The Eastern Flank

The Eastern Flank podcast follows the latest defense and security-related developments along NATO's eastern flank. It is hosted by defense journalist J. Adamowski who has covered Central and Eastern Europe for more than 15 years.

With war on the western world’s doorstep, 14 nations in Central and Eastern Europe are boosting acquisitions of weapons for their land, air and naval forces: Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Croatia, Lithuania, Albania, Latvia, Estonia, North Macedonia, Slovenia and Montenegro. These nations are preparing their militaries for an attack by an increasingly belligerent Russia, undergoing an unprecedented effort to upgrade their defense capacities. 

We take a close look at NATO’s eastern members as they are deeply transforming their armed forces.