The Transnational Network That Nobody is Talking About
Bottom Line Up Front There are possible links between the recent New Zealand mosque shooter and a Ukrainian ultra-nationalist white supremacist paramilitary organization called […] More
Balkans
Russia Flexes Influence in Serbia
Bottom Line Up Front On January 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin received a warm welcome during an official state visit to Serbia. Serbia is […] More
The Persistence of Artificial Divisions in the Balkans
Bottom Line Up Front More than two decades after the official end of the wars in the Balkans, ethnic divisions still define the political […] More
Russia Ramps Up Media and Military Influence in Balkans
Since its invasion of Ukraine and annexation of Crimea in 2014, Russia has waged a robust disinformation and influence campaign in the Balkans. Over the […] More
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Montenegro Needs U.S., NATO Help to Fend off Russians
The U.S. Senate last month overwhelmingly voted for Montenegro’s accession into NATO. President Donald Trump signed off on this, writing in a letter to the […] More
Will the Balkan Tinderbox Ignite, Again?
There are many differences between the Balkans and the Middle East, but they have two things in common. Both regions are former pieces of the […] More
Western Balkans in Russia’s Crosshairs
As NATO prepares to add another small Balkan country to its ranks – Montenegro is expected to join on June 5 – the region that […] More
Countering the Terrorist Threat
The Balkan states are facing a series of problems. Geopolitical rivalry is stoking tensions in the region, Turkey has become more assertive in promoting its interests, and […] More
Exporting Jihad
With minds focused on the number of Western European foreign fighters joining ISIS and al-Qaeda affiliate al-Nusra in the wake of the Paris and Brussels […] More