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Allison Carragher: “There’s A Strong Tendency in the Balkans to Focus on the Past”

In an interview for the Institute for Security Studies and Development of North Macedonia (ISSD) Allison Carragher provides the keys to sustained economic development in the Western Balkans.

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Institute for Security Studies and Development of North Macedonia

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Allison Carragher

Former Visiting Scholar , Carnegie Europe

Allison Carragher was a visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe, where she specialized in economic engagement in the Western Balkans and countries of the former Yugoslavia.

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