At some point, Washington will be forced to re-engage with the Balkans and work out a new policy that is in tune with political reality.
Not everything about Donald Trump is unpredictable. At least towards the Balkans, his policy so far has been entirely consistent in its general indifference.
Not only is the region irrelevant to his political programme, it’s also of marginal interest to the country he leads. No doubt Trump wants the best for the Balkans. But as the EU’s backyard, he would no doubt argue it’s a place where Europeans must take the lead.
So Florian Bieber shouldn’t be surprised that American policy toward the Balkans has not changed discernibly since Trump took office.
It’s business-as-usual on the ground as ambassadors press ahead with their civilising mission – bringing democracy, justice and prosperity to the natives, guiding the region towards the sunlit uplands of the European Union, and clamping down on the nationalists who threaten to return the region to barbarity.
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