The 2025 European Commission Report arrived at a moment when Aleksandar Vučić appeared to have temporarily consolidated his authoritarian rule after a year of the most severe political crisis of…

In Serbia, the control of elections will be important, but also the post-election combinatorics. The anniversary of the collapse of the canopy in Novi Sad, where 16 people deceased, passed…

The violence against Turkish nationals that occurred in Montenegro represents the culmination of a weeks-long anti-immigration campaign of hatred and disinformation in the domestic media and social sphere. This campaign…

Polish prosecutors are investigating acts of sabotage involving courier shipments containing hidden incendiary devices that ignited during transport, causing fires at Leipzig and Birmingham airports. The investigation also includes plans…

When we talk about Russia’s role in the Balkans, we should remember that there are two completely different periods of Russian influence on events in the region and in the…

The parliamentary elections held in Moldova on September 28 can truly be described as the most dramatic in the country’s history. The results of the elections determined the future not…

In these local elections, as in the previous ones, the rallies of political parties and the statements of political leaders are dominated by national issues rather than local ones. Macedonia…

In a space marked by weak institutions, unresolved identity issues, and the constant rivalry of authoritarian and democratic impulses, control over the media means control over all social processes. That…

The undermining of Euro-Atlantic processes in the region does not take place with the help of “soft power,” but mainly through armed force. On the eve of the parliamentary elections,…

Montenegro’s trajectory toward democracy was fundamentally shaped—and constrained—by its dominant party system. For decades, all aspects of political life were marked by the long-standing rule of the DPS. Although the…