Garčević Offers Insights on Montenegro’s Political Instability
Ambassador Vesko Garčević, Professor of the Practice of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, was quoted in a Euronews article detailing the crisis within Montenegro’s government coalition.
The article, titled “Montenegro lurches back into political crisis as former allies try to oust PM,” outlines the ideological issues dividing Montenegro and how the coalition government became so contentious. Garčević believes that the constant disagreements between the country’s political parties indicate that the coalition was doomed from the start. The country’s political turmoil has also done nothing to improve Montenegro’s European Union aspirations. While Montenegro has experienced great political shakeups in recent years, Garčević argues that the coalition government has not done enough to put the country on the right path.
An excerpt:
People expected that by removing [the Democratic Party of Socialists (DSP)] and its structures, the process would be sped up… However, that never happened. This government simply continued down the same path. All it did was replace the appointees of one option with their own — in the diplomatic sector, the judiciary, and in the ministries. The disagreements weren’t just about sharing the ‘political cake,’ but also how to profile Montenegro in terms of its foreign policy and its place in Europe.
The full article can be read on Euronews‘ website.
During his diplomatic career, Ambassador Vesko Garčević dealt with issues pertinent to European security and NATO for almost 14 years. In 2004, he was posted in Vienna to serve as Ambassador to Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. He had been a Montenegro’s Ambassador to NATO from 2010 until 2014 and served as Montenegro’s National Coordinator for NATO from 2015 until he joined the faculty at the Pardee School. Learn more about Ambassador Garčević on his faculty profile.