{"id":28503,"date":"2023-04-11T11:23:12","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T11:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/?p=28503"},"modified":"2024-01-23T13:20:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T13:20:27","slug":"malign-influence-in-the-western-balkans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/2023\/04\/11\/malign-influence-in-the-western-balkans\/","title":{"rendered":"Malign Influence in the Western Balkans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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&#8217;s intricate geopolitical position and delves into the key issues on a country by-country basis where malign influence is manifested. It identifies the most susceptible countries while simultaneously unveiling the factors that contribute to their resilience. It starts by taking a closer look into the strategies of malign influence in the Western Balkans, continues with the analysis of the geopolitical response of the EU, and questions the effects of its immediate response after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The paper particularly elaborates on the importance of the Kosovo Serbia dialogue given that this issue represents one of the most important entry points for Russia in the region. The final chapter presents one of the policies in which the malign influence of third parties was most clearly manifested and caused the trend of significant deviations from the EU&#8217;s positions in the WB6.<\/p>\n<p>Read the policy brief here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Foreign-Malign-Influence-in-the-Western-Balkans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malign Influence in the Western Balkans<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]JTNDaDIlM0VQcm9qZWN0JTIwcmVsYXRlZCUyMGV2ZW50cyUzQyUyRmgyJTNF[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\r\n\t\t<div class=\"pfc-posts-main\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pfc-post layout-two\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-thumb\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/2023\/09\/06\/think-balkans-final-event-the-new-reality-the-russian-war-on-ukraine-and-the-western-balkans-organized-in-podgorica-montenegro\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/think-balkans-podgorica-2-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/think-balkans-podgorica-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/think-balkans-podgorica-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/think-balkans-podgorica-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/think-balkans-podgorica-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/think-balkans-podgorica-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-text-wrap info-with-space\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    <h2><a href=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/2023\/09\/06\/think-balkans-final-event-the-new-reality-the-russian-war-on-ukraine-and-the-western-balkans-organized-in-podgorica-montenegro\/\">Think Balkans final event \u201cThe new reality. The Russian War on Ukraine and the Western Balkans\u201d organized in Podgorica, Montenegro<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t<span class=\"posted-date\">06.09.2023<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<p>Institute for Democracy \u201cSocietas Civilis\u201d \u2013 Skopje (IDSCS), in cooperation...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t     \r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .news-text-wrap -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pfc-post layout-two\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-thumb\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/2023\/09\/06\/the-new-reality-the-russian-war-on-ukraine-and-the-western-balkans-eu-accession-process\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mock-Up-300x221.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mock-Up-300x221.png 300w, 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\/><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-text-wrap info-with-space\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    <h2><a href=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/2023\/06\/20\/the-perception-of-visegrad-group-on-enlargement-in-light-of-the-russian-war-on-ukraine\/\">The Perception of Visegrad Group on Enlargement in light of the Russian war on Ukraine<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t<span class=\"posted-date\">20.06.2023<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<p>The Russian aggression in Ukraine renewed discussions on the EU...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t     \r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .news-text-wrap -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pfc-post layout-two\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-thumb\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/2023\/06\/07\/fostering-resilience-in-the-western-balkans-opportunities-and-challenges\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mockup-2-300x221.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mockup-2-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mockup-2-1024x755.png 1024w, https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mockup-2-768x566.png 768w, https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mockup-2-1536x1132.png 1536w, https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mockup-2-2048x1509.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-text-wrap info-with-space\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    <h2><a href=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/2023\/06\/07\/fostering-resilience-in-the-western-balkans-opportunities-and-challenges\/\">Fostering resilience in the Western Balkans: Opportunities and Challenges<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t  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class=\"posted-date\">05.05.2023<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Institute for Democracy \u201cSocietas Civilis\u201d \u2013 Skopje (IDSCS) on May...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t     \r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .news-text-wrap -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pfc-post layout-two\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-thumb\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/2023\/05\/02\/crisis-prevention-and-critical-infrastructure-in-western-balkans\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MockUp-300x221.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MockUp-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MockUp-1024x755.png 1024w, https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MockUp-768x566.png 768w, https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MockUp-1536x1132.png 1536w, https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MockUp-2048x1509.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-text-wrap info-with-space\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    <h2><a href=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/2023\/05\/02\/crisis-prevention-and-critical-infrastructure-in-western-balkans\/\">Crisis prevention and critical infrastructure in Western Balkans\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t<span class=\"posted-date\">02.05.2023<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Critical infrastructure systems are the backbone of societies and communities...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t     \r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .news-text-wrap -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pfc-post layout-two\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-thumb\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/2023\/04\/11\/malign-influence-in-the-western-balkans\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/top-mockup-300x221.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/top-mockup-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/top-mockup-1024x755.png 1024w, https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/top-mockup-768x566.png 768w, https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/top-mockup-1536x1132.png 1536w, https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/top-mockup-2048x1509.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-text-wrap info-with-space\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    <h2><a href=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/2023\/04\/11\/malign-influence-in-the-western-balkans\/\">Malign Influence in the Western Balkans<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t<span class=\"posted-date\">11.04.2023<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This paper explores the methods through which malign influence is...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t     \r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .news-text-wrap -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pfc-post layout-two\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-thumb\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/2022\/10\/17\/idscs-officially-started-the-project-enhancing-think-balkans-knowledge-hub-for-western-balkans-eu-integration-and-regional-cooperation-at-the-think-tank-forum-in-prague\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Think-Balkans-Prague-2-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Think-Balkans-Prague-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Think-Balkans-Prague-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Think-Balkans-Prague-2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-text-wrap info-with-space\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    <h2><a href=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/2022\/10\/17\/idscs-officially-started-the-project-enhancing-think-balkans-knowledge-hub-for-western-balkans-eu-integration-and-regional-cooperation-at-the-think-tank-forum-in-prague\/\">IDSCS officially started the project \u2018Enhancing Think Balkans \u2013 knowledge hub for Western Balkans EU integration and regional cooperation\u2019 at the Think Tank Forum in Prague<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t<span class=\"posted-date\">17.10.2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<p>The Institute for Democracy (IDSCS) has officially started the project...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t     \r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .news-text-wrap -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pfc-post layout-two\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-thumb\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/2022\/09\/22\/enhancing-think-balkans-knowledge-hub-for-western-balkans-eu-integration-and-regional-cooperation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/visegrad_fund_logo_blue_800px-1-300x138.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/visegrad_fund_logo_blue_800px-1-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/visegrad_fund_logo_blue_800px-1-768x352.jpg 768w, https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/visegrad_fund_logo_blue_800px-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news-text-wrap info-with-space\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    <h2><a href=\"https:\/\/idscs.org.mk\/en\/2022\/09\/22\/enhancing-think-balkans-knowledge-hub-for-western-balkans-eu-integration-and-regional-cooperation\/\">Enhancing Think Balkans &#8211; knowledge hub for Western Balkans EU integration and regional cooperation<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t<span class=\"posted-date\">22.09.2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The \u2018Enhancing Think Balkans - knowledge hub for Western Balkans...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t     \r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .news-text-wrap 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Additionally, it examines the strategies the European Union currently utilizes and might employ in the future to counteract this influence. 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