Friday, May 30, 2025Episode 224: Why the Caspian Sea matters
In this episode Adam and Alexandra catch up on the latest news, with a discussion on the upcoming presidential election in Poland, current development...
Friday, May 23, 2025Episode 223: Disability inclusion in Uzbekistan: a blind spot for funders in Central Asia
Nina and Alexandra celebrate some positive news from the Romanian and Polish elections over the weekend before updating listeners on US-brokered negot...
Thursday, May 15, 2025Episode 222: Film talk – “Streets Loud with Echoes”. Activism and repression in Kazakhstan
In this episode, Alexandra and Adam start with updates from Ukraine and efforts to bring about a ceasefire. Meanwhile, a Polish investigation has foun...
Friday, May 9, 2025Episode 221: A dangerous standoff in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nina and Alexandra open this episode with a discussion of the first round of the much-awaited presidential election in Romania, in which the far-right...
Saturday, May 3, 2025Episode 220: On the changing geopolitics with David Criekemans
In this episode, Adam and Alexandra open with a discussion of the latest news, including Ukraine and the status of the Trump negotiations; the deterio...
Friday, April 25, 2025Episode 219: Human rights continue to deteriorate in Crimea
Adam, Alexandra, and Nina return after a short break to discuss the latest developments in the region. Topics include the situation in Ukraine, the in...
Friday, April 11, 2025Episode 218: A new government responds to deadly corruption in North Macedonia
Adam, Nina, and Alexandra are finally back together to discuss some news from the region. They cover the latest military draft in Russia, ongoing stri...
Thursday, April 3, 2025Episode 217: EU enlargement is getting hijacked
To start of the episode, Adam and Alexandra talk about the prospect of foreign troop deployment in Ukraine, a historic border agreement between Kyrgyz...
Thursday, March 27, 2025Episode 216: The fight for a free Belarus continues
Nina and Alexandra open the episode by discussing the ongoing negotiations in Riyadh between the US, Russia and Ukraine and providing an overdue updat...
Thursday, March 20, 2025Episode 215: Why Putin doesn’t want peace
In this episode, Adam and Alexandra start by discussing the latest news from the region – including the fallout from the tragic fire which killed 59 p...
Thursday, March 13, 2025Episode 214: Scapegoating civil society in Central and Eastern Europe
In this episode, Adam and Nina kick off with the latest headlines, including Ukraine’s ceasefire deal in exchange for renewed US military and intellig...
Thursday, March 6, 2025Episode 213: Book talk: Europe without borders: A history
Nina and Alexandra open this episode with a discussion on the latest news, including the fallout from last week’s oval office meeting with Volodymyr Z...
