Associate Director, @ACEurope at the @AtlanticCouncil • Europhile • History Lover • Foodie • Tweets my own
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Joined December 2013
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The #BalkansForward Initiative has been busy covering the upcoming elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina!
Check out our programming, linked here ⬇️
Bosnia and Herzegovina goes to the polls Sunday for the first general election with nationwide biometric voter ID and ballot scanners.
@LisaHomel breaks down what it means for internal cohesion and transatlantic alignment.
📄 Read more: bit.ly/4j27y4E
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Bosnia and Herzegovina goes to the polls Sunday for the first general election with nationwide biometric voter ID and ballot scanners.
@LisaHomel breaks down what it means for internal cohesion and transatlantic alignment.
📄 Read more: bit.ly/4j27y4E
Great to speak with the @BBC about the significance of President Zelenskyy's visit to Belgrade. For President Vucic, the visit is a way to gain credibility with the West without joining Western sanctions against Russia.
bbc.com/serbian/articles/cn8…
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EU 🇪🇺 has delivered on SEPA & 4 out of 6 Western Balkan countries are already taking full advantage of the Single Euro Payment Area. Had an interesting conversation with great panelists. Watch it full below ⬇️
LIVE | Join us for a discussion on the Western Balkans' integration into the Single Euro Payments' Area (SEPA) with Holti Banka @WorldBankGroup, Christophe Galand @EU_Commission, Petar Jovanovic CEO of AikBank, Zorica Kalezic @Centralnabanka, & @IlvaTare. xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1OxwblyNA…
What a great few days in Skopje at the @Macedonia2025 Summit with @ambchrishill.
📍 Skopje 🇲🇰
On the sidelines of the @Macedonia2025 Summit 2026, @LisaHomel spoke with @AmbChrisHill in a special on-the-ground edition of #BalkansDebrief to discuss the Euro-Atlantic future of North Macedonia and the wider Western Balkans.
Looking forward to the #CapetownConversation2025 hosted by @orfonline
.@LisaHomel, Associate Director, Atlantic Council, United States of America, will join us at the #CapetownConversation2025
📅24-26 Nov 2025 | 📍Cape Town
@TMFoundation_ #CTC2025
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🇺🇸 - 🇽🇰 On September 12, the US suspended its strategic dialogue with Kosovo. Our experts @IlvaTare, @LisaHomel & Amb. Jeffrey Hovenier break it down ⤵️
atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ne…
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French Prime Minister François Bayrou lost a confidence vote yesterday, plunging 🇫🇷 into a period of uncertainty. What happens now?
@LisaHomel and @JornFleck break down what this means for the French government and the EU⤵️ atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ne…
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WATCH videos from our annual @ACEurope & @TLN_DC's Southeast Europe - Transatlantic Economic Forum / Washington, D.C. May 21
@SashaToperich
@LisaHomel
@EurasiaGroup
@poglajen
@Telekom_Srbija
@OlgaKhakova
@BecicAleksa
@eric_hontz
@BogdanGecic
@IlvaTare
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Check out this dispatch my colleagues @AllardLeonie, @RachelRizzo, Andrew Bernard, and I wrote with some of our takeaways from our study tour to Eastern Europe.
📍 Romania and Estonia
In April, Europe Center experts @AllardLeonie, @RachelRizzo, @LisaHomel, and Andrew Bernard visited NATO battlegroups in Romania and Estonia to see what burden-sharing looks like in action.
Read their analysis below ⤵️
atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ne…
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Former Pres. Trump’s supporters dismiss fears he’ll damage US alliances in a second term.
@LisaHomel and @AmbDanFried say that requires a clear understanding he hasn’t demonstrated – who are real #USAllies.
#NATO #allies
justsecurity.org/95252/trump…
"To be effective, NATO's military capacity must be coupled with trust, reliability, and a foundational understanding of the importance of presenting a united front to deter aggression."
@AmbDanFried and I put together a few thoughts:
justsecurity.org/95252/trump…
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Great to be in Skopje, North Macedonia today alongside @LisaHomel @ACEurope @AtlanticCouncil. Had great discussions on regional integration and digital transformation in the Western Balkans! 🇲🇰
It was a pleasure to host @pawelkowalpl here in DC @ACEurope!
Ukraina, Gruzja i Mołdawia oraz ich drogi na Zachód. Dzisiaj w @AtlanticCouncil Dziękuję @AmbDanFried @JohnEdHerbst i @LisaHomel
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Our #BalkansForward all-star team from @ACEurope in action on our annual in-region tour
✅ 32 meetings
✅ 5 leaders
✅ 4 days
✅ 3 countries 🇷🇸🇦🇱🇽🇰
@Maja_Piscevic @IlvaTare @MunterCameron @ValbonaZeneliTo @LisaHomel @lukaignac
Elections for Latvia's 14th Saeima took place on Saturday: Voters moved decisively towards the center and once-popular pro-Russian-language parties failed to meet the 5% threshold.
Read more in my piece for @ACEurope ⬇️
atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ne…
Larry Tutt, the enthusiastic #GoodMorningMan who greeted DC commuters at 15th and K for 7+ years, has passed away. His mission was to spread joy and make people smile on their way to work.
Donate to funeral costs here:
gofund.me/bd862794
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🗳POLL: Which type of hybrid threat should most concern the EU and the United States? #EUDFF22 @EUintheUS 🇪🇺🤝🇺🇸
25%Critical infrastr attacks
10%Cyber espionage
41%Disinformation/fake news
24%Election interference
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🗳POLL: Which response to the consequences of Russia’s war in Ukraine do you feel should be the highest priority? #EUDFF22 @EUintheUS 🇪🇺🤝🇺🇸
19%Addressing food shortages
12%Economic resilience
57%Sending military aid
11%Humanitarian/refugee aid
96 votes • Final results