Global geopolitical turbulence, the destruction of stable international partnerships, and increasing security challenges facing Europe, primarily related to Russian aggression against Ukraine, are affecting the geopolitically sensitive Western Balkans. A…

On March 15, more than a month into the national vote, the Central Election Commission of Kosovo declared the final results of parliamentary elections. And these results promise some complex…

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…

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…

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…

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…

On January 10, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed a package of sanctions on the Russian energy sector. The restrictions affected dozens of companies,…

This Balkan nation, nestled between Europe’s eastern borders and the Adriatic coast, has captured a few global headlines in 2024. Among the most prominent moments were the arrest of former…

The most high-profile events in the Western Balkans in 2024: • Intensification of the European integration process of the Western Balkan countries; old and new challenges of the EU integration…

On December 13, the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the EU Member States (COREPER II) officially close three chapters in Montenegro's negotiations with the EU: Chapter 7 – Intellectual Property…