Photo: Flickr EEAS (CC BY-NC 2.0) The term ‘partition’ in our modern political lexicon invariably conjures up images of mass displacement and population transfer. The idea that creating ethnically-homogeneous spaces, or a homeland for a given national group, is a viable solution to inter or intra-state conflict has been employed throughout recent history as the…
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The days when China coped with affairs “in a calm manner, hiding its capacities and biding the time, by maintaining a low profile and by never claiming leadership” are long gone. China is determined to become a global innovative powerhouse by 2020. It is also determined to secure its global capital investments through foreign-policy capital…
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The brainstorming meeting and discussions with Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory group members and a list of leading experts on the future of the Balkans was held in the period between 16 – 18 September 2016, in Opatija, Croatia. The purpose of this gathering of politicians, diplomats, scholars, analysts and members of the Balkans in…
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The Members of the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BIEPAG) Nikola Dimitrov and Dane Taleski, joined by Ms. Ivana Jordanovska are the authors of the latest BiEPAG Brief “Ending the Crisis in Macedonia: Who Is in the Driver’s Seat?”. As it is noted in the brief, If ten years ago, Macedonia was a front-runner in the reform process,…
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