List of Balkans articles
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A man dressed in all black carrying a black umbrella walks past a large, imposing white building decorated with a mural of several different people's faces. How Albania Ended Up in Iran’s Cyber Crosshairs
Eager to stand out as a steadfast U.S. ally, Tirana often entangles itself in geopolitical issues far from its shores.
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Polish, Swedish, Finnish, and NATO flags are set up. NATO’s Nordic Expansion Stuck at Turkish Roadblock
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not quite to the Finnish line on NATO membership.
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A woman passes a mural supporting the Russian Federation in Mitrovica, Kosovo. In Northern Kosovo, Tensions Threaten to Boil Over
The Kosovo government’s laws on ID cards and license plates have enraged ethnic Serbs and heightened tensions between the young nation’s fractured communities.
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A fighter from the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army is deployed on a checkpoint in the area of Kafr Jannah on the outskirts of the Syrian town of Afrin on Oct. 19. Turkey Combats Jihadi Expansion on Syria Border
An extremist alliance with links to al Qaeda is making headway across northern Syria, drawing Russia and Iran deeper into the conflict and posing problems for Turkey.
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John Kennedy Talking with Adlai Stevenson How JFK Sacrificed Adlai Stevenson and the Lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis
The standoff 60 years ago has newfound relevance as Russian President Vladimir Putin threatens to deploy nukes in Ukraine.
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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi meets with the president of the Armenian parliament, Alen Simonyan, at the National Assembly in Yerevan, Armenia, on Sept. 18. The Thaw on Russia’s Periphery Has Already Started
All around a war-weakened Russia, there is a giant geopolitical sucking sound.
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Dodik and Putin smile and shake hands. Putin’s Most Loyal Balkan Client
Hard-line Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik has given the Russian president a firm foothold in the Balkans.
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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (L) and then-Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov take part in the inauguration ceremony of the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (ICGB) gas pipeline, in Komotini, Greece, on July 8. Energy Is Pulling Bulgaria Back Into Russia’s Orbit
After a break with Moscow, the new caretaker government in Sofia is poised to realign with the Kremlin by signing a new contract with Gazprom.
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People are seen walking on the streets of Sarajevo Meet the Bosnian Youth Trying to Hold Their Country Together
Postwar Bosnia remains deeply divided. These young people are trying to change that.
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A Marshall Islands-flagged carrier transits the Bosphorus. Turkey Is the Biggest Swing Player in the Russia-Ukraine War
Ankara has used its unique position for a strategic advantage.
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A pedestrian walks past a partly vandalized mural depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Belgrade, Serbia, on June 2. Serbia Is Playing With Matches Again
Brinkmanship over Kosovo, footsie with Moscow, and friction with Brussels are par for the course for Belgrade.
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Victory Party Chairman Umit Ozdag speaks to the media during an attempted march in front of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. Turkey’s Far Right Has Already Won
The anti-immigration firebrand Umit Ozdag might not win a seat in parliament, but he’s shifted the national debate on refugees by vowing to expel them.
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A woman wearing a headscarf crouches in a prayer position with her palms raised between two gravestones. The Virulent Nationalism That Led to Srebrenica Is Back in Bosnia
And Russian President Vladimir Putin is eager to exploit it.
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North Macedonian Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski EU Enlargement Is Broken in the Balkans
Ukraine and Moldova are shortlisted for the European Union. Ask North Macedonia how that went.
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A close up of Erdogan's face is shown with the NATO logo behind it. What Erdogan Gets by Being a Spoiler in NATO
Being disruptive in the alliance is a good political strategy for Turkey’s leader.
