As 2024 begins to unfold, DPC will be keeping its eye on a number of issues that will have an impact on the quality of the democratic world and in particular on the trans-Atlantic space.
Yesterday’s snap elections in Serbia (for national parliament and Belgrade city council) mirror, like no elections since October 5, 2000, the state of “democracy” in Serbia and the role and responsibility of the West in enabling this decline.
The recent EU Council decision to begin accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova could further highlight the deficit of political will in the Western Balkans for an EU future.
BiH is on the agenda at the UNSC today, and with it the issue of the renewal and strength of EUFOR……
A recent statement by the US Ambassador to BiH will be met with much agreement; however it needs to be accompanied by a policy shift in line with the rhetoric.
President von der Leyen missed an opportunity to catalyze a new social contract for BiH.
The inconclusive outcome of a day of high-level meetings of the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue in Brussels has made very public what has been clear for months: the German-French initiative has failed…
As facts about last weekend’s thwarted terrorist/paramilitary action in North Kosovo continue to come to light, one thing is clear- it is time for the West to commit to a policy overhaul in the region.
DPC breaks down the HJPC law amendment, and explains the impact.