Dr. Valbona Zeneli

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Senior Fellow, Europe Center and Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council of the United States.

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EU-Western Balkans relations: It’s not that complicated

Authors: Valbona Zeneli and Zoran Nechev* Whether to place or not the word “enlargement” in the Brdo Declaration of the latest European Union-Western Balkans Summit...

EU’s Litmus Test in the Western Balkans

For the last few months the western Balkans are back in the newspaper headlines. This is typically not good news. High Representative for Foreign...

EU Enlargement- Still hope for the Western Balkans?

The European integration of the Western Balkans seems to be stuck between declarative political promises and reality on the ground. There is general consensus,...

The Greek crisis impact on Southeast Europe

During the course of Greek debt negotiations, debate has been dominated by the questions about the impact of this crisis on the Euro zone....

NEW DEAL for the Balkans – China and BRICS

Capital rich and ready to spend, China might be outplaying many Western rivals, even maybe Russia, in the Balkans. Chinese investments boost the influence,...

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Beyond QR Payments: The Politics of Economic Mobility in the Global South

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The Geopolitics of Submarine Cables: Indonesia’s Strategic Dependence and Digital Vulnerability

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