In recent years, international relations have faced a series of setbacks. Yet amid the challenges, there have been encouraging examples of how people from diverse backgrounds and cultures can come together to share, learn, and collaborate. One such example is the project Trebo – Culture Connects. RSI traveled to Trenčín to meet with organizers from both Slovakia and Norway, discussing the successes of this unique partnership over the past year between two distant but cooperative nations. Later in the program, we speak with Robin Rigg from the Slovak Wildlife Society about the recent rise in bear encounters and the government's controversial plan to address the issue through a mass culling. Will this strategy be effective—and is it even necessary?