Vladimir Vučković is is an assistant professor at the Department of International Relations and European Studies and an academic researcher at the International Institute of Political Science at Masaryk University. His research interests focus on the European Union, in particular Europeanization and EU integration and enlargement; Western Balkan political and socioeconomic developments, geopolitics, small states, and populism in Europe. Vučković is author of the monograph “Europeanizing Montenegro: The European Union, the Rule of Law, and Regional Cooperation,” published by Lexington Books – Rowman & Littlefield (2021), and editor of the volume “Balkanizing Europeanization: Fight against Corruption and Regional Relations in the Western Balkans” published by Peter Lang (2019).
Montenegro’s NATO membership has been a blessing and a curse for its security situation. The country faces a spectrum of issues now that affect its stability and sovereignty as well as regional security dynamics.
The Russo-Ukrainian war has awakened tensions in the Western Balkans as the structures created to maintain peace in the region are faltering. The New Lines Institute’s Western Balkans Observatory presents a collection of essays examining security issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia.
