Kosovo (Europe): Energy is the Source of Conflict in the Balkans August 4, 2022 The situation on the border between Serbia and self-proclaimed Kosovo has escalated to near-war in less than a day. The tension that prevailed in…
The Isolation of Russia from the EU and its Wider Political Extensions June 16, 2022 After 110 days of relentless fighting, Russian troops have occupied about 20% of Ukrainian territory and the two sides are preparing for a long-running…
Chinese Ιnfluence in the Balkans is Constantly Growing January 27, 2022 Central to the East-West crossroads, the “backyard of Europe” as the Balkans are called, has always attracted the interest of large geopolitical areas, which…
Northern Macedonia: Instability Reappears in the Balkans November 11, 2021 Following the announcement of his resignation from the post of Prime Minister and that of the President of his party respectively, Zoran Zaef will…
Western Balkans: The Failure to Integrate into the EU July 1, 2021 Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall (1990), the countries that emerged from the former Yugoslavia failed to make economic and political…
The Development of the Western Balkans is a matter for the EU December 10, 2020 When we refer to the Western Balkans as a single geographical entity, we are essentially referring to the six countries that make up it….
The causes of mistakes that brought to International Geopolitical Weakness the EU October 31, 2019 The Turkish invasion of northern Syria and its successful military outcome for Turkey, while the inability to establish an intense and well-organised EU response…
EU and Western Balkans-Enlargement or Anticipation September 19, 2019 The new European Commission led by Ursula von der Layen has yet another great thorn to face in terms of further or no enlargement…