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1 – 10 of 41The deployment raises the number of UK troops within NATO’s KFOR mission to 600. The move comes in response to escalating violence in Kosovo. Despite Brexit, the United Kingdom…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282745
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The EU has put aside EUR6bn (USD6.4bn) to advance the inclusion of Albania, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia into the single market and to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283118
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Despite controversies and Western push-back, Beijing remains involved in infrastructure development across South-eastern Europe. Chinese investment is also flowing into the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278061
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Almost 150,000 irregular migrants entered the EU through the Western Balkans in 2022, a 135% increase on 2021. In response, Brussels has stepped up cooperation with regional…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276473
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The EU-sponsored Berlin Process aims to build a Common Regional Market (CRM) in order to resolve outstanding conflicts, foster growth and advance economic integration among the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278893
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Countries in south-eastern Europe have engaged with Japan, taking note of Tokyo’s wish to compete with China and reap benefits from trade agreements with the EU. The prime…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278607
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The EU is increasingly worried about the region. It is offering various financial and political rewards, but the EU’s leverage is weakened by continued equivocation on the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274617
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While building good-neighbourly relations in the Balkans requires painstaking efforts, the hard work can be undone extremely quickly. Hence the alarm in many Western capitals…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB217546
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Western media have been present in the Balkans for decades through the likes of the BBC and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). Large media corporations in Russia, China…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260617
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Disturbances in the newest NATO member state stems from religious and political affiliation rather than any doctrinal split, pitting pro-Western Montenegrin nationalists and…