Dodik Gains Ground, Russia Cracks Down | Weekly News Roundup
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20 of 329 episodesMoldova’s Race to Join the EU | David Smith
Moldova is racing towards European Union membership, but can it meet its ambitious 2030 goal, and will the EU be ready to welcome it? In thi...
Drones Reach Beyond Ukraine as Political Instability Grows in Europe | Weekly News Roundup
Russia’s war against Ukraine is increasingly being felt beyond Ukraine’s borders. In this week’s Talk Eastern Europe News Roundup, Adam Reic...
How Far Will Russia Test NATO? | Jakub Bornio
Russia’s provocations against NATO countries are becomingincreasingly difficult to dismiss as isolated incidents. How far is Moscow prepared...
Russia’s Election & NATO’s Eastern Flank: What Comes Next? | Weekly News Roundup
What comes next after Russia's parliamentary “election”? And how is NATO's eastern flank preparing for the possibility of a wider security c...
China’s Next Move in the Western Balkans | Stefan Vladisavljev
China’s role in the Western Balkans is changing. Once associated primarily with infrastructure projects, loans and the Belt and Road Initiat...
Thaçi Found Guilty: What Comes Next for Kosovo? | Weekly News Roundup
A major verdict has been handed down in The Hague: formerKosovo president Hashim Thaçi has been found guilty of war crimes and sentenced to...
Inside Kosovo’s Crisis of Justice: The Thaçi Verdict | Arber Ahmeti
Kosovo is facing a critical moment. As the verdict approaches in the war crimes trial of former president Hashim Thaçi and other senior Koso...
Trump’s Peace Push Stalls as War Escalates | Weekly News Roundup
Donald Trump’s latest attempt to revive negotiations over Russia’s war against Ukraine has produced plenty of meetings but little sign of a...
Book Talk: Betrayal – Trump, Putin and the New Age of Conquest | Luke Harding
Award-winning journalist and author Luke Harding joins Talk Eastern Europe to discuss his new book, Betrayal: Trump, Putin, and the New Age...
Russia Escalating, Serbia's Election Test | Weekly News Roundup
Russia’s war against Ukraine intensified over the summer, with increasingly sustained drone and missile attacks raising new questions about...
Russia, Trump and the Battle for the Balkans | James Ker-Lindsay
We are back after our August break! In this episode of the Talk Eastern Europe Deep Dive, Alexandra Karppi speaks with James Ker-Lindsay, pr...
Russia is Weaker than the West Thinks | Anna Danylchuk
Russia’s war against Ukraine is being fought not only on thebattlefield, but also in the information space. In this Talk Eastern Europe deep...
Ukraine's Top General Fired, Secret Russia Talks & Serbia Stuns Vučić | Weekly News Roundup
In this week’s news roundup, Talk Eastern Europe co-hosts Adam Reichardt and Aleksandra Karppi provide the latest developments in the region...
Can Czech Democracy Survive Andrej Babiš? | Mikuláš Minář
With Andrej Babiš back in power, Czechia’s civil society is warning the country may follow Hungary and Slovakia down an authoritarian path....
Hungary after Orbán, Ukraine’s Reshuffle & NATO’s New Turn | Weekly News Roundup
Hungary’s new government is rapidly dismantling Viktor Orbán’s political legacy, Ukraine is preparing another major government reshuffle, an...
How Europe Can Stay Competitive Without Abandoning Its Values | Special TEE Discussion
Is Europe losing its competitive edge? Can the EuropeanUnion remain economically strong while protecting its social model, environmental amb...
Russia Planning an Attack on Poland? Plus NATO, Moldova, & Bulgaria | Weekly News Roundup
Reports suggesting Russia may be planning a limited attack against Poland have sparked intense debate ahead of the NATO Summit. This week, A...
From Protest to Exile: Serbia's Fight for Democracy | Mila Pajić
In this second part of our special two-part series on Serbia's protest movement, we speak with Mila Pajić, activist with STAV (Students Agai...
Snap Elections in Serbia: What Happens Next? | Weekly News Roundup
Serbia is heading towards snap elections after President Aleksandar Vučić announced he will resign within weeks, but will this lead to real...