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REL: The impact of Trump's victory in the Western Balkans

Politiko 2024-11-06 15:35:07

REL: The impact of Trump's victory in the Western Balkans

Cody McClain Brown, a professor at the University of Zagreb, originally from Oklahoma, told Radio Free Europe's Balkan Service that, as far as the Balkans are concerned, everything will depend on what policy Trump will advance for the region.

"If Russia tries to exert its influence more in Serbia and Montenegro, then there is a possibility that the situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina will be less stable. As for Kosovo, his position may still be suspended. Maybe he might support Serbia in retaking Kosovo, but it's hard to know because he doesn't show much of his thoughts on these things. His point of view, America First seems to be America First for Trump, or I can mean Trump first, so it depends on where he sees his own interests, and this is worrying for the rest of the world."

According to the professor, perhaps under Trump, "the USA will not be interested in its position in the Balkans, and will allow China or Russia to move and destabilize the situation".

"If Serbia is emboldened by Russia's commitment to Serbia, and if the United States is not interested in defending Kosovo, and the Bondsteel camp is moved or something like that, then maybe it would take it [Kosovo] back." You don't know with Trump, because you don't know what he cares about. Even though his wife is from the Balkans, he doesn't find it very interesting."

Kosovo has enjoyed the support of the USA over the years, regardless of who has been in charge of it. The current administration has repeatedly encouraged Kosovo to normalize relations with Serbia as a condition to move forward on the path of European integration, while Trump, when he was president, witnessed the signing of an agreement between Kosovo and Serbia on the normalization of economic relations. .

However, Richard Grenell, who during the Trump administration was the American representative in the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, pushed forward the agreement on the exchange of territories, which the current Government of Kosovo, led by Albin Kurti, strongly opposes./REL

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