While Serbia is trying to balance its bilateral relations between Russia and the EU, Kosovo and Macedonia are more transparent in seeking Europeanization.
North Macedonia: Progress in the Age of Nationalism
Why the prime ministers of Greece and Northern Macedonia may be on the road toward receiving the Nobel Prize for Peace.
Erdogan’s Hooligans Came Knocking on NYU’s Doors
Why do we tolerate a foreign autocrat dispatching his thugs to our country and challenging our right to free speech and assembly?
Germany and Russia: A Reset?
There are signs of the beginning of a reset in German relations with Russia. But serious impediments to a pragmatic relationship remain.
Welcome to a New Kind of War
Russia is indeed at war with the Western alliance, one that it has unilaterally unleashed.
A Preview of Donald Trump’s Next Speech on Erdogan’s Turkey
Reflections on how to Make Turkey Great Again.
High Time for Europe to Wake Up
Why it is in Germany’s own self-interest to take Donald Trump’s policy impulses on trade and defense seriously.
Options for Turkey
What the Erdogan government must do if it wants to avoid a “cold Turkey” economic shock.
U.S. Sanctions on Turkish Ministers Require Recalibration
Additional designations of Erdogan’s cronies would hurt the Turkish strongman’s warchest.
Trump’s Betrayal and the Future of the EU
In the age of Trump, the EU must strive toward ending its psychological and emotional dependency on the U.S. and be prepared to act unilaterally and independently.























