In The Eastern Front’s inaugural episode, Giselle and Iulia interview fellow co-host, Dalibor Rohac, a Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. 

Dalibor dives into the question of why, as Vladimir Putin threatens to invade Ukraine, Central Europe is not more unified in its relationship with Russia. As Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, visits Vladimir Putin, Dalibor considers how straying away from North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in a counter culture way mobilizes Orbán’s base. Dalibor puts democratic backsliding and disunity into the context of today’s Russia/Ukraine crisis. 

Reference: Poll: Slovaks Blame NATO and the US for tension on Ukrainian border (The Slovak Spectator)