Dr. Sonja Stojanović Gajić on EU Security and Enlargement in GEO-POWER EU Talks Podcast

In the third episode of the GEO-POWER EU Talks podcast, CAS SEE Senior Researcher Dr. Sonja Stojanović Gajić together with Dr. Valerie Perry (Democratization Policy Council), Dr. Branimir Jovanović (Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies) and Kakha Gogolashvili (Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies) examines the changing geopolitical dynamics in the EU’s neighbourhood—particularly in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership countries—following a global shift toward strategic competition and waning U.S. involvement in European defence. The panel discusses the tools, failures, and opportunities in the EU’s foreign policy, enlargement, and investment strategies. Central themes include defence integration, democracy promotion, and the mismatch between economic presence and political influence.

Listen to the full podcast HERE

UNIRI The Moise Palace: Cres Island

An education center of the University of Rijeka. A five-hundred-year-old patrician townhouse and the largest Renaissance palace on the Croatian islands. A venue and forum for various scientific and research activities, it welcomes visiting academics, students and scholars.