Nato’s Capabilities in Global Governance
On the Balkan Scene
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7299267 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elena Arlyapova (0000-0002-8095-7229, Institute of International Politics and Economics), Елена Ивановна Пономарева (0000-0001-5779-4524, Institute of International Politics and Economics), Dušan Proroković (0000-0003-3064-2111) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 208-223 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Organisations Research Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1996-7845 • E-ISSN: 2542-2081 |
| Publisher | National Research University, Higher School of Economics (HSE) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.17323/1996-7845-2022-02-09 |
| OpenAlex | W4294761298 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
In this paper, the development and status of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the Western Balkans is examined. NATO’s regional expansion can be considered a part of the general expansion of NATO to the East. Unhindered eastward progress lasted until 2006, when Russia came back on the Balkan scene with the strategic South Stream pipeline project. The unexpected appearance of a new actor led to an intensification of NATO’s membership expansion process. Further, Russia’s presence indirectly initiated other meaningful events on the peninsula, such as the self-declaration of Kosovo’s independence. Today, Russia remains the primary irritant for NATO and collective western policy on the Balkans. Allies put considerable pressure on regional actors to avoid closer economic and political ties with Moscow. There are apparent efforts underway to bring all kinds of interaction with the Russian Federation under overall control. Since 2014, local NATO members and candidates have pursued strongly pronounced anti-Russian policy. Russia relies on its traditionally strong relationship with the Balkan states. Moscow brings an alternative model of economic cooperation and development. Both bids raise questions. The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) has not proven its viability and effectiveness in either the medium- or the long-term perspective; regardless, it competes with a highly desired but elusive European Union (EU) membership. All this together requires more efforts from NATO and the West to maintain a dominating role and position in the region; it downgrades previously achieved capabilities in terms of global governance on the Balkan scene
Corporate governance · Declaration of independence · Economics · Economy · European union · Geography · Independence (probability theory · International trade · North Atlantic Treaty · Peninsula · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Sociology · Territorial integrity · Treaty · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · European Politics and Security · Law
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |