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USA and the Western Balkans

US Investment in Western Balkan Energy and Infrastructure Reflects Shifting Security Priorities

US engagement in the Western Balkans has evolved from humanitarian aid into long-term investment in infrastructure development and regional energy integration.

9 min read

16.04.2026.

Investigation into the "Kanjiža" case

First frictions between Magyar and Vučić in post-election public statements

6 min read

14.04.2026.

Security experts about “Kanjiža case”

Suspicious timing suggests a false flag operation on the Serbian-Hungarian border

5 min read

07.04.2026.

Explosives found near Serbian-Hungarian pipeline

Serbian authorities: The search could last days or months

4 min read

06.04.2026.

USA and the Western Balkans

US Investment in Western Balkan Energy and Infrastructure Reflects Shifting Security Priorities

9 min read

16.04.2026.

Political tensions in Albania

Protests won’t alter political balance, but show systemic problems with Albania’s democracy

11 min read

01.04.2026.

US lawmakers worried

Talk of KFOR Drawdown Reveals a Changing US Approach to the Balkans

6 min read

21.03.2026.

Serbian judiciary
Why did the Serbian authorities adopt controversial laws curbing judicial independence?
6 min read
04.03.2026.
Montenegro
How “environmental” protests in Botun evolved into identity questions?
6 min read
23.01.2026.
The case of the General Staff buildings
How did Jared Kushner’s company project pit the Serbian ruling party against the judiciary?
12 min read
10.12.2025.
Incidents and police brutality
What is behind the recent escalation of Serbian protests?
6 min read
20.08.2025.

EWB Interview

Gorčević: Drafting of the Accession Treaty will further reinforce our reform efforts

10 min read

19.12.2025.

Interview

Blockmans: EU citizens need to be persuaded that enlargement is in their self-interest

12 min read

27.11.2025.

Interview

Petkov: Corruption and Russian interference are two major problems in the Balkans

8 min read

21.11.2025.

Resolving the deadlock
Why constitutional change alone leaves bilateral conditionality intact in North Macedonia’s EU Accession
8 min read
By Ognen Vangelov
Security links to Russia
Europe’s blind spot: Serbia is now Moscow’s intelligence bridgehead
7 min read
By Igor Bandović
Making enlargement deliver
EU’s enlargement to the Western Balkans no longer just about membership: The Case for Operational Integration
9 min read
By Group of authors
Ukraine's corruption reckoning
A wartime lesson the Balkans and Brussels must heed
8 min read
By Group of authors

Complete overview

Parliamentary groups in the new Serbian National Assembly

7 min read

21.03.2024.

International reactions

Serbia to implement ODIHR recommendations without delay

3 min read

01.03.2024.

European Parliament

Official support for an expert mission to investigate electoral irregularities

4 min read

09.02.2024.

US Investment in Western Balkan Energy and Infrastructure Reflects Shifting Security Priorities

First frictions between Magyar and Vučić in post-election public statements

Suspicious timing suggests a false flag operation on the Serbian-Hungarian border

Serbian authorities: The search could last days or months

Latest news

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Re-form for Growth: Small Grant Facility

Analyses

US Investment in Western Balkan Energy and Infrastructure Reflects Shifting Security Priorities

Protests won’t alter political balance, but show systemic problems with Albania’s democracy

Talk of KFOR Drawdown Reveals a Changing US Approach to the Balkans

Explainers

Why did the Serbian authorities adopt controversial laws curbing judicial independence?

How “environmental” protests in Botun evolved into identity questions?

How did Jared Kushner’s company project pit the Serbian ruling party against the judiciary?

What is behind the recent escalation of Serbian protests?

Interviews

Gorčević: Drafting of the Accession Treaty will further reinforce our reform efforts

Blockmans: EU citizens need to be persuaded that enlargement is in their self-interest

Petkov: Corruption and Russian interference are two major problems in the Balkans

Opinions & Editorials

Why constitutional change alone leaves bilateral conditionality intact in North Macedonia’s EU Accession

Europe’s blind spot: Serbia is now Moscow’s intelligence bridgehead

EU’s enlargement to the Western Balkans no longer just about membership: The Case for Operational Integration

A wartime lesson the Balkans and Brussels must heed

Balcanoscope

European Western Balkans Newsletter

Serbia Elects

Parliamentary groups in the new Serbian National Assembly

Serbia to implement ODIHR recommendations without delay

Official support for an expert mission to investigate electoral irregularities

Latest news

Re-form for Growth: Small Grant Facility

Analyses

Explainers

Interviews

Opinions & Editorials

Balcanoscope

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Serbia Elects

Balkanoscope

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