The Hungarian prime minster has been influential in pressing the case that civil society groups use EU cash to lobby MEPs on green and other left-wing issues – claims that the groups call a smear campaign to oust liberal voices from policymaking. At home, Orban and his ruling Fidesz party …

Blagojevich hasn’t just been boosting Dodik, but also making alarmist statements about the security situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina – claiming that anti-American Islamists could thrive in the country’s Bosniak and Croat-led Federation entity. In the Federation entity, “Iran has developed a base of operations modelled after what it did …

Ethno-nationalism often fuels religious and far-right extremism by crafting a unifying narrative centered on identity, grievances and perceived victimhood. These narratives are frequently rooted in historical conflicts and territorial disputes. In some cases, these stories escalate into violence. However, violent extremism in the Western Balkans – whether religious or far-right …