In Focus

Building the “Serbian World”: Serbia’s Impact on Security and Stability in the Western Balkans
05.09.2025.
The Digital Forensic Center of the Atlantic Council of Montenegro, in cooperation with AMO (Association for International Affairs, Prague), is...
Ideological Colonization Under the Guise of European Integration
09.07.2025.
The contemporary political discourse in Montenegro, as well as in the broader Western Balkans region, is increasingly difficult to interpret...
The Political Agenda Behind Culture: Non-Governmental Organizations as Promoters of Ethnonationalism
28.11.2024.
Serbia-oriented non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the fields of culture and education serve as important channels for spreading Serbian and Russian...
Media Front of Division: Attempts to Shape Montenegro’s Political Reality
22.11.2024.
Significant socio-political events in Montenegro, the region, and on a global scale serve as triggers for coordinated campaigns by various...
Dual Citizenship Law – A Path to National and Political Engineering?
14.10.2024.
After the change of government in Montenegro in 2020, pro-Serbian and pro-Russian structures within the new ruling majority revived the...
The Difference Between FARA and the Law on Foreign Agents in Autocratic Regimes
10.10.2024.
The reference made by the coalition For the Future of Montenegro (FTFOM) to the American Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA)...

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