Ismet Fatih Čančar

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Ismet Fatih Čančar (@IFCBiH) is an independent researcher from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He recently was a Partnership for Peace Fellow at NATO Defense College, where he researched and worked on NATO engagement in the Western Balkans. He also previously served as an Advisor to the Minister of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2020-23). He has worked in a number of fields, including international affairs and security, as well as within the Chevening scholarship scheme as a civil society member in the Western Balkans Summit 2018 organized by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom.

He regularly writes on contemporary issues for the Balkans and has published for RUSI, The National Interest, Just Security, NDC, and others. His expertise, professional experience and research interest are split between foreign affairs and international security relations, energy security and international political economy.

He holds a BA in Economics from Sarajevo School of Science and Technology and University of Buckingham, and an MA in International Political Economy from King’s College London. He is on LinkedIn.

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Kosovan Albanians walk past a monument that usually spells "Newborn" and has been rearranged to spell "No New BR" for "No New Broken Republic" in Pristina on Feb. 27, 2023. The monument represents a different message each year for Independence Day and this year is painted in the blue and yellow of Kosovo's flag. The European Union and the United States are turning up pressure on Kosovo and Serbia to reach a deal intended to lead to normalized ties between the foes, but critics say the agreement would divide the country ethnically between its ethnic Albanian majority and Serbs. (Photo by ARMEND NIMANI/AFP via Getty Images)

The Fallacy of US and EU Policy in the Western Balkans

Mar. 17, 2023 Ismet Fatih Čančar