by Tetiana Drakokhrust "By 2050, over 216 million people could be displaced within their countries due to climate change. What happens when they cross borders?" Climate migration—displacement caused by rising seas, droughts, floods, and other environmental disruptions—is no longer a future threat. It is already reshaping lives, communities, and international policies. The European Union, as... Continue Reading →
by Biljana Purić This diary entry, started a few days after the largest rally in the Serbian capital, initially focused exclusively on the events of March 15th. However, over time, it expanded to include subsequent developments, though I was reluctant to alter the title—since it seems, at least to me, that this day, along with... Continue Reading →
By Andrea Matošević It is the end of August 2018. The weather in the City of Pula, well known shipbuilding centre in the Northern Adriatic is hot and dry as summers usually are in that part of the Mediterranean, but the atmosphere in town is far more heated than any other summer in recent history.... Continue Reading →
By Gabriele Leone The conflict between the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Turkish state represents one of the longest-running low-intensity wars in contemporary history, with a death toll exceeding 40,000 and a significant impact on Turkish and Middle Eastern politics and society. Rooted in ethnic tensions and the repression of Kurdish cultural and political... Continue Reading →
By Seven Erdoğan Climate change, recognized as a significant threat multiplier, has the capacity to intensify existing risks and vulnerabilities, affecting ecosystems, societies, and economies around the world (Dodson et al., 2020). Its far-reaching impacts have made it an urgent global concern, prompting governments and organisations around the world to reassess their approach to sustainability,... Continue Reading →
by Oliver Kannenberg (Institute for Parliamentary Research, Berlin) The presidential elections were already the third round of voting for Croatian citizens in 2024. Prior to that, early parliamentary elections had been held on 17 April, followed by the European Parliament elections in June. In both cases, the conservative Hrvatska Demokratska Zajednica (Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ),... Continue Reading →
Globalising Southeastern Europe 