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Description
The central country in the Western Balkans, Serbia puzzles observers by balancing its domestic and foreign policy between two competing great powers - Russia and the West. What drives a small country to behave like this? In this book, Vuk Vuksanovic explores the strategic trends which have shaped Serbian foreign policy, beginning in 2008, when the country's international position was permanently changed by the global financial crisis and the unilateral declaration of independence by Serbia's former province Kosovo. Since then, this small Balkan country has become a tipping point between two external great powers against each other.
Demonstrating how this, and other major international developments have affected the country's stance towards these great powers, including the Russian annexation of Crimea, Brexit, the migrant crisis, the rise and fall of Donald Trump, the COVID-19 pandemic and the on-going war in Ukraine, Vuksanovic reveals how Serbia has placed itself at the centre of a deeply opportunistic and precariously balanced partnership, which impacts both its domestic and international policy in a multitude of ways.
Table of Contents
1. Russia and the West – Serbia's Two Centuries-Old Dilemma
2. Belgrade's Balancing Act – The Worlds of International and Domestic Politics
3. The Game Begins – Serbian Balancing Act, 2008-2012
4. The Quiet Before the Storm – Serbian Balancing Act, 2012-2014
5. The Storm Begins – Serbian Balancing Act, 2014-2020
Conclusion – Where is Serbia Going?
Product details
| Published | Mar 20 2025 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 256 |
| ISBN | 9781350400603 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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