Brittle bipolarity and state capture – Albania post-election outlook
On 25 April, Albania held elections for its unicameral chamber of parliament, which is comprised of 140 seats. The breakdown […]
Doom and gloom? The first 100 days of Montenegro’s government and beyond
Nearly four months after its inauguration, Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapic’s government is thus far surviving its shaky start. The August […]
Kosovo Post Election Outlook
On 14 February 2021, snap elections were held for Kosovo’s unicameral parliament. The vote was called following a ruling by […]
Libya: Conflict and Migration Outlook
Re-escalation in fighting around Tripoli since February has merely reinforced the stalemate between opposing forces, but any political settlement to […]
Montenegro: Post-election Outlook
An outlook and assessment following the elections on 31 August 2020.
Running on empty? The strategic impact of political instability in Romania
On 5 October, the lower and upper chambers of Romania’s parliament voted in support of a no-confidence motion in the […]
Serbia/Kosovo: US Economic Normalisation Agreements – Outlook
An assessment of the US-brokered Economic Normalisation Agreements signed by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovan Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti […]
Slovakia Government Stability Outlook
Background On 18 March 2020, Slovakian President Zuzana Caputova agreed to the ministerial nominations proposed by Prime Minister-designate Igor Matovic’s […]
Slovenia: Government Stability and Policy Outlook
An outlook and assessment of the stability of the Government and policy options following the inauguration of a new coalition government […]
THE VIEW FROM MITTELEUROPA: Austria and Russia – ending the ‘special relationship’?
Back last April, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. It was an impromptu visit. […]
THE VIEW FROM MITTELEUROPA: Austria struggles to kick addiction to Russian gas
On September 7, the EU’s permanent representative to Austria, Martin Selmayr, provoked controversy by saying that Austria’s continued high dependence on Russian gas […]
THE VIEW FROM MITTELEUROPA: Explaining the Austrian veto of Schengen membership for Romania and Bulgaria
Never pass up an opportunity to use foreign policy as a prop in domestic theatre. This is the mantra apparently […]
THE VIEW FROM MITTELEUROPA: Reconfiguring Chinese economic strategies in CESEE
Barely four years ago, as China carved out an increasingly large space in the global economy, Gunter Deuber of Raiffeisen […]
THE VIEW FROM MITTELEUROPA: Turkish result shows that ‘all for one and one for all’ is rarely the best tactic to bring down a strongman
What started with a bang, ended with a whimper. In Turkey, the opposition campaign to win the presidency from Recep […]
Throwing in the towel – political scenarios in North Macedonia
The surprise was palpable. On 31 October, Zoran Zaev announced that he would resign as prime minister and general secretary […]