Butrint Berisha

phd from @unitartu. statehood and contestation, engagement and isolation.

[Butrint Berisha @bu_berisha]

Our article, The Politics of Digital Recognition of States, in the latest issue of @IAJournal_CH:

"Practitioners must recognize the evolving nature of statehood in the digital age."

Check it out below👇

[International Affairs @IAJournal_CH]

🌍Does the fight for self-determination need recognition from a multinational corporation?

@bu_berisha (@unitartu) & Shpend Kursani explain the role of non-state actors in the state recognition process: https://t.co/Y5uLdqAaxW

[Butrint Berisha @bu_berisha]

New report co-authored with Steven Blockmans (@ICDS_Tallinn):

From Stalemate to Solution: Rethinking EU Approaches to Bilateral Disputes in Enlargement.

We call for a more strategic, consistent, and principle-based approach to dispute resolution to re-dynamise enlargement.

[ICDS Tallinn @ICDS_Tallinn]

The ability to manage and resolve disputes is not merely a technical requirement for EU enlargement but increasingly a strategic necessity in a more conflicted geopolitical environment.

New report by Steven Blockmans and Butrint Berisha. @bu_berisha https://t.co/zBpaOwytSY

[De Facto States Research Unit @de_facto_states]

How do domestic CSOs in #Kosovo, #Taiwan and #Palestine engage internationally, circumventing obstacles caused by absence of universal recognition? @bu_berisha and Eiki Berg address this question by analysing the activities of these “lightweights”.
See at https://t.co/rYLMTXRrB1

[International Affairs @IAJournal_CH]

💰 Did you know that corporations play a crucial role in defining what a state is?

Read @bu_berisha (@unitartu) & Shpend Kursani’s analysis 👉: https://t.co/Y5uLdqAaxW

[Butrint Berisha @bu_berisha]

@BruckerC Yes, coincidentally, it shares similarities with our article. Thanks for bringing it up @BruckerC . Fascinating read.

[International Affairs @IAJournal_CH]

@andygawt, @UniLeiden, @andrewehrhardt, @kcl_cgs, @bu_berisha, @unitartu, @Nauja_Kleist, @PeterAlAlbrecht, @diisdk, @IDS_UONBI, @melwynbrad, @RVInews, @Moaden1, @karutikk, @Fatimaa_dm, @ahmedmmusa3, @Jethro_Norman

[International Affairs @IAJournal_CH]

📢 Starting the year with a brand NEW issue! We bring to you:

🌏A special section on soft balancing in the regions
📑Articles on civilization, heritage destruction and more
🏔️Policy papers on conservation in Antarctica and UK aid
📚26 book reviews

Read NOW > https://t.co/pMx5PlOauF

[Butrint Berisha @bu_berisha]

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[De Facto States Research Unit @de_facto_states]

Freshly out in @IAJournal_CH🧐

The Politics of Digital Recognition of States
https://t.co/k7SnXsF9xt

@bu_berisha and Shpend Kursani pull the tab on the #digital side of #state #recognition. The digital is moving fast in & with #IR. It is hissing... 💦🫧

Check it out 👆👇

[Butrint Berisha @bu_berisha]

The work highlights the relevance that both citizens and state governments assign to digital recognition & how digital devices now offer instruments for non-state actors to engage in diplomatic practices, thus conducting lobbying and advocacy recognition campaigns.

[Butrint Berisha @bu_berisha]

The article "The Politics of Digital Recognition of States", co-authored with Shpend Kursani is on its way and it will be published in @IAJournal_CH in January.

[Butrint Berisha @bu_berisha]

Of particular note, the article analyses how digital country lists, maps and borders that we see on our screens every day, have become venues where state sovereignty is consistently claimed and contested, and bargained.

[Butrint Berisha @bu_berisha]

@GezimVisoka @UofMPress @LawGovDCU @DCU @HumanitiesDCU @DCU_Research @IICRR Congrats Gëzim.

[Butrint Berisha @bu_berisha]

More evidence on Russian Foundation "Pravfond" reveals links with Russian intelligence and diplomacy.
Pravfond implemented "psychological warfare" tactics in Europe, by disseminating anti-Ukranian and pro-Russian narratives (an event was organised in Serbia, in November 2022).

[Charles-Henry Groult @ChGroult]

Espions russes en Europe 🔴 Enquête vidéo sur Pravfond, la discrète caisse noire du Kremlin qui cible l'UE

https://t.co/7jKypua5Yo

par @EydouxT, @LucasMinisini, @Damien_Leloup et @mvaudano

[Butrint Berisha @bu_berisha]

It remains to be seen to see if Kosovo 'gambles' and moves forward in deepening the relations with the island.

[Butrint Berisha @bu_berisha]

Interesting exchange, i.e. "[s]upport from friends like Kosovo"...
Taiwan has recognised Kosovo, but the latter did not return the favor, for fear of a potential reaction from PRC. However, recent years have seen an opening with KS-TW MP Friendship Group established.

[蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen @iingwen]

We thank you, @VjosaOsmaniPRKS, for your kind message and condolences. Support from friends like Kosovo keeps us going strong in the wake of the destruction caused by this earthquake.

[Fabian Hoffmann @FRHoffmann1]

In this thread, I will explain why we are much closer to war with 🇷🇺 than most people realize and why our time window for rearmament is shorter than many believe. In my opinion, we have at best 2-3 years to re-establish deterrence vis-à-vis 🇷🇺. Here's why 👇 1/20

[Butrint Berisha @bu_berisha]

"The $80m is not a loan. It comes from American taxpayers. For the first time in more than 40 years, America is using its own money to send weapons to a place it officially doesn't recognise".

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

The US is quietly arming Taiwan to the teeth https://t.co/rjLAYvIeBT

[Nick Schifrin @nickschifrin]

And Kirby revealed, “We are monitoring a large Serbian deployment along the border of Kosovo," including "unprecedented forward deployment of artillery, tanks, and service members.” “We are calling on Serbia to withdraw those forces.”

[Nick Schifrin @nickschifrin]

NSC Spokesman John Kirby just delivered an unusually specific warning about possible Serbian military action into Kosovo: