Donations to neighboring countries are the biggest public relations element, building up Vucic’s image as a strong regional leader
Majda Ruge comments on the vaccine politics battle between the EU, Russia and China in Serbia
Donations to neighboring countries are the biggest public relations element, building up Vucic’s image as a strong regional leader
Majda Ruge comments on the vaccine politics battle between the EU, Russia and China in Serbia
There are at least two contradictory interpretations of the meaning of the Dayton constitution and what reform should entail
Majda Ruge comments on the future of the Dayton agreement
I think the main paradox is that Mr. Lavrov is advocating for the defense of Dayton, and at the same time, as he states, undermines the spirit of that agreement by meeting with Dodik.
Majda Ruge comments on Russia’s talks with the three-member presidency in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Fixing Trump’s mistakes in the region will be easy. Avoiding Obama’s will be much harder
Given all the foreign policy challenges the new U.S. administration will face, the Western Balkans will not likely rank as top priority, argues Majda Ruge in her article.
The current election system in Bosnia and Herzegovina favors ethno-nationalist parties, and that is why any change will have to be instituted top-down
Majda Ruge’s analysis on electoral fraud in Bosnia is translated by the Bosnian newspaper Dnevni avaz
The new administration in the US under Joe Biden will not hand the reins of the Belgrade-Prishtina dialogue to the EU fully, but it will give them the leading role
Majda Ruge discusses the impact of Biden’s victory on the Serbia- Kosovo dialogue
There wasn’t really any truly strategic approach or planning on solving the Serbia-Kosovo dispute, rather it was a kind of a PR event that was very important for the campaign
Majda Ruge comments on the Serbia-Kosovo deal signed in the White House.
Each side left the meeting armed with their own narrative for domestic consumption
Majda Ruge comments on the Kosovo-Serbia deal
[The Serbia-Kosovo deal] runs afoul of the European Union, it deepened a transatlantic rift that will certainly be exploited by regional politicians. This is amateur-hour diplomacy, and the damage done dwarfs any gains.
Majda Ruge quoted on the impact of the Serbia-Kosovo deal
The real challenge in the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, as elsewhere in the region, lays in the implementation of pledges, not in getting the leaders to sign off on them
The sloppy White House package does little to advance dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo and comes at a high price, writes Majda Ruge in her op-ed