Modern Russia in the Modern Balkans: Soft Power through Investment
... Central and South-Eastern Europe in the 1990s, Russia in the 2000s began to restore its presence ... ... economic tools, such as investment. The Western Balkans (former Yugoslavia) happened to be ... ... this paper can be divided into three groups. Serbia, which has historically enjoyed a “special ... ... be called a traditional Russian partner . Montenegro can be placed in the same category,... ... Federation – Republika Srpska – and Macedonia. Large Russian capital arrived relatively ... ... solid testing ground for the use of “soft power” in other, less friendly,...
23.05.2014