{"podcast":{"title":"Seriously Balkans - The BiEPAG Talks","slug":"seriously-balkans-the-biepag-talks-6296779","podcast_index_feed_id":6296779,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6433bc8ccc2bdf00113be0f6","website_url":"https://biepag.eu/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6433bc8ccc2bdf00113be0f6/1681124629527-e5a5cad7d5504721fa414ae6c2d3c750.jpeg","author":"Aleksandra Tomanic","episode_count":25,"summary":"Seriously Balkans - The BiEPAG Talks is a podcast series that offers an in-depth analysis and background information to current events in the Balkans, as well as discussions with leading policy analysts on important new studies. Seriously Balkans is your regular update on what matters in the region, produced by the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-18T22:17:25.637755+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/seriously-balkans-the-biepag-talks-6296779"},"episode":{"title":"The Western Balkans under Trump","slug":"the-western-balkans-under-trump","published_at":"2026-01-19T17:26:16+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/seriously-balkans-the-biepag-talks-6296779/the-western-balkans-under-trump","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/seriously-balkans-the-biepag-talks-6296779","url":"https://shows.acast.com/seriously-balkans-the-biepag-talks/episodes/seriously-balkans-the-biepag-talks-episode-21","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6433bc8ccc2bdf00113be0f6/e/696e69384788cf9ec6f825b8/media.mp3","summary":"In 2025 we saw fractures emerging in the transatlantic alliance as the second Trump administration pushed a new foreign policy vision focused on a sovereigntist understanding of spheres of influence. Repeatedly Europe, and foremost the European Union, have been sidelined as partners and often depicted as adversaries. We explore the implications of this emerging transatlantic rift on the countries and region of the Western Balkans. The discussion features Eszter Kováts, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Vienna, and Biljana Kotevska, journalist at 24.hu, and is moderated by Damir Kapidžić, BiEPAG member. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In 2025 we saw fractures emerging in the transatlantic alliance as the second Trump administration pushed a new foreign policy vision focused on a soverei…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2298,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/seriously-balkans-the-biepag-talks-6296779/episodes/the-western-balkans-under-trump/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/seriously-balkans-the-biepag-talks-6296779/the-western-balkans-under-trump.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}