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BALKAN BLOG: Albania’s moment to make a push for EU accession
April 13, 2025
Albania has a realistic chance of joining the EU by the end of this decade.
BALKAN BLOG: Putin’s ally pushes Bosnia to the verge of war
April 6, 2025
The international community will have to step up to prevent new clashes in Bosnia.
BALKAN BLOG: Being a Trump fan isn’t enough to get US support
March 11, 2025
Some right-wing Emerging European leaders have gained vocal backing from the US, but efforts by Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik and the Georgian Dream party to demonstrate their pro-Trump credentials have been largely ignored.
BALKAN BLOG: Where are Serbia's protests headed?
February 23, 2025
What the protesters demand is simple yet elusive: transparency, accountability and a functioning rule of law.
BALKAN BLOG: Upended world order enables Russia’s return to Southeast Europe
February 19, 2025
The US’s distancing from its traditional democratic allies and embrace of the far right paves the way for the return of Russian influence to a region from which it has long been in retreat.
BALKAN BLOG: Kosovan PM’s likely re-election challenges Trump administration’s Balkan ambitions
February 7, 2025
Kosovan Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s reluctance to compromise for the sake of diplomatic expediency is likely to be as irksome to the new Trump administration as his left-wing politics.
BALKAN BLOG: Serbia’s student protests are a call for change, not a colour revolution
January 27, 2025
Protesters are fighting for societal change and an end to government corruption, nepotism and perceived institutional incompetence, but they aren't seeking to oust the president.