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One people – Vitalii Portnikov
In his recent speech at a meeting of the collegium of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, President Putin, illustrating the West’s contemptuous attitude toward Russia after the…
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Western Balkans Overview Jan 02, 2026 – CWBS
The United States Temporarily Allowed the Operation of NIS On 31 December 2025, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC) extended the operating…
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Western Balkan – 2025
The main outcome of 2025 for the Western Balkan was a prevented deterioration of the security situation in the region. Although at the beginning of the year the forecasts were…
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Western Balkans Overview Dec 24, 2025 – CWBS
The EU decided not to open Cluster 3 in negotiations with Serbia, and Serbia decided not to participate in the EU–Western Balkans summit On the evening of 16 December, the…
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Women are targets of dictatorship in Serbia – Boris Varga
Professor of sociology Marija Vasić from Novi Sad is the first political prisoner in Serbia since the democratic changes of 2000. She was arrested together with activists and members of…
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Montenegro and the EU: A Window That Must Not Close – Ljubomir Filipović
What is currently happening with Montenegro in the context of European integration is qualitatively different from anything we have witnessed over the past decade. After more than twelve years of…
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Western Balkans Overview Dec 17, 2025 – CWBS
Montenegro Closed Five Chapters in EU Accession Negotiations Montenegro has achieved a breakthrough on its path toward the European Union, officially closing five negotiation chapters at once. This significant progress…
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Eurointegration of “Brotherhood and Unity”
As of December 2025, the European integration of the Western Balkans is in an active phase and is a priority both for the region and for the EU. But while…
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How We Infiltrated Telegram Channels Recruiting for the Russian Army – Nino Bilajac
For several months, we monitored Telegram channels that recruit citizens from the region into the Russian military. In a four-month investigation, we infiltrated a private recruitment channel on Telegram, intended…
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Western Balkans Overview Dec 08, 2025 – CWBS
The United States did not grant permission for NIS to continue operating The sanctioned “Oil Industry of Serbia (NIS), whose majority stake is owned by Russian companies, failed to receive…