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New Blog Post by Ludvig Broomé and Dr. Björn Fägersten: “Europeans want more EU defence cooperation – governments are holding back” The GEO-POWER-EU Researchers Ludvig Broomé and Dr. Björn from The Swedish Institute of International Affairs has published a new blog post, “Europeans want more EU defence cooperation – governments…

GEO-POWER-EU Online Event Showcases Serbia’s 2025 Public Opinion Survey Findings On 7 October 2025, the GEO-POWER-EU project presented the Serbian results of its 2025 Public Opinion Survey, part of a broader study conducted across nine Western Balkan and Associated Trio countries. The online event, organized by Prof. Filip Ejdus and…

GEO-POWER-EU Talks – Episode 5 EU Enlargement Package 2025: Montenegro, Serbia, and Georgia in Focus A new GEO-POWER-EU Talks episode dedicated to the European Commission’s 2025 Enlargement Package has been released. The discussion examines the EU’s latest country reports and what they reveal about the state of enlargement in Montenegro,…

New Op-Ed by DPC’s Dr. Kurt Bassuener: Bosnians ‘Most Dissatisfied in the Balkans’ with Their Politics – Is Brussels Listening? GEO-POWER-EU Researcher and Senior Associate Dr. Kurt Bassuener (Democratization Policy Council -DPC) has published a new opinion piece in Balkan Insight examining findings from the GEO-POWER-EU Public Opinion Survey, ahead…

GEO-POWER-EU Talks – Episode 4 EU Defence Cooperation under Geopolitical Stress: Roles, Hurdles and Opportunities The fourth session of the GEO-POWER-EU Talks podcast, hosted by Samuel Doveri Vesterbye (Director of the European Neighbourhood Council), explores how shifting geopolitical realities are driving a fundamental rethinking of the EU’s defence strategy and…

GEO-POWER-EU Public Opinion Survey Results Presented at Event “Geopolitics from Below: Insights from Montenegro, the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership” in Podgorica On 24 September, GEO-POWER-EU Researcher, Assistant Professor Tena Prelec (University of Rijeka), together with Dr. Đorđe Krivokapić (University of Belgrade), Prof. Florian Bieber (University of Graz), and Dr….

GEO-POWER-EU at The Ohio State University: Exploring Serbia’s Democratic Crossroads On 22nd October, the Mershon Centre for International Security Studies at the Ohio State University, in partnership with the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Belgrade and the Serbian Educational Alliance, will host a discussion titled “Serbia Between…

Dr. Tena Prelec Presents GEO-POWER-EU Findings at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs On 21 October 2025, Dr. Tena Prelec, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Rijeka, will present findings from the GEO-POWER-EU project at an event organized by the Swedish Institute of International…

New article by Assoc. Prof. Filip Ejdus and Dr. Marina Vulović: “Catharsis, rearticulation of desire and ontological insecurity: The case of Serbia’s attachment to Kosovo” A new article by GEO-POWER-EU consortium member/researcher, Associate Professor Filip Ejdus (Belgrade University) and Dr. Marina Vulović (University of Potsdam), has been published in the…

Dr. Tena Prelec Highlights GEO-POWER-EU Findings in an interview for Vijesti Montenegro’s leading daily newspaper, Vijesti, has published an interview with Dr. Tena Prelec (University of Rijeka, BiEPAG) discussing the risks of corrosive capital and public attitudes towards the EU and NATO. The conversation draws on fresh findings from the…

Online Event Public Opinion in Serbia: Findings from the GEO-POWER-EU 2025 Survey GEO-POWER-EU is hosting an online event on Tuesday, 7 October 2025, from 15:00 CET, to present the Serbia-specific results of the 2025 Public Opinion Survey. Conducted in June 2025 across nine countries in the Western Balkans and the…

New Analysis by the Democratization Policy Council: “Sharpie Geopolitics in a Time of Complexity” GEO-POWER-EU partner Democratization Policy Council (DPC) has published a new article, “Sharpie Geopolitics in a Time of Complexity,” examining how the second Trump administration’s transactional “deal-making” and rhetoric of “land swaps” reduce complex geopolitical conflicts to…