Is the West Abandoning the Balkans? Kurt Bassuener

Talk Eastern Europe by Talk Eastern Europe

Oct 13, 202600:32:38News & Politics

In this episode of Talk Eastern Europe, Alexandra Karppi speaks with Kurt Bassuener, co-founder of the Democratization Policy Council (DPC), about the changing geopolitical landscape in the Western Balkans and the growin...

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