New Podcast Alert: GEO-POWER-EU Talks – Session 3

What are the opportunities and risks for the EU in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership following the Trump era?

The third session of the GEO-POWER-EU Talks podcast, hosted by Samuel Doveri Vesterbye (European Neighbourhood Council), brings together regional experts to examine the EU’s evolving strategic role in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership regions in the wake of the Trump era. Drawing on data from the GEO-POWER Interdependence Database, the discussion focuses on how political, economic, and security interdependencies are shaping the EU’s ability to act as a coherent geopolitical actor.

Featuring contributions from Dr. Sonja Stojanovic Gajic, PhD, Dr. Valery Perry (Democratization Policy Council), Branimir Jovanovic (The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw), and Kakha Gogolashvili (Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (Rondeli Foundation), the conversation covers a range of key topics: the integration of candidate countries into EU security frameworks, the gap between EU rhetoric and influence, the strategic implications of Serbia’s “dual alignment” and the importance of attracting high-quality FDI.

Listen to the episode here: bit.ly/4la6dqy

Explore Database: bit.ly/3TjuD4D