Fostering resilience in the Western Balkans: Opportunities and Challenges

This paper analyses the drivers of fragility and resilience¹ against the backdrop of the region’s European and Euro Atlantic integration. The latter is of immense importance as efforts to speed up Western Balkans’ EU and NATO membership prospects gained momentum in the last few years. However, these efforts were anything but flawless, facing formidable hurdles […]

Malign Influence in the Western Balkans

This paper explores the methods through which malign influence is employed and how it shapes the contemporary political landscape in the region. Additionally, it examines the strategies the European Union currently utilizes and might employ in the future to counteract this influence. In particular, the paper provides an indepth understanding of the region's intricate geopolitical [...]

SFPA and IDSCS coordinated a study visit in Bratislava as part of the Think Balkans project

As part of the ‘Cooperation Instrument for the Western Balkans Think Tanks – THINK BALKANS’ project, between 17 and 21 January in Bratislava, RC SFPA – Research Centre of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association and IDSCS – Institute for Democracy “Societas Civilis“ coordinated the on-site study visit for the representatives of the WB6 Ministries of […]

IFAT and IDSCS co-organised a study visit in Budapest, part of the Think Balkans project

As part of the ‘Cooperation Instrument for the Western Balkans Think Tanks – THINK BALKANS’ project, between 8 and 12 November in Budapest, IFAT – Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade and IDSCS – Institute for Democracy “Societas Civilis“ coordinated the second on-site study visit by the Western Balkans (WB6) researchers to the Visegrad Group […]