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Photo: A mural depicting Wagner private military group is seen on a wall in Belgrade, Serbia, January 18, 2023. Credit: REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Wagner and the Serbs
January 25, 2023
Defense Innovation Europe's Edge Regional Security Russia
Photo: Kosovo: Multinational Battle Group West Italian soldiers of the Multinational Battel Group West lined up in front and with raised shields during a phase of crowd control training. Credit: Italian Ministry of Defense via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/238Akrg
Italy Seeks to Calm the Balkan Cockpit
December 14, 2022
Authoritarian Threats Europe's Edge National Security and Intelligence Regional Security
Photo: SEVASTOPOL, RUSSIA - JUNE 12, 2021: A serviceman stands by the Black Sea as he attends a celebration of Russia Day. Credit: Alexei Pavlishak/TASS
Russia’s Militarization of the Black Sea: Implications for the United States and NATO
September 22, 2022
Black Sea Defense Innovation NATO Regional Security Russia
Photo: Bosnia and Herzegovina and the People's Republic of China's flags in a cafe in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Credit: Masha Borak, Twitter, August 27, 2022.
Chinese Influence in Bosnia and Herzegovina
September 7, 2022
17+1 China Regional Security
A man holds China's flag next to Serbia's flag as a plane transporting one million doses of Sinopharm's China National Biotec Group (CNBG) vaccines for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) arrives at Nikola Tesla Airport in Belgrade, Serbia, January 16, 2021. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Chinese Influence in Serbia
September 2, 2022
17+1 China Regional Security
Photo: National flags of China and Bulgaria flutter on a lamppost in front of the Tian'anmen Rostrum during the visit of Bulgarian president Rumen Radev to China in Beijing, China, 2 July 2019. At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, President Rumen Radev (Radev) of Bulgaria is paying a state visit to China from July 1 to 5, during which he attended the 13th Summer Davos. The traditional friendship between the two countries has continued to grow. At present, the two sides have maintained close cooperation at all levels, achieving notable results in cooperation in areas such as economy, trade, agriculture, and deepened people-to-people and cultural exchanges, setting a good example for country-to-country relations. Credit: Credit: Oriental Image via Reuters Connect
Chinese Influence in Bulgaria
August 31, 2022
17+1 China Hybrid Threats Regional Security
Photo: North Macedonia's independence day celebration. Credit: Reuters
Chinese Influence in North Macedonia
August 30, 2022
17+1 China Hybrid Threats Regional Security
Photo: Workers are seen at the bridge construction site of the Bar-Boljare highway in Bioce, Montenegro June 11, 2018. Picture taken June 11, 2018. Credit: REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic
Chinese Influence in Montenegro
August 25, 2022
17+1 China Hybrid Threats Regional Security
Photo: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visit the container terminal of China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO), in Piraeus, Greece November 11, 2019. Credit: Orestis Panagiotou/Pool via REUTERS
Chinese Influence in Greece
August 24, 2022
17+1 China Hybrid Threats Regional Security