Democratization Policy Council
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An initiative for accountable democratization policy worldwide. Senior associates in Berlin, Brussels, Sarajevo, Washington, D.C.
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The latest from @dpcglobal.bsky.social colleague @valeryperry.bsky.social, on today's Putin-Trump meeting
As we wait to see what will unfold in Alaska today, beware of Sharpie geopolitics in a world that requires complexity… I explore this idea more in the latest DPC blog:
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“Sharpie Geopolitics” in a Time of Complexity – Democratization Policy Council
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August 15, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The latest from @dpcglobal.bsky.social colleague @valeryperry.bsky.social, on today's Putin-Trump meeting
"Vučić’s increasingly brutal repression of peaceful protests has put the EU’s policy at an inflection point..." Latest by @tobyvogel.bsky.social and @kurtbassuener.bsky.social for @euobserver.com
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The EU's fence-sitting as Serbia's Vučić steps up violent state repression
The EU choosing “stability” in the current moment means de facto endorsement of violent repression in Serbia. The EU’s timid messaging has in fact encouraged Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić to step...
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July 8, 2025 at 10:20 AM
"Vučić’s increasingly brutal repression of peaceful protests has put the EU’s policy at an inflection point..." Latest by @tobyvogel.bsky.social and @kurtbassuener.bsky.social for @euobserver.com
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1/ Another sign that voters in the democracies are repelled by what they see in the US under Trump. Democratic solidarity is not hubbed in Washington anymore. apnews.com/article/aust...
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wins a second 3-year term
Anthony Albanese has claimed victory as the first Australian prime minister to win a second consecutive term in 21 years.
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May 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
1/ Another sign that voters in the democracies are repelled by what they see in the US under Trump. Democratic solidarity is not hubbed in Washington anymore. apnews.com/article/aust...
1/ Canadians have demonstrated their commitment to sovereignty & dignity, but also the profound impact of Trump’s policy & rhetoric. www.democratizationpolicy.org/canadians-le...
Canadians Lead the Way – Democratization Policy Council
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April 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
1/ Canadians have demonstrated their commitment to sovereignty & dignity, but also the profound impact of Trump’s policy & rhetoric. www.democratizationpolicy.org/canadians-le...
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My latest blog post for @dpcglobal.bsky.social - The Fear, Patronage, and Inat Politics of Trump 2.0
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The Fear, Patronage, and “Inat Politics” of Trump 2.0 – Democratization Policy Council
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April 2, 2025 at 9:26 AM
My latest blog post for @dpcglobal.bsky.social - The Fear, Patronage, and Inat Politics of Trump 2.0
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Alleged EU statements reported by Bosnian media that EUFOR cannot conduct arrests seem based on the EU's political narrowing of its Dayton Annex 1A & 2 mandate. The renewal by the UNSC is also clear - EUFOR has the authority to take "all necessary measures" to ensure a safe and secure environment...
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March 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Alleged EU statements reported by Bosnian media that EUFOR cannot conduct arrests seem based on the EU's political narrowing of its Dayton Annex 1A & 2 mandate. The renewal by the UNSC is also clear - EUFOR has the authority to take "all necessary measures" to ensure a safe and secure environment...
1/ Latest article by DPC senior associate @valeryperry.bsky.social for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social, tying the Western Balkans to numerous processes and phenomena in the Trump 2.0 age:
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The Western Balkan Bellwether | by Valery Perry - Project Syndicate
Valery Perry sees the region as a window into three interconnected phenomena that will shape Europe's near-term future.
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March 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
1/ Latest article by DPC senior associate @valeryperry.bsky.social for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social, tying the Western Balkans to numerous processes and phenomena in the Trump 2.0 age:
www.project-syndicate.org/magazine/wes...
www.project-syndicate.org/magazine/wes...
DPC's @kurtbassuener.bsky.social appeared with @jasminmuj.bsky.social and SNSD's Srdjan Mazalica on @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social's Inside Story yesterday on RS President Milorad Dodik's challenge to the Dayton order and rule of law in #Bosnia.
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What's behind the political crisis in Bosnia Herzegovina? | Inside Story
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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March 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
DPC's @kurtbassuener.bsky.social appeared with @jasminmuj.bsky.social and SNSD's Srdjan Mazalica on @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social's Inside Story yesterday on RS President Milorad Dodik's challenge to the Dayton order and rule of law in #Bosnia.
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DPC's blog on yesterday's ugly Oval Office spectacle and the importance of tomorrow's meeting of European leaders, with President Zelenskyy, in London. Europe+ must now be the universal connector of democracies.
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The Twilight of the West and the Need for a Europe+ – Democratization Policy Council
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March 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
DPC's blog on yesterday's ugly Oval Office spectacle and the importance of tomorrow's meeting of European leaders, with President Zelenskyy, in London. Europe+ must now be the universal connector of democracies.
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1/ Yesterday’s meeting between Ukrainian President Zelenskyy & US President Trump at the White House, in which Trump and VP JD Vance hectored Zelenskyy, who energetically refuted their false claims & emphasized his country’s need for security guarantees in any peace agreement,...
March 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
1/ Yesterday’s meeting between Ukrainian President Zelenskyy & US President Trump at the White House, in which Trump and VP JD Vance hectored Zelenskyy, who energetically refuted their false claims & emphasized his country’s need for security guarantees in any peace agreement,...
DPC condemns today’s raids against civic groups in Serbia as an attack on civil society. This blatant attempt at intimidation follows an assault by the Trump administration and Elon Musk on US support for liberal democracy around the world. We stand by the civic groups targeted by the Vučić regime.
CRTA: Policija došla u našu kancelariju, tabloidi objavili vest pre nego što se to desilo
Iz Centra za istraživanje, transparentnost i odgovornost (CRTA) potvrdili su da je policija danas došla u njihovu kancelariju, ali su i upitali kako su tabloidi tu informaciju objavili pre nego što je...
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February 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
DPC condemns today’s raids against civic groups in Serbia as an attack on civil society. This blatant attempt at intimidation follows an assault by the Trump administration and Elon Musk on US support for liberal democracy around the world. We stand by the civic groups targeted by the Vučić regime.
Senior Associate @valeryperry.bsky.social appearing on #NPR affiliate WXXI's Connections with Evan Dawson on the tectonic shifts of the past month, both in the US' international posture and impact domestically. 👇
Great to talk to Evan Dawson (WXXI Connections) about the German elections, the shifts in the trans-Atlantic relationship, what Americans can learn from other societies that have experienced state capture & the corruption that comes with it. & more.
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Democratization Policy Council's Valery Perry on Europe's reaction to Trump
In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Feb. 24, 2025, we're joined by Valery Perry from the Democratization Policy Council for a discussion on Europe's relationship with the U.S.
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February 25, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Senior Associate @valeryperry.bsky.social appearing on #NPR affiliate WXXI's Connections with Evan Dawson on the tectonic shifts of the past month, both in the US' international posture and impact domestically. 👇
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The latest from us on the recent tectonic shifts and their implications.
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A blog with our collective assessment of European defense and democracy in the wake of Trump's confrontation with both - and the links to where the EU has the greatest potential leverage: the Western Balkans.
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European Defense and Democracy in the Trump Era… Demands a Policy Recalibration for the Western Balkans – Democratization Policy Council
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February 21, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The latest from us on the recent tectonic shifts and their implications.
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A thread by @kurtbassuener.bsky.social on Dodik's challenge and why the EU needs to step up on deterrence in the Balkans right now. 👇
A short thread on Milorad Dodik's latest threat - and what the European response needs to be.
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Dodik otkrio šta su dvije faze odgovora na presudu: RS će sa Srbijom napraviti konfederaciju
Predsjednik Republike Srpske Milorad Dodik je u intervjuu za Russia Today kazao da će odgovor na presudu njemu biti u dvije faze i da će u drugoj fazi entitet i...
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February 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
A thread by @kurtbassuener.bsky.social on Dodik's challenge and why the EU needs to step up on deterrence in the Balkans right now. 👇
A blog with our collective assessment of European defense and democracy in the wake of Trump's confrontation with both - and the links to where the EU has the greatest potential leverage: the Western Balkans.
www.democratizationpolicy.org/european-def...
www.democratizationpolicy.org/european-def...
European Defense and Democracy in the Trump Era… Demands a Policy Recalibration for the Western Balkans – Democratization Policy Council
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February 21, 2025 at 9:39 AM
A blog with our collective assessment of European defense and democracy in the wake of Trump's confrontation with both - and the links to where the EU has the greatest potential leverage: the Western Balkans.
www.democratizationpolicy.org/european-def...
www.democratizationpolicy.org/european-def...
1/DPC’s Valery Perry reflects on what the attack on USAID may mean for democratic development and governance not just around the world – but in the US itself.
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To Strangle these Same Values at Home, USAID has to be Incapacitated Globally – Democratization Policy Council
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February 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
1/DPC’s Valery Perry reflects on what the attack on USAID may mean for democratic development and governance not just around the world – but in the US itself.
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1/ The events of the past week have crystallized a previously inchoate sense of foreboding into a recognition of a tectonic shift in transatlantic relations. The level of distrust in Europe toward the US is palpable, and the challenge recognized as existential.
February 17, 2025 at 9:56 AM
1/ The events of the past week have crystallized a previously inchoate sense of foreboding into a recognition of a tectonic shift in transatlantic relations. The level of distrust in Europe toward the US is palpable, and the challenge recognized as existential.
In their latest op-ed for @euobserver.com, DPC co-founders @kurtbassuener.bsky.social and @tobyvogel.bsky.social write that the EU's position on the mass protests in Serbia effectively amounts to siding with the regime and needs to be urgently rethought.
Why is the EU ignoring Serbia's student protests?
The policy posture from Brussels remains on autopilot, effectively siding with Serbia's authoritarian president Aleksandar Vučić against the student-led protesters, while continuing 'happy talk' about...
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January 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM
In their latest op-ed for @euobserver.com, DPC co-founders @kurtbassuener.bsky.social and @tobyvogel.bsky.social write that the EU's position on the mass protests in Serbia effectively amounts to siding with the regime and needs to be urgently rethought.
DPC Senior Associate @kurtbassuener.bsky.social joins a distinguished panel assembled by @geopower-eu.bsky.social to discuss the implications of Trump's policies for #Ukraine #Moldova #Georgia and the #WesternBalkans
Thursday, 4 PM CET. More info: bit.ly/40l4N3f
Thursday, 4 PM CET. More info: bit.ly/40l4N3f
Upcoming GEO-POWER Talks - Navigating Security and Alliances: The New US Administration, Ukraine, and the Western Balkans - Geo Power
GEO-POWER Talks Navigating Security and Alliances: The New US Administration, Ukraine, and the Western Balkans We are excited to announce the second session of our GEO-POWER Talks, a series of Twitter...
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January 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
DPC Senior Associate @kurtbassuener.bsky.social joins a distinguished panel assembled by @geopower-eu.bsky.social to discuss the implications of Trump's policies for #Ukraine #Moldova #Georgia and the #WesternBalkans
Thursday, 4 PM CET. More info: bit.ly/40l4N3f
Thursday, 4 PM CET. More info: bit.ly/40l4N3f
1/ Following the US election, DPC’s @valeryperry.bsky.social has brought together thoughts based on years working on & studying issues of good governance, rights-based democracy, state capture & kleptocracy in the Western Balkans and beyond in a new essay consisting of 17 short, interlinked texts.
Reflections on American Democratic Threats and Opportunities: A pre-Inauguration Baseline – Democratization Policy Council
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January 6, 2025 at 8:06 AM
1/ Following the US election, DPC’s @valeryperry.bsky.social has brought together thoughts based on years working on & studying issues of good governance, rights-based democracy, state capture & kleptocracy in the Western Balkans and beyond in a new essay consisting of 17 short, interlinked texts.
1/ @ec.europa.eu President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu told media after last night’s EU-Western Balkans Summit that on Serbia’s accession negotiations, the @EUCouncil “agreed to move forward on the opening of Cluster 3, the letter is sent.”
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December 19, 2024 at 8:06 AM
1/ @ec.europa.eu President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu told media after last night’s EU-Western Balkans Summit that on Serbia’s accession negotiations, the @EUCouncil “agreed to move forward on the opening of Cluster 3, the letter is sent.”
1/ DPC is again troubled by the publication of today’s General Affairs Council conclusions on enlargement in which language reflecting Croatia’s divisive, ethnoterritorial agenda in #Bosnia and Herzegovina is incorporated. These will be endorsed by the @EUCouncil this Thursday.
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December 17, 2024 at 2:39 PM
1/ DPC is again troubled by the publication of today’s General Affairs Council conclusions on enlargement in which language reflecting Croatia’s divisive, ethnoterritorial agenda in #Bosnia and Herzegovina is incorporated. These will be endorsed by the @EUCouncil this Thursday.
!/ Today, Senior Associate @kurtbassuener.bsky.social proposes in @justsecurity.org that the outgoing Biden administration act to break institutional inertia in confronting the long-standing deterrence gap in #Bosnia and Herzegovina, providing a catalyst for the overdue reinforcement of EUFOR.
Biden’s Unfinished Business: A Bridge to Shore Up a European Flank – in the Balkans
Temporary US troops could restore stability and thwart Serb political leaders threatening secession amid the EU Force's weakened deterrence.
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December 12, 2024 at 6:32 PM
!/ Today, Senior Associate @kurtbassuener.bsky.social proposes in @justsecurity.org that the outgoing Biden administration act to break institutional inertia in confronting the long-standing deterrence gap in #Bosnia and Herzegovina, providing a catalyst for the overdue reinforcement of EUFOR.
In the first episode of GEOPOWER Talks, DPC senior associate @tobyvogel.bsky.social discusses this year's European Commission reports on the candidate countries with colleagues from the @geopower-eu.bsky.social project, funded under the Horizon Europe program.
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GEO-POWER Talks Episode 1: The State of EU Enlargement - Geo Power
GEO-POWER Talks Episode 1: The State of EU Enlargement In this inaugural episode, our expert panel delves into the recently published EU enlargement reports, offering insights into their political nat...
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December 11, 2024 at 9:18 AM
In the first episode of GEOPOWER Talks, DPC senior associate @tobyvogel.bsky.social discusses this year's European Commission reports on the candidate countries with colleagues from the @geopower-eu.bsky.social project, funded under the Horizon Europe program.
#GEOPOWERTalks
#GEOPOWERTalks
DPC is seeking innovative applications of models developed with Eurothink to understand the links between corruption, radicalization & democratic decline - & how citizens respond to such dynamics. For more information please see:
www.democratizationpolicy.org/call-for-pap...
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Call for Papers: Freaking Out…. Positively – Resisting Corruption, State Capture and Radicalization in a time of Democratic Decline – Democratization Policy Council
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November 22, 2024 at 7:58 AM
DPC is seeking innovative applications of models developed with Eurothink to understand the links between corruption, radicalization & democratic decline - & how citizens respond to such dynamics. For more information please see:
www.democratizationpolicy.org/call-for-pap...
www.democratizationpolicy.org/call-for-pap...