Tanya Domi is the editor of “The Western Balkans 2024: Assessment of the Current Security Posture and Geopolitical Challenges” (New Lines Institute, April 3, 2024).

Amid rising Russian aggression in Eurasia, the Western Balkans have disproportionately felt the effects of regional destabilization, along with a heightened urgency for Euro-Atlantic integration. With Kosovo and Serbia embroiled in border skirmishes, and interethnic tensions rising throughout the region, forces of political polarization, ethnonationalism, and secessionist movements are posing a growing threat to stability and peace in the Western Balkans.