Balkans
Greece may be near ending name dispute with Macedonia
Greek politics could yet dash hopes of centre-left government in Skopje willing to compromise on its international name
GreeceCroat war criminal’s death will shake Balkans
The ICTY ruling against six Bosnian Croat war criminals and one’s public suicide have shocked and rattled the Balkans
BalkansProspects for Central-Eastern Europe in 2018
While most eastern EU economies will experience a strong cyclical upswing, the Western Balkans will remain unstable
Eastern EuropeSome Balkan media will resist oligarchic clique
A minority of journalists will continue campaigning against heavy odds for press freedom in the Balkans
BalkansTurkey attracts East Europe more than Western ‘core’
Old dividing lines between Turkey and Serbia are no longer so strong
SerbiaSerbian boasts will reinforce Croatia’s arms buying
Serbia and Croatia are vying with each other to buy up-to-date fighter aircraft that will increase regional tensions
SerbiaHistory will hamper better Serbian-Turkish ties
Turkey’s imperial Ottoman past and more recent favouring of Muslims will overshadow Erdogan’s visit
SerbiaBosnian-Croatian tensions may develop into open rift
Tensions threaten to develop into full-scale diplomatic war driven by political crises in both Bosnia and Croatia
Bosnia-Hercegovina
