China’s growing investments in Montenegro – will the new government break their secrecy?

Photo by: Government of Montenegr China is present in Montenegro primarily through the construction of a highway linking the port […]

A thousand eyes over Belgrade: mass biometric surveillance as the ultimate privacy intrusion

Photo by: Kaspersky daily In early 2019, citizens of Serbia’s capital Belgrade learned from the media that the streets of […]

The power of China’s economic narrative as exploited in the Western Balkans

Photo credit: Thomas White Reuters Corrosive capital is not the whole story: Balkan political elites make use of foreign investments […]

How China changed Europe

The belief among Europeans, up until a few years ago, has been that by pro-actively engaging (with) China, through economic […]

China in the Western Balkans Energy Sector

In the previous period, Chinese economic activity in the Western Balkans has been predominantly linked with infrastructure and energy projects. […]

Steps toward a Rule of Law Culture in the Western Balkans

  The willingness to resolve bilateral disputes, foster reconciliation and strengthen rule of law in the Western Balkans has never […]

Active youth participation is more than voting

  Even though civil society and youth are among the pillars of democracy and one of the main actors in […]

Rethinking the connectedness of the Western Balkans: Economic cooperation in the doldrums

  One of the main goals of the so-called ‘Berlin Process’ was to intensify the regional cooperation and increase prosperity […]

Western Balkan Local Communities in the Process of European Integration. Show me that you care

  If we want Western Balkans to advance in their aspirations for European Union membership, much more is required, both […]

Enlargement to the WB: the finest hour of EU or the sunset of its global aspirations

  European Council’s recent negative decision on opening accession negotiations with North Macedonia and eventually Albania, due to strong opposition […]