📢 How do citizens in the Western Balkans & Associated Trio see global actors, their partners, and their own future?The #GEOPOWEREU project shares fresh results from a Public Opinion Survey across 🇦🇱🇧🇦🇽🇰🇲🇪🇲🇰🇷🇸🇺🇦🇲🇩🇬🇪 A short🧵⤵️

*New & open access* We draw on our book Indulging Kleptocracy, reflecting on the importance of networks - even more than states, we argue - in today’s global order. @oxfordacademic.bsky.social @jheathershaw.bsky.social @britishacademy.bsky.social journal.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/articles/13/...

📢 New blog alert! @branim.bsky.social (@wiiw.ac.at) dives into 🇨🇳 investment trends in 🇷🇸 and the wider Western Balkans using the #GEOPOWEREU database. 🔗 Article: shorturl.at/erwh1 📊Database: bit.ly/452UyEN

New blog alert! Our @dpcglobal.bsky.social colleagues @valeryperry.bsky.social and @kurtbassuener.bsky.social explore 🇪🇺's underused leverage in 🇷🇸 & the Western Balkans in “Rethinking EU Strategy: Squandered Influence”, using #GEOPOWEREU database 🔗Article: bit.ly/453fR9e 📊Database: bit.ly/452UyEN

📣New BiEPAG blog📝 Rama’s Foreign Policy Paradox by Dr. Des. Rigels Lenja 🔹Everyone’s Friend (except Russia) Read it at👇 tinyurl.com/5hcck9m8

📢On May 26–27, the GEO-POWER-EU consortium held two productive days in Belgrade. Here’s what happened 🧵 1/ A public conference was co-organized with @reunir.bsky.social on the EU’s role in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership. Full summary here: 🔗 shorturl.at/uBaHO

🚨New blog alert! Prof N. Džuverović @BelgradeUni analyzes Serbia's 🇷🇸foreign policy balancing act in a new piece published by European Western Balkans, drawing on data from the GEOPOWER EU database. 🔗Read the article: shorturl.at/538A4 📊Explore the database: shorturl.at/jaN2H

Our panel on “The 🇪🇺in the Era of Geopolitics: Power, Strategy & Influence” started, moderated by Dr @filipejdus.bsky.social& featured Prof @tzifakis.bsky.social #UoP, Alexandra Bykova @wiiw.ac.at, Dr Panagiota Manoli #UoP, Björn Fägersten @uisweden.bsky.social &Strahinja Subotić #EPC &InvigoratEU

#interdependence - how linked are #Albania #Bosnia #Kosovo #NorthMacedonia #Montenegro #Serbia #Georgia #Ukraine and #Moldova and the #EU, #Russia, #China #Turkey and the #US is shown in the database created by @geopower-eu.bsky.social consortium. Check it out at: geo-power.eu/research-out...

📢 For those who would like to join us online, you can participate in the event at the following link: 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/j/89551244365 Visit our website for more ℹ️ and in-person registration: 🔗 bit.ly/42Z3GZF #EU #WesternBalkans #EaP #enlargement

📢Secure your place! Join us May 26 in Belgrade 🇷🇸 for a high-level #GeoPowerEU & #REUNIR conference on the EU’s role in the Western Balkans & Eastern Partnership. 🕒15:30–19:00 |📍Europe House 🔗Registration bit.ly/42Z3GZF 💻Online participation—link coming soon!

📢Join us on May 26 in Belgrade🇷🇸 for a high-level public conference co-hosted with our sister project @reunir.bsky.social: “Frontlines of Influence: The EU’s🇪🇺 Role in the Western Balkans & Eastern Partnership” 📅 15:30–19:00 | 📍 Europe House Moreℹ️ & registration🔗http://bit.ly/42Z3GZF

What could a second #Trump presidency mean for the #WesternBalkans? Read the new analysis co-authored by GEO-POWER-EU consortium member Marcus How and Benedetta Locatelli (VE Insight) to understand the shifting geopolitical landscape. 🔗 bit.ly/3GPuQcW #WB6 #EU #geopolitics

🧵1/ New publication alert! Our Coordinator Prof. @NTzifakis, with Eleni Vasdoka, explores #Serbia's strategic hedging between global powers in the #WesternBalkans. A very timely contribution to understanding great-power influence in the region. 🔗bit.ly/43dKJkT

🔊Listen to the ep.15 of 🎙️Seriously Balkans - The #BiEPAGtalks 🔹What the new German Government means for the Balkans Host: @fbieber.bsky.social Guests: Frauke Seebass, Fellow at @swp-berlin.org & Researcher @dgap.org Adnan Ćeramagić, Senior Analyst, ESI 🎧 tinyurl.com/5n9y55u8

A new article argues that #Serbia has adopted the strategy of hedging not only towards the #EuropeanUnion and the #UnitedStates, but also towards #Russia and #China, sending ambiguous and contradictory signals on its alignment preference. journalse.com/great-powers...

Our article with Eleni Vasdoka on Serbia’s strategic hedging towards the EU, US, Russia and China has just been released. It may be downloaded for free here: journalse.com/great-powers... @geopower-eu.bsky.social @jmc-eufp-wb.bsky.social @biepag.bsky.social

Interested in how the EU navigates complex dynamics in the Eastern Neighbourhood &#WesternBalkans? Sign up to our newsletter & get: 🔹Data-driven📊 publications 🔹Policy-focused podcast episodes🎧 🔹Invitations to events, briefings &more 🔗 bit.ly/3R6fXVu or scan the QR👇

📣Check the event report from our panel discussion in Zagreb, organized in cooperation with Institute for Development and International Relations IRMO. 🔸Geopolitical Shifts and Security in the Western Balkans: What’s Next? For more, go to👇 www.biepag.eu/news/geopoli...

📣BiEPAG blog with focus on #TrumpsTariffs 🖊 Branimir Jovanović @wiiw.ac.at "The current situation looks like a black swan – an unpredictable shock for which standard models offer limited guidance – meaning that the impact might be much bigger." More data-driven insights👇 tinyurl.com/mt2kfwhr

📕 Is Bosnia still a post-conflict country, or has it been able to move on? A special issue of Southeastern Europe I co-edited “𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵: 𝘉𝘰𝘴𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘻𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘢'𝘴 𝘌𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘤𝘺” tackles that question from an interdisciplinary perspective. brill.com/view/journal...

Our latest piece on the protests in Serbia (w. @markokmezic.bsky.social @lurapo.bsky.social & Claudia Laštro) euobserver.com/eu-political...

Exciting news! Dr @tenaprelec.bsky.social’s co-authored book Indulging Kleptocracy has been named one of Foreign Affairs’ Best Books of 2024! A must-read on corruption, British service providers & post-communist elites Get it here: bit.ly/4hq318l Learn more: bit.ly/3QcR0av

Antonis Klapsis, Research Fellow at @jmc-eufp-wb.bsky.social, published an article in European Politics and Society. He examines Greece’s response to the Briand Plan, which sought to establish a federal union of European states. The article may be downloaded here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

📢 Don't miss Prof. Ejdus's interview with TVPWorld, where he explains the ongoing protests in #Serbia 🇷🇸 following the tragic Novi Sad railway collapse and calls on the #EU🇪🇺 to get involved and mediate. 🎙️ Watch here: 🔗 bit.ly/4aMuxKK

📣 @jomarovic.bsky.social with a new BiEPAG blog📝 🔹EC’s Agenda for the Western Balkans: who can make it to the club in next five years – one or none? Read the text with a list of potential scenarios for the #EUEnlargement to the #WesternBalkans👇 #EUCommission #EU 🔗https://tinyurl.com/yzj4bvdv

Please sign the petition in solidarity with the students in Serbia (the content is the same as the other link, but this one includes affiliation) docs.google.com/forms/d/1A56...

📢BiEPAG stands with the students in #Serbia fighting for justice, equality, and democracy. Student voices matter, and their courage inspires us all. A bold call to #EU institutions: take action now! #StudentProtests #Serbia 📝Read our open letter of support here👇 www.biepag.eu/news/letter-...

🎙️Missed our second X/Twitter Spaces? Catch up on the discussion about the 2024 U.S. elections & their impact on Euro-Atlantic relations. From Ukraine🇺🇦 to the #WesternBalkans, explore what it means for the #EU's strategic autonomy& more 🎧 bit.ly/40w6sDm #GEOPOWERTalks

WMCES released a collective volume with dozens of papers articulating ideas and policy prescriptions on different EU policies. My chapter discusses the EU enlargement policy. A short 🧵with my main points.

Let’s expand #SEEBluesky. Here are a bunch of newcomers, as well as other accounts that you need to follow: @lurapo.bsky.social @markokmezic.bsky.social @ifdtbeograd.bsky.social @besnikpula.bsky.social @balcanicaucaso.org @fbieber.bsky.social @aseees.bsky.social @dimitarbechev.bsky.social

📢A new BiEPAG blog by @markokmezic.bsky.social 🔷Student protests in Serbia: The eleventh hour for EU fundamentals #StudentProtests #SerbiaProtests #WesternBalkans #EU #Serbia ✍️ www.biepag.eu/blog/student...

📢Listen to the 10th episode of #BiEPAGtalks 🔹Implications of the #Trump Presidency: Ignoring or Breaking the #Balkans? with Majda Ruge (Senior Policy Fellow, @ecfrberlin.bsky.social) & Milan Krstić (Ass. Professor, FPN Belgrade) open.spotify.com/episode/6JTC... #USElections2024 #WesternBalkans

I created a starter pack of academics working on EU 🇪🇺 politics and European integration 👇. Let me know if you want to be added. go.bsky.app/Bg7sPSp

🎙️ Don't miss the 1st episode of the GEOPOWER Talks Podcast series, exploring the EU 🇪🇺 enlargement reports and their implications for the #WesternBalkans and the EU's Eastern Neighbourhood. 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/4eyAo6J #GEOPOWERTalks

Do we need a starter pack for all things European security and defence? I think we do.You’re welcome! (And please share missing names!) go.bsky.app/3TrYhAP

A Starter Pack for History/IR folks - just to make this space more useful more quickly. It’s super improvised & I’m sure I forgot to include many, so please lmk! 👇 go.bsky.app/CUyrrn3

so here's the bsky starter pack that you didn't know you needed. wondering what grift kushner & ivanka tr*mp are pulling buying up property in the balkans? sarajevo on your mind? or just want some wholesome stories about an ottoman-era donkey? we have you covered! go.bsky.app/AcUhygT

I had a go at creating a Balkans BlueSky starter pack. Doubtless missing a lot of interesting people. So send me suggestions, please! go.bsky.app/SYesLE9

Read our study, co-authored with Tena Prelec & Dimitar Bechev, about the geopolitical dimension of the Western Balkans’ green energy transition. 👇 biepag.eu/wp-content/u... #WesternBalkans #EnergyTransition #geopolitics #BiEPAG

There is actually not much reason to be optimistic concerning the advancement of the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina. No side, the West included, is genuinely committed to the process. albanianpost.com/tzifakis-mun...