Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo

Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo is a Melbourne-based freelance speechwriter who has a keen interest in the politics of Eastern Europe.

Articles by Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo (8)

Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo 9 May 2022 05:00

The time is right for Australia to forge stronger ties with Europe

A new world has created new opportunities in energy, security and diplomacy that Canberra should grab without delay.
Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo 21 Mar 2022 13:00

As Hungary nears an election, Brussels and Moscow will be watching

Viktor Orbán looks likely to win re-election and continue posing problems for European policymakers.
Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo 25 Feb 2022 06:00

Why was it left to Kenya to speak up for multilateralism?

Kenya’s UN envoy Martin Kimani was a sensation at an emergency Security Council session—with a message for all nations.
Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo 1 Feb 2022 10:00

How to speak green: Europe’s new energy taxonomy

A stoush about sustainable energy criteria reveals tensions, anxieties – and increasing French influence.
Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo 11 Jan 2022 10:30

Fear, loathing and infighting in Kazakhstan

Media blackouts and influence from the Kremlin are stifling anti-government protests in the Central Asian republic.
Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo 9 Dec 2021 14:30

Europe is finally getting serious about China

The Global Gateway and Germany’s new government suggests trouble ahead for EU-China relations.
Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo 18 Nov 2021 11:00

Nord Stream 2: Will you go to the Gazprom with me?

The latest ructions over the Russian pipeline should lead Europe to hasten a turn away from gas to renewable energy.
Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo 10 Nov 2021 11:30

The forest for the trees: trouble at the Poland-Belarus border

A migrant crisis is the next episode in an ongoing Russian and Belarusian project to undercut the European Union.