ESGA
Asociația Experts for Security and Global Affairs
Bucharest, Romania
About
Founded in 2014, ESGA is a think tank based in Bucharest, Romania working on peace & conflict, democracy & civil society.
ESGA is an independent, nonpartisan membership association and think tank based in Bucharest, Romania, established in October 2014. It brings together researchers, experts, analysts, journalists and civil society representatives from Romania, the Republic of Moldova and abroad. Its work focuses on the political, socio-economic and security dynamics of the post-Soviet space, the Euro-Atlantic area and the Middle East. ESGA publishes analytical reports, country papers and policy papers, runs podcasts, organises roundtables and forums, and implements dialogue and capacity-building projects, including Romania-Ukraine civil society exchanges and Eastern Partnership initiatives.
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ESGA Q&A Expert Video Podcast Series
Democracy & Civil society
Video podcast series launched in April 2017 that brings the views and analysis of experts and influencers to a wider audience.
Romania Ukraine Civil Society Forum
Peace & Conflict
Dialogue forum that revives bilateral exchanges between Romanian and Ukrainian experts at civil society level.
Eastern Partnership Think Tank Forum
Peace & Conflict
Forum for experts on the Eastern Partnership region, with editions held in Bucharest and Ukraine.
NoSugarPolitics
Democracy & Civil society · Romania, Republic of Moldova
Podcast and analysis project on politics and security issues in Eastern Europe, including Moldova.
Transnistria: Nu Deranjați!
Peace & Conflict
Analysis and public debate project on Transnistria, launched in January 2026 with Karadeniz Press.
Dialogue with Russia for a New Generation of Experts
Peace & Conflict
Project that addressed challenges facing state actors in the former Soviet space and debated them with a new generation of experts.
ESGA Young Leaders Program
Democracy & Civil society
Programme that engages young Romanian experts from different universities.
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Karadeniz Press, Promo-LEX, EI LAT, UIIP, SNSPA, Ukrainian PRISM, Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation, German Marshall Fund, Civil Society Development Foundation
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