List of Balkans articles
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Victory Party Chairman Umit Ozdag speaks to the media during an attempted march in front of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. Turkey’s Far Right Has Already Won
The anti-immigration firebrand Umit Ozdag might not win a seat in parliament, but he’s shifted the national debate on refugees by vowing to expel them.
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A woman wearing a headscarf crouches in a prayer position with her palms raised between two gravestones. The Virulent Nationalism That Led to Srebrenica Is Back in Bosnia
And Russian President Vladimir Putin is eager to exploit it.
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North Macedonian Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski EU Enlargement Is Broken in the Balkans
Ukraine and Moldova are shortlisted for the European Union. Ask North Macedonia how that went.
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A close up of Erdogan's face is shown with the NATO logo behind it. What Erdogan Gets by Being a Spoiler in NATO
Being disruptive in the alliance is a good political strategy for Turkey’s leader.
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is greeted by NATO Secretary General during the NATO summit at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters in Brussels on June 14, 2021. What Turkey Wants
Erdogan could force Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO bids to the wire—and perhaps beyond.
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Protester holds scarf reading "Macedonia" during the demonstration organized by opposition party VMRO-DPMNE in front of the Macedonian Government building in capital Skopje on Nov. 28, 2020. How Biden Can Thwart Putin Loyalists in Bulgaria
Pro-Russian nationalists are close to taking power in Sofia. Washington can weaken them by offering recognition of North Macedonia’s nationhood.
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Erdogan in Albania Why the West Should Make Peace With Erdogan Now
He is the one unsavory character the West urgently needs better relations with.
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Two women stand in a street with strollers and four children. Will Turkey Expel Its Syrian Refugees?
Nearly 4 million refugees are caught in the crossfire of Ankara’s heated domestic politics.
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British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss (left) and members of Bosnia and Herzegovina's tripartite Presidency Sefik Dzaferovic (center) and Milorad Dodik (right The U.K.’s Bold Bosnia Policy Slaps Down Russian-Backed Separatists
Sarajevo’s hopes of NATO accession are growing as London steps in.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a group meeting of his Justice and Development Party at the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Ankara, Turkey, on May 18. Why Has Erdogan Ramped Up Turkey’s Clash With the PKK?
Intensifying conflict with the Kurdish armed movement in Iraq and Syria will likely improve his chances of reelection.
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Vucic and Merkel, each behind a podium, smile at one another. The German flag can be seen behind Merkel. The False Promise of Europeanization
Central Europe and the Balkans expose the failures of European integration.
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Serbian Army soldiers fire artillery on the eve of Serbia's Statehood Day in Belgrade on Feb. 14. Serbia’s Arms Deals Show It’s Tilting Away From Russia and Toward China
Belgrade’s purchase of FK-3 air defense systems from Beijing marks a shift in Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s diplomatic and defense policy.
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The logo of Russia’s energy giant Gazprom is seen in Bulgaria. Russia Is Back to Blackmailing Europe Over Energy
Europe’s energy dealer is playing hardball.
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Russia's navy ships take part in a military exercise called Kavkaz (the Caucasus) 2016 at the coast of the Black Sea in Crimea on September 9, 2016. Welcome to the Black Sea Era of War
It has been the world’s bloodiest body of water since the Cold War—and not just because of Ukraine.
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic addresses the public in Belgrade, on Apr. 3. Aleksandar Vucic’s Pyrrhic Victory
The Serbian president’s anti-Western propaganda is coming back to haunt him.
