Western Balkans
The shifting alliances and militarization of the Western Balkans
As NATO faces internal fractures and the EU ramps up defense spending, regional alliances are shifting, raising tensions, and political dilemmas for countries like Macedonia.
“The EU bureaucracy has turned the Balkans into a source of cheap labor”
The Macedonian leftist organization Levica exposes the argument of the country’s political elite that entry into the European Union and NATO is the gateway to prosperity






