Fast-paced or sluggish? The EU accession of the Western Balkans amidst geostrategic rivalries
The Western Balkans are of high geostrategic importance for the European Union. Marina Vulović and Florian Bieber discuss how the European integration of the countries in the region can be achieved and how geopolitical shifts - from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the rise of China – are impacting this process.
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Marina Vulović PhD is a research associate at SWP’s EU/Europe research division. She explores the geostrategic importance of the Western Balkans for the EU and beyond. She is working for the project Geostrategic competition for the EU in the Western Balkans - Stiftung…
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