On April 12th, 2019, the CEU Center for European Neighborhood Studies (CENS) hosted an event entitled “2018 Bosnian Elections and the Electoral Framework of the Dayton Peace Accords.” The event featured CENS intern Alexandra Karppi, as well as Dr. Marko Prelec, Profesor at CEU’s Department of Political Science, Public Policy and International Relations. It was moderated by Hana Semanic, Research Fellow at CENS.

This article provides a critical analysis of Chinese loans to Montenegro, with a special focus on the construction of the Bar-Boljare motorway. It draws parallels between Sri Lanka and Montenegro, questioning non-transparent bilateral agreements with the People’s Republic of China at the expense of the domestic population.