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SITUATION REPORTSep 14, 2018 | 15:23 GMT
Serbia: President Wants Guarantee of EU Membership as Part of Kosovo DealSerbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said that he wants a guarantee his country will become a member of the European Union by 2025 if it successfully negotiates a land swap deal with Kosovo, Reuters reported Sept. 13.
READ MORESITUATION REPORTSep 10, 2018 | 17:38 GMT
Kosovo: Ethnic Albanians Block Serbian President From Entering VillageThe European Union has urged Albanians in Kosovo to allow Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to visit an ethnically Serbian village after dozens of activists blocked the road to the village on Sept. 9, EU Observer reported.
READ MORESITUATION REPORTSep 7, 2018 | 15:28 GMT
Serbia, Kosovo: Meeting Between Leaders Canceled A meeting on territorial exchanges between Kosovar President Hashim Thaci and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic scheduled for Sept. 7 was abruptly canceled, Balkan Insight reported. Both leaders met separately with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini before the scheduled meeting.
READ MOREAssessmentsSep 4, 2018 | 09:00 GMT
Just under the surface of the relative calm that has endured in the Western Balkans over the past decade, ethnic tensions and nationalistic fervor continue to bubble. In the final months of 2018, the region's peace will be tested in negotiations between Serbia and Kosovo as they work to normalize their relationship, especially by a controversial idea for swapping territory that could have destabilizing effects in the region. Meanwhile a referendum on officially changing Macedonia's name in an effort to put a long-running dispute with Greece to rest could stir up nationalist sentiment and political opposition in both countries.
READ MOREGuidanceSep 1, 2018 | 18:11 GMT
Read this week's review of the world's most pressing geopolitical events and insight into what the coming week will bring.
READ MORESnapshotsAug 8, 2018 | 14:40 GMT
Ten years after Kosovo unilaterally seceded from Serbia, the two countries are still far from reaching an agreement to normalize their relations. In recent days, however, an old idea has re-emerged: a mutual exchange of territory to make both countries more ethnically homogeneous.
READ MOREContributor PerspectivesJul 9, 2018 | 10:00 GMT
Watching the World Cup abroad is a special experience. For the monthlong duration of the event, whole cities come to a standstill, especially as their countries' teams compete. Waiters at cafes at times seem almost unable to take orders because they are so transfixed on what's taking place on the field of play. In Lausanne, my favorite spots to watch the matches were inevitably communal in nature: The terrace of a bar at the base of the nearly 800-year-old Lausanne Cathedral called the Great Escape or a craft brewery in an industrial section of the city called La Nebuleuse. Indeed, it was here that my teaching assistant Austin Duckworth and I watched what surely will be remembered as the most politically meaningful match in the group stage of this year's competition, the one pitting Switzerland and Serbia. Nationalism and the memory of Balkan conflict were on strong display.
READ MOREGuidanceMay 5, 2018 | 15:41 GMT
Stay informed about the most significant meetings and events planned for the week ahead.
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Stay informed about the most significant meetings and events planned for the week ahead.
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Stay informed about the most significant meetings and events planned for the week ahead.
READ MORESnapshotsJan 16, 2018 | 19:11 GMT
Serbian politician Oliver Ivanovic was gunned down outside his office as he arrived for work in the Kosovar city of Mitrovica on Jan. 16, Agence France-Presse reported. Ivanovic was struck at least five times and was pronounced dead by the time he was brought to the hospital. His attackers used tried-and-true tactics that bear the hallmarks of a professional hit. The media has described the attack as a drive-by shooting. Images from the scene, however, suggest that the attackers' vehicle was pulled up close to the curb and stopped, or that the attackers stepped out of the vehicle before firing at Ivanovic at close range.
READ MOREPartner PerspectivesNov 29, 2017 | 09:00 GMT
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is pushing to admit Serbia and Montenegro to the European Union. But are the Western Balkan countries ready for accession?
READ MOREGraphicsApr 3, 2017 | 18:54 GMT
Even with a new president, tension between Serbia and neighboring Kosovo remains, which Russia could use to engineer a full-blown crisis in the Balkans.
READ MOREAssessmentsMar 28, 2017 | 09:00 GMT
Today, as the European Union's divisions deepen and uncertainty prevails among NATO, Moscow has turned its focus to the Balkans once more. The region's stability has been such a hot topic in Russian President Vladimir Putin's meetings with the Kremlin Security Council this year that the council's chief even said it was a top priority for Moscow. Incidents of Russia's meddling in the Balkans have been on the rise, meanwhile, raising questions about whether it will the next theater in Moscow's struggle against Western power and unity. After all, stoking tensions in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Macedonia offers the Russian government a convenient means to increase its influence and further distract the West.
READ MOREAssessmentsJul 4, 2016 | 09:49 GMT
Stratfor covers the globe from its headquarters in Austin, Texas. As a result, many of the company's staff celebrate the Independence Day holiday on July 4. Today, we are sharing this geopolitical overview of the United States, explaining how the country's geography made the nation uniquely capable of becoming a global power.
READ MOREAssessmentsApr 11, 2016 | 09:30 GMT
Serbia will hold parliamentary elections April 24, but they will do little to change the country's domestic and foreign policy. According to opinion polls, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic's Serbian Progressive Party will be re-elected, an outcome of which Vucic is fairly confident. In fact, parliamentary elections were not due until 2018, but Vucic called for early elections to consolidate his party's position in parliament. Opinion polls also show that nationalist parties will perform relatively well, which is a reminder of Serbia's complex political landscape. Regardless, the next government in Belgrade will have to operate within Serbia's traditional geopolitical constraints.
READ MOREAssessmentsNov 30, 2015 | 09:30 GMT
The Islamic State probably is not capable of carrying out spectacular acts of cyberterrorism, such as targeting critical infrastructure. The group would welcome such capabilities, but so far its use of cyberspace principally has been psychological operations and communications. These capabilities carry even less significance on the battlefields in Iraq or Syria. Nevertheless, the Islamic State likely will continue to incorporate the use of information technology and attempt to expand its technical capabilities in cyberspace.
READ MOREGraphicsOct 28, 2015 | 16:04 GMT
The European Union's stability is also crucial to the stability of its prospective members.
READ MOREAssessmentsOct 27, 2015 | 09:16 GMT
Kosovo is approaching a symbolic juncture in its short history. On Oct. 27, the young country will sign a Stabilization and Association Agreement with the European Union, a document that formally begins the long process of joining the continental bloc. Kosovo will be gradually given tariff-free access to EU markets, and the government will need to begin to comply with EU requirements by implementing economic, social and political reforms.
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