With our analytical approach, we aim to identify the problems and challenges to pinpoint development opportunities and coordinate expertise.
In the scope of the integration into the European Union, we foster paths of countries in the EU’s neighbourhood willing to join the EU.
Through our work, we map the actors of malign influence in-depth and raise awareness of disinformation campaigns.
Our work focuses on mitigating challenges that remain in societies after conflicts.
Activities
WEBINAR: The Threat of Transnistria – Is Annexation to Russia Pending?
On February 29, 2024, Strategic Analysis organized the second online webinar this year with our Young Leaders' Programme members. The discussion focused on the current situation in Transnistria and potential attack of Russia.
Fostering Collaboration: Study trip to Slovakia
From February 19th to 23rd, 2024, a Study Trip took place, welcoming 10 representatives of farmers and small entrepreneurs from the ABL Communities in Georgia. They were carefully selected based on their business plans in collaboration with the Georgian partner, Populus Rei. Four days in Slovakia were brimming with intense meetings with Slovak experts and inspiring figures. The aim of the activity was to foster a more intensive exchange of experiences and insights with Slovak small-scale entrepreneurs and farmers.
WEBINAR: Impact of the Elections in Serbia
On January 25, 2024, Strategic Analysis organized the first online webinar this year with our Young Leaders' Programme members. The discussion focused on the impact of the parliamentary elections in Serbia, held on December 17, 2023.
Analysis & Articles
The Balkan Brief
Second half of February 2024
Behind the Political Frontlines: Western Balkans Military Support for Ukraine
The reactions to the invasion itself highlighted the fact that Russian malign influence in the Western Balkans has gained footing. However, as the Ukrainian defenders depleted their supplies, as well as the donations from the West, increased calls for Western Balkans-made weapons and artillery garnered some attention.
Is Albania a New Regional Champion in the Energy Transition?
Albania, with over 95% of its power generation capacity derived from hydropower, emerges as a leader in the use of renewable energy in the Western Balkan. However, shall it already be referred to as the regional champion in the energy transition?
Projects
Project Cooperation: Media literacy capacity-building for Western Balkan students tackling spreading mis/disinformation
The team of Strategic Analysis supports ALPHA Centar in implementing the project “Media literacy capacity-building for Western Balkan students tackling spreading mis/disinformation”, supported by the International Visegrad Fund. The project's main objective is to increase the media literacy capacity of the young generation, namely students of various fields from all Western Balkan countries who will tackle biases that threaten democratic cooperation, social cohesion, and reconciliation in the region.
Building economic resiliency of communities adjacent to the occupation line along Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia in Georgia
The project will strengthen the economic resilience of the ABL area by increasing local production, building accommodation capacities, and optimizing the area's tourist potential. Also, the project aims to build capacities for young people by providing them with the soft skills necessary for their realization within the community and to motivate them to stay in the target districts and participate more actively in public life instead.
Analysis of political dynamics in the Western Balkans in the light of current geopolitical challenges – a new strategy for the Slovak Republic
The aim of the project is to prepare an expert analytical study that will serve as a political baseline for a new approach of the Slovak Republic to the region of Western Balkans and (selected countries of) the Eastern Partnership in the context of the new geopolitical challenges and EU enlargement.
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