... term, provided that Moscow has a more systemic and clear approach to the entire spectrum of processes taking place not only in Serbia and its regions, but in the Balkans in general.
Experts agreed that the coronavirus pandemic has had a serious destructive impact on bilateral cooperation in many areas, in particular, scientific, educational and economic. The participants also agreed that today Russia needs to build a clear foreign policy strategy with regard to the Balkan region and to maximize cultural and humanitarian ...
... military and political cooperation. Serbia has
stepped up
contacts both with Russia (the Slavic Shield 2019 military exercise and its purchase of Russian weapons) and with NATO states (the Shabla 2019 exercise involving the United States, Bulgaria and Serbia). This allows Belgrade to manoeuvre between the two opposing military blocs while at the same time maintaining its positions in the Balkans without giving preference to one party. In the context of the confrontation between Russia and the West, this helps stabilize the situation in the entire region.
The stabilization scenario correctly predicted Poland’s rapprochement with Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria and Slovenia. In this respect, the key role is played by the Three Seas ...
... Dejan Novakovic:
Negotiations on Kosovo 2019 — Opportunities and Limitations for Russia
Long-term Scenario of a “Package” Settlement
The “spontaneous” territorial... ... holding a nonstop informal discussion in order to outline possible scenarios of the Balkans settlement in a long run.
Among the external actors, the UK is the one to be... ... the creation of “ethnocentric states”, namely, “great” Albania, “great” Serbia, and “great” Croatia. This scenario would mean the following territorial...
... standing and perceptions of its geopolitical influence, which would inevitably affect Russia’s positions in Bulgaria, Greece and, to a certain extent, in Turkey;
a
de... ... impact on European processes.
Alternative inclusion scenario
The US activation in the Balkans is expressed in:
the Macedonian–Greek dialogue;
Macedonian prospects for... ... embassies, social networks) sent to the region on a regular basis.
RIAC Working Paper “Serbia–EAEU: Integration Prospects in a Free Trade Area”
All that points to the...
... gas company – Petroleum Industry of Serbia), and by 2013 increased its stake to 56.15 percent.
Gazprom now enjoys control
over refineries in the cities of Pancevo and Novi Sad, a retail network of 500 filling stations and other businesses in Serbia, the Balkans, as well as Hungary, Romania, Turkmenistan, Angola, Belgium and Russia. At the same time, the start of construction work on the South Stream Pipeline's Serbian Section was announced.
The joint venture South Stream Serbia AG
was established for this purpose in November 2009 (Gazprom holds a controlling 51 percent ...
