Western Balkans 2024

Amid rising Russian aggression in Eurasia, the Western Balkans have disproportionately felt the effects of regional destabilization, along with a heightened urgency for Euro-Atlantic integration. With Kosovo and Serbia embroiled in border skirmishes, and interethnic tensions rising throughout the region, forces of political polarization, ethnonationalism, and secessionist movements are posing a growing threat to stability and peace in the Western Balkans.

Ismet Fatih Čančar, Ramadan Ilazi, Leureta Lumi, Vladimir Vučković, Ivana Jordanovska, Filip Ejdus, Aida A. Hozić - 3 Apr 2024

Western Balkans 2023

It has been 28 years since the Dayton Accords were signed, and the Western Balkans are inching closer than ever to a return to the political violence, ethnic cleansing, and mass migration that plagued the region following the dissolution of the Yugoslav Federation. Policymakers in Brussels and Washington, who once played a pivotal role in brokering and implementing peace deals in the Balkans, have had their attention diverted to new and looming crises, from Ukraine to Taiwan.

Kurt Bassuener, Ivana Stradner, Hikmet Karčić, Reuf Bajrović, Dr. Jasmin Mujanović, Agon Maliqi - 19 Sep 2023