This compilation of essays by scholars from the region, Western Europe, and the US, explores the intersection of international politics in the post-Yugoslav states with a focus on the influence and impact of the European Union, the United States, Russia, China, and Turkey. The implications of external actors’ policy in the region for its Euro-Atlantic integration, its security, and stability are examined and discussed. In assessing the importance of the post-Yugoslav states for the EU and US and the current trend of disengagement by these two democratic actors in the region, answers are revealed regarding the question whether we are seeing a new Eastern Question emerging in the post-Yugoslav states. Likewise, when looking at the role of Russia, China, and Turkey in the region—and in contrast to European and US policies—, it becomes obvious to what extent the region, once again, is becoming the playground of Great Power games and wider geopolitical strategic interests.
The analytical time frame covers the period 1991–2018. The changes in the foreign policies of great powers are explored as they relate to the institutional set-up of the region. For instance, do the changes affect the EU’s hegemony in the region? Do Russia, China, and Turkey actively contribute to changing the rules of the game in the region—be it the accession process or regional cooperation?
Soeren Keil
Bernhard Stahl
Dr Bernhard Stahl is Professor for International Politics at the University of Passau, Germany.
Jakob Rebic Avgustin
Kurt Bassuener
Zlatko Šabič
Saša Istenič
Nina Pejič
Zeynep Arkan Tuncel
Ana Bojinović-Fenko
Senada Selo Šabić
Mladen Mladenov
Bojan Baća
Kenneth Morrison
Cvete Koneska
Adnan Huskić
Gezim Krasniqi
Nikica Kolar
Maxim Samorukov
Faris Kocan
Dr Faris Kočan studied European Studies in Ljubljana. Since 2022, he is an assistant professor at Chair of International Relations at the Faculty of Social Sciences in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Dr Kočan is a member of Central and Eastern European Studies Association and International Studies Association. His previous books include Identity, Ontological Security and Europeanisation in Republika Srpska (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023) and European Narratives and Euroscepticism in the Western Balkans and the EU (Routledge, 2024). His papers have been published by, among other outlets, in Nationalities Papers, Southeast European and Black Sea Studies and Peacebuilding.
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| Edited by | Soeren Keil , Bernhard Stahl |
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| Contributions by | Jakob Rebic Avgustin , Kurt Bassuener , Zlatko Šabič , Saša Istenič , Nina Pejič , Zeynep Arkan Tuncel , Ana Bojinović-Fenko , Senada Selo Šabić , Mladen Mladenov , Bojan Baća , Kenneth Morrison , Cvete Koneska , Adnan Huskić , Gezim Krasniqi , Nikica Kolar , Maxim Samorukov , Faris Kocan |
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| Number of Pages | 400 |
| Type | E-Book |
| E-book format | PDF |
| e-book DRM | Digital Rights Management - Watermark |
| Publication date | 01.09.2022 |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 978-3-8382-7375-4 |
| DOI | 10.24216/9783838213750
https://doi.org/10.24216/9783838213750 |
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“The Western Balkans have become a site of great power competition in recent years, while governments in the region are also using the renewed interest of external actors to maximize their own position and drive a hard bargain. This volume is thus a welcome addition to exploring the role of external actors and their engagement in the post-Yugoslav states. Bernhard Stahl and Soeren Keil are well positioned to bring together a comprehensive and systematic perspective on this topic.”—Professor Dr Florian Bieber, University of Graz
“A sweeping and incisive account of the international politics of the Balkans. This volume should be on the desk of any diplomat, scholar or journalist dealing with the region in these turbulent times.”—Dr Dimitar Bechev, University of Oxford
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