Post-election upheaval has drawn new attention to internal power struggles and the region’s geostrategic importance.
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Nikola Mikovic is a freelance journalist, researcher and analyst based in Serbia. He covers mostly the foreign policies of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. His area of focus is the ongoing conflict in the Donbass, as well as relations between Russia and former Soviet republics. Nikola also covers Russia's involvement in Syria and Libya. He writes for several publications such as CGTN, Byline Times, Informed Comment, Global Comment, Tsarizm, among others.