Publications
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…
D 2.2 I Economic Convergence and Brain Drain in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership The GEO-POWER-EU project has released a new report, which analyses the perceived causes and effects of brain drain across Western Balkan and Eastern Partnership countries, and examines how economic convergence with the EU can be…
D3.3 I Case Study: Corrosive Capital in Transport Hubs: The Chișinău Airport Concession The GEO-POWER-EU project has published a case study on the 2013 concession of Chișinău International Airport in Moldova as an example of “corrosive capital” exploiting governance gaps in a fragile post-Soviet political economy. Drawing on investigative journalism,…
The Vareš Mining Project in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Case Study of Corrosive Capital in an Already Corroded Political Economy The GEO-POWER-EU project has published a case study on the Vareš mining project in Bosnia and Herzegovina as an example of “corrosive capital” originating from liberal democracies rather than authoritarian…
New op-ed by Assoc. Prof. Panagiota Manoli titled “The EU must solve the credibility deficit in its enlargement policy” Assoc. Prof. Panagiota Manoli has published a new opinion piece examining the credibility challenges facing the enlargement policy of the European Union. Drawing on research from the GEO-POWER-EU report on “Discerning…
GEO-POWER-EU Research Report: Sentiment Analysis of the EU, U.S., Russia, China and Turkey in Social Media of the Western Balkans and three EaP countries GEO-POWER-EU has published a new research report analysing social media sentiment toward five major international actors — the European Union (EU), the United States (US), Russia,…
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,…
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…
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…