February 2020

By Reuf Bajrovic and Richard Kraemer 

“The Western Balkans was thrown into an existential political crisis after France blocked Albania’s and North Macedonia’s negotiations for European Union accession late last year. The significance of this hold on EU expansion should not be underestimated. Membership in the bloc was he overarching social and political goal of the region’s soc countries. for almost two decades. The resultant vacuum is being filled by authoritarian adversaries. Building on Britain’s recent re-engagement in the region, the time is now for a new US-UK partnership in the Western Balkans.”

Published by Just Security