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PRESS RELEASE ON THE CHANGE OF THE GOVERNING STRUCTURE OF THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL OF MONTENEGRO
At the session of the Assembly of the Atlantic Council of Montenegro, changes in the governing structure of the organization were noted. The mandate of the long-serving President of the Atlantic Council, Savo Kentera, has terminated...
ACM brief – “The War in Ukraine and the Western Balkans”
For the sixth issue of our ACM Briefs, published in May 2022, we would like to introduce a study on War in Ukraine and Russian action towards Western Balkan. These policy briefs are a part of the bigger project funded by the Balkan...
ONLINE TALKS SERIES – FACTS VS. FICTION: RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION ACTIVITIES IN THE BALKANS
The events in 2022 showed a greater degree of readiness of the West to oppose Russian hybrid action, is the conclusion from the Online discussion organized by the Atlantic Council of Montenegro. Ivana Stradner, Advisor to the...
THERE IS NO PLACE FOR THOSE WHO WORK AGAINST THE INTERESTS OF MONTENEGRO
“Masks have fallen and everyone has shown their faces in Montenegro, but we have also seen the faces of other countries. We have seen who the real allies of Montenegro are, and now we know very well what we can count on in the period...
ACM BRIEF – WAR IN UKRAINE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR MONTENEGRO’S EU MEMBERSHIP
For the fifth issue of our ACM Briefs, published in March 2022, we would like to introduce a study on War in Ukraine and implications for Montenegro’s EU membership. These policy briefs are a part of the bigger project funded by the...
Montenegro needs a new pro-Western government
“I think we always have, in Montenegro, some difficult times when we are about to create some governance. Not because of the local elections, not because of some internal issues, but because this country needs a government as soon as...
PRESS RELEASE ON THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE
The Atlantic Council of Montenegro strongly condemns the unjustified and unprovoked Russian attack on Ukraine. Vladimir Putin once again showed his imperialist tendencies and chose the path of aggression against a sovereign and...
2BS FORUM ON OCTOBER 6-8, 2022
The 12th 2BS FORUM, one of the leading politico-security conferences in Southeast Europe, organized by the Atlantic Council of Montenegro, will take place on October 6-8, 2022.The forum will mark twelve years of its efforts to...
ACM Brief – The Russo-Ukraine crisis and the Western Balkans: Associations and knock-on effects
We are delighted to introduce the fourth issue of our ACM Briefs, The Russo-Ukraine crisis, and the Western Balkans: Associations and knock-on effects, published in January 2022. These Policy Briefs are a part of the bigger project...
Online Talk: Western Balkans Security Challenges in a Digital World
In order to face the challenges brought by digitalization and technology development, cooperation through all levels of society is necessary, was concluded by participants of the third Online Talk session organized by the Atlantic...
Young Leaders School
The Atlantic Council of Montenegro continues its engagement and commitment to the democratization and security of the Western Balkans region.The Young Leaders School was held in Budva from November 25 to 28, under the auspices of CFLI...
Young Leaders School
The Atlantic Council of Montenegro continues its devotion towards the democratization and security of the Western Balkan region. Our new project, the Young Leaders School, will gather students and young people from Montenegro and the...
ABAZOVIC: AFTER AUGUST 30, EVERYTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO PROTECT MONTENEGRO
Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro and coordinator of security services, Dritan Abazovic, said that the attempt to bring down the whole security system after the event in Cetinje on September 5 was, for him, the red line that cannot...
PANEL VI: WE CANNOT EXPECT OUR ALLIES AND PARTNERS TO SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS
Disinformation is a part of a much larger ecosystem of the negative Russian influence and active measures that encompass a lot of different tools, including strategic corruption, that create a network of influences, organized crime...
RUSSIA USED A SLOWDOWN IN THE PROCESS OF THE EU ENLARGEMENT AND STRENGTHENED ITS INFLUENCE IN THE WESTERN BALKANS
Russia is a global power and represents a huge threat for the West. It also seems that the West is not ready to confront this threat, said Ivana Stradner from the American Enterprise Institute while taking part in the 2BS Forum panel...
INCREASINGLY STRONGER COOPERATION BETWEEN CHINA AND RUSSIA IS A SPECIAL CHALLENGE FOR TRANSATLANTIC COMMUNITY
The biggest security challenge for the countries relating to China is the Chinese coupling of economic and security issues, said Ian Johnson, Senior Fellow from the Council on Foreign Relations.On the panel about China and Chinese...
NATO MUST ADOPT A NEW DYNAMIC AND COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH WHEN IT COMES TO RESILIENCE
If you want to be a superpower, you need at least three things, a strong economy, a strong army, and strong diplomacy, said the Minister of Defense of Slovenia Matej Tonin at the 2BS Forum. The topic of the panel was NATO and the new...
THE UNITED STATES WOULD RESPOND DIPLOMATICALLY AND POLITICALLY IN WORKING TO ISOLATE THOSE FORCES THAT REALLY DO NOT WANT A SOVEREIGN AND DEMOCRATIC MONTENEGRO
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the United States Gabriel Escobar said today that the current Montenegrin Government would have the U.S. support as long as it remained democratic and focused on its European future. Participating at the...
THE WESTERN BALKANS REGION CAN COUNT ON NATO’S SUPPORT IN ITS EURO-ATLANTIC ASPIRATIONS
Montenegro is not far from the date of accession to the European Union (EU), said the rapporteur of the European Parliament for Montenegro, Vladimir Bilcik, adding that Montenegrin politicians should show that they are ready to endure...
PRIME MINISTER ZDRAVKO KRIVOKAPIC AT THE 2BS FORUM
The Government will work on everything that was assessed as negative in the report and will try to eliminate the shortcomings to the satisfaction of all citizens, said the Prime Minister of Montenegro, Zdravko Krivokapic. The most...
WESTERN BALKAN REGION CAN COUNT ON NATO’S HELP IN ITS EURO-ATLANTIC ASPIRATIONS
When it comes to the Western Balkan region, NATO policy, including the open-door policy, helps strengthen the stability and cooperation in the Western Balkans, said NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană at the 11th 2BS Forum. In...
AN EQUAL SIGN BETWEEN THE WESTERN BALKANS’ STABILITY AND THE EUROPEAN INTEGRATION PROCESS
President of Montenegro Milo Djukanovic assessed that Russia’s goal was not to jeopardize primarily Montenegro, but the Western values and to undermine the West itself, while Montenegro was just a fertile ground for that. While...
OPENING OF THE 11TH 2BS FORUM
Montenegro cannot and must not allow Serbia, Russia, China one day, or any other country to govern our country, a NATO member state, said the President of the Atlantic Council of Montenegro Savo Kentera while opening the 11th 2BS...
The eleventh 2BS Forum on October 15
The eleventh 2BS FORUM, one of the leading politico-security conferences in Southeast Europe, organized by the Atlantic Council of Montenegro, will take place on October 15, 2021.This year, the Atlantic Council of Montenegro celebrates...
China in the Western Balkans: HOW SHOULD THE EU RESPOND?
We are delighted to introduce the second issue of our ACM Briefs, published in August 2021. These Policy Briefs are a part of the bigger project funded by the Balkan Trust for Democracy (GMF) and USAID aimed at providing laser-sharp...
ACM Brief – Deactivating the autopilot: The return of the Western Balkans to the EU and U.S. agenda?
We are delighted to introduce the first issue of our ACM Briefs, published in July 2021. These Policy Briefs are a part of the bigger project funded by the Balkan Trust for Democracy (GMF) and USAID aimed at providing laser-sharp...
ROUND TABLE DSCUSSION – WESTERN BALKAN SECURITY REPORT
The Atlantic Council of Montenegro has prepared the Western Balkans Security Report, a comprehensive overview of major security policy challenges and analyses across carefully selected themes that concern national and security in the...
ONLINE DISCUSSION: NATO NEEDS TO ADAPT TO THE EMERGING CIRCUMSTANCES AND CHALLENGES
The Western Balkan should commit itself to the West and democracy, the participants concluded in the Online Discussion which was organized by the Atlantic Council of Montenegro. The participants in the panel discussion on the topic...
China Paves the Road for the Post-COVID-19 Era
Azra Karastanović, Program Manager at the Atlantic Council of Montenegro, contributed to a broad study China’s Engagement in Central and Eastern European Countries with an article entitled China Paves the Road for the...
MONTENEGRO TURNED TOWARDS WEST AND THE WESTERN VALUES
Montenegro should turn towards West and the Western values, said President of the Atlantic Council of Montenegro Savo Kentera at the seminar entitled „The EU, China and the Western Balkans: Challenges and perspectives for the future...
No one should or can question the strategic course of Montenegro
The Western Balkans countries are striving to become a part of the West, to become a part of the Western civilization, and to become a part of Europe, said the President of the Atlantic Council of Montenegro Savo Kentera. On the other...
Montenegro remains part of the West
After August 30 the foreign policy of Montenegro truly comes into question, said the President of the Atlantic Council of Montenegro Savo Kentera at the international conference organized by the Foreign Policy Center with the support...
The Atlantic Council elected its new Board
The Assembly of the Atlantic Council of Montenegro held on February 25, 2021, in Podgorica elected the new Governance Board composed of Milica Pejanović-Đurišić, John Allen and Sharyl Cross. The Board members are prominent figures with...
NATIONAL INTEREST BEFORE PERSONAL INTEREST
Whoever thinks that Russian influence has weakened when Montenegro or Northern Macedonia accessed NATO, definitely does not know much about Russia or its functioning. Russian influence has just strengthened here during the last two...
Montenegro between the East and West: Who will prevail in the ‘land of seas and mountains’?
Azra Karastanović, Program Manager at the Atlantic Council of Montenegro, contributed to a broad study on the strategic role of the external actors in the Western Balkans. This is a joint publication of the Wilfried Martens Centre for...
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