Publications, Research Output / 08/10/2026
New GEO-POWER-EU Deliverable (D 3.5) | Strategic Foresight GEO-POWER-EU has released a new deliverable (D3.5) on how the regional order in the EU candidate-state neighbourhood could develop by 2031. The report draws on a structured expert elicitation involving 45 specialists covering the six Western Balkan candidates as well as Georgia,…
News, Publications / 06/10/2026
GEO-POWER-EU Blog: “Paradigm Shift: How the Eastern Partnership Chooses Camouflage Over a Tie” Associate Professor Sergii Glebov of Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University, a GEO-POWER-EU consortsium member and researcher, has published a new blog article titled “Paradigm Shift: How the Eastern Partnership Chooses Camouflage Instead of a Tie.” The…
Events, News / 06/10/2026
GEO-POWER-EU Presents Key Findings at DG ENEST On 29 September 2026, the European Neighbourhood Council (ENC), on behalf of the GEO-POWER-EU consortium, organised an event titled “Reforming EU Enlargement Policy and Measuring External Influence in the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership”, hosted by DG ENEST. The event took place…
News, Publications / 05/10/2026
New Article by GEO-POWER-EU Researcher Asuman Kübra Baş on Türkiye’s Role in the Western Balkans and the EU’s Framing of External Influence GEO-POWER-EU WP5 co-lead and researcher Asuman Kübra Baş (European Neighbourhood Council) co-authored a new op-ed titled “Don’t Put Türkiye in the Same Basket as Russia and China.” Drawing…
News, Publications / 02/10/2026
New Book Review by GEO-POWER-EU Researcher Dr. Valery Perry in Balkan Insight on Justin Gest’s Democratic Drain GEO-POWER-EU researcher Dr. Valery Perry (DPC) has published a review in Balkan Insight of Justin Gest’s book, Democratic Drain: Global Migration and the Struggle for Democracy. The book examines why people leave their…
News, Publications / 22/09/2026
D 2.5 | Reforming EU Enlargement Governance and Advancing a Principled Gradual Integration: A Three-Track Decision-Making Model and Priority Accession Reforms GEO-POWER-EU has released a new report (D2.5) titled “Reforming EU Enlargement Governance and Advancing a Principled Gradual Integration: A Three-Track Decision-Making Model and Priority Accession Reforms”. Drawing on 109…
Events, News / 16/09/2026
GEO-POWER-EU at the 19th EISA Pan-European Conference on International Relations From 1 to 4 September 2026, members of the GEO-POWER-EU consortium took part in the 19th EISA Pan-European Conference on International Relations (PEC 2026), hosted by ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon and organised by the European International Studies Association…
News, Publications / 03/08/2026
D3.3 Case study I Paving over Procedure: Corrosive Capital in Transport Infrastructure The GEO-POWER-EU project has published a case study examining the March 2023 award of a €1.3 billion motorway contract to the American-Turkish Bechtel–Enka consortium, demonstrating that corrosive capital can emerge through formally legal, transparent, and Western-backed investments. Although…
Events, News / 28/07/2026
Dr Sonja Stojanović Gajić Presents GEO-POWER-EU Findings at the Summer School on Serious Games and World Politics in Cres On 15 July 2026, Dr Sonja Stojanović Gajić (University of Rijeka), researcher in the GEO-POWER-EU project, presented the project’s latest findings at the Summer School on Serious Games and World Politics,…
Events, News / 24/07/2026
GEO-POWER-EU Research was presented at the 2026 European Security Studies Conference in Stockholm On 11–12 June, members of the GEO-POWER-EU consortium participated in the 2026 European Security Studies Conference (ESSC), hosted by Stockholm University and jointly organised by the COST Action NetSec, the European Initiative for Security Studies (EISS), and…
News / 10/07/2026
Dr Tena Prelec Presents GEO-POWER-EU Research at International Academic and Policy Events in Astana, Kazakhstan In June 2026, GEO-POWER-EU Researcher Asst. Prof. Tena Prelec (UniRi) visited Astana, Kazakhstan, for a series of academic and policy engagements focused on transnational finance, foreign influence, and international cooperation in addressing illicit financial flows….
News, Publications / 01/07/2026
D 2.3 | Green Energy Transition The GEO-POWER-EU project has released a new report, which examines the challenges and opportunities of the green energy transition across selected Western Balkan and Eastern Partnership countries, focusing on the interrelationship between energy security, energy poverty, and EU integration. The report explores how the…