The Western Balkan counter-terrorism initiative (WBCTi) and the capability of the EU as a counter-terrorism actor

Kudlenko, Anastasiia

doi:10.1080/14782804.2019.1652148

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“…Yet, as of July 2023, the PM of Albania declared that the project was over and they would return back to the agenda of the Berlin Process 9 . FIndings showed that even if countied, the effects would be marginal as it includes only 3 member countries and as fundamentally it does not present anything new to previous EU-led projects (Kulo, Edis, & Novikau, Aliaksandr. 2023).…”

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The Legitimacy of new Regionalism in the European Integration Process

POLGÁR,

BRIE

2023

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European borders have gone through allot of changes in terms of understanding the space of a culture, race, religion, city or nation. Growing from physical walls, intense militarized areas to a formal understanding of regions with no physical boundaries or restrictions of any kind, the frontier or the border, has been an area of the utmost importance to the different branches of science. The issue of cross-border cooperation in general goes beyond geographical, economic and legal approaches. If we intend to treat the phenomenon from a specific point of view, we will find ambiguities and uncertainties regarding the role and functioning of some institutions in the process of cross-border cooperation and partnerships.

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The Legitimacy of new Regionalism in the European Integration Process

POLGÁR,

BRIE

2023

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“…Three Western Balkan nations-Serbia, N. Macedonia, and Albania-started an initiative for indigenous regional cooperation in many domains in 2019. Kulo and Novikau (2023) evaluated the partnership as having nothing groundbreaking or essentially novel in terms of concepts, goals, and actors, with an emphasis on the economic side of things. even if it is completely implemented, its effects are expected to be minimal because it is limited to only three Western Balkan countries.…”

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The Prespa Agreement: Macedonian Diplomatic Gambit or Geopolitical Game Changer

Mileski

2024

Global Security and International Relations After the Escalation of the Ukrainian Crisis

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The analysis, conducted over five years following the signing of the Prespa Agreement, aims to comprehensively evaluate its impact on the resolution of the longstanding name dispute between Macedonia and Greece and to forecast its implications amidst evolving geopolitical trends. By using a critical geopolitical lens and discourse analysis, the study will examine whether Macedonia made a wise diplomatic move by signing the agreement or whether it was a strategic tool to help the government achieve its aims of joining NATo and the eu. Concurrently, it will scrutinize the agreement's transformative role in reshaping the Western Balkans' geopolitical landscape and its consequential influence on wider regional dynamics. This perspective will illuminate potential cascading effects, encompassing the sway of other regional influences and power shifts. It is discernible that, despite being a significant milestone towards euro-Atlantic integration, the Prespa Agreement's success remains partial. despite Macedonia's accession to NATo in 2020, the agreement did not facilitate, let alone ensure, a seamless path towards eu membership. Moreover, as an example of an asymmetric agreement, Bulgaria has exploited the Prespa Agreement, using the situation to impose conditions and introduce new "unresolved" issues that challenge the Macedonian people's identity, language, and historical narrative. With this development, the Prespa Agreement has temporarily or finally lost its potential for Macedonia to move towards the eu. Macedonia's prolonged integration process may encounter fresh and formidable challenges in a turbulent and uncertain multipolar geopolitical world.

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“…The four strategic objectives will be carried out with assistance of State agencies, institutions, civil society, religious Eleni Kapsokoli: Cyber-Jihad in Western Balkans communities, media companies and international organizations (Azinovic & Beciveric, 2017, p.p. [38][39]. For the achievement of these goals, there is a need for better training and awareness to have a joint action in counter cyberterrorism and CVE activities.…”

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Cyber-jihad in the Western Balkans

Kapsokoli

2021

NSF

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During the last two decades, the growing threat of Islamic terrorism has raised numerous security challenges for both states and non-state actors. Cyberspace is weaponized by actors who conduct malicious activities, in order to achieve their goals. Terrorist organizations reflect the darker side of cyberspace. Terrorists use cyberspace to collect data, raise funds, conduct propaganda, spread radical ideologies and hate speech as well as for the purposes of radicalization, recruitment and operational planning. Social media platforms provide a fertile ground to extend the radical ideologies, to spread terror and to connect with people who share the same views. ISIS is considered a pioneer in utilizing the benefits that cyberspace offers. The Western Balkans is a region where ISIS is recruiting foreign fighters and lone-wolves. The European Union is the driving force for the activation of Western Balkans in countering cyberterrorism and developing relevant strategies.

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The Western Balkan counter-terrorism initiative (WBCTi) and the capability of the EU as a counter-terrorism actor

Cited by 5 publications

References 17 publications

The Legitimacy of new Regionalism in the European Integration Process

The Legitimacy of new Regionalism in the European Integration Process

The Prespa Agreement: Macedonian Diplomatic Gambit or Geopolitical Game Changer

Cyber-jihad in the Western Balkans

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