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Dr Bernd Christoph Ströhm

Dr Bernd Christoph Ströhm is Country Expert and Senior Research Associate at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies and Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna. In addition, he is a Senior Fellow at the European Centre for International Political Economy. His main research interests include Soviet / Russian dissent, China’s and Russia’s geoeconomic and geopolitical influence in Central and South-Eastern Europe, the economic and political development of the Western Balkans, and the Western Balkans’ EU accession prospects.
Picture of Dr Bernd Christoph Ströhm

Dr Bernd Christoph Ströhm

Dr Bernd Christoph Ströhm is Country Expert and Senior Research Associate at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies and Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna. In addition, he is a Senior Fellow at the European Centre for International Political Economy. His main research interests include Soviet / Russian dissent, China’s and Russia’s geoeconomic and geopolitical influence in Central and South-Eastern Europe, the economic and political development of the Western Balkans, and the Western Balkans’ EU accession prospects.

From Piraeus to the Western Balkans: China’s Growing Footprint in Southeast Europe

‘China’s engagement in the Western Balkans is evidently part of a comprehensive global strategy aimed first at expanding its economic presence and second at increasing its geopolitical influence. Its interest
Picture of Dr Bernd Christoph Ströhm

Dr Bernd Christoph Ströhm

Dr Bernd Christoph Ströhm is Country Expert and Senior Research Associate at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies and Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna. In addition, he is a Senior Fellow at the European Centre for International Political Economy. His main research interests include Soviet / Russian dissent, China’s and Russia’s geoeconomic and geopolitical influence in Central and South-Eastern Europe, the economic and political development of the Western Balkans, and the Western Balkans’ EU accession prospects.
Picture of Dr Bernd Christoph Ströhm

Dr Bernd Christoph Ströhm

Dr Bernd Christoph Ströhm is Country Expert and Senior Research Associate at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies and Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna. In addition, he is a Senior Fellow at the European Centre for International Political Economy. His main research interests include Soviet / Russian dissent, China’s and Russia’s geoeconomic and geopolitical influence in Central and South-Eastern Europe, the economic and political development of the Western Balkans, and the Western Balkans’ EU accession prospects.
From Piraeus to the Western Balkans: China’s Growing Footprint in Southeast Europe
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From Piraeus to the Western Balkans: China’s Growing Footprint in Southeast Europe

‘China’s engagement in the Western Balkans is evidently part of a comprehensive global strategy aimed first at expanding its economic presence and second at increasing its geopolitical influence. Its interest in the region offers medium-term economic opportunities for Western Balkan countries, while also posing significant long-term challenges for the EU.’

Dr Bernd Christoph Ströhm
11.08.2025
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