*Featured image: The New Union Post
📣 New op-ed by Assoc Prof Panagiota Manoli: “The 🇪🇺 must solve the credibility deficit in its enlargement policy.”
Based on #GEOPOWEREU research, it shows how delays in accession talks and shifting conditionality weaken the credibility of 🇪🇺 enlargement.
Read more here🔗 bit.ly/3MZcgCF
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Is the EaP still strategically relevant in a region reshaped by 🇷🇺 war against 🇺🇦? On 19 Feb, EaP Civil Society Forum & #GEOPOWEREU co-hosted a webinar discussing the findings of GEO-POWER-EU report on relevance of the EaP (🔗 bit.ly/4b7W22Y)
*Featured Image: Wikimedia commons
📣New #GEOPOWEREU Case Study!
Research finds that disinformation in 🇧🇦 is largely homegrown and politically weaponised. In Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik uses pro-🇷🇺 rhetoric to deflect corruption allegations and entrench illiberal rule.
🔗https://bit.ly/4aF8mGD
Corrosive capital doesn’t rely on one illegal deal—it works through a pattern.
@geopower-eu.bsky.social research shows that corrosive capital uses formal and informal mechanisms to maximise leverage, reduce transparency, and bypass regulation.
Link in bio. #geopowereu
Featured image: CREST
📣 New #GEOPOWEREU Report
Our case study explores how narratives about the EU in Ukraine evolved from the Euromaidan to the 🇷🇺 invasion of 🇺🇦, and how the country strengthened resilience through reforms, fact-checking & media literacy.
🔗 bit.ly/3ZzGHlp
@geopower-eu.bsky.social
#GeoPowerEU #StateCapture
📣 Is the Eastern Partnership still relevant in today’s geopolitical landscape?
Join our online webinar, organised by @eapcsf in partnership with #GEOPOWEREU, on rethinking EU🇪🇺–EaP relations amid war in🇺🇦 & strategic competition.
🗓️ 19 Feb | ⏰ 12:00–13:00 CET
🔗 Register: bit.ly/3ZvgSTv
*Featured Image: Waterfront project in Belgrade| Photo: Dávid Huszár | Source: Népszava
📰 #GEOPOWEREU researcher Dr. @tenaprelec (University of Rijeka & BiEPAG) spoke to Hungarian daily @nepszava about GEO-POWER-EU research on corrosive capital in the Western Balkans and Associated Trio and how “mini-Dubai” projects bypass rules and erode the rule of law.
🔗: bit.ly/4rrhIwr
Image: Canva
Warm Season’s Greetings from #GEOPOWEREU team! ✨
Thank you for your engagement and collaboration this year. Wishing everyone a peaceful holiday period and an inspiring year ahead.
#NewYear2026 #HorizonEurope
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📣 In a new Balkan Insight commentary, #GEOPOWEREU Researcher Dr. Kurt Bassuener imagines what Bosnia and Herzegovina’s international envoys might say on Dayton’s 30th anniversary if they spoke candidly about the country’s political reality.
Read more: shorturl.at/RQqFT
For those who’d like a deeper dive into the 🇷🇸 findings of the #GEOPOWEREU public opinion survey, you can watch our event recording🎥 here: shorturl.at/WmBYw
Or explore the full survey report here: bit.ly/4nslHa9
#EU #enlargement
*Featured image: Vidovdan protest; Photo: protests.pics/Gavrilo Andrić
📢New op-ed by Prof. @filipejdus.bsky.social on 🇷🇸's student movement and the 🇪🇺 path. Based on the #GEOPOWEREU survey, the analysis shows students are more supportive of EU membership than SNS voters while overall public opinion leans toward 🇷🇺 and remains strongly anti-NATO🔗 bit.ly/4pH9Ypr
📢 #GEOPOWEREU is featured in the #EaP Think Tank Network newsletter!
Our report on the relevance of the #EasternPartnership examines whether the EaP still works in today’s shifting geopolitical landscape.
Read more here📰 bit.ly/4oqcC1J
*Featured image: Lowy Institute, The Interpreter
📣 New #GEOPOWEREU blog post by Ludvig Broomé & Dr. Björn Fägersten from UI Sweden draws on the #GEOPOWEREU defence report, highlighting the growing gap between citizens’ expectations and government action in EU defence cooperation.🔗 shorturl.at/RYwCX
*Featured image: JULIEN WARNAND, EPA
📣On 7 Oct, Prof. @filipejdus.bsky.social Belgrade University hosted an online event on the 🇷🇸 findings of the #GEOPOWEREU public opinion survey, focusing on major global actors, disinformation, media dynamics & generational differences in security perceptions
🎥 Watch here: shorturl.at/WmBYw
Featured photo: Vijesti, Aljoša Turović
#GEOPOWEREU researcher Asst Prof @tenaprelec.bsky.social (University of Rijeka) presented Public Opinion Survey findings at the “Geopolitics from Below” event in Podgorica 🇲🇪, exploring citizen views on geopolitics in the WB and EaP.
Survey: bit.ly/4nslHa9
Event: shorturl.at/3KNhl
Image: Darko Vojinovic/TT
📢 Tomorrow Assistant Prof. @tenaprelec.bsky.social @cas-see-uniri.bsky.social will present findings on how public attitudes toward democracy & governance in 🇷🇸 have evolved since the 2024 protests from the #GEOPOWEREU project at an event hosted by our consortium partner UI Sweden.🔗 shorturl.at/EzjMF
📢 In an interview with Vijesti, Dr. Tena Prelec shares insights from #GEOPOWEREU on corrosive capital, EU integration, and public trust.
Read here 👉 shorturl.at/skvNj
📣How do Serbians view the 🇪🇺, #migration, #security & global actors?
Join us on 7 Oct for the online presentation of 🇷🇸 findings from the 2025 #GEOPOWEREU Public Opinion Survey📊
🗓️Tuesday, 7 Oct | 15:00 CET
📍Online (Zoom)
🔗Info & Participation: shorturl.at/U0bWZ
Featured image: National Public Radio (NPR)
Don’t miss #GEOPOWEREU partner @dpcglobal.bsky.social’s new piece “Sharpie #Geopolitics in a Time of Complexity”—on how #Trump 2.0’s transactional “deal-making” lens flattens complex conflicts into real-estate logic & “land swaps”
🔗 bit.ly/3KrCj3B
📢 News from the GEO-POWER-EU Project!
Three new research deliverables:
•EU policy vs partner expectations
•The Eastern Partnership’s relevance
•EU defence under stress
Read the reports here: geo-power.eu/press/news/
#SEERC #GEOPOWEREU #EU #Research #EasternPartnership #Defence #WesternBalkans
📢 News from the GEO-POWER-EU Project!
Three new research deliverables tackling key questions for Europe’s future:
•EU policy vs partner expectations
•The Eastern Partnership’s relevance
•EU defence under stress
Read the reports here: geo-power.eu/press/news/
#GEOPOWEREU #EU #Research #SEERC
📢 New GEO-POWER-EU 2025 Survey:
How citizens in the Western Balkans & Associated Trio Countries view the EU, NATO, international actors, security & migration.
Explore the full report & join the conversation!
👉Read report here: geo-power.eu/portfolio/it...
#SEERC #GEOPOWEREU #EU
📢 Did you have time to read our newly released #GEOPOWEREU survey report?
We asked 9,011 citizens across 🇦🇱🇧🇦🇽🇰🇲🇪🇲🇰🇷🇸🇺🇦🇲🇩🇬🇪 about trust in global powers, EU & NATO, migration, media & politics.
Here are some key takeaways ⤵️
The EU-funded #GEOPOWEREU survey (June 2025) was led by @cas-see-uniri.bsky.social with fieldwork by Newton & Indago. It covers 9 countries in the Western Balkans and Eastern Neighbourhood.
Featured Image: Reuters/European Commission
📢 How do citizens in the Western Balkans & Associated Trio see global actors, their partners, and their own future?The #GEOPOWEREU project shares fresh results from a Public Opinion Survey across 🇦🇱🇧🇦🇽🇰🇲🇪🇲🇰🇷🇸🇺🇦🇲🇩🇬🇪
A short🧵⤵️
📣New from the #GEOPOWEREU Database Insights Series: A closer look at Kosovo 🇽🇰
A dynamic blend of security realignment and steady Western support is reshaping Kosovo’s external engagements.
Here are some key insights: 👇🏼
📣 The #GEOPOWEREU Interdependence Database (geo-power.eu/research-out...) reveals some insightful trends about Serbia 🇷🇸.
Let’s take a quick look together🧵 1/4
Featured image: EWB
Why does data matter for 🇧🇦’s EU path?
In his new #GEOPOWEREU blog, Omar Memišević explores 🇧🇦’s data collection challenges and how our Interdependence Database offers a foundation for better analysis and decision-making.
Read: shorturl.at/Thuc2
Database: shorturl.at/jaN2H
In this week’s #GEOPOWEREU Database Insights, 🇧🇦 takes centre stage:
🔹🇧🇦 has maintained relatively passive diplomatic outreach since 2012
🔹🇪🇺 dominates trade & military presence
🔹🇨🇳’s investment: sporadic but growing
🔹Tensions driving increased 🇪🇺 troop levels
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