The Eastern Front is getting increasingly dangerous - especially for journalists. Listen to the The Eastern Front latest episode with RadioFreeEurope's editor-in-chief (and fmr war correspondent) Nicola Careem on reporting from danger zones aei.org/podcast/report…

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Are France, Germany, and Poland stepping up to the plate on European defense? We break down the recent "Weimar Triangle" summit (with a little role playing)! 🎭👇 aei.org/podcast/france…

On Thursday (4/25) at 4:00 PM ET, join Giselle Donnelly, Dalibor Roháč, and Iulia Joja for a live recording of The Eastern Front with European Georgia chairman Giga Bokeria! RSVP to tune in! 👇 aei.org/events/the-eas…

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Last week, after months of tense negotiations, Congress passed a $60.8 million aid package to Ukraine. We break down what's inside the bill + consider its implications for the war's trajectory & US support for Ukraine. 👇 aei.org/podcast/ukrain…

Director of Middle East Institute Black Sea Program Iulia Joja recently joined PISM experts Kinga Dudzińska and Jakub Pieńkowski to discuss the challenges facing NATO allies in the Baltic and Black Sea regions ahead of the upcoming Washington DC summit and for the near future

An episode all about Turkey - strategic competition, Nato, Black Sea in a fascinating conversation with Özgür Ünlühisarcıklı 🇹🇷💯 The Eastern Front aei.org/podcast/naviga…

Georgia is in a very difficult situation due to Russia’s hybrid warfare. There’s still a chance, but the West is running put of time, due to its indecisiveness. Hear all about it on the latest The Eastern Front with Amb. Shota Shota Gvineria aei.org/podcast/the-fu…

NATO still has no Black Sea strategy. I wrote a policy paper for Middle East Institute on the building blocks towards a NATO Black Sea strategy that the Alliance should adopt after the NATO@75 summit: mei.edu/publications/t…

📰 Toward a NATO Black Sea strategy Read the new analysis by Iulia Joja mei.edu/publications/t… 4/4

Ahead of Nato@75 it seems there isn’t much beyond celebration on the agenda. We couldn’t let that happen. So the The Eastern Front team wrote a comprehensive report about the work that lies ahead for the Alliance towards Europe whole, free and at peace: aei.org/research-produ…

I was on قناة الحرة on the eve of the #nato summit at 75 to talk about the challenges ahead, including Russia, but also China and Iran. Middle East Institute For my Arab followers link here: youtu.be/vtMCoyKKMT8?si…

What to expect from the upcoming NATO summit for the Black Sea region and the Middle East? Here's the Middle East Institute's Monday briefing: mei.edu/blog/monday-br…

Just in time before the #NATO summit former Bulgarian defense minister Todor Tagarev joined us on the The Eastern Front to talk us through the challenges the Alliance face on the Eastern Front. Listen here: aei.org/podcast/bulgar…

How do we manage Russia's escalation? We have a country that's willing to manage it for us. They are in Washington today asking to be allowed to strike deeper into Russian territory. And we are saying no, not now instead we should be saying thank you. #NATOSummit

Big changes coming to the Eastern Front, plus our hosts give their takes on candidates Harris and Trump's foreign policy stances. Listen to our newest episode👇 aei.org/podcast/lookin…

Athletes from both Ukraine & Palestine are taking part in the Paris 2024 Olympics during times of active conflict. How has this changed their approach to the games, & what are they hoping to gain from competing, for themselves and their nations back home? Iulia Joja Khaled Elgindy

Join Harry Halem (Harry Halem), Sarkis Karabashian, & Iulia Joja discussing the strategic challenges facing Armenia & Romania in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 9/10, at 10am ET. Register below 👇mei.edu/events/black-s…

Join Omer Niazi, Umud Shokri Ph.D. 🛢, & Iulia Joja discussing new security arrangements & the global energy transition in the South Caucasus. 9/10, at 11am ET. Register below 👇 mei.edu/events/caucasu…