The Situation Room of the Euro-Atlantic Council of Slovenia is an ad hoc analytical platform for monitoring major international security crises, strategic shifts and other developments affecting the European, Euro-Atlantic and broader international security environment.
It is activated in response to significant security developments and provides ongoing analytical monitoring of events in selected regions of the world. Its contributions focus on key political, security and geopolitical changes, as well as their broader strategic implications.
The analyses are prepared as regional and period-based overviews, providing readers with a structured assessment of the most important developments, trends and changes shaping the security environment under review.
The regions that are currently being monitored are:
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- Eastern Europe
- Western Balkans
- Africa
- Middle East
Contributions are prepared by members of the Euro-Atlantic Council of Slovenia, primarily within the Youth Section – YATA Slovenia.
Situation Room: The Middle East – August 2026
Situation Room 2.0 Monthly Security Overview The Middle East Period: August 2026 Author: Edina Merdanović Region: Middle East Developments in the Middle East in August were marked by renewed clashes between the United States and Iran, unsuccessful negotiations between Israel…
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Situation Room 2.0 Monthly Security Overview The Western Balkans Period: August 2026 Author: Azra Kerić Region: The Western Balkans The month of August was significantly marked by elections in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo. In Serbia, by pre-election speculation;…
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Situation Room 2.0 Monthly Security Overview Eastern Europe Period: August 2026 Author: Erik Nalić Region: Eastern Europe August saw an attempt at the resumption of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia with US mediation. Escalating air strikes by both Russia…
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Situation Room 2.0 Monthly Security Overview Sudan, Somalia & Ethiopia Period: August 2026 Author: Kaja Starčič Hlebec Region: Africa August saw a somewhat expected escalation in the Sudan conflict, although some limited normalcy was restored in the capital, Khartoum. Meanwhile,…
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Situation Room 2.0 Monthly Security Overview The Iran Conflict Period: July 2026 Author: Ian Omerza Region: Middle East In July, the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran came to an end amid renewed attacks. Attacks by both sides…
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Situation Room 2.0 Monthly Security Overview The Western Balkans Period: July 2026 Author: Bazhe Petkov Region: The Western Balkans July 2026 was a month of positive and negative shocks. On 14 July, four intergovernmental conferences held in a single day…
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Situation Room 2.0 Monthly Security Overview Eastern Europe Period: July 2026 Author: Miriam Medved Region: Eastern Europe July 2026 was marked by a further escalation of the war in Ukraine, accompanied by intensified political, military, and economic responses from Western…
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Situation Room 2.0 Monthly Security Overview Counter-Offensives and Spillover: Sudan, Mali and The Central African Republic Period: July 2026 Author: Joshua W. Moolman Region: Africa July 2026 brought the first significant shifts in front lines across Africa’s crisis zones after…
Read moreSituation Room: The Western Balkans – June 2026
Situation Room 2.0 Monthly Security Overview The Western Balkans Period: June 2026 Author: Krištof Jagodic Region: The Western Balkans June 2026 marked an important turning point for the geopolitical and institutional future of the Western Balkans. The month was defined…
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Situation Room 2.0 Monthly Security Overview Eastern Europe Period: June 2026 Author: Erik Nalić Region: Eastern Europe The activation of the EU’s SAFE program has begun. Eastern European countries are warning of secondary migration flows and the extensive reach of…
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