Standing on the fault line: five risks for Kosovo amid the US-EU rift

March 9, 2026

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Alejandro Esteso Perez
European integration and enlargement issues, political relations with EU Member States

This Policy Analysis aims to draw a broad and credible picture of Kosovo’s domestic, regional, and international standing against the backdrop of a deepening diplomatic, geostrategic and ideological crisis between Washington and Brussels. It explores the five most prominent risks for the Western Balkans, and for Kosovo in particular, and offers a set of recommendations to confront the ongoing shifts in the transatlantic relationship amid a geopolitically unstable world.

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Standing on the fault line: five risks for Kosovo amid the US-EU rift

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