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The Trump factor and (in)stability BiH

Bosnia and Herzegovina is going through another crisis of statehood. The entity within BiH, the Republika Srpska under the leadership of Milorad Dodik, is once again trying to expand its…

March 12, 2025Articles

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Western Balkans Overview March 05, 2025 – CWBS

Republika Srpska bans BiH law enforcement, judiciary On February 27, at a special session, the National Assembly of Republika Srpska (NSRS) adopted emergency laws prohibiting law enforcement and judicial bodies…

March 7, 2025Reports

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Albania’s Upcoming 2025 Elections

For nearly a decade, Prime Minister Edi Rama’s Socialist Party has not only steered the country through a myriad of post-communist challenges but has also steadily built a formidable institutional…

March 5, 2025Articles

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Western Balkans Overview Feb 26, 2025 – CWBS

Court sentences Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik On February 26, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina found Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik guilty of "disrespect for decisions" of the High…

February 28, 2025Reports

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Montenegro’s Path to Europe: The Ruling Coalition’s Dilemmas – Ljubomir Filipović

By all technical parameters, Montenegro leads the pack of candidates for European Union membership. The central party of the ruling coalition, formed by moderate leaders of the 2020 protest movement…

February 25, 2025Opinions

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The US leaving, Russia returning?

Europe is anxious in anticipation of a sharp increase in threats to the continent's security after the start of direct negotiations between the U.S. and Russia on ending the war…

February 24, 2025Articles

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Western Balkans Overview Feb 19, 2025 – CWBS

Zoran Milanović Sworn in as the President of Croatia On February 18, Zoran Milanović was sworn in for his second five-year term as President of the Republic of Croatia. Milanović's…

February 21, 2025Reports

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Western Balkans Overview Feb 12, 2025 – CWBS

On February 9, parliamentary elections were held in Kosovo According to the preliminary data of the Central Election Commision, after counting 99.72% of the ballots, the Self-Determination Movement (Vetëvendosje, VV),…

February 15, 2025Reports

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Prevlaka. Open question

Prevlaka is a peninsula at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor. The 2.6-kilometer-long piece of land is only 500 meters wide at its widest part. Peninsula and the surrounding…

February 11, 2025Articles

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Western Balkans Overview Feb 05, 2025 – CWBS

Student protests in Serbia continue even after government stepdown Serbian students continue blocking universities and picketing transport hubs, demanding accountability for those responsible for the tragedy in Novi Sad on…

February 6, 2025Reports