Kosovo

The Russia-Serbia Nexus – EU Has to Step Up and Do its Part

“The West must do a better job of imposing costs on destructive Balkan actors. But to do so effectively, the West must act as one.”

Time to Stop Disruptive Russian-Serbian Machinations in the Balkans

While most of the West focuses on the war in Ukraine, Moscow and Belgrade are fueling the fires over Kosovo on eve of sensitive historic anniversary.

Why is Biden appeasing a Putin pawn as NATO forces are attacked?

As Russian President Vladimir Putin performs poorly in Ukraine, he will employ every possible tactic to distract the West. This time, Russia, with Serbia’s help, is provoking chaos in Europe’s...

What to Expect From Erdogan’s Third Term

Erdogan has two priorities: to chart a more assertive presence for Turkey and to leverage Ankara’s position inside Western institutions to make that happen.

How Putin is Using Chaos in the Balkans to Distract the West

‘Russia sees the region as Europe’s soft underbelly and Moscow has used information operations to inflame ethnic tensions, encourage protests and make arms deals.’

Putin’s hybrid warfare diverts Western attention and resources from Ukraine

If America wants to end the Ukraine war, the first step is to see the conflict through the Kremlin’s eyes. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s tanks and jets might not be powerful, but his hybrid-warfare...

The ‘Yugoslavia Scenario’: How Russia Intends to Use an Anniversary in Its Ongoing Information War

The Kremlin has used NATO’s 1999 intervention to justify Russia’s continual assaults on Ukraine, and won’t miss the upcoming opportunity to exploit this further.

Russia’s hybrid warfare playbook now includes Moldova and the Balkans

Excerpt Ukraine is not the only European nation whose sovereignty is threatened by Russia. Also threatened are Moldova and Kosovo, two small but decidedly pro-Western countries. They have not suffered the...

Russia’s Disastrous War Has Created an Opening in the Balkans

The West should remind Serbia not to hitch its wagon to a diminished Russia.

Putin is fighting another secret war – one dangerously ignored by the West

Russia is engaged in propaganda battles around the world, but it is in the Balkans where his efforts are truly paying off

Abdullah in the middle

Why Jordan has not joined the Abraham Accords

Russia’s Sham Ukraine Vote Undermines Serbia’s Kosovo Claims

Vladimir Putin proclaimed Russia’s annexation of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia Regions of Ukraine on Friday, Sep. 30, stating that they “are becoming [Russia’s] compatriots forever.”...

Time to Expose Putin as an Unreliable Ally

Fresh hostilities broke out between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh region last week. As a result, nearly 100 people have been killed in the busiest week of violence in the region since 2020....

Serbia’s Move to Cancel EuroPride Shows How Vučić Plays Off West Against Russia and His Base

The Serbian government is moving to cancel a long-planned parade in Belgrade this Saturday as part of the annual pan-European EuroPride celebration, hosted in a different European city each year, after...

Russia Continues Meddling in the Balkans

On August 26, Serbia and Kosovo signed an agreement settling a dispute over the movement of citizens across their borders after more than a month of high tensions. Josep Borrell, European Union (EU) foreign...

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: February

Collusion or Collision?

Turkey-Russia Relations Under Erdogan and Putin

The problem with peacekeeping

The UN does it incompetently, corruptly, and criminally

Australia, Canada Take Steps on Hezbollah and Hamas Terrorism Designations

An Australian parliamentary committee recommended on June 22 that the government list the entirety of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, an expansion beyond Australia’s current listing of only Hezbollah’s...

Lebanon