Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo
Biography
Publications
Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo is a Melbourne-based freelance speechwriter who has a keen interest in the politics of Eastern Europe.
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.
How to speak green: Europe’s new energy taxonomy
A stoush about sustainable energy criteria reveals tensions, anxieties – and increasing French influence.
Fear, loathing and infighting in Kazakhstan
Media blackouts and influence from the Kremlin are stifling anti-government protests in the Central Asian republic.
Europe is finally getting serious about China
The Global Gateway and Germany’s new government suggests trouble ahead for EU-China relations.
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.
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.
