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NATO’s fragmented responses to Russia’s “accidental” border incursions are enabling Moscow’s shadow war.
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June 11, 2026
West Needs ‘Escalation Ladder’ for Putin’s Shadow War
NATO’s fragmented responses to Russia’s “accidental” border incursions are enabling Moscow’s shadow war.
May 15, 2026
Europe Can Coax Albanian Reform
Protests in Albania have reignited arguments about endemic corruption. Can Europe help provide a remedy?
March 26, 2026
Croatia’s ‘City of Heroes’: A Warning From the Past
Thirty five years after the siege of Vukovar, and the atrocities committed by Serbs under Slobodan Milošević, the search for justice continues.
March 25, 2026
China Is Wiring the Western Balkans
Chinese roads, surveillance systems, and digital partnerships are complicating the Western Balkans’ path into European Union membership.
March 20, 2026
CEPA Podcast: The Hon. Michael Turner on How to Build Lasting Peace in Europe
Representative Michael Turner discusses the anniversary of the Dayton Accords, NATO, and building a lasting peace in Ukraine.
March 18, 2026
A US Kosovo Pull-Out? The Wrong Move at a Bad Time
Reports say Washington is considering the withdrawal of US forces from the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR), sparking pushback in Washington and across Europe.
March 17, 2026
Romania Makes Allies Great Again
War makes strange allies (and opponents), as the US administration discovered in Romania.
March 10, 2026
EU Bolts Entry Gate for ‘Trojan Horses’
Balkan candidate members are getting a clear message from Brussels; the days of easy access to the EU are long gone.
February 18, 2026
Time to Embrace the Western Balkans
Both Europe and the US will benefit once the six Western Balkan candidates join the EU.