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After the elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which only cemented the ethnic lines between Serbs, Croats, and Bosniaks, the key elections for the entire Balkans are just around the corner – early parliamentary...
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Balkan interviews
Hosted by Balkan Chronicles · news · EN-GB
About this Podcast:
Uncover the complex history, politics, and cultural tapestry of the Balkan Peninsula through conversations. As a sister podcast to the Slovak show Balkánske kroniky, Balkan Interviews brings you exclusive, English-language discussions with leading experts, political scientists, journalists, and insiders from the region and beyond. Join host Jakub Horváth in his interviews and explore the political landscape, energy policies, economic opportunities and deep cultural and historical ties that shape this intriguing and diverse region.
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What is Balkan interviews about?
Uncover the complex history, politics, and cultural tapestry of the Balkan Peninsula through conversations. As a sister podcast to the Slovak show Balkánske kroniky, Balkan Interviews brings you exclusive, English-language discussions with leading experts, political scientists, journalists, and insiders from the region and beyond.
Who hosts Balkan interviews?
Balkan interviews is hosted by Balkan Chronicles. The show has published 15 episodes to date.
What has Balkan interviews covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Students and their professors challenge Vučić - Serbian elections analysis" (20 October 2026, 49 minutes), "Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina - a view from Banja Luka" (29 September 2026, 55 minutes), and "Kosovo Serbs - a nation on the edge" (21 September 2026, 35 minutes).
How often does Balkan interviews publish?
Balkan interviews publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 37 minutes across 15 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Balkan interviews?
Booking probability for Balkan interviews is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Balkan interviews requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Balkan interviews's contact route on record: verified email.
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Balkan Chronicles hosts Balkan interviews, a news podcast with 15 episodes published.
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Balkan interviews
Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina - a view from Banja Luka
Sep 29, 202655 minA country with the most complex political structure in Europe (and certainly among the top five globally) is bound to have at least a "unique" electoral system. And it sure does! In the general elections on October 4...
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Kosovo Serbs - a nation on the edge
Sep 21, 202635 minDespite being the largest ethnicity in the Western Balkans, the Serbs in Kosovo, their former province, make up only a small percentage of the population. Being effectively held hostage by the two hostile countries and...
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The flamingo revolution of Albania
Sep 17, 202619 minThe Serbs are not the only ones protesting for the well-being of their country and their environment. Albanians have taken to the streets repeatedly during the past year to express their anger at the corrupt elites and...
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Serbia heads to elections
Sep 11, 202634 minSerbia has been through one of the most serious challenges in the past decade. Years of environmental, anti-government and student protests have been difficult for the whole society and proved to be a first true...
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Energy transition of the Western Balkans
Jul 13, 202633 minSerbia, Bosnia, N. Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania and Montenegro have all been struggling to manage the recent turbulent shifts in the energy sector, made all the more difficult by the lack of a single regulated marketplace...
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Kosovo - The political crisis deepens
Jul 3, 202636 minBalkan Interviews brings you an update on the political crisis in Kosovo, which has been impacting the stability and economic (mis)fortunes of the youngest state in Europe for more then 18 months. Our new guest Márton...
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Organized crime in (from?) the Balkans
Jun 4, 202630 minS0<p>Illegal drugs, weapons and people smuggling, that is just short list of the business portfolio of Balkans-based organized crime groups that came into prevalance after the Yugoslav war in the 1990s. </p><p>How they...
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Hungarian foreign policy towards the Western Balkans
Jun 4, 202642 minS0<p>The new Hungarian prime minister Péter Magyár and his Tisza party are promising sweeping changes to Hungarian domestic and foreign policy. What was it to begin with in relation to the Western Balkans? Will Milorad...
- Jun 3, 202626 minS1
<p>(first aired 19.11.2026)</p><p>Energy needs meet financial opportunities meet local and global politics in Bosnia and Hercegovina = a recipe for quagmire. This is the South Interconnection gas pipeline project that...
Episode #4
Serbian oil industry under sanctions
Jun 3, 202633 minS1<p>(first aired 22.11.2025)</p><p>For the latest episode in our expert interviews series we have invited Filip Ilanković to discuss the full implementation of US sanctions on key Serbian oil company NIS. Even though the...
Episode #6
Serbia at the EU´s doorstep
Jun 3, 202648 minS1<p>(first aired 2.3.2026)</p><p>In our latest interview with Filip Ilanković a Hungarian-based expert on Serbia, from Serbia, we discuss the very troubled path of Serbia towards EU membership. </p><p>Serbia´s journey...
Episode #3
Politics and politicians of Albania
Jun 1, 202629 minS1<p>(aired 8.10.2025</p><p>Albania, the new poster child of European accession and a staunch NATO ally definitely deserves a thorough look at its intriguing politics, which our recurring guest Árpad Párducz is happy to...
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Kosovo in political turmoil
Jun 1, 202624 minS1<p>(aired 22.9.2025)</p><p>Continuing our English language series, we take a thorough look at the ongoing political crises in Kosovo with Árpád Párdcz, a Budapest-based expert on the Western Balkans. </p><p>Since Albin...
Episode #1
Protests in Serbia, no end in sight
Jun 1, 202656 minS1<p>(aired 8.9.2025)</p><p>In our very first English interview, we are proud to discuss the current state of Serbian anti-government protests with Filip Ilanković, Serbian-born, Hungarian-based expert on the...
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Strahinja Obrenović
Faculty of Political Science in Belgrade
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Márton Nikowitz-Holló
Balkans Institute of Hungarian Institute of International Affairs
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Filip Ilanković
Hungary´s Institute of International Affairs
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