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April 14, 2026
The people of Hungary deserve support, not complacency
February 13, 2026
The Munich Security Conference 2026: Will the middle powers show they can punch above their weight?
December 12, 2025
Europe Must Build Alliance to Counter Hostile US
August 15, 2025
“Sharpie Geopolitics” in a Time of Complexity
July 31, 2025
BiH Institutions and a Data-driven Approach to Policy Development – A GEO-POWER-EU Perspective
June 2, 2025
Rethinking EU Strategy in the Western Balkans: Squandered Influence
April 29, 2025
Canadians Lead the Way
April 8, 2025
“The Destruction of U.S. Foreign Engagement”
April 2, 2025
The Fear, Patronage, and “Inat Politics” of Trump 2.0
March 1, 2025
The Twilight of the West and the Need for a Europe+
February 21, 2025
European Defense and Democracy in the Trump Era… Demands a Policy Recalibration for the Western Balkans
February 18, 2025
To Strangle these Same Values at Home, USAID has to be Incapacitated Globally
November 22, 2024
Call for Papers: Freaking Out…. Positively – Resisting Corruption, State Capture and Radicalization in a time of Democratic Decline
November 19, 2024
4 Themes to Consider Regarding Democracy in America
October 2, 2024
Reinforcing Oligarchy and Abdicating Responsibility
September 4, 2024
Southern Balkan Roadtrip Reflections
July 18, 2024
Critical Raw Material Deals in the Western Balkans: Short-Term Profits, Long-term Consequences
May 15, 2024
A Constant “Othering”: Some Extremisms Continue to be Framed Differently than Others
March 27, 2024
Thoughts from the Budapest Balkans Forum: Connecting Illiberalism
March 27, 2024
High Rep Integrity Package Imposition
March 26, 2024
EU Council Green Light Aftermath
March 21, 2024
DPC on why granting opening of accession negotiations is counterproductive for EU/Western and BiH interests
March 8, 2024
BiH’s New Conflict of Interest Law: the bad and the ugly – nothing good
March 8, 2024
Latest Episode of Pantomime Reform: BiH and the Conflict of Interest Law
January 27, 2024
Laktasi meeting agreement – BiH accession opening
January 10, 2024
Talking about the Corrosive Impact of Corruption on Democracy
January 9, 2024
Challenges to Democracy in the trans-Atlantic Space – the Year Ahead
December 18, 2023
Will the Elections in Serbia Finally Lead to a Long-needed Western Pivot?
December 15, 2023
With Ukraine and Moldova moving forward, will the Western Balkan political elites ever develop similar political will?
November 21, 2023
28 Years After Dayton, and Still Waiting for a Social Contract
November 2, 2023
UNSC Meets on Deterioration in Bosnia and Herzegovina
November 1, 2023
Follow the Right Words with the Right Policy
November 1, 2023
Another Missed Opportunity: von der Leyen’s Sarajevo Visit
October 27, 2023
The Collapse of the German-French Dialogue Initiative
October 23, 2023
Moving Beyond Win/Lose, Polarized Politics
October 18, 2023
Slovakia’s new government: Is the country headed in the direction of Hungary?
September 30, 2023
Recent Developments in Serbia and Kosovo Scream for a Western Policy Overhaul
September 5, 2023
DPC on HJPC Law amendment
September 5, 2023
Looking for Dayton
August 30, 2023
DPC on ECtHR’s Kovačević v. BiH ruling
February 27, 2023
Why the German-French initiative on Kosovo-Serbia won’t add up
July 25, 2022
High Representative Raises White Flag of Moral Failure over West’s Policy in BiH
June 8, 2022
Policy Paralysis Fill-in-the-Blank
July 9, 2021
Tilting at Windmills? Bottom-Up Individuals Trying to Undo the Damage of Top-Down Politics
April 20, 2021
The Struggle for Independents – Snapshots from the US and Bosnia
March 25, 2021
The Vocabulary of False Choices
February 3, 2021
The Myth of Incremental Education Reform in BiH
January 26, 2021
Making sense of Croatia’s destructive Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) policy
December 6, 2020
A Case of the Tail Wagging the Dog? Bulgaria, the EU and North Macedonia
November 29, 2020
Using Technology to Protect Whistleblowers and Expose Government Malfeasance
November 9, 2020
When Will I Celebrate
November 2, 2020
Breaking the Democratic Chains
September 6, 2020
Who Decides How We Decide? A Book Review
June 26, 2020
Neka druga vrsta vela ignorancije
June 22, 2020
A Different Kind of Veil of Ignorance
June 14, 2020
Polarization for Power and Profit: the Balkan Echoes of Trump’s Politics
June 4, 2020
Zviždači ne bi morali biti heroji
May 21, 2020
Observe the Observers
May 19, 2020
Sticky Situations: The Politics of Postage
May 10, 2020
Unmasked Self-Dealing: Different Games, Same Goal
April 5, 2020
Après le déluge – Zaštita budžeta da bi se zaštitili životi
April 5, 2020
Après le déluge – Protecting Budgets to Protect Lives
February 27, 2020
Pondering PISA
November 26, 2019
They shouldn’t have to be heroes
November 20, 2019
Burying the Lede: The Priebe Report’s Surprisingly Clear Recommendation
September 24, 2019
Trócsányi Nomination Gives MEPs the Chance to Resist Subversion of EU’s Liberal Democratic Values
September 18, 2019
5 things to understand regarding the ongoing Hong Kong Protests
February 15, 2016
DPC reflections on Germia Hill 2016
February 9, 2016
The Application Shakedown
January 24, 2016
Political Malpractice
January 5, 2016
The year the West lost its strategic direction
December 19, 2015
Virtual Electoral Units = Virtual Accountability
December 5, 2015
Highlights and Lowlights: Take your PIC
November 14, 2015
About that ‘progress’ you mentioned…
October 13, 2015
Mad Men: Blurring Advertising and Policy Lines
October 6, 2015
Thoughts from a Conference on Violent Extremism
October 2, 2015
Lessons Learned?
August 24, 2015
The RS: Form or Function?
July 27, 2015
The Staggering Chutzpah of Ending Staggered Election Cycles
July 7, 2015
What Chancellor Merkel Should Tell Bosnia’s Politicians and People
June 14, 2015
Low Hanging Fruit – Towards a Compact for Agricultural Growth in Bosnia and Herzegovina
June 8, 2015
Thoughts on Corruption in FIFA and BiH: Structures and Incentives Matter
April 22, 2015
Open Letter to New Head of EUD to BiH/EUSR in BiH Lars-Gunnar Wigemark
December 19, 2014
How will the BiH census results be used?
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