Gorana Grgić
Biographic Data
| ID | 1433582 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gorana Grgić |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gorana |
| FAMILY NAME | Grgić |
| SIGNATURE | GRGIĆ G |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Sydney |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1825-9427 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
External Drivers of Autocratization in the Western Balkans
Over the course of past three decades, extensive external efforts aimed at consolidating democracy in the Western Balkans have been underway. Despite these endeavours, persistent political gridlocks and security crises serve as a stark reminder that substantial work remains. This article adopts the viewpoint of Western donor states, exploring the impact of their democracy promotion policies on the region. Focusing on the United States’ approach, …
A shift in (a)symmetry, not gravity
The notion of a “shift of the centre of gravity” towards Europe’s East has gained traction in analyses of Russia’s war against Ukraine. This article challenges that idea and proposes alternative conceptual-analytical tools for studying contemporary transatlantic relations. It advocates for a disaggregated approach to transatlantic relations and introduces the concept of distinct types of asymmetries within these relations. By examining the evolut…
Bridging regions, forging new modes of cooperation
The modes and modalities of cross-regional security cooperation
Nato, multi-domain operations and the future of the Atlantic Alliance
This article discusses the implications of multi-domain operations (MDO) on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) future. By examining both the historical literature and the antecedents of MDO, the authors identify three salient areas to the successful future conduct of MDO. They also raise concerns regarding the potential challenge posed by MDO to individual NATO countries, the alliance system, as well as its broader competitive strate…
Bridges across regions
This article examines the evolving landscape of European security cooperation with partners outside the Euro-Atlantic theater, focusing on the Indo-Pacific region. Prior to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, European threat assessments prompted a re-evaluation of security policies, highlighting the importance of partnerships with like-minded countries. This shift has introduced complexities in European security dynamics, including updated b…
Redefining Nato’s Indo-Pacific partnerships
When the 2010 Strategic Concept first established NATO's partnerships as essential in the core task of cooperative security, global partnerships were primarily intended to support non-Article 5 contingencies. However, given the structural changes in the international system, NATO's partnerships outside the Euro-Atlantic area are adapting to respond to the new security challenges. This article examines the evolution of NATO's partnerships in the I…
Ambition, meet reality
The European Union is undergoing a major transformation as it strives to be perceived as a credible geopolitical actor, along with being an economic and normative superpower. Its ‘Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific’ is symptomatic of this change as it far surpasses strategic outlooks it has for other developing regions. This article builds on the actorness literature as it examines the nature of the European Union’s growing ambitions in…
Shifting narratives? The EU’s approach to the Indo-Pacific after the war in Ukraine
The EU's release of its first Indo-Pacific strategy in 2021 was seen as a significant step in its growing geopolitical ambitions. However, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the consequent security crisis have suggested a shift in policymakers' attention and a reordering of the EU's strategic priorities. This article examines how the war in Ukraine has impacted the EU's narrative and actions in the Indo-Pacific. Drawing on the literature on EU a…
Infrastructure diplomacy and strategic signalling within the Three Seas Initiative
Different manifestations of infrastructure diplomacy have been used as a prime example of how major powers dissatisfied with their position in the international system have been using economic tools to pursue their national objectives. On the other hand, the status quo powers have attempted to counter these moves by implementing their own versions of infrastructure diplomacy. This article explores the said dynamics within the context of the Three…
US Alliance management in the shadow of sino-American competition
Authoritarian, revisionist, and revanchist powers are exerting pressure on the liberal international order and challenging the United States' vital security interests across theaters. The United States will increasingly need to simultaneously tackle challenges in two critical theaters while also addressing global threats. To do so effectively, it will need to lean in and actively capitalize on its chief geostrategic advantage over its competitors…
The Changing Dynamics of Regionalism in Central and Eastern Europe
As the Central and Eastern European (CEE) states undergo a populist-nationalist revival, perhaps the most perplexing phenomenon has been the vibrancy of subregional cooperation initiatives. The Three Seas Initiative (TSI) is the most recent platform to join the list. While it is still too early to deliver a verdict on the effect this initiative will have on the future of European integration, it is indisputable that it marks a shift in the dynami…
The Essence of Analogy
From the perspective of Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) today, the legacy of the Dayton Peace Agreement ( DPA ) remains mixed. The dominant view is that the DPA is the origin of its political impasse, economic stagnation, and failed nation-building. Yet, it is indisputable that DPA has been successful in preventing the recurrence of a major violent ethnic conflict in BiH. More recently, the failures of Syrian peace talks to yield a durable settlement ha…
Political Competition and the Initiation of International Conflict
Although some scholars claim that the empirical evidence for the very low instance of interstate war between democracies is well established, others have raised new challenges. But even if democratic peace is observed, its theoretical explanation remains unresolved. Consensus has not emerged among competing approaches, some of which are criticized for offering monadic logic for a dyadic phenomenon. This article synthesizes recent literature to ad…
Political Competition and the Initiation of International Conflict
Although some scholars claim that the empirical evidence for the very low instance of interstate war between democracies is well established, others have raised new challenges. But even if democratic peace is observed, its theoretical explanation remains unresolved. Consensus has not emerged among competing approaches, some of which are criticized for offering monadic logic for a dyadic phenomenon. This article synthesizes recent literature to ad…
The modes and modalities of cross-regional security cooperation
Bridges across regions
This article examines the evolving landscape of European security cooperation with partners outside the Euro-Atlantic theater, focusing on the Indo-Pacific region. Prior to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, European threat assessments prompted a re-evaluation of security policies, highlighting the importance of partnerships with like-minded countries. This shift has introduced complexities in European security dynamics, including updated b…
Ambition, meet reality
The European Union is undergoing a major transformation as it strives to be perceived as a credible geopolitical actor, along with being an economic and normative superpower. Its ‘Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific’ is symptomatic of this change as it far surpasses strategic outlooks it has for other developing regions. This article builds on the actorness literature as it examines the nature of the European Union’s growing ambitions in…
Bridging regions, forging new modes of cooperation
Nato, multi-domain operations and the future of the Atlantic Alliance
This article discusses the implications of multi-domain operations (MDO) on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) future. By examining both the historical literature and the antecedents of MDO, the authors identify three salient areas to the successful future conduct of MDO. They also raise concerns regarding the potential challenge posed by MDO to individual NATO countries, the alliance system, as well as its broader competitive strate…
Redefining Nato’s Indo-Pacific partnerships
When the 2010 Strategic Concept first established NATO's partnerships as essential in the core task of cooperative security, global partnerships were primarily intended to support non-Article 5 contingencies. However, given the structural changes in the international system, NATO's partnerships outside the Euro-Atlantic area are adapting to respond to the new security challenges. This article examines the evolution of NATO's partnerships in the I…
Shifting narratives? The EU’s approach to the Indo-Pacific after the war in Ukraine
The EU's release of its first Indo-Pacific strategy in 2021 was seen as a significant step in its growing geopolitical ambitions. However, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the consequent security crisis have suggested a shift in policymakers' attention and a reordering of the EU's strategic priorities. This article examines how the war in Ukraine has impacted the EU's narrative and actions in the Indo-Pacific. Drawing on the literature on EU a…
The Changing Dynamics of Regionalism in Central and Eastern Europe
As the Central and Eastern European (CEE) states undergo a populist-nationalist revival, perhaps the most perplexing phenomenon has been the vibrancy of subregional cooperation initiatives. The Three Seas Initiative (TSI) is the most recent platform to join the list. While it is still too early to deliver a verdict on the effect this initiative will have on the future of European integration, it is indisputable that it marks a shift in the dynami…
Political Competition and the Initiation of International Conflict
Although some scholars claim that the empirical evidence for the very low instance of interstate war between democracies is well established, others have raised new challenges. But even if democratic peace is observed, its theoretical explanation remains unresolved. Consensus has not emerged among competing approaches, some of which are criticized for offering monadic logic for a dyadic phenomenon. This article synthesizes recent literature to ad…
The Essence of Analogy
From the perspective of Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) today, the legacy of the Dayton Peace Agreement ( DPA ) remains mixed. The dominant view is that the DPA is the origin of its political impasse, economic stagnation, and failed nation-building. Yet, it is indisputable that DPA has been successful in preventing the recurrence of a major violent ethnic conflict in BiH. More recently, the failures of Syrian peace talks to yield a durable settlement ha…
Infrastructure diplomacy and strategic signalling within the Three Seas Initiative
Different manifestations of infrastructure diplomacy have been used as a prime example of how major powers dissatisfied with their position in the international system have been using economic tools to pursue their national objectives. On the other hand, the status quo powers have attempted to counter these moves by implementing their own versions of infrastructure diplomacy. This article explores the said dynamics within the context of the Three…
US Alliance management in the shadow of sino-American competition
Authoritarian, revisionist, and revanchist powers are exerting pressure on the liberal international order and challenging the United States' vital security interests across theaters. The United States will increasingly need to simultaneously tackle challenges in two critical theaters while also addressing global threats. To do so effectively, it will need to lean in and actively capitalize on its chief geostrategic advantage over its competitors…
The Changing Dynamics of Regionalism in Central and Eastern Europe
As the Central and Eastern European (CEE) states undergo a populist-nationalist revival, perhaps the most perplexing phenomenon has been the vibrancy of subregional cooperation initiatives. The Three Seas Initiative (TSI) is the most recent platform to join the list. While it is still too early to deliver a verdict on the effect this initiative will have on the future of European integration, it is indisputable that it marks a shift in the dynami…
Redefining Nato’s Indo-Pacific partnerships
When the 2010 Strategic Concept first established NATO's partnerships as essential in the core task of cooperative security, global partnerships were primarily intended to support non-Article 5 contingencies. However, given the structural changes in the international system, NATO's partnerships outside the Euro-Atlantic area are adapting to respond to the new security challenges. This article examines the evolution of NATO's partnerships in the I…
Ambition, meet reality
The European Union is undergoing a major transformation as it strives to be perceived as a credible geopolitical actor, along with being an economic and normative superpower. Its ‘Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific’ is symptomatic of this change as it far surpasses strategic outlooks it has for other developing regions. This article builds on the actorness literature as it examines the nature of the European Union’s growing ambitions in…
Shifting narratives? The EU’s approach to the Indo-Pacific after the war in Ukraine
The EU's release of its first Indo-Pacific strategy in 2021 was seen as a significant step in its growing geopolitical ambitions. However, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the consequent security crisis have suggested a shift in policymakers' attention and a reordering of the EU's strategic priorities. This article examines how the war in Ukraine has impacted the EU's narrative and actions in the Indo-Pacific. Drawing on the literature on EU a…
A shift in (a)symmetry, not gravity
The notion of a “shift of the centre of gravity” towards Europe’s East has gained traction in analyses of Russia’s war against Ukraine. This article challenges that idea and proposes alternative conceptual-analytical tools for studying contemporary transatlantic relations. It advocates for a disaggregated approach to transatlantic relations and introduces the concept of distinct types of asymmetries within these relations. By examining the evolut…
Bridging regions, forging new modes of cooperation
The modes and modalities of cross-regional security cooperation
Nato, multi-domain operations and the future of the Atlantic Alliance
This article discusses the implications of multi-domain operations (MDO) on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) future. By examining both the historical literature and the antecedents of MDO, the authors identify three salient areas to the successful future conduct of MDO. They also raise concerns regarding the potential challenge posed by MDO to individual NATO countries, the alliance system, as well as its broader competitive strate…
Bridges across regions
This article examines the evolving landscape of European security cooperation with partners outside the Euro-Atlantic theater, focusing on the Indo-Pacific region. Prior to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, European threat assessments prompted a re-evaluation of security policies, highlighting the importance of partnerships with like-minded countries. This shift has introduced complexities in European security dynamics, including updated b…
External Drivers of Autocratization in the Western Balkans
Over the course of past three decades, extensive external efforts aimed at consolidating democracy in the Western Balkans have been underway. Despite these endeavours, persistent political gridlocks and security crises serve as a stark reminder that substantial work remains. This article adopts the viewpoint of Western donor states, exploring the impact of their democracy promotion policies on the region. Focusing on the United States’ approach, …
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