The process of European integration among the Western Balkan countries, particularly Bosnia and Herzegovina, represents not only a political and institutional challenges but also a multidimensional transformation encompassing economic, legal, and media frameworks. This paper explores how these three dimensions collectively serve as catalysts for th...

By Anja Maria Došlo

The "Open Balkan" initiative aims to fill the empty space until the desired entry into the EU, but it cannot and will not be a substitute for EU membership. If Kosovo, BiH and Montenegro remain ambivalent on the issue of this initiative, it will be their big geopolitical mistake. Unfortunately, it will be another one of the big mistakes made in his...

By Emanuela Esmerova, Ivan Ramov

The main goal of the circular economy is to gradually break the link between economic growth and the use of limited natural resources, with the ultimate goal of establishing a system that does notgenerate waste. Unlike the traditional, linear economic model that functions according to the principleof "take - use - discard", CE promotes a model base...

By Zlatica Kuliš

This paper provides an overview and analysis of the impact of traffic congestion (traffic jam), which represents a key infrastructural challenge for modern economies, causing productivity loss, increased business costs, and negative socioeconomic effects. Traffic congestion (traffic jam) is defined as a negative externality that occurs when the dem...

By Mujo Mališević, Tarik Ejubović

Despite several subsequent recommendations of the European Commission to start the pre-accession negotiations of the Republic of Macedonia and Albania with the EU, this did not happen until the beginning of July 2022. The opening of negotiations for these two Balkan states at the end of 2019 was openly opposed by French President Emmanuel Macron, a...

By Emanuela Esmerova

The digital transformation of business in the Western Balkan countries opens up significant opportunities for economic growth and strengthening regional competitiveness, but at the same time brings new risks related to cybersecurity. Security challenges, including data protection, prevention of cyber attacks and regulation of digital transactions, ...

By Nehad Gaši

When we talk about Cyber Security, the crucial question is: "What should every IT administrator and user know about the security and protection of the systems (they maintain and use) from Cyber Attacks?" However, only knowledge of cyber security options is no longer enough because standard protection mechanisms can be easily bypassed if the permane...

By Vlado Jovanović, Boris Tušinski

Cyber security in the current global relations of data and information exchange through ICT (information communication technology) represents a certain condition that should guarantee any twosided form of protection against Cyber Attacks in the exchange of data based on the communication platforms used in the exchange. This type of security implies...

By Vlado Jovanović, Boris Tušinski

The application of artificial intelligence in combating cybercrime has become one of the most important issues in modern justice systems and information security. Artificial intelligence enables advanced threat detection, large-scale data analysis, and prediction of potential attacks, thereby strengthening the capacities of judicial and security in...

By Nadine Jukić

The theoretical definition of the concept itself is becoming an important scientific discipline for identifying the causes and consequences of violations of a society's security and stability. The purpose of the research is not only to define terrorism but also to develop a comprehensive, cooperative approach to combating it. In addition to the def...

By Sanja Lukić