31 research outputs found
The Republic of Serbia and the Belt and Road Initiative
No full textIn 2013, President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping,
launched the One Belt One Road Initiative, later abbreviated as the Belt and
Road Initiative. Surprisingly or not, the initiative became widely accepted.
The Republic of Serbia was among the countries that warmly welcomed it
and decided to join. This article gives an insight into the results that Serbia
has achieved participating in this initiative so far. Besides, the author tried
to determine if this political decision had influenced the Republic of Serbia’s
position in internationalrelations and if it did to what extent. Although the
BRI was launched in 2013, the time context of this paper starts earlier in
order not to neglect Serbia and China’s bilateral relations that have been
ascending for decades. The quality of theirrelations was never conditioned
by undeniable disproportion in population, territory or economic strength.
Their linkage was based on mutual understanding and respect for the
international law norms and principles
Franco-Serbian relations within the Armée D'Orient 1915-1918
No full textThe paper offers an atypical approach to the Franco-Serbian collaboration on the Salonica Front in that it seeks to view it from the perspective of participants rather than to base itself on reports submitted by the respective military commands. Interesting and frequently contradictory personal experiences drawn from the encounter of two culturally and geographically remote worlds reflect the daily life of French and Serbian soldiers. Observing Franco-Serbian relations at three parallel levels everyday contacts on the front, support of French scholars and intellectuals to Serbia, and diplomatic relations between the two countries - the paper builds an argumentation for the process of establishing French influence in Serbia and the Balkans
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No full textLes ressources énergétiques des Balkans occidentaux : un enjeu eurasiatique / Alexis Troude, chercheur en géographie et en géopolitique, Université de Versailles-Saint Quentin, Diploweb. La revue géopolitique, 9/04/2016 Les Balkans occidentaux, engagés dans un processus d’intégration euro-atlantique, regorgent de ressources énergétiques insoupçonnées. Convoitées par les firmes multinationales et les puissances régionales et internationales, ces ressources expliquent en partie les guerres pass..
Revue des blogs - mercredi 13 avril 2016
No full textLes ressources énergétiques des Balkans occidentaux : un enjeu eurasiatique / Alexis Troude, chercheur en géographie et en géopolitique, Université de Versailles-Saint Quentin, Diploweb. La revue géopolitique, 9/04/2016 Les Balkans occidentaux, engagés dans un processus d’intégration euro-atlantique, regorgent de ressources énergétiques insoupçonnées. Convoitées par les firmes multinationales et les puissances régionales et internationales, ces ressources expliquent en partie les guerres pass..
The Balkans as Geopolitical Periphery of Eastern Europe – Past Implications for an Uncertain Future
No full textIn the post-Cold War period, the Balkan Peninsula experienced
the issue of “Balkanization” – fragmentation of once compact multiethnic
political space – similar to the one it had already experienced in the 19th and
early 20th century. Both historical instances of Balkanization countered
wider European integrative trends of the time. A historical comparison
between the first and the second Balkanization finds the cause for this
“repeating” of history in an extraordinary geopolitical position of the
peninsula as the periphery of geopolitically significant Eastern Europe. As
a theoretical framework, Miller-Kagan’s patterns of great powers’
involvement in regional conflicts are used, alongside with geopolitical
classic Halford Mackinder’s concept of Eastern Europe. The main thesis is
that due to the peripheral position of the Balkans within Eastern Europe,
the great powers’ influence in the region has been continuously limited –
instead of opting for integration like they did in Central-East Europe (a
region of higher priority) they allowed local actors to balkanize their
political space. However, the Balkans was just a pioneer of the first
Balkanization – after World War I the process spread throughout Eastern
Europe. Signs that the second Balkanization is also spreading – not only in
Eastern Europe (with further fragmentation of the post-Soviet space) but
also throughout the EU (with the rise of sovereignism due to the migrant
crisis, as well as with regional separatism in several Western European
countries) – are clearly visible. The conclusion is that in times of global
uncertainty, explaining historical similarities could help in answering the
challenges before they arise
Alignment of the Republic of Serbia with Common Foreign, Security and Defense Policy of the EU: Obligations, Achievements, and Challenges
No full textAs an EU candidate country, Serbia has obligations to show its
willingness to align with the Union’s common positions and joint actions
in the CFSP/CSDP, support its positions in international organizations,
take part in EU military and civil missions, and impose sanctions and other
restrictive EU measures. Explanatory and bilateral screening meetings
between Serbia and the European Union in the area of the Common
Foreign, Security and Defense Policy were held in 2014. However, the
European Commission Screening Report for Chapter 31, which covers this
area, has not yet been adopted. Meanwhile,relations between the European
Union and the Russian Federation have been significantly damaged by the
Ukrainian crisis, and mutual sanctions were imposed. In such a complex
international environment, Serbia wants to demonstrate its commitment to
European integration while trying not to disrupt traditionally good
relations and political and economic cooperation with Russia. Apparently,
the consequences of the changes in international relations on a global level
have affected the process of Serbia’s alignment with the EU in the area of
the Common Foreign, Security, and Defense Policy. Unfortunately, if the
current state of affairs persists, this could affect the overall integration
process and Serbia’s European perspective
Contemporary Relations of Serbia and China in a Changing World
No full textThe contemporary relations of the Republic of Serbia with the
People’s Republic of China (hereinafter: Serbia and China) are conditioned
by many political, legal, economic and social factors. Although these factors
determine the mutualrelations between the two countries, in the end, these
factors do not limit the great opportunities for developing good and
friendly relations imbued with mutual respect and trust. Even more so, in
the historical and international legal sense, the relations of the two countries
are characterized by the continuity of diplomatic relations established on 2
January 1955 between the then Federal People’s Republic Yugoslavia and
the People’s Republic of China. Serbia as the successor state of SFR
Yugoslavia continues to treat China as one of its most important partners
in international relations, which is manifested through the foreign policy
course, according to which China is one of the main ‘pillars’ of Serbia’s
foreign policy alongside the European Union, Russia and the United States.
Hence, the mere mention of ‘pillars’ in Serbia’s foreign policy orientation
indicates that China is a key player in international politics for Serbia and
a great power with which it should build its relations and deepen its
friendship in accordance with the already established policy framework on
the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. This approach should come as
no surprise since the development of Serbian-Chinese relations at the
bilateral and multilateral levels (especially at the UN,regional international
organizations and political forums, such as the ‘17 + 1’ cooperation
mechanism between China and Central and Eastern European countries)
contributes to a better strategic positioning of Serbia and China in the world
of global change
The World ‘Shattering’: Patterns of Restructuring of the World Geopolitical System
No full textThis paper aims to investigate patterns of the world geopolitical
system restructuring at the beginning of the third decade of the 21st
century. With the rise of great and regional powers in the world
geopolitical system, a state of equilibrium established following the end
of the Cold War is being undermined. In an epoch of the world system
disequilibrium, there exists a preponderance for conflict throughout the
system, especially in the regions lying between different geostrategic
realms. By employing the theoretical approach developed by Saul
Bernard Cohen, this paper strives to tackle the question of how the rise
of the power of great and regional powers affects the structure of the
world geopolitical system. The assumption is that the rise of the power
of great and regional powers of the world geopolitical system will lead
to `compressing` and `shattering` of geopolitical regions that lie between
them. By analyzing the restructuring patterns, this paper demonstrates
that the regions lying between different geostrategic realms will become
increasingly more „compressed” and „shattered”. Through the analysis
of the change in the order of power between states, this paper will
provide an overview of the regions most affected by the relations
between great and regional powers and their future prospects
The EU Global Strategy – A Possible Framework for Deepening Cooperation with the Republic of Serbia in the Defence Domain
No full textThis paper deals with the research question of how the
implementation process of A Global Strategy for the European Union’s
Foreign and Security Policy in the area of security and defence affects a
possible deepening of cooperation with the Republic of Serbia in the
defence domain. The authors analyse the EU’s Implementation Plan on
Security and Defence, the Commission’s European Defence Action Plan,
and the EU-NATO Joint Declarations to identify opportunities for
improvement of cooperation between the Republic of Serbia and the
European Union. The tested general hypothesis within this research is
the following: the EU Global Strategy implementation has a positive
impact on defence cooperation with the Republic of Serbia, and also for
engagement within the Common Security and Defence Policy, and
provides concrete deliverables through several different ways thereby
enhancing the integrative capacities for the EU membership. Taking into
consideration the above-mentioned, this paper seeks to find out how the
implementation of the EU Global Strategy can trigger deeper cooperation
with the Republic of Serbia in the area of defence using: (1) actions
proposed within the Implementation Plan on Security and Defence –
such as to set capabilities development priorities, adjust structures, tools and instruments as well as to take forward partnerships; (2) opportunities
provided by the European Defence Action Plan for supporting
investments in joint research and the joint development of defence
equipment and technologies; and (3) facilities for cooperation with the
European Union and NATO in the framework of EU-NATO Joint
Declarations in the areas of hybrid threats, operational cooperation, cyber
security, defence capabilities, industry and research, exercises and
capacity building. Through a detailed analysis and modelling of different
circumstances and factors, we can conclude that almost each of the above
contents in certain segments provides positive conditions for enhanced
cooperation between the Republic of Serbia and the European Union
