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    Balazs Jarabik is a political analyst and researcher specialising in\u00a0Ukraine, Central and Eastern Europe, and European security. A native of Slovakia, he has worked on international development and policy initiatives across Eastern Europe since 1999. He is the founder of Minority Report, a political risk consultancy and a partner at\u00a0R.Politik (authoring Essential Ukraine).<\/p>\n

    Previously, he headed the Political, Analysis and Coordination\u00a0Department at the EU Advisory Mission in Ukraine (2019\u20132022), directed USAID’s Central Europe Rule of Law Initiative (2023\u20132025), and served as a scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He has\u00a0also held research positions at FRIDE in Madrid and the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna. His work bridges high level political analysis, in-depth field research, and direct engagement with policymakers across the region.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n

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    During his EPIK fellowship, he examines how Russia’s war against Ukraine is reshaping Central Europe’s political geography, regional relationships, and role in European security. His research focuses on Ukraine’s relations with Hungary and Slovakia, exploring the\u00a0political, economic, and societal dimensions of European integration,\u00a0cross-border connectivity, and regional cooperation.<\/p>\n

    Areas of interest:<\/b> Ukraine\u2013Central Europe relations and European integration; Ukrainian politics, governance, and societal transformation; European security, Russia, and Europe’s eastern frontier; Cross-border connectivity, minority relations, and regional cooperation; Diplomacy, conflict resolution, and political transitions.<\/p>\n

    Languages:<\/b> Hungarian (native), Slovak, English, Russian (fluent); Ukrainian (working proficiency).<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"inline_featured_image":false},"class_list":["post-2543","policy-fellow","type-policy-fellow","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\u0424\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0440\u0456\u043a \u0412\u0435\u0441\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0443 - EPIK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/epik.eu\/uk\/team\/fredrik-vesslau-15\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"uk_UA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u0424\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0440\u0456\u043a \u0412\u0435\u0441\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0443 - EPIK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/epik.eu\/uk\/team\/fredrik-vesslau-15\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"EPIK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-23T09:16:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/epik.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dsc_7512-1-240x300.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"http:\/\/epik.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dsc_7512-1-819x1024.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"\u041f\u0440\u0438\u0431\u043b. \u0447\u0430\u0441 \u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 \u0445\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0438\u043d\u0430\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/epik.eu\\\/uk\\\/team\\\/fredrik-vesslau-15\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/epik.eu\\\/uk\\\/team\\\/fredrik-vesslau-15\\\/\",\"name\":\"\u0424\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0440\u0456\u043a \u0412\u0435\u0441\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0443 - 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