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Webinar: Is the Eastern Partnership Still Relevant?Strategic Paths for EU–EaP Relations GEO-POWER-EU, in cooperation with the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF), is hosting an online webinar on 19th February, at 12:00-13:00 CET, titled “Is the Eastern Partnership Still Relevant? Strategic Paths for EU–EaP Relations.” The webinar will examine…

Case Study: Milorad Dodik’s campaign targeting the European Union in Bosnia and Herzegovina The GEO-POWER-EU project has published a case study on “Milorad Dodik’s campaign targeting the European Union in Bosnia and Herzegovina.” Drawing on desk research and expert interviews, the case study demonstrates that disinformation is primarily domestically produced…

Case Study: The Serbian Regime’s Fight Against the “Color Revolution” The GEO-POWER-EU project has published a case study on the Serbian Regime’s Fight Against the “Color Revolution”, examining how disinformation is used by domestic political elites in Serbia to suppress democratic dissent and manage foreign influence narratives. Drawing on desk…

Case Study: Anti-European disinformation in Ukraine during the Euromaidan period and the full-scale war of Russia against Ukraine The GEO-POWER-EU project has published a case study examining anti-European disinformation in Ukraine during the Euromaidan period (2013–2014) and Russia’s full-scale invasion (2022–2024). Using media analysis, public opinion data, and academic research,…

Dr Valery Perry joined the podcast Connections with Evan Dawson on “What does American action in Venezuela mean for democracy abroad?” Dr. Valery Perry, Senior Associate at the Democratization Policy Council in Europe and the GEO-POWER-EU Researcher, returned to Connections with Evan Dawson for a discussion on what American action…

New Article by GEO-POWER-EU PI Prof. Nikolaos Tzifakis on EU Enlargement and “Reversed Conditionality” in the Western Balkans GEO-POWER-EU PI Prof. Nikolaos Tzifakis, together with Eleni Vasdoka, has published a new article titled “A Strategic–Relational Approach to European Union Enlargement: The Reversed Conditionality of Western Balkan Governing Elites.” The article…

Dr. Tena Prelec gives an interview to Hungarian Daily Népszava on Corrosive Capital in the Western Balkans and Associated Trio The Hungarian newspaper Népszava has published an interview with GEO-POWER-EU researcher and Assistant Professor Dr. Tena Prelec (University of Rijeka & BiEPAG), titled “Balkan Mini-Dubais and Trump Towers – Corrosive…

FEATURED| Five New GEO-POWER-EU Research Deliverables Now Available We are pleased to present five new GEO-POWER-EU research reports. They cover key topics in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership, including a Public Opinion Survey on citizens’ views of the EU, NATO, and other international actors, as well as analyses of…

Online Event | Whose Peace? Rethinking Three Decades of Post-War Bosnia and Herzegovina GEO-POWER-EU Coordinator, Professor Nikolaos Tzifakis, will participate in an online discussion on “Whose Peace? Rethinking Three Decades of Post-War Bosnia and Herzegovina” on Monday, 15 December 2025 at 16:00 CET, organised by The Southeast Europe Association. The…

GEO-POWER-EU Researcher Dr. Valery Perry joined the podcast Connections with Evan Dawson on “How to end wars: learning from peace agreements of the past” Dr. Valery Perry (GEO-POWER-EU Researcher and Senior Associate at the Democratization Policy Council) joined Connections with Evan Dawson for a discussion examining what policymakers can learn…

New Commentary by DPC’s Dr. Kurt Bassuener: Imagining a Better Deal for Bosnia GEO-POWER-EU Researcher Dr. Kurt Bassuener has published a new commentary in Balkan Insight to mark the 30th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords. Using a fictional joint press conference by High Representative Christian Schmidt and EU Special…

Foreign Influence Challenges: Corrosive Capital and Disinformation in the Western Balkans and Associated Trio The GEO-POWER-EU project has published a report examining how foreign influence operates across the Western Balkans and the Associated Trio. The study shows that corrosive capital and disinformation take root not only through external pressure but…