 2026, read by an AI-generated voice of RFE/RL's E...
Central Asia's New Position In Global Politics
A lot has changed in Central Asia in the more than three years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The region’s giant...
EU Strengthens Ties With Central Asia
Top EU officials visited Central Asia for the first-ever EU-Central Asian summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Joining host Bruce Pannier are Te...
Saving The Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is home to many unique marine species and other wildlife. The Caspian Sea Basin is also rich in oil and natural gas. The dev...
Tajikistan's Descent Into Despotism
Tajikistan has been acknowledged by Freedom House as one of the worst human rights violators for years, but 2025 has seen Tajik authorities...
Wider Europe Briefing: How Will The EU Respond To Trump's Defense Demands?
I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I'm drilling down on two issues: boosting European defense spending, and how the bloc...
Human Rights Watch Calls Out 'Worsening' Situation In Central Asia
Human Rights Watch (HRW) just released its annual report about the human rights situation around the world https://www.hrw.org/world-report/...
Wider Europe Briefing: Could Moldova Get Transdniester Back?
I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I'm assessing the chances that Transdniester could abandon Russia and rejoin Moldova.
Wider Europe Briefing: The EU Could Be Facing A Difficult 2025
I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I'm looking ahead at what we can expect from the EU in 2025.
Putin’s 25 Years In Power
On December 31, 1999, Boris Yeltsin stepped down and handed Russia’s reins to Vladimir Putin, the former KGB officer he had named prime mini...
What Will Trump's Policy Be Toward Central Asia?
We know what U.S. policy for Central Asia was when Donald Trump was president the first time. But the region has changed significantly in th...
The War In Ukraine In 2025
Sam Greene, professor at the King’s Russia Institute at King’s College London and director of democratic resilience at the Center for Europe...
'The Idea Seemed Insane': Behind Putin's Invasion Of Ukraine
Lucian Kim, author of the new book Putin's Revenge: Why Russia Invaded Ukraine, joins the host to discuss Putin's growing resentment, Russia...
Violence Against Women Increasing in Central Asia
This year’s edition of the international 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign got under way on November 25. While Cent...
Escalation And Endgame
U.S. permission for Ukrainian strikes deeper in Russian territory. A new Russian nuclear doctrine and a ballistic missile attack. Olga Olike...
What Do Central Asians Think About China?
China’s presence in Central Asia has been growing for 30 years. China is now a leading trade and security partner, foreign investor, and sou...
Elections, War, And Sabotage
What does Donald Trump's election mean for the war in Ukraine? Author and analyst Mark Galeotti joins host Steve Gutterman to discuss the ra...
No Safe Haven In Europe For Central Asian Opposition
Tajik opposition activist Dilmurod Ergashev arrived in Tajikistan on November 7, after he was deported from Germany, where he had been seeki...
Diving Deep Into Tajikistan's Armed Forces
The Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs just released a detailed report on military and security forces in Tajikistan. The comprehensive...