Balkans
Chinese will invest mainly in Balkan transit, energy
As the global centre of gravity shifts, the Western Balkans is exploring what it can get from China
BalkansSmall steps will keep EU-Balkan integration alive
Delays in bringing the six Western Balkan countries into the EU are due as much to the aspirants themselves as the EU
BalkansFragile Bosnia could shake Balkan region
Stronger EU engagement and rebooting EU enlargement are crucial to the region’s long-term stability and prosperity
Bosnia-HercegovinaRussia-Serbia free trade may stop Balkan customs union
More thought is needed on the idea of a Balkan customs union, since it would contradict existing free-trade arrangements
BalkansPerceived threat will shape Balkan NATO defence spend
Only Romania and Greece meet the NATO goal of spending 2% of GDP on defence, the former anxious about Russian intentions
BalkansBorder disputes will keep Balkan region unstable
Balkan border disputes have a range of negative consequences, not least the potential for regional stability
BalkansRising nationalism may shake Balkan borders
There could be no end to nationalists’ territorial claims, whatever concessions are made
BalkansIslamist terrorism may now take new forms in Balkans
The impending demise of Islamic State in the Middle East has not reduced the terrorist threat to the Balkans
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