Table 1
Aggregate scores for each relation

From

To

Quality of political relation

Intensity of interaction

Albania

Bosnia and Herzegovina

6.7

5.4

Albania

China

5.4

5.6

Albania

European Union

9.3

9.5

Albania

Gulf Cooperation Council

7.6

7.2

Albania

Hungary

6.7

5.5

Albania

Italy

9.8

9.6

Albania

Montenegro

7.9

7.1

Albania

North Macedonia

7.3

7.2

Albania

Russia

1.8

1.2

Albania

Serbia

5.7

5.4

Albania

Türkiye

8.6

8.6

Albania

United States

8.7

8.6

Bosnia and Herzegovina

China

4.9

4.1

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatia

5.6

7.4

Bosnia and Herzegovina

European Union

6.4

7.7

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Gulf Cooperation Council

5.5

4.5

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Hungary

4.7

4.9

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Montenegro

7.0

6.5

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Russia

3.4

3.7

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Türkiye

6.9

6.5

Bosnia and Herzegovina

United States

6.5

6.0

Kosovo

Albania

8.5

8.9

Kosovo

Bosnia and Herzegovina

4.7

3.7

Kosovo

China

2.0

1.4

Kosovo

European Union

6.2

7.6

Kosovo

Gulf Cooperation Council

6.2

5.0

Kosovo

Hungary

4.7

4.4

Kosovo

Montenegro

7.2

6.4

Kosovo

North Macedonia

7.5

7.9

Kosovo

Russia

0.5

0.4

Kosovo

Serbia

1.3

4.3

Kosovo

Spain

3.4

2.6

Kosovo

Türkiye

8.5

8.4

Kosovo

United States

7.9

8.4

Montenegro

China

6.0

5.4

Montenegro

Croatia

5.4

6.9

Montenegro

European Union

8.3

8.9

Montenegro

Gulf Cooperation Council

7.2

5.8

Montenegro

Hungary

6.6

5.4

Montenegro

Russia

3.7

2.8

Montenegro

Türkiye

7.4

6.4

Montenegro

United States

7.9

7.0

North Macedonia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

7.2

5.6

North Macedonia

Bulgaria

2.8

4.7

North Macedonia

China

5.5

4.7

North Macedonia

European Union

7.0

8.4

North Macedonia

Gulf Cooperation Council

6.6

7.9

North Macedonia

Hungary

8.7

5.9

North Macedonia

Montenegro

8.0

6.7

North Macedonia

Russia

3.6

3.3

North Macedonia

Serbia

8.0

7.9

North Macedonia

Türkiye

8.4

8.3

North Macedonia

United States

8.2

7.8

Serbia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

4.1

6.6

Serbia

China

8.1

8.0

Serbia

Croatia

3.3

4.9

Serbia

European Union

5.3

8.4

Serbia

Gulf Cooperation Council

7.1

5.5

Serbia

Hungary

8.9

8.5

Serbia

Montenegro

6.2

7.6

Serbia

Russia

7.0

7.2

Serbia

Türkiye

6.1

6.0

Serbia

United States

5.8

6.1

Table 2
Number of respondents per focus country

Country

Number of respondents

Albania

12

Bosnia and Herzegovina

15

Montenegro

9

North Macedonia

18

Kosovo

15

Serbia

16

Total

85

Table 3
Contributors to the expert survey*

Name

Organisation

Alejandro Esteso Pérez

Group for Legal and Political Studies

Andreja Stojkovski

Prespa Institute

Arber Fetahu

Kosovar Civil Society Foundation

Ardita Abazi Imeri

European Policy Institute Skopje

Benjamin Couteau

Jacques Delors Institute

Besar Gergi

Group for Legal and Political Studies

Blendi Lami

European University of Tirana

Daniel Prroni

Institute for Democracy and Mediation

Demush Shasha

European Policy Institute of Kosovo

Denis Hadzovic

Centre for Security Studies

Dimitar Nikolovski

Eurothink - Centre for European Strategies

Donika Emini

Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group

Enis Sulstarova

University of Tirana

Filip Stojanovski

Metamorphosis Foundation for Internet and Society

Florent Marciacq

Institut Francais des Relations Internationales

Frauke Seebass

Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik

Geert Luteijn

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Irena Rajchinovska Pandeva

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University

Irvin Pekmez

Balkan Investigative Reporting Network

Jasmin Hasanovic

University of Sarajevo

Julijana Karai

European Policy Institute Skopje

Klodiana Beshku

University of Tirana

Kristaq Xharo

European University of Tirana

Kurt W. Bassuener

Democratization Policy Council

Luisa Chiodi

Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa

Lulzim Peci

Kosovar Institute for Policy Research and Development

Marika Djolai

University of the Peloponnese

Marjan Nikolov

Centre for Economic Analyses

Markenc Lorenci

Roma Tre University

Marko Savkovic

International and Security Affairs Center

Marko Sošić

Institut Alternativa

Marko Troshanovski

Institute for Democracy Societas Civilis

Marsela Sako

University of Tirana

Mentor Vrajolli

Kosovar Centre for Security Studies

Milan Nic

German Council on Foreign Relations

Milena Mihajlovic Denic

European Policy Centre Belgrade

Milena Stefanovic

University of Arts Belgrade

Mirko Popović

Renewables and Environmental Regulatory Institute

Miroslav Lajcak

European University Institute

Naim Çabej

Institute for Democracy and Mediation

Nazim Haliti

Universum International College

Nikola Burazer

Centre for Contemporary Politics

Nikola Xaviereff

German Council on Foreign Relations

Njomza Arifi

Group for Legal and Political Studies

Rainier Jaarsma

Jaarsma Consulting

Slobodan Janković

Institute of International Politics and Economics

Sonja Stojanovic Gajic

University of Rijeka

Srdja Pavlovic

Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies

Srdjan Blagovcanin

Transparency International

Steven Blockmans

Centre for European Policy Studies

Stevo Muk

Institut Alternativa

Strahinja Subotic

European Policy Centre Belgrade

Tefta Kelmendi

European Council on Foreign Relations

Visar Xhambazi

Sbunker

Visar Ymeri

Institute for Social Policy Musine Kokalari

* Only individuals who explicitly consented to have their names listed are included in this overview.