The Western Balkan Corner

News items, policy papers, studies, academic publications & books about the Western Balkans from news outlets, think tanks, academic institutions and pundits.

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In this @CEPS_thinktank piece, Erwan Fouéré reflects on the impact that Russia’s war in Ukraine will have on the EU’s enlargement agenda in the Western Balkans & calls for innovative measures and a qualitative change in the EU’s approach. 🔗 https://t.co/nbGFbz3rZP

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In this @CEPS_thinktank piece, Erwan Fouéré reflects on the impact that Russia’s war in Ukraine will have on the EU’s enlargement agenda in the Western Balkans & calls for innovative measures and a qualitative change in the EU’s approach. 🔗 https://t.co/nbGFbz3rZP

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This @Clingendaelorg policy brief authored by @Wouter_Zweers & Myrthe de Boon examines how ‘EU internal factors and contradictions & the position of EU member states have hampered the EU’s effectiveness in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue.’🔗 https://t.co/Emurnt1Brn 1/2👇

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The brief '1) provides an analysis of relevant EU actors; 2) zooms in on dividing lines among & btw. EU member states & EU institutions. 3) assesses other factors hampering EU effectiveness, incl. the state of EU enlargement, the situation on the ground & third-power influences.'

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This @Clingendaelorg policy brief authored by @Wouter_Zweers & Myrthe de Boon examines how ‘EU internal factors and contradictions & the position of EU member states have hampered the EU’s effectiveness in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue.’🔗 https://t.co/Emurnt1Brn 1/2👇

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In this commentary for the @ecfr, Visiting Fellow #VladimirShopov discusses China’s strategies and activities in the Balkans as well as the recent emergence of a West’s more coordinated strategy to compete with China in the region. 🔗https://t.co/1dRRrCi2FN

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In this commentary for the @ecfr, Visiting Fellow #VladimirShopov discusses China’s strategies and activities in the Balkans as well as the recent emergence of a West’s more coordinated strategy to compete with China in the region. 🔗https://t.co/1dRRrCi2FN

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In this @bezbednost_org publication, @luka_steric analyses the militarist narratives designed by Vucic’s regime ‘to legitimise the capturing of the state and its defence system’, & identifies ‘3 major militarist narratives used by Serbia's authorities’.🔗 https://t.co/RN0oZcv9DT

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The 3 identified narratives are: 1. the narrative of the personal power of Vucic as 'commander-in-chief'; 2. the narrative of non-transparent armament to defend Serbia from the external enemy; 3. the narrative of discrediting criticism & political opponents on topics of defence.

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In this @bezbednost_org publication, @luka_steric analyses the militarist narratives designed by Vucic’s regime ‘to legitimise the capturing of the state and its defence system’, & identifies ‘3 major militarist narratives used by Serbia's authorities’.🔗 https://t.co/RN0oZcv9DT

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Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, in this @ForeignAffairs piece, @DPC_Global Senior Associates @KurtBassuener & @tobyvogel urge 🇺🇸 & 🇪🇺 to shift policy in BiH & stop relying on its ethnocrats ‘to prevent the de facto dissolution of the country'. https://t.co/RukldnE6fP

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@KurtBassuener & @tobyvogel argue that ‘the centerpiece of such a policy shift would be to redeploy a full brigade of NATO forces to BiH, and a contingent of those forces to be based in & around Brčko’ & commitment to a constitution guaranteeing pol. accountability & rule of law.

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Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, in this @ForeignAffairs piece, @DPC_Global Senior Associates @KurtBassuener & @tobyvogel urge 🇺🇸 & 🇪🇺 to shift policy in BiH & stop relying on its ethnocrats ‘to prevent the de facto dissolution of the country'. https://t.co/RukldnE6fP

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This @BiEPAG policy analysis dissects the nature & state of civic activism in the Western Balkans & assesses its capacity to propel change & create momentum in the public discourse as exemplified by protests emerged in the region in recent years.🔗https://t.co/iTXEBTtKg8 1/2👇

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This @BiEPAG policy analysis was authored by @vedrandzihic, @madzarica, Jelena Vasiljević & @Alidav978, with comments by @fbieber.

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This @BiEPAG policy analysis dissects the nature & state of civic activism in the Western Balkans & assesses its capacity to propel change & create momentum in the public discourse as exemplified by protests emerged in the region in recent years.🔗https://t.co/iTXEBTtKg8 1/2👇

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ISPI’s (@ispionline) Research Fellow @Gio_Fruscione delves into a comparative analysis between the Yugoslav wars (1991-1995) and Russia’s war in Ukraine, pinpointing the main similarities and differences. 🔗 https://t.co/fjH8TFxgal

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ISPI’s (@ispionline) Research Fellow @Gio_Fruscione delves into a comparative analysis between the Yugoslav wars (1991-1995) and Russia’s war in Ukraine, pinpointing the main similarities and differences. 🔗 https://t.co/fjH8TFxgal

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This @bezbednost_org paper by @srdjan_herc analyses official narratives about civil society created by Serbia’s government with a view to legitimizing itself internationally & further bolstering the state capturing process internally. 🔗 https://t.co/p8LF1XzQfP

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This @bezbednost_org paper by @srdjan_herc analyses official narratives about civil society created by Serbia’s government with a view to legitimizing itself internationally & further bolstering the state capturing process internally. 🔗 https://t.co/p8LF1XzQfP