This episode features a high-level discussion on the EU’s strategic role in the Western Balkans and Georgia in the evolving post-Trump geopolitical landscape. The conversation draws on the GEO-POWER Interdependence Database to explore how shifting power dynamics, dual alignments, and foreign influence are reshaping the EU’s neighbourhood and what this means for security, investment, and political leverage in the region.

Speakers:

Dr. Sonja Stojanović Gajić, Senior Researcher, University of Rijeka

Dr. Valery Perry, Senior Associate, Democratization Policy Council (DPC)

Dr. Branimir Jovanović, Economist, Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw)

Kakha Gogolashvili, Director of EU Studies, Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS)

Moderator: Samuel Doveri Vesterbye, Director, European Neighbourhood Council (ENC)

👉 Explore the GEO-POWER Interdependence Database at https://geo-power.eu/research-output/database/

GEO-POWER Talks: Opportunities & Risks for the EU in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership after Trump

GEO-POWER-EU aims to enhance the EU's ability to navigate complex geopolitical dynamics in the Eastern Neighbourhood and Western Balkans.
*The project is funded by the European Union under grant agreement ID 101132692