... concerned more with the policies dictated to them by an escalation of tensions between regional players.
Present-day situation
The European Union offered all the Balkan peoples a so-called “European future”. The political elites and the population of the ... ... assure their influence on the pan-European processes as well as strengthen their positions in the global confrontation. Russia, China, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia, which are accumulating more and more influence in the region, taken separately, are not so powerful....
... ideological influence of other important actors in the region, including new ones, has grown significantly. These actors are primarily China, but also Turkey and several Middle Eastern states.
The presence of many actors with diverging interests in the fragmented post-conflict ... ... means a loss of standing in southeast Europe, which will limit room for action in the Mediterranean. That will result in the European Union and NATO exerting even greater pressure on the Transcaucasian states and Belarus. The loss of the Balkans will ...
... importance for them.
In Ankara, the “Russian card” emerges from the sleeve each time Turkey has a problem with the United States and its other NATO allies. A possible strategic... ... relations with a specific state or groups of states. The most instructive case is Russia–China relations. There have been and there will be many attempts to sow doubts or mutual... ... possesses clearly defined strategic benchmarks.
As far as Russia’s relations with the European Union are concerned, attempts to force political manipulators to cease and...
... that directly impact domestic politics and popular attitudes. Accusations of interference in the electoral systems raise questions ... ... include security concerns and disputes revolving around NATO and European Union enlargement, Russian actions in Crimea and eastern ... ... that has been further antagonizing relations.
First, NATO-member Turkey
shot down
a Russian aircraft in November 2015 — an action ... ... expanded to include other states, such as the European states and China?
Washington is also in the process of modernizing its tactical ...