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Kosovo Consolidates Institutions, Vjosa Osmani the New President of Kosovo

The youngest country in the Balkan region held the highest position of the state with acting since the 5th of November 2020. This has happened due to the resignation of Hashim Thaqi from the position after the confirmation of indictments for war crimes and crimes against humanity by the...

Current Environmental Issues and their Impacts on Cooperation in the South Asia Region

Climate change has become a modern issue representing a significant concern for the governments, regional bodies and international organizations especially regarding the possibilities to manage rapidly declining and threatening trends. Overemphasis on the economic aspects of modernization and technical development in the past may have yielded certain dividends, albeit...

Central Asia: Dark Side of the Cotton Industry

Turkmenistan is known throughout the world for its immense oil and gas reserves, however, it is not only a “gold mine” that brings the country most of its income. One of the primary export items of Turkmenistan has traditionally been cotton. Cotton is equalized to gold as it is...

Biden in Africa: Trump’s Legacy and Chinese Expansion

The new US president, Joe Biden, presents a drastic shift in the US domestic policy. However, will such change be seen in foreign policy as well? Biden was criticising Trump’s international policy during the presidential campaign and wanted to come back to the more globalized and multilateral approach of...

Central Asia: Report on Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan has been, in 2020, significantly affected by never-ending political crisis, elections and referendums with one more important referendum about the new constitution coming up on 11th April 2021. Meanwhile, various events within the country are shaping public opinions and the country itself, and the newly elected president is...

The Retreat of Democracies in the World

Democracy is in retreat around the globe according to the latest annual Freedom House report.The “democracy backsliding” happens on all continents. Three-quarters of the world population live in countries where freedom is on the decline. Freedom House grades individual countries on 25 indicators that evaluate the health of democracy...

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Challenges of Chinese Soft Power in Western Balkans

CAMR researcher Richard Straka’s work on the Challenges of the Chinese Soft Power has been looking into the spheres of influence within the Western...

Strategic Actions for Countering Far Right in Southeast Europe in the aftermath of EU Elections

CAMR founder and owner Halina Chraščová has participated in the seminar organized by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Dialogue Southeast Europe. During the seminar there were discussed actions...

New Tendencies on the Far–Right Scene in the Western Balkans. Mainstreaming the Extreme.

Educational conference following presentation of the research on the shifts in the far-right behaviour and the overall far-right scene in the Western Balkans was...

Brothers in Harm? The links between the Far Right in the Western Balkans and the European Union

The overarching objective of this ongoing research and educational initiative is to conduct a comprehensive examination of the intricate connections existing between the far-right...