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How to Split the Balkan Knot And Not Destroy Europe? Presently, an extremely unstable situation has developed in the Balkans, with a potentially adverse effect both on the Balkan countries and on the system of international relations as a whole. Intraregional actors are not able to cope with problems that have befallen them. Over the past two decades, they have not ...
... participation. The attempts of France and Great Britain to act independently from the EU are also obvious. Within this framework, Russia, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, as well as a participant in all previous negotiations on the Balkans since the 19th century onwards, has obtained the opportunity to get involved in the settlement of the Kosovo issue. At the same time, it was a good chance to ensure its stance and standing in the region, as a minimum, and to restart the stalled ...
Interests of the Leading Actors, Russia’s Presence in Southeast Europe and Russia’s New Strategy In 2016, the new Foreign Policy Concept of the Russian Federation was announced. The absence of such concepts as "the Balkans," "Serbia" and "Southeast Europe" in the text of the Concept clearly reflects Russia's influence and opinions on the subject. The Concept only mentions "Europe" and the "Euro-Atlantic region." Calling ...
On November 22–23, in Vienna, Russian International Affairs Council, together with the EU Delegation to Russia and the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, held a seminar “Russia and the EU in the Western Balkans: Area of Cooperation or Confrontation?”. On November 22–23, in Vienna, Russian International Affairs Council, together with the EU Delegation to Russia and the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, held a seminar “Russia and the EU in the Western ...
... the Turkish Ambassador to Russia hosted an unofficial meeting of the Heads of Diplomatic Missions from some Balkan, Arabic, and other countries. The following issues were discussed in the course of the meeting: pending issues of the situation in the Balkans, in the Middle East, and in the Turkic world in the context of general complication of the international situation and sharply strained relations between Russia and the West. Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Sergey Markov, public figure ...
... NATO-EU-Russian peacekeeping force, somewhat similar to the peacekeeping deployments in ex-Yugoslavia in 1995, under OSCE auspices, in the southern Caucasus? And how would this possibility impact the Russian-controlled northern Caucasus? The Western Balkans Lawrence McDonnell: Lies, Spies and Big Data: How Fake News Is Rewriting Political Landscapes In the aftermath of the break-up of Yugoslavia and NATO’s war “over” Kosovo in 1999, can the Balkans in some way serve as a model of political ...
The rising of jihadism in the Balkans represents a big security problem for all the European and Mediterranean community: different estimations show that Bosnia Herzegovina and Kosovo are two of the main centers of recruitment of foreign fighters directed to Syria, who are joining ...
... well as experts, officials of European organizations, diplomats and businesspersons. Russia was also represented by Minister-Counselor of Russia’s Embassy in Tirana Dmitry Kazmin. The participants discussed security and development of the West Balkans, existing and potential threats to stability, the region’s role in the European and global systems of international relations, and improvement of foreign policy mechanisms and instruments. Dr. Kortunov delivered a report on Russia’s ...
... Council of Montenegro, under the auspices of the Government of Montenegro, took place in Budva, Montenegro, on May 5-7, 2016. The Forum is one of the major international platforms for discussing the most important dilemmas in the field of security in the Balkans and South East Europe (SEE), as well as in Europe as a whole. This year, the main focus of the discussions was on the issues of combating terrorism, political radicalism, and of managing migration flows in and around Europe. Particular attention ...
... century to denote smuggling routes that run through the peninsula (cigarettes, weapons, drugs and human organs) and may bear relation to certain political leaders, legitimized by Western Europe. However, it should be noted that since ancient times the Balkans have efficiently performed a transit and cushioning function between the East and the West. In the 5th century BC the Persians moved to Greece along the same routes as the refugees do now to get into Europe. Alexander the Great led his army into ...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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