Montenegro

Social democracy faces much the same problems of policy credibility in the Western Balkans as in Western Europe

By dividing the opposition and growing the economy, the government may add yet another to its run of election victories

Montenegro is set to join NATO but move will grow tensions with Moscow and cause domestic woes for Podgorica

Divided opposition may lack the wider support needed to topple long-time leader Djukanovic

Third anti-government demonstration in a week could build into a movement Podgorica will find it hard to control

For the Western Balkans, the EU's Energy Union plans may focus unduly on the gas sector

Fear of Russian reaction to expanding NATO to include Montenegro is stronger in Paris than Podgorica

This year has been one of both positive and negative dynamics: a breakthrough agreement between...