Resilient to many of the negative effects of the war in Ukraine, Kosovo’s economy grew in 2022 and is expected to continue to grow through 2023 as exports increase and...
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Turkey has the potential of becoming a great regional and global power, but first Erdogan must get out of the way. As the Turkish people go to the polling stations on...
Nine years after Montenegro committed to constructing an expensive Chinese-built highway – which nearly bankrupted the country and remains unfinished – it...
The 1995 Dayton Agreement that ended the Bosnian War has held Bosnia and Herzegovina together for almost three decades. But with dual political crises in the country’s...
The globalisation of supply chains gives countries stakes in the most unexpected of places. As Israel and Pakistan back Azerbaijan in the South Caucasus, their rivals...
While the Taliban has few fans in the capitals of Central Asia, the region has been increasingly open to diplomatic engagement with the unrecognised rulers of...
Few conflicts in history have been as black and white as Russia’s war on Ukraine. Ukraine must be supported until its territorial integrity is restored. Anything less is...
Investing in human development systems helps improve long-term human capital outcomes and protect people from crises. Countries that protect their population’s...
Russia and Armenia have both promoted a discourse about threatened national minorities without any proof to back up their exaggerated claims. Russia and Armenia are the...
‘The war in Ukraine would not be happening right now were it not, I believe, for an understanding between Beijing and Moscow.‘ Earlier this week I was in...
Given the enormous destruction and the fact that 15 per cent of the population has fled the country, the relative resilience of the Ukrainian economy is particularly...
Like its Baltic neighbours, Latvia has acutely felt the economic effects of Russia’s war on Ukraine. As purchasing power remains low and support for households affected...
In the medium term, the outlook for the Western Balkans remains positive, though reforms are needed to accelerate the green transition and to address key structural...