The European Union – Western Balkans Relations with the Special Emphasize on the Case of Serbia
Western Balkans; Serbia; EU enlargement; Stabilisation and Association Process; accession negotiations; European integration
The article examines the EU’s relations with the Western Balkans through the Stabilisation and Association Process, pre-accession assistance, and accession conditionality. It focuses on Serbia’s negotiations, legal harmonisation, institutional reform, and relations with Kosovo.
CRNIĆ, MAJA
Country Risk Assessment and the Corruption Perception Index in the Context of National Culture
Country risk assessment; corruption perception; national culture; Hofstede dimensions; Central and Eastern Europe; governance indicators
The article examines whether Hofstede’s dimensions of national culture correlate with country-risk and corruption-perception indicators in Central and Eastern Europe. Its empirical comparison finds only limited and inconsistent relationships between cultural similarity, corruption levels, and country risk.
ILOIE, RALUCA ELENA – TRIPON, CIPRIAN RAUL
Geoengineering and Weather Modification Programs: Environmental Protection or Environmental Warfare?
Geoengineering; weather modification; environmental warfare; climate governance; ENMOD Convention; international security
The article examines geoengineering and weather modification as potential tools of climate protection and environmental warfare. It reviews historical programs, disputed military applications, the ENMOD Convention, and the need for transparent international regulation of emerging climate-manipulation technologies.
MERKI, GIANNA
The Ukrainian Constitution in the Era of Drastic Political Changes
Ukrainian constitutional law; constitutional reform; separation of powers; Constitutional Court; political transition; minority rights
The article traces Ukraine’s constitutional development from independence to the political crisis of 2014. It examines repeated changes in the balance between presidential and parliamentary power, the role of the Constitutional Court, and tensions concerning legality, human rights, and minority protection.
LAZAREVA, MARINA
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