No. 263: The Western Balkans between the EU, NATO, Russia and China

Author(s): Henrik Larsen
Series Editor(s): Lisa Watanabe, Julian Kamasa, Fabien Merz, Benno Zogg
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 263
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2020
Publication Place: Zurich

In the Western Balkans, Russia has successfully encouraged resistance to further NATO expansion. China is also making inroads, creating new financial and economic dependencies that complicate the EU accession processes. Further transformation of the region depends on the EU’s ability to intensify dialogue with candidate countries on mid-term achievable objectives.

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The Western Balkans within Europe

Steps toward EU and NATO Membership