Foreign Policy and Emerging Security Architectures
Foreign Policy and Emerging Security Architectures
This third installment of the Podcast Series on Trends in 2026 delves into the fault lines and fragile momentum defining today’s global landscape.
From Central Asia’s evolving architecture of cooperation to the Western Balkans’ precarious path toward EU enlargement, from China’s strategic exploitation of perceived American vulnerability to a pivotal moment in Ukraine’s war, these podcasts dissect the pressures and possibilities of a world in flux. Together, they reveal how regional dynamics, external interventions, and shifting alliances are redrawing the map of influence—and how the choices made in 2026 could define the next decade.
Emerging Regional Architecture of Cooperation in Central Asia
Podcast on Trend Report 3 / January 2026
By Kristin Höltge & Sarah Pavlis
From Fatigue to Fragile Momentum: EU Enlargement in the Western Balkans under Geopolitical Pressure
Podcast on Trend Report 5 / January 2026
By Vedran Džihić & Theresa Rauch
Chinese Foreign Policy in 2026: Exploiting the ‘America crisis’
Podcast on Trend Report 8 / January 2026
By Thomas Eder
The War in Ukraine: The Moment of Truth in 2026?
Podcast on Trend Report 12 / January 2026
By Loïc Simonet