Since the beginning of the 2000s, extensive academic research has echoed one popular
opinion,'Turkey is back to the Balkans'. These studies have been scrutinizing the …

European decision-makers have been increasingly claiming that the EU should move on to
contain the negative influence in the Western Balkans of other external actors, namely …

Turkish foreign policy has experienced a profound transformation in the nearly two decades
since the Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, AKP) came to power …

The article examines the influence of Turkey, the Gulf States and Iran in the Western Balkans
and the role that Islam has been playing in the region since the 90 s. Starting from the idea …

In recent years, Russia and Turkey have been among non-Western powers that have been
more assertive in their foreign policies in the Western Balkans. Naturally, this creates the …

The events that have happened since 2002, when the Justice and Development Party (AKP)
came to power, contain rich research topics that need to be examined for many years by …

The chapter outlines the dynamics of autocratization in the Western Balkans, focusing on
Serbia, North Macedonia and Montenegro. Autocratic regimes during the 1990s lost power …

Turkey is a prime example of the growing importance of diaspora related policies in
countries with emerging power status. Based on reports, observations, and interviews with …

Résumé Depuis plusieurs années, la région des Balkans occidentaux connaît une
augmentation de la présence des puissances émergentes et régionales. Il s' agit notamment …

Analyzing informal trading practices and smuggling through the case study of Novi Pazar,
this book explores how societies cope when governments no longer assume the …