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Critical UN Move: Draft Resolution Confronts Genocide Denial in the Balkans

A pending General Assembly vote on an annual global commemoration of the Srebrenica Genocide is spurring vociferous debate.
European Union officials and western Balkans leaders watch a traditional dance performance during the Berlin Process Leaders' Summit to address the integration of the European Union, in Tirana on October 16, 2023. Female dancers perform in the foreground wearing traditional Albanian costumes and white head coverings. Behind them, attending officials applaud, against a backdrop of national flags. (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)

A Troubling Omen for Ukraine in the EU’s Balkan Membership Struggles

Russia's 2022 invasion eased enlargement fatigue a bit, but the long-delayed Western Balkans process is instructive. The EU must do better.
Various countries' flags in front of UN building and fence with UN symbol

National Security at the United Nations This Week (Feb. 5-Feb. 9)

Developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security, human rights, and the rule of law.
People lay floral tributes on February 5, 2024, at Sarajevo's main produce market, "Markale," during a commemoration marking the 30th anniversary of the first of the two "Markale massacres" during the siege of Sarajevo in the Bosnian War. A single mortar shell fired from Bosnian Serb artillery positions onto the market killed 68 civilians and injured 144 on February 5, 1994. (Photo by ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP via Getty Images)

A Welcome US Course Adjustment – But Now the Western Balkans Needs a Full Policy Recalibration

Recent warnings to Bosnian separatists and other obstructionists are helpful, but deeper changes are needed. The upcoming Biden-Scholz meeting is a chance.
(From L to R) Former Serbian Minister of Defence Zoran Djordjevic, then-Serbian Minister of Defence Aleksandar Vulin, Serbian Ambassador in Bosnia and Herzegovina Stanimir Vukicevic and President of the Serbian entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Republika Srpska) Milorad Dodik attend an event to promote Slavic - Serbian ties on July 7, 2017 in Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The gathering aimed to highlight Bosnian Serb victims of the Bosnian 1992-1995 war. Bratunac is located near Srebrenica, where the genocide against Muslim Bosnian civilians by Bosnian Serbs forces took place in 1995. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)

US Sanctions Against Serbia’s Intel Boss Should Signal a More Holistic Policy Redo

The commendable action will only have an impact as part of a broader change in the Biden administration’s posture on the Western Balkans.

NATO Must Fast Track Bosnia’s Membership

A member of the country's tripartite Presidency makes the security case for admission, saying Finland's entry shows the risks and benefits.
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

Unlike their approach to Ukraine, the partners have largely coddled Russian satellites whose actions increasingly destabilize the region.

Israel’s Newfound Interest in the Western Balkans is a Welcome Opening

A recent visit shows how these small regional states can advance their own strategic interests and deepen their political influence.
Orthodox Christian believers hold icons as part of a joint "prayer for salvation of Serbia" on September, 11, 2022, during a rally "for marriage and family" in Belgrade called by the Serbian Orthodox Church against an upcoming EuroPride event. Thousands of demonstrators protested against the upcoming pan-European EuroPride celebration in the Serbian capital Belgrade on September 11, 2022, days before the  gathering of the LGBTQ community was set to be held. Tensions have been simmering in the capital with pride organisers vowing to carry on with the gathering scheduled for September 17, 2022, after the Serbian government pulled its support for the event. (Photo by OLIVER BUNIC/AFP via Getty Images)

Serbia’s Move to Cancel EuroPride Shows How Vučić Plays Off West Against Russia and His Base

Unrestrained and under pressure from his far-right base, his anti-Western and anti-human rights decisions will only become more extreme.

America’s Forgotten Balkan Allies

Before Russia opens yet another war theater through its proxies, the US must recalibrate policy to restore influence in the region.
Pro-Ukrainian activists stage a "Die-in" during a protest under the slogan "Stop promising, start acting!" to call for an immediate embargo on oil, gas and coal imports from Russia in front of the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin on April 6, 2022, where a debate focusing on civilians found dead in the Ukrainian town of Bucha took place. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Щодо України: остерігайтеся пасток тимчасових миротворчих угод

Якщо шкідники не будуть повністю маргіналізовані та не будуть створені системи управління, які…
Pro-Ukrainian activists stage a "Die-in" during a protest under the slogan "Stop promising, start acting!" to call for an immediate embargo on oil, gas and coal imports from Russia in front of the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin on April 6, 2022, where a debate focusing on civilians found dead in the Ukrainian town of Bucha took place. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

On Ukraine, Beware the Pitfalls of Interim Peacemaking Deals

Such terms would result in a win for Moscow and contribute to broader geostrategic instability that for Putin is the main point.
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