The West should see its humiliation in Afghanistan as a wake-up call to reconsider its strategies in other parts of the world – like the Balkans. “The very same politicians who told us that Afghanistan was critical, that was worth dying for, that was the existential threat to global security… …

Never before seen as a priority for impoverished Serb voters, green issues are forcing themselves onto the political agenda ahead of elections expected next year, with repercussions for the ruling party and its longtime opponents. From protests against small hydropower plants in the south to anger over air pollution made …

There’s little chance of cross-border economic cooperation projects like the ‘Open Balkan’ initiative being truly successful while political leaders in Belgrade continue to dream of a greater Serbian state encompassing the territory and citizens of neighbouring countries. Damir Marusic and Benjamin Haddad of the Atlantic Council, a US think-tank, published …