War and hate: Lessons for the Balkans from the invasion of Ukraine
Ukraine’s leaders have been careful not to organise the war effort around hatred of Russians. Societies recover much faster from war than from hate
Montenegro
Small but complex: Montenegro’s minority government and the EU’s role in democratic reform
The recent collapse of Montenegro’s ruling coalition creates both risks and opportunities for democratic reform. The EU needs to help the country’s interim minority government resist Serbian and Russian influence
The EU’s Montenegro dilemma
Following a recent dispute over a $1 billion loan to Montenegro, the EU has an opportunity to take a more systematic approach to the growing Chinese presence in the Western Balkans
In the media
The credible enlargement process is the best answer to any third-party’s interference. It would be economically insane [for European countries] to look elsewhere
Provided reforms pick up and are sustained, the embrace of small countries like Moldova and Montenegro could happen well before a decade, puncturing the EU’s enlargement paralysis
For me, the important question is what is the political agenda of the Belgrade-oriented political parties and how does it overlap with the interests of the government in Belgrade
Majda Ruge in an interview on the Montenegro’s path towards EU membership and Montenegrin foreign policy