{"id":367549,"date":"2026-08-05T16:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/will-the-us-europe-rift-derail-balkan-eu-ambitions-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T16:00:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:00:51","slug":"will-the-us-europe-rift-derail-balkan-eu-ambitions-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/will-the-us-europe-rift-derail-balkan-eu-ambitions-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Will the US-Europe rift derail Balkan EU ambitions? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/9E-mPbh_J7c\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Will the US-Europe rift derail Balkan EU ambitions? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9E-mPbh_J7c\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Western consensus over the future of Western Balkan countries is unravelling, as the US and the EU openly pursue conflicting policies in the region. Washington is cutting deals, while Brussels is insisting on rules. Will their dispute destabilize the Balkans again? <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n0:00 Why the US-EU rift is spilling into the Balkans<br \/>\n0:30 Introducing the Western Balkans<br \/>\n1:54 The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina<br \/>\n2:29 Introducing Marko Prelec of the International Crisis Group<br \/>\n3:00 Regional Rivalries and Threats of Secession in the Balkans<br \/>\n3:59 The Ukraine Factor<br \/>\n4:38  Balkan Energy Markets and their Role in the Rift<br \/>\n6:10 Introducing Ivana Koraijlic of Transparency International<br \/>\n7:30 The EU: slow to respond and losing credibility?<br \/>\n9:10 The cost to citizens <\/p>\n<p>#dwgeopolitics #balkans #eu  <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Western consensus over the future of Western Balkan countries is unravelling, as the US and the EU openly pursue conflicting policies in the region. 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