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Dr Nina Markovic Khaze

Macquarie University, Department of criminology and security studies, Sessional staff member

Macquarie University, Security Studies and Criminology, Sessional staff member

Macquarie University, Modern History, Politics, and International Relations, Sessional staff member

The Australian National University, Research School of Social Sciences, Alumna

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Dr. Nina Markovic Khaze is a specialist in security studies, international relations (IR), and counterterrorism. Her substantial experience spans across the issues pertinent to the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Department of Defence, and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), shaping her deep understanding of national security issues and foreign affairs. Dr. Markovic's extensive publication record includes over 40 peer-reviewed research papers, demonstrating her commitment to rigorous scholarship. She holds a PhD in Political Science (ANU) and multiple Master's degrees from three Australian universities.the Australian National University. She has been an invited speaker at more than 100+ local and international events.

Prior to her academic career, Dr. Markovic distinguished herself as a senior parliamentary servant within the Department of Parliamentary Services (Research Branch), and public servant within the Department of Health and Ageing. Her fluency in Italian, Serbian and German, along with reading proficiency in French and Spanish, underscore her global perspective. In 2023, Dr. Markovic collaborated with Dr. Douglas Jones MD on a well-received non-fiction book exploring gut health and food allergies. It is available for purchase from their website - it's also on Kindle and Amazon books: https://immunitygroupaustralia.com/2023/11/16/new-book-release-the-immune-fitness-project-food-allergy-resilience/

Dr. Nina Markovic boasts over a decade of experience in the media industry. Her career has encompassed esteemed national institutions such as the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), along with reputable local Australian news outlets. Furthermore, Dr. Markovic has thrived in freelance work, demonstrating her adaptability and expertise. Her contributions extend beyond traditional journalism to commissioned authorship for research institutes, highlighting her ability to communicate complex information to diverse audiences. She has published for the Lowy Institute for International Policy, with her contributions also appearing in The Conversation and various European news outlets.

In 2023, Dr. Markovic co-founded a biotech company with a world-renowned American Board certified allergist and immunologist Dr Douglas Jones MD. Check out her Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Marković-Khaze

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Beogradjanka na Drugoj strani planete

Politika, Magazin, 2012

Book Review: Europe in an Era of Growing Sino-American Competition: Coping with an Unstable Triangle

Australian Institute of International Affairs , 2022

Geopolitical competition between the US and China can provoke dangerous status conflicts for whic... more

Perceptions of the EU in the Western Balkans vis-à-vis Russia and China

European Foreign Affairs Review, 2022

This article evaluates public perceptions of the European Union (EU) in Montenegro and Serbia as ... more This article evaluates public perceptions of the European Union (EU) in Montenegro and Serbia as the front running EU membership candidates. It uses a multidisciplinary approach, which comprises a comparative survey data analysis method, the Image Theory and a mind-mapping approach of
EU perceptions analysis to study the EU-Western Balkans relations. In
order to maximize its own security and counter the growing geopolitical influence by China and Russia in the Western Balkans, the EU would benefit from a more comprehensive study of its own representation and public perceptions in candidate states. By doing so, the EU could improve the knowledge about its soft power, which can in turn increase the effectiveness of its foreign policy programmes globally and democracy promotion in the neighbourhood.

There is life in the Non-Alignment Movement yet

The Interpreter, Lowy Institute for International Policy, 2021

Local observers of international affairs may have missed the Non-Aligned Movement’s 60th annivers... more Local observers of international affairs may have missed the Non-Aligned Movement’s 60th anniversary commemorative summit earlier this month. A Cold War relic, NAM, as it is typically known, held a two-day special meeting in Belgrade, Serbia. The guest list boasted Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, along with delegations from more than 100 countries and several regional institutions. ...Yet it was actually the summit’s chair, Azerbaijan, who seemed to pull the strings behind the scenes of this year’s meeting.

Power plays: the growing competition to fuel energy transitions

The Lowy Institute for International Policy, Interpreter, 2022

Serbia’s decision to cancel a lithium mine in the face of environmental outcry underscores a mode... more

Europe's big bonds and the prospect of a boon for Australia

by Remy Davison, Jean Monnet Chair in Politics &amp; Economics, Monash University and Nina Ma... more by Remy Davison, Jean Monnet Chair in Politics &amp; Economics, Monash University and Nina Markovic, Macquarie University. Link: https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/europe-s-big-bonds-and-prospect-boon-australia Published in the Lowy Interpreter, Lowy Institute, Sydney, 24 August, 2020. Hundreds of billions will be devoted to Covid-19 economic recovery, and with it comes a huge investment opportunity. Recently concluded negotiations for a new seven-year budget of the European Union, which excluded Britain for the first time in five decades, lasted more than two years and took five arduous days last month to wrap up in Brussels. But the result fundamentally changes and extends the role of the European Commission in international financial markets. This will have significant consequences for Australia – both as a free trade deal is finalised, and for strategic interests in a post-pandemic world. The EU’s executive arm has now been authorised to issue bonds (3–30 year maturities) on behalf of the 27 member states, to the value of €750 billion (A$1.2 trillion) for what is to be known as the Recovery and Resilience Fund. This forms part of the EU’s broader response to the economic fallout from Covid-19, the so-called New Generation EU, which aims to “repair and prepare” the EU economies for the political and strategic environment in the post-virus era.

Corruption and Democratic Transition in Eastern Europe. The Role of Political Scandals in Post-Milošević Serbia

Europe-Asia Studies, 2020

TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL'S RANKING OF PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS of corruption in the public sector ass... more TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL'S RANKING OF PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS of corruption in the public sector assigned Serbia 39 points in 2012, with 0 indicating high levels of corruption and 100 zero corruption. The same score was recorded for 2018, making Marija Zurnić's book even more relevant. The author of this research questions the logic of Serbia's externally driven transformation from state socialism to democracy by looking at corruption as an evaluative tool. This is a new method of appraising democratic transition in Southeast Europe and as such, the book will appeal to researchers and practitioners who are interested in the matters of corruption and democratic transformation on a broader level.

European Diplomacy in Crisis

What Australia can tell us about the outlook for the new China-EU investment agreement EUROPP

by Remy Davison and Dr Nina Markovic Khaze

European Politics and Policy, LSE: London School of Economics & Political Science, 2021

Original link: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2021/03/02/what-australia-can-tell-us-about-the... more Original link: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2021/03/02/what-australia-can-tell-us-about-the-outlook-for-the-new-china-eu-investment-agreement/

At the end of 2020, China and the EU reached agreement on a new investment deal, the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI). Rémy Davison and Nina Markovic Khaze draw on Australia’s relations with China to identify some key lessons for the EU.

In 2020, as the EU and China finalised their Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI), Australia-China cooperation achieved a quiet milestone of its own. The two countries’ 30-year bilateral Science and Technology collaboration has long been viewed with envy in the West as one of the closest partnerships between a democratic country and an authoritarian regime. Notwithstanding their bilateral free trade agreement, the last twelve months have seen this relationship plummet to its lowest diplomatic point in ve decades. But what can Australia’s experience with China tell us about the likely trajectory of relations between the EU and China following the new investment agreement?

Summary of publications using Parlinfo

This link provides a summary of links and pdf documents for 40+ publications between 2007 and 201... more

The EU's stability-democracy dilemma in the context of the problematic accession of the Western Balkan states

by Dr Nina Markovic Khaze and Maja Kovacevic

Journal of Contemporary European Studies, 2020

The accession of the remaining six Western Balkan states into the EU is shrouded in much uncertai... more The accession of the remaining six Western Balkan states into the EU is shrouded in much uncertainty. Despite Croatia finally traversing the difficult path to eventual membership in 2013, not one of the remaining Western Balkan countries can claim to be on a definite pathway to membership today. An increasingly prevalent argument is that the EU’s engagement with its neighbourhoods has faltered because its strategies have been undermined by an inherent stability-democracy dilemma. This article examines the EU’s engagement with the Western Balkans and finds that although the EU tried to transcend this dilemma, in reality, a tension between stability and democracy was present with the former generally receiving more attention in policymaking. This led to not only a lack of tangible democratization amongst the Western Balkan states, but further uncertainty about their accession prospects. By 2018, it was clear that the EU’s engagement with the Western Balkans needed a rethink, resulting in a new approach: the ‘Six Flagship Initiatives’. However, given the apprehensiveness of some member states (especially France) coupled with the presence of outsiders such as Russia and China in the area, the accession prospects of the six non-EU Western Balkan states remains blurred.

Is China's rising influence in the Western Balkans a threat to European integration

Journal of Contemporary European Studies , 2020

China’s increased economic engagement with post-communist countries in the Western Balkans in the... more China’s increased economic engagement with post-communist countries in the Western Balkans in the last decade has added to the complexity of democratic consolidation in the region, with possible negative impacts on the established process of European integration of these countries, foremost Serbia and Albania. This article addresses the impacts of the increased economic and to some extent political presence of China in the Western Balkan states over the past decade which has been exerted through both economic investment and trade incentives as well as a more sophisticated use of China’s soft power. The latter is exemplified in the greater number of cultural, educational and scientific exchanges between these states and China within the 16 + 1 (17 + 1 after 2018) cooperation framework and bilaterally. The article discusses China’s engagement with the Western Balkan countries on a case-by-case basis. The cases of Croatia, as an EU member, and of Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia, as official candidates for EU membership, are examined to show the impact of the relationship with China on these states’ adherence to the European integration process.

Europe's big bonds and the prospect of a boon for Australia

The Interpreter, Lowy Institute for International Policy, 2020

Recently concluded negotiations for a new seven-year budget of the European Union, which excluded... more Recently concluded negotiations for a new seven-year budget of the European Union, which excluded Britain for the first time in five decades, lasted more than two years and took five arduous days last month to wrap up in Brussels. But the result fundamentally changes and extends the role of the European Commission in international financial markets. This will have significant consequences for Australia – both as a free trade deal is finalised, and for strategic interests in a post-pandemic world.

Western Balkans during COVID-19 pandemic: how a waltz between Brussels and Beijing is turning into a Dragon dance

European Association of Australia and New Zealand, 2020

Many governments in the Western Balkans are currently dancing a delicate political “waltz”, balan... more Many governments in the Western Balkans are currently dancing a
delicate political “waltz”, balancing between Brussels and Beijing. While analysts are debating whether or not Russia’s influence in this region remains strong, China managed to overcome debilitating intra-regional rivalries and offer strong economic incentives for engagement – at the displeasure of both Brussels and Washington. Evaluating China’s relationships in this geopolitical space is necessary in order to better understand how Western Balkans is currently positioned between Brussels and Beijing. COVID-19 pandemic provides an insight into this complex relationship and has a potential to increase China’s presence there.

The role of pro-reform civil society in Serbia's accession to the EU: oppositional discourses, watchdog role and EU advocacy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of European Studies (ANZJES), 2018

This article critically assesses the role of pro-reform and pro-EU civil society in the process o... more This article critically assesses the role of pro-reform and pro-EU civil society in the process of Serbia's accession to the European Union (EU). Civil society (the so-called non-government or third sector) has played a fundamental role in the democratisation of former Communist countries, including in the Western Balkans where the majority of aspirant EU members still reside. Serbia's democratic transformation began soon after its regime-change occurred on 5 October 2000. This country's process of democratic consolidation is ongoing and is strongly supported by pro-EU civil society actors who are key drivers of Europeanisation. Civil society organisations and actors have increased general knowledge about the quality of democratic reforms in Serbia and brought in technical expertise which has assisted Serbian society to align better with the EU's acquis. Specific examples of civil society's activism in this article will demonstrate some unique characteristics of Serbia's third sector. Its evolution from an anti-war movement and loosely connected individuals and citizens' associations in the 1990s to becoming a major advocate of EU membership in Serbia and a partner to the Serbian Government on EU accession is worthy of further academic research and analysis.
https://cesaa.org.au/anzjes_issue/volume-10-no-3/

European Union's enlargement fatigue: Russia's and China's rise in Southeast Europe

Australian and New Zealand Journal of European Studies, 2018

Enlargement fatigue has descended upon the European Union (EU) institutions, which remain focused... more Enlargement fatigue has descended upon the European Union (EU) institutions, which remain focused on resolving the Brexit crisis and ongoing internal reforms. This multi-faceted phenomenon has directly caused the so-called accession fatigue in potential EU members, which are increasingly turning to other geopolitical alternatives. Russia and China are the new dominant powerbrokers in the EU's immediate neighbourhood, courting political and business elites in EU candidate states and offering an alternative foreign policy option which contrasts with the stalled EU enlargement process. This paper discusses the rise of these external powers in the EU's immediate neighbourhood, suggesting three scenarios for the future of the Balkan region where the EU, Russia and China are more vigorously vying for influence than ever before.

Historical Lessons for Australia's Foreign Policy: The Case of British EEC Membership

The Australian Government's attitudes towards major events in international politics such as the ... more The Australian Government's attitudes towards major events in international politics such as the UK's entry into the European Economic Community (EEC) in the past and Brexit negotiations today, carry greater weight than previously assumed in political science literature. Australia was critical of the EEC (now called the European Union, EU) in the early 1960s, when its then most important trading partner, the United Kingdom (UK) first applied for membership. Australia was ill-prepared to deal with the repercussions from Britain's entry into the EU, as Australian foreign policy was heavily influenced by local as well as international anti-EEC attitudes. This paper will analyse political debates in Australia during the 1960s and early 1970s with reference to parliamentary Hansard records and newspaper articles in order to suggest a new framework for Australian foreign policy analysis.
https://cesaa.org.au/anzjes_issue/volume-9-no-2/

Kriticki osvrt na spoljnu politiku Republike Srbije u veku 'Azije i Pacifika': obnavljanje 'treceg puta'?

Rivalstvo velikih imperija kao uzrok izbijanja Prvog Svetskog Rata

Beogradjanka na Drugoj strani planete

Politika, Magazin, 2012

Book Review: Europe in an Era of Growing Sino-American Competition: Coping with an Unstable Triangle

Australian Institute of International Affairs , 2022

Geopolitical competition between the US and China can provoke dangerous status conflicts for whic... more

Perceptions of the EU in the Western Balkans vis-à-vis Russia and China

European Foreign Affairs Review, 2022

This article evaluates public perceptions of the European Union (EU) in Montenegro and Serbia as ... more This article evaluates public perceptions of the European Union (EU) in Montenegro and Serbia as the front running EU membership candidates. It uses a multidisciplinary approach, which comprises a comparative survey data analysis method, the Image Theory and a mind-mapping approach of
EU perceptions analysis to study the EU-Western Balkans relations. In
order to maximize its own security and counter the growing geopolitical influence by China and Russia in the Western Balkans, the EU would benefit from a more comprehensive study of its own representation and public perceptions in candidate states. By doing so, the EU could improve the knowledge about its soft power, which can in turn increase the effectiveness of its foreign policy programmes globally and democracy promotion in the neighbourhood.

There is life in the Non-Alignment Movement yet

The Interpreter, Lowy Institute for International Policy, 2021

Local observers of international affairs may have missed the Non-Aligned Movement’s 60th annivers... more Local observers of international affairs may have missed the Non-Aligned Movement’s 60th anniversary commemorative summit earlier this month. A Cold War relic, NAM, as it is typically known, held a two-day special meeting in Belgrade, Serbia. The guest list boasted Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, along with delegations from more than 100 countries and several regional institutions. ...Yet it was actually the summit’s chair, Azerbaijan, who seemed to pull the strings behind the scenes of this year’s meeting.

Power plays: the growing competition to fuel energy transitions

The Lowy Institute for International Policy, Interpreter, 2022

Serbia’s decision to cancel a lithium mine in the face of environmental outcry underscores a mode... more

Europe's big bonds and the prospect of a boon for Australia

by Remy Davison, Jean Monnet Chair in Politics &amp; Economics, Monash University and Nina Ma... more by Remy Davison, Jean Monnet Chair in Politics &amp; Economics, Monash University and Nina Markovic, Macquarie University. Link: https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/europe-s-big-bonds-and-prospect-boon-australia Published in the Lowy Interpreter, Lowy Institute, Sydney, 24 August, 2020. Hundreds of billions will be devoted to Covid-19 economic recovery, and with it comes a huge investment opportunity. Recently concluded negotiations for a new seven-year budget of the European Union, which excluded Britain for the first time in five decades, lasted more than two years and took five arduous days last month to wrap up in Brussels. But the result fundamentally changes and extends the role of the European Commission in international financial markets. This will have significant consequences for Australia – both as a free trade deal is finalised, and for strategic interests in a post-pandemic world. The EU’s executive arm has now been authorised to issue bonds (3–30 year maturities) on behalf of the 27 member states, to the value of €750 billion (A$1.2 trillion) for what is to be known as the Recovery and Resilience Fund. This forms part of the EU’s broader response to the economic fallout from Covid-19, the so-called New Generation EU, which aims to “repair and prepare” the EU economies for the political and strategic environment in the post-virus era.

Corruption and Democratic Transition in Eastern Europe. The Role of Political Scandals in Post-Milošević Serbia

Europe-Asia Studies, 2020

TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL'S RANKING OF PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS of corruption in the public sector ass... more TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL'S RANKING OF PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS of corruption in the public sector assigned Serbia 39 points in 2012, with 0 indicating high levels of corruption and 100 zero corruption. The same score was recorded for 2018, making Marija Zurnić's book even more relevant. The author of this research questions the logic of Serbia's externally driven transformation from state socialism to democracy by looking at corruption as an evaluative tool. This is a new method of appraising democratic transition in Southeast Europe and as such, the book will appeal to researchers and practitioners who are interested in the matters of corruption and democratic transformation on a broader level.

European Diplomacy in Crisis

What Australia can tell us about the outlook for the new China-EU investment agreement EUROPP

by Remy Davison and Dr Nina Markovic Khaze

European Politics and Policy, LSE: London School of Economics & Political Science, 2021

Original link: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2021/03/02/what-australia-can-tell-us-about-the... more Original link: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2021/03/02/what-australia-can-tell-us-about-the-outlook-for-the-new-china-eu-investment-agreement/

At the end of 2020, China and the EU reached agreement on a new investment deal, the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI). Rémy Davison and Nina Markovic Khaze draw on Australia’s relations with China to identify some key lessons for the EU.

In 2020, as the EU and China finalised their Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI), Australia-China cooperation achieved a quiet milestone of its own. The two countries’ 30-year bilateral Science and Technology collaboration has long been viewed with envy in the West as one of the closest partnerships between a democratic country and an authoritarian regime. Notwithstanding their bilateral free trade agreement, the last twelve months have seen this relationship plummet to its lowest diplomatic point in ve decades. But what can Australia’s experience with China tell us about the likely trajectory of relations between the EU and China following the new investment agreement?

Summary of publications using Parlinfo

This link provides a summary of links and pdf documents for 40+ publications between 2007 and 201... more

The EU's stability-democracy dilemma in the context of the problematic accession of the Western Balkan states

by Dr Nina Markovic Khaze and Maja Kovacevic

Journal of Contemporary European Studies, 2020

The accession of the remaining six Western Balkan states into the EU is shrouded in much uncertai... more The accession of the remaining six Western Balkan states into the EU is shrouded in much uncertainty. Despite Croatia finally traversing the difficult path to eventual membership in 2013, not one of the remaining Western Balkan countries can claim to be on a definite pathway to membership today. An increasingly prevalent argument is that the EU’s engagement with its neighbourhoods has faltered because its strategies have been undermined by an inherent stability-democracy dilemma. This article examines the EU’s engagement with the Western Balkans and finds that although the EU tried to transcend this dilemma, in reality, a tension between stability and democracy was present with the former generally receiving more attention in policymaking. This led to not only a lack of tangible democratization amongst the Western Balkan states, but further uncertainty about their accession prospects. By 2018, it was clear that the EU’s engagement with the Western Balkans needed a rethink, resulting in a new approach: the ‘Six Flagship Initiatives’. However, given the apprehensiveness of some member states (especially France) coupled with the presence of outsiders such as Russia and China in the area, the accession prospects of the six non-EU Western Balkan states remains blurred.

Is China's rising influence in the Western Balkans a threat to European integration

Journal of Contemporary European Studies , 2020

China’s increased economic engagement with post-communist countries in the Western Balkans in the... more China’s increased economic engagement with post-communist countries in the Western Balkans in the last decade has added to the complexity of democratic consolidation in the region, with possible negative impacts on the established process of European integration of these countries, foremost Serbia and Albania. This article addresses the impacts of the increased economic and to some extent political presence of China in the Western Balkan states over the past decade which has been exerted through both economic investment and trade incentives as well as a more sophisticated use of China’s soft power. The latter is exemplified in the greater number of cultural, educational and scientific exchanges between these states and China within the 16 + 1 (17 + 1 after 2018) cooperation framework and bilaterally. The article discusses China’s engagement with the Western Balkan countries on a case-by-case basis. The cases of Croatia, as an EU member, and of Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia, as official candidates for EU membership, are examined to show the impact of the relationship with China on these states’ adherence to the European integration process.

Europe's big bonds and the prospect of a boon for Australia

The Interpreter, Lowy Institute for International Policy, 2020

Recently concluded negotiations for a new seven-year budget of the European Union, which excluded... more Recently concluded negotiations for a new seven-year budget of the European Union, which excluded Britain for the first time in five decades, lasted more than two years and took five arduous days last month to wrap up in Brussels. But the result fundamentally changes and extends the role of the European Commission in international financial markets. This will have significant consequences for Australia – both as a free trade deal is finalised, and for strategic interests in a post-pandemic world.

Western Balkans during COVID-19 pandemic: how a waltz between Brussels and Beijing is turning into a Dragon dance

European Association of Australia and New Zealand, 2020

Many governments in the Western Balkans are currently dancing a delicate political “waltz”, balan... more Many governments in the Western Balkans are currently dancing a
delicate political “waltz”, balancing between Brussels and Beijing. While analysts are debating whether or not Russia’s influence in this region remains strong, China managed to overcome debilitating intra-regional rivalries and offer strong economic incentives for engagement – at the displeasure of both Brussels and Washington. Evaluating China’s relationships in this geopolitical space is necessary in order to better understand how Western Balkans is currently positioned between Brussels and Beijing. COVID-19 pandemic provides an insight into this complex relationship and has a potential to increase China’s presence there.

The role of pro-reform civil society in Serbia's accession to the EU: oppositional discourses, watchdog role and EU advocacy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of European Studies (ANZJES), 2018

This article critically assesses the role of pro-reform and pro-EU civil society in the process o... more This article critically assesses the role of pro-reform and pro-EU civil society in the process of Serbia's accession to the European Union (EU). Civil society (the so-called non-government or third sector) has played a fundamental role in the democratisation of former Communist countries, including in the Western Balkans where the majority of aspirant EU members still reside. Serbia's democratic transformation began soon after its regime-change occurred on 5 October 2000. This country's process of democratic consolidation is ongoing and is strongly supported by pro-EU civil society actors who are key drivers of Europeanisation. Civil society organisations and actors have increased general knowledge about the quality of democratic reforms in Serbia and brought in technical expertise which has assisted Serbian society to align better with the EU's acquis. Specific examples of civil society's activism in this article will demonstrate some unique characteristics of Serbia's third sector. Its evolution from an anti-war movement and loosely connected individuals and citizens' associations in the 1990s to becoming a major advocate of EU membership in Serbia and a partner to the Serbian Government on EU accession is worthy of further academic research and analysis.
https://cesaa.org.au/anzjes_issue/volume-10-no-3/

European Union's enlargement fatigue: Russia's and China's rise in Southeast Europe

Australian and New Zealand Journal of European Studies, 2018

Enlargement fatigue has descended upon the European Union (EU) institutions, which remain focused... more Enlargement fatigue has descended upon the European Union (EU) institutions, which remain focused on resolving the Brexit crisis and ongoing internal reforms. This multi-faceted phenomenon has directly caused the so-called accession fatigue in potential EU members, which are increasingly turning to other geopolitical alternatives. Russia and China are the new dominant powerbrokers in the EU's immediate neighbourhood, courting political and business elites in EU candidate states and offering an alternative foreign policy option which contrasts with the stalled EU enlargement process. This paper discusses the rise of these external powers in the EU's immediate neighbourhood, suggesting three scenarios for the future of the Balkan region where the EU, Russia and China are more vigorously vying for influence than ever before.

Historical Lessons for Australia's Foreign Policy: The Case of British EEC Membership

The Australian Government's attitudes towards major events in international politics such as the ... more The Australian Government's attitudes towards major events in international politics such as the UK's entry into the European Economic Community (EEC) in the past and Brexit negotiations today, carry greater weight than previously assumed in political science literature. Australia was critical of the EEC (now called the European Union, EU) in the early 1960s, when its then most important trading partner, the United Kingdom (UK) first applied for membership. Australia was ill-prepared to deal with the repercussions from Britain's entry into the EU, as Australian foreign policy was heavily influenced by local as well as international anti-EEC attitudes. This paper will analyse political debates in Australia during the 1960s and early 1970s with reference to parliamentary Hansard records and newspaper articles in order to suggest a new framework for Australian foreign policy analysis.
https://cesaa.org.au/anzjes_issue/volume-9-no-2/

Kriticki osvrt na spoljnu politiku Republike Srbije u veku 'Azije i Pacifika': obnavljanje 'treceg puta'?

Rivalstvo velikih imperija kao uzrok izbijanja Prvog Svetskog Rata

European Diplomacy in Crisis: Congress of Berlin of 1878

Reform, Revolution and Crisis in Europe Landmarks in History, Memory and Thought, 2019

Fleeing Communism: Yugoslav and Vietnamese post-war migration to Australia and Changes to Immigration Policy

30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Turns and twists in Economics, Politics, and Societies in the Post-Communist Countries, 2020

White Australia Policy was Australia’s official immigration policy from 1901 until its gradual di... more White Australia Policy was Australia’s official immigration policy from 1901 until its gradual dismantling after the Second World War. Only persons from selective backgrounds, mostly white and European could migrate to Australia. This chapter investigates major changes to Australia’s post-war immigration policy using a historical analysis of selective case studies in immigration from former Yugoslavia and Vietnam. These two immigration waves have had a significant impact on Australian regulations, apart from adding to the diversity of Australian population. This chapter highlights the importance of maintaining research focus on the Communist and post-Communist countries as they undergo major transformation in the current era of multipolarity. Future migration trends from these states could coincide with a regime change in the former Communist space or a reversal of democracy.

Full book chapter
https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9789811503160

Negotiating Post-War Nationhood: Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovisions: Identity and the International Politics of the Eurovision Song Contest Since 1956, 2020

This book uses the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), as an analytical entry point to understand and ... more This book uses the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), as an analytical entry point to understand and illuminate post-War Europe and the drive to create an identity that can legitimise the European project in its broadest sense. The ESC presents an idealised vision of Europe, and this has long existed in a strained relationship with reality. While the trajectory of post-war European integration is a high-profile topic, we believe that the ESC offers a unique and innovative way to think about the role of culture in the history of post-War European integration and tensions between the ideal and reality of European unity. Through the series of case studies that make up the chapters in this book, analysis brings these interlinked tensions to light, exploring the roles of culture and identity, alongside and a productive conversation with the political and economic projects of post-war European integration.

Eurovisions from Down Under: multicultural community preferences and the national broadcaster, SBS

Eurovision and Australia, 2019

This book chapter explores the subcultural and context-specific links between Eurovision and iden... more This book chapter explores the subcultural and context-specific links between Eurovision and identity expression and preferences found within Australia's multicultural communities from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia, as these three examples showcase the political aspects of the Eurovision Song Contest. The original community survey's results shed light on the relationship between identity, cultural and political memory of the past and individual and group preferences relating to Eurovision.

Engaging Europe's Muslims: the EU and Muslim migrants during the Eurozone crisis.pdf

This article is from Chapter 3 by Professor Samina Yasmeen and Dr Nina Markovic Khaze from a co-e... more This article is from Chapter 3 by Professor Samina Yasmeen and Dr Nina Markovic Khaze from a co-edited book entitled 'Muslim citizens in the West: spaces and agents of inclusion and exclusion'. It argues that different EU member states had adopted some specific strategies of dealing with both assimilation of and radicalisation within their diverse Muslim communities: with various degrees of success. More specifically, it looks at supranational EU-level schemes, such as the Eurocities project, which aim to increase the participation of migrant communities in European democracies. It also examines the issue of transnational Islamophobia and hate crimes, which are increasingly directed at Europe's Muslims. Illustrative case studies from France, Germany and the UK are used in discussing specific approaches to these issues in Europe.

Muslims in Australia and the Christian Democratic Party of Fred Nile

This essay investigates changing attitudes towards multiculturalism and Australia's Muslims in a ... more This essay investigates changing attitudes towards multiculturalism and Australia's Muslims in a broader historical context, and in particular through the political perspectives of Fred Nile's Christian Democrats. The origins of this political party are analysed, which, alongside another minor party, held the balance of power in NSW State Parliament for several decades.

China-Serbia relations in the context of One Belt One Road

Serbian foreign policy can be described as ‘reluctant Europeanist’. Expected delays in further ac... more Serbian foreign policy can be described as ‘reluctant Europeanist’. Expected delays in further accessions to the European Union (EU) during the Juncker Commission have encouraged candidate states to look for alternative foreign and trade policy partners. Serbia, an EU candidate since 2012, has actively been advancing political, economic and defence relations with non-EU states, in particular Russia and China. Such a development is not positively viewed in many EU policy circles. EU members are calling on Serbia to abandon such a flexible foreign policy approach, but without offering a more attainable EU membership prospect at a closer date. Serbia’s ongoing foreign policy pragmatism might be at odds with its obligations to align its policies with common EU decisions and views, including towards China.
This paper discusses Serbia’s emerging comprehensive relationship with China. Comparisons with the Australian case will be made where appropriate, as Australia offers invaluable lessons to European countries, including Serbia, regarding engagement with China. The issue of diplomatic crises will be discussed and how Australia engages in conflict resolution with China. This paper will highlight that more imagination is needed for Serbia’s relationship with China in order for both parties to benefit by expanding the scope of their engagement. Professional exchanges, in particular in academia, science and research could assist with this goal. Serbia could examine Australia’s case in order to move away from one track to multitrack diplomacy which would bring the peoples and businesses of both countries closer together.

China's New Silk Road and Serbia in the Balkans

This paper discusses the regional context in Southeast Europe of China's New Silk Road through an... more This paper discusses the regional context in Southeast Europe of China's New Silk Road through an example of a key regional state - the Republic of Serbia. Serbian foreign policy can be described as ‘reluctant Europeanist’. Expected delays in further accessions to the European Union (EU) during the Juncker Commission have encouraged candidate states to look for alternative foreign and trade policy partners. Serbia, an EU candidate since 2012, has actively been advancing political, economic and defence relations with non-EU states, in particular Russia and China. Such a development is not positively viewed in many EU policy circles. EU members are calling on Serbia to abandon such a flexible foreign policy approach, but without offering a more attainable EU membership prospect at a closer date. Serbia’s ongoing foreign policy pragmatism might be at odds with its obligations to align its policies with common EU decisions and views, including towards China.
This paper discusses Serbia’s emerging comprehensive relationship with China. Comparisons with the Australian case will be made where appropriate, as Australia offers invaluable lessons to European countries, including Serbia, regarding engagement with China. The issue of diplomatic crises will be discussed and how Australia engages in conflict resolution with China. This paper will highlight that more imagination is needed for Serbia’s relationship with China in order for both parties to benefit by expanding the scope of their engagement. Professional exchanges, in particular in academia, science and research could assist with this goal. Serbia could examine Australia’s case in order to move away from one track to multitrack diplomacy which would bring the peoples and businesses of both countries closer together.

Issue 9 - Allergies, Microbiome & Immunity News (March 2024)

Allergies, Microbiome & Immunity News, 2024

ISSUE 9 | MARCH 2024 Honouring the Legacy of Leon Li 💙 Today, we remember the bright spirit of... more ISSUE 9 | MARCH 2024

Honouring the Legacy of Leon Li 💙
Today, we remember the bright spirit of Sydney high schooler, Leon Li, whose tragic passing reminds us of the importance of allergy awareness. In his memory, the ImGA pledges to advocate for:

🔹 Tax-deductible adrenaline auto-injectors in Australian eateries.
🔹 Insurance coverage for advanced treatment options like OIT and SLIT.
🔹 Enhanced education on food allergies for all.

ImGA at IDFA Symposium 🌐
Proud to join forces with Immune Deficiencies Foundation Australia (IDFA) at their Annual Symposium.

Insights from Dr. Jones' Lecture 🎓
Key highlights from Dr. Douglas Jones' enlightening talk on allergies and the immune system.

Upcoming Events 🗓️
🔹 Digital Health Festival: May 7-8, 2024, Melbourne
🔹 AusMedTech: May 22-24, 2024, Adelaide

We echo the urgent call for better allergy management in schools, inspired by the Benedict Blythe Foundation's efforts in the UK:

🔸 1 in 3 UK schools lack an allergy policy.
🔸 Nearly half rely on students to carry auto-injectors.
🔸 Shockingly, 25% lack basic allergy training for staff.

Together, let's ensure every child is safe from allergies worldwide.

Issue 8 -Allergies, Immunity & Microbiome News - February 2024

Allergies, Immunity & Microbiome News , 2024

Issue 6 - Allergies, Immunity & Microbiome News (December 2023)

Issue 6 - Allergies, Immunity & Microbiome News (December 2023), 2023

This is Issue 6 (December 2023) of Allergies, Immunity & Microbiome News - a digital publication ... more This is Issue 6 (December 2023) of Allergies, Immunity & Microbiome News - a digital publication dealing with transnational allergy topics and life sciences.

Explore the Latest in Allergies, Immunity & Microbiome! 🚀👩‍⚕️

Dive into the groundbreaking world of health with our December 2023 newsletter, featuring the Microbiome Diversification Protocol with Allergen (MDPA) by Dr. Douglas Jones, MD. 🌐 Discover how MDPA, tailored and personalized, revolutionizes our approach to food adverse reactions, providing a unique strategy designed for individual preferences and needs.

Immerse yourself in the wisdom of Dr Jones and Dr Nina Markovic Khaze, PhD, as they launch "The Immune Fitness Project," empowering you to boost immunity and conquer food reactions like a champ! 💪

Inside this issue, we unravel EAACI's latest guidelines on the diagnosis of IgE-mediated food allergies, acknowledging the contributions of Australian experts. 📚
Join us for insightful interviews with nutrition & gut health scientist Leticia Gagliardi Coelho and allergist/immunologist Dr. Elena Ferapontova. 🎙️

Unlock the secrets to a vibrant microbiome with Leticia's tips for a healthy daily routine, and delve into the research on needle-free adrenaline options, offering hope for those with needle phobia. 💉

Don't miss out on our featured events, including the Women in Life Sciences Luncheon and AusMedtech 2024. 📅

Visit our website for more, and stay tuned for the latest updates.

#HealthInFocus #MicrobiomeMagic #AllergyAwareness

Russia-US relations in 2021: Key things to watch out for

Lowy Institute for International Policy, 2021

Despite the need to address problems at home and the great China game Biden will have to make the... more Despite the need to address problems at home and the great China game Biden will have to make the Russia vector one of his top priorities. The 2021 Russia agenda includes several pressing matters ranging from the strategic stability dilemma, to threats to the rules-based international order, to unresolved regional conflicts.
URL: https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/russia-us-relations-2021-key-things-watch-out

The Tragedy and Fallacy of NATO’s Balkan Experiment: 20 Years On

Counter Punch, 2019

Political diary regarding NATO's bombing of Serbia and Montenegro (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)

Nina Markovic-Blog Rome

During my PhD exchange to LUISS University in Italy (Rome) I was under a contract with Angloinfo ... more During my PhD exchange to LUISS University in Italy (Rome) I was under a contract with Angloinfo blogs to write regular pieces while in Italy. My pieces explore "Rome beyond the ruins" and usual tourist traps in order to discover, explain and evaluate further afield. My blog provides social and political commentary about contemporary Italian culture which has become a blend of multiculturalism, universality (as the heart of the Catholic world) and a perpetual crossroads of civilizations that Rome has always represented. Enjoy the reading!

Hawaii - Travel Blog and Tourist information

Aussie Travel Talk reflects its creators’ hidden passion of travel writing. As a journalist with ... more Aussie Travel Talk reflects its creators’ hidden passion of travel writing. As a journalist with a dozen of travel articles appearing world-wide in print and online editions, a multilingual poet with two published volumes and political scientist with specific interest in past and present trends in world politics, Nina’s contribution to this blog aims to open new grounds in thinking about travel. From short and factual pieces to deeper and reflective observations, articles presented here should stimulate your thinking and arise awareness about the wider context of travel.

Europe-Asia Studies Corruption and Democratic Transition in Eastern Europe. The Role of Political Scandals in Post- Milošević Serbia

Europe-Asia Studies, 2020

Transparency International's ranking of public perceptions of corruption in the public sector ass... more Transparency International's ranking of public perceptions of corruption in the public sector assigned Serbia 39 points in 2012, with 0 indicating high levels of corruption and 100 zero corruption. The same score was recorded for 2018, making Marija Zurnić's book even more relevant. The author of this research questions the logic of Serbia's externally driven transformation from state socialism to democracy by looking at corruption as an evaluative tool. This is a new method of appraising democratic transition in Southeast Europe and as such, the book will appeal to researchers and practitioners who are interested in the matters of corruption and democratic transformation on a broader level.

Russia's Military Revival

Europe-Asia Studies , 2019

Flyer nina markovic uwa

This is a flyer of my public talk at UWA.