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The UAE’s Growing Role in Central Asia: Geopolitical Inroads to Challenge Turkey and Iran

International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES)[1] from Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses developments in the Middle East and the Balkans. Kristian Alexander, an advisor at Gulf State Analytics and Giorgio Cafiero, geopolitics analyst of the Middle East and a co-founder of the Washington-based analytical company Gulf State Analytics... more »

2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina-Montenegro: Dodik and Đukanović are destabilizing factors in Balkans and Europe

International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES)[1] from Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses developments in the Middle East and the Balkans. On the occasion of current developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina, that is the BiH entity of Republika Srpska, and Montenegro, IFIMES made an analysis of the current political situation. We bring... more »

Dr. Ernest Petrič elected to the Venice Commission of Council of Europe

- Prof.Dr. Ernest Petrič Press release Dr. Ernest Petrič elected to the Venice Commission of Council of Europe LJUBLJANA, 29 May 2020 –The Government of the Republic of Slovenia has appointed the former President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia Prof. Dr. Ernest Petrič as a new member of the Venice Commission. ... more »

White Paper on European Critical Health Infrastructure

International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES)[1] from Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses developments in the Middle East and the Balkans. Group of Concerned People[2] prepared “White Paper on European Critical Health Infrastructure”. It argues that the existing European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection i... more »

Restoring Trust in Global Governance

International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) from Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses developments in the Middle East and the Balkans. Ambassador Tan Sri Hasmy Agam,former Malaysia’s Ambassador to UN New York and Prof. Anis H. Bajrektarevic, chairperson and professor in international law and global political studies prepared ... more »

Serbia 2020: Serbia – scene of confrontation of intelligence services?

International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES)[1] from Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses developments in the Middle East and the Balkans. IFIMES made an analysis of the current developments in Serbia with a focus on the upcoming parliamentary, provincial and local elections scheduled to take place on 21 June 2020. We bring th... more »

Covid-19 and the way to return to normal: role of OIC

International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES)[1] from Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses developments in the Middle East and the Balkans. Ambassador Ali Goutali, Director at the OIC General Secretariat in Jeddah, KSA, and former Tunisian Ambassador to Russia and other countries and Prof. Anis H. Bajrektarevic, chairperson and profe... more »

Why we are only Macedonians and nothing else?

The International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES)[1] in Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses events in the Middle East and the Balkans. Dejan Azeski is Macedonian historian, journalist and publicist, member of the IFIMES International Institute. In his article entitled “Why we are only Macedonians and nothing else?” he is... more »

EU at Crossroads

International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES)[1] from Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses developments in the Middle East and the Balkans. Josip Juratovic[2] (SPD), a social democrat and member of the German Bundestag serving his fourth mandate, member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Chair for the Parliamentary Group for West Balk... more »