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Romania’s Never-Ending Political Crisis Explained

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democracy has been under strain since the annulment of last years’ presidential elections, leading to the ban of two presidential candidates so far. In this video, we’re taking a look at the rise of far right in Romania and how foreign influence is stoking tensions further.

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1 – https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261949/romania-gdp-per-capita-ppp
2 – https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267791/gdp-per-capita-adjusted-for-ppp-cee-by-country
3 – https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/17hsmim/european_nations_by_gdp_per_capita_2023_both
4 – https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=File:Gross_domestic_product_(GDP)_per_inhabitant,_by_NUTS_2_regions,_2016_(based_on_data_in_purchasing_power_standards_(PPS)_in_relation_to_the_EU-28_average,_EU-28_%3D_100)-RYB18.png
5 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Romanian_parliamentary_election#/media/File:Romania_Chamber_of_Deputies_2020.svg
6 – https://www.ziarelive.ro/stiri/partidul-aur-se-vrea-crestin-democrat.html
7 – https://www.romania-insider.com/romanians-ukraine-negotiate-peace-russia-survey-february-2024
8 – https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/sosoaca-vrea-ca-romania-sa-invadeze-ucraina-a-depus-un-proiect-de-lege-pentru-anexarea-mai-multor-teritorii-2289605
9 – https://www.britannica.com/place/Romania/Greater-Romania
10 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C4%83lin_Georgescu
11 – https://www.politico.eu/article/investigation-ties-romanian-liberals-tiktok-campaign-pro-russia-candidate-calin-georgescu
12 – https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/08/romanias-far-right-georgescu-denounces-cancelled-vote-outside-closed-polling-station
13 – https://www.politico.eu/article/romania-president-klaus-iohannis-resigns-spare-impeachment-crisis
14 – https://www.ft.com/content/316f22dd-e646-4629-9bc1-8abeecb3970e
15 – https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/elon-musk-ramps-up-romanian-election-row-branding-chief-judge-tyrant-2025-02-20
16 – https://www.politico.eu/article/kremlin-romanian-elections-are-illegitimate-without-georgescu

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01:09 – Context
02:19 – Rise of the Far Right
04:21 – 2024 Elections
07:28 – What Will Happen Next
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Why the EU has more Leverage Over China than you think

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As Chinese exports to the EU have surged but imports have stagnated, European governments are starting to ask the European Commission to come up with tools to fight the upcoming trade war. In this video, we’re taking a look at the looming EU-China trade war and why Europe might do surprisingly well.

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How the EU Could Win its Next Trade War

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As Chinese exports to the EU have surged but imports have stagnated, European governments are starting to ask the European Commission to come up with tools to fight the upcoming trade war. In this video, we’re taking a look at the looming EU-China trade war and why Europe might do surprisingly well.

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How Russia is Running Out of Allies

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Russia’s sphere of influence in both Eastern Europe and the Middle East seems to be waning as elections continue to go badly for Putin and key strategic partners are ousted. So in this video, we’ll explain how, and where, Russia is running out of allies.

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2026 Armenian election
https://theconversation.com/armenias-ties-with-russia-continue-to-deteriorate-as-election-day-approaches-284269 

Hungary–Russia relations
https://youtu.be/C2LQ8wk7EJE?si=lgdsUcyE_S_r4MSe 
https://nestcentre.org/after-orban-can-russia-keep-its-grip-on-magyars-hungary/ 
https://world-nuclear-news.org/articles/first-concrete-poured-for-hungarys-paks-ii-nuclear-project 

Russia–Iran relations
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/01/putin-calls-the-death-of-irans-ali-khamenei-a-cynical-murder

2025 Moldovan election
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/how-russia-tried-manipulate-moldova-s-election-what-it-reveals 

Russia–Azerbaijan relations
https://cepa.org/article/russia-azerbaijan-relations-back-on-the-rocks/https://jamestown.org/russia-azerbaijan-relations-remain-in-state-of-limbo/

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Can Ulf Kristersson Hang On?

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With Sweden set for elections in September, growing political turbulence has made life difficult for the incumbent Ulf Kristersson and his coalition. So in this video, we’ll explain why the government is looking unsteady and what the election might hold.

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No, Europe isn’t “Falling Behind” America

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There’s been an ongoing debate about whether Europe is falling behind the US economically, but the evidence actually suggests that it’s actually keeping pace. So in this video, we’ll take a look at the data and why it actually matters.

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