Max Brändle

Belgrade

Dr Max Brändle currently heads the office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Belgrade, Serbia. Previously, he worked in the Central and Eastern Europe Department of the foundation and headed the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Zagreb, Croatia.

Articles

European integration | 27.06.2022

The Western Balkans’ warning sign to Ukraine

Ukraine and Moldova are candidates to join the EU. But the years-long standstill in the Western Balkans shows how the process can lead to frustration

Democracy and society | 14.09.2021

Montenegro's explosive crack

Last week's protest shows that Montenegro is still split between nationalism and religion

Foreign and security policy | 04.02.2021

Global vaccination III

Vaccines are in short supply. So why not get a jab of Sputnik V and Sinopharm? Dispatches from Serbia, Argentina and Canada

Foreign and security policy | 07.12.2020

Who gets it first?

The run on the coronavirus vaccines is also about power and image. Dispatches from Serbia, Argentina and Kenya

Europe | 14.07.2020

Serbia's authoritarian turn

Western Balkan countries are Europe’s new corona hotspot. In Serbia, state repression of citizens' anger is turning violent

Interviews | 06.06.2018

A right-winger and a newcomer from showbiz

Max Brändle explains why the parliamentary elections in Slovenia are somewhat reminiscent of Italy