More: Balkans
Qatar’s Balkan Strategy: Why the North Macedonia Partnership Matters in Europe’s New Geopolitics
Diplomacy is now possible for a range of actors beyond the large states in today's evolving international system. Smaller states are becoming more and...
The Western Balkans: A New Frontier for Turkish Organized Crime
In recent decades, the Western Balkans have become a key crossroads where historical legacies and modern geopolitics meet. Among external actors, Türkiye has played...
Republic of Srpska and the right to self-defense
Where Bosnia and Herzegovina begins, that is where logic ends. This statement has never had more meaning than now. Namely, Milorad Dodik, the President...
Betrayed by Guardians: The UN Peacekeepers’ Role in the Srebrenica Massacre
The July 1995 Srebrenica massacre is a notorious illustration of how humanitarian efforts and international peacekeeping could overlook one of the most horrifying crimes...
Kosovo’s North: A Victory with Uncertain Consequences
Kosovo's push to control the Serb-majority north has yielded a tactical victory but at a cost as well. While Pristina successfully dismantles the remaining...
Kosovo lets Bosnians in without a visa. Why won’t Bosnia return the favour?
As Kosovo lifts visa requirements for Bosnian citizens, allowing travel with just an ID card, Bosnia and Herzegovina is stuck in a political quagmire,...
EU Candidate countries are dreading the new European Commission
We now know President Ursula von der Leyen’s picks for the next EU commissioners, the key figures likely to shape the bloc’s executive direction...
Investing in Roma Communities: A Key to Solving the Workforce Crisis in the Western Balkans
The Western Balkans – Serbia, Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina – stand at a crossroads, facing an acute shortage of...
A Crisis of Opportunity: Addressing the Root Causes of Emigration in the Western Balkans
Authors: Dr. Albana Shehaj and Dr. Valbona Zeneli
The Western Balkans (WB) have faced significant population losses due to emigration over the past decades. Countries...
Bosnia Without Bosnians: The Only Desirable Solution?
Pseudo-scientific pamphlets by itself would not deserve any attention or reaction: they are usually worthless mixtures of poor ignorance, anti-logical constructions, unargued insinuations, and...