Southeast Europe in Focus
Our online publication Southeast Europe in Focus provides a forum for background reports and analyses that complement our other formats with particularly topical contributions.
The free online journal Southeast Europe in Focus appears at irregular intervals and presents analyses and research results from the work of the Southeast Europe Association and its partners. As an online-only medium, the journal can be flexibly adapted to the needs of the authors and can often provide extensive studies or studies illustrated with many graphics and tables in a short time.
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Parliamentary Elections in Albania: Edi Rama’s Socialist Party clinches the fourth governing mandate with a turbocharged majority
Alba Cela, Albanian Institute for International Studies
Kosovo After the 2025 Parliamentary Elections – Back to political uncertainty
Besar Gërgi, Group for Legal and Political Studies
Beyond the Accession Process: Mapping the EU’s initiatives in the Western Balkans
Adnan Ćerimagić, Senior Analyst for the Western Balkans at the Berlin based think tank European Stability Initiative (ESI), Berlin
European Elections in Southeast Europe – What are the regional trends?
Gudrun Steinacker, Oliver Kannenberg, Hubert Faustmann, Jens Bastian, Sonja Priebus, Cristian Cercel, Jan Němec, Meta Novak.
Croatia Moves to the (Far)-Right – The Parliamentary Election 2024
Oliver Kannenberg, Research Associate, Institute for Parliamentary Research (IParl, Berlin) / PhD Candidate, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg.
Local Elections Redraw the Political Map of Turkey
Jens Bastian, Fellow, Centre for Applied Turkey Studies (CATS) at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Berlin.
Montenegro: A New Government Amidst Political Fragmentation
Milena Muk, Researcher, Think Tank Institute Alternativa, Montenegro / PhD Candidate, University of Athens
Walking on a Tight Rope – The Serbian Balancing Act after the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Luka Šterić, Policy Researcher / Founder of Balkanalitica, Belgrade
“Yours sincerely, Hans-Dietrich Genscher” – German Foreign Policy and the Disintegration of Yugoslavia 1991
Michael Martens, South-East Europe Correspondent, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
The Berlin Process Multiverse – Ideas for a More Successful Delivery
Marika Djolai, Key Expert on “Global Exchange on Religion in Society”, European Commission project
Why Europe must cap Russian gas prices instead of reducing demand by 15%
Ana Otilia Nuțu, Energy Policy Analyst at Expert Forum Romania (EFOR), Co-Chair of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF), and Energy Consultant at the World Bank in Romania.
Food Self-Sufficiency in the Western Balkans
Tatjana Brankov, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Faculty of Economics, University of Novi Sad.
Auf Europas Stärken besinnen - Vorschläge zum Umgang mit der Krise in Bosnien-Herzegowina
Manuel Sarrazin, Präsident der Südosteuropa-Gesellschaft.
Slovenia 30 Years after Independence
With contributions by Niko Korpar, Alenka Krašovec and Meta Novak, Matej Avbelj, and Špela Stare.
Emigration from the Western Balkans
Edited by Hansjörg Brey, Christian Hagemann, Valeska Esch and Viktoria Palm.
Bulgarien und Nordmazedonien im Streit um historische Narrative
Interview von Michael Martens mit dem Historiker Ulf Brunnbauer.
External Actors Series: Turkey
Edited by Christian Hagemann
Südosteuropa im Zeichen der Coronakrise
Mit Beiträgen von Jens Bastian, Vedran Dzihic, Herbert Küpper, Claudia Lastro und Ursula Rütten.
Moldova – Taking Stock after a Turbulent Year
Mit Beiträgen von Victor Gotisan, Iulian Groza und Mihai Mogîldea.