The Berlin process is intended to promote cooperation between the Western Balkan countries and advance the entire region. In our Working Paper, Branimir Jovanovic and Mario Holzner argue that despite some achievements, the process had not been that successful overall. The authors give four recommendations for improvements to the process. Picture: Bundesregierung/Carstensen
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German Forum on Security Policy: #europeunited – Even Amidst Turbulence
Cyber attacks, Brexit and doubts about the transatlantic partnership: Europe is faced with a myriad of security policy challenges. The German Forum on Security Policy 2018 was an occasion for high-ranking representatives from politics, government agencies and society to discuss the prospects of closer cooperation within the EU. At the beginning of the forum, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas demanded: “We finally have to make Europe fit for foreign policy!”