ISSUE: 3/2024
- Volume 28
- Number 3
- 2024
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Studia Europejskie –
Studies in European Affairs
ISSN: 1428-149X
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The Influence of a New Geopolitical Environment on the Peace and Security of the Western Balkans
Abstract
Trends in the EU and NATO are certainly a part of global international efforts and communications along with being integral parts of the actions of those progressive forces that strive towards global peace, security, and social progress. Therefore, European trends cannot be taken out of the global context of international relationships or any other efforts to make positive changes in the world. The countries of the Western Balkans are faced with important political, economic, and security challenges, and should support one another in the process of their accessions to the EU and NATO and create the necessary conditions for the development of a better European defense and security relevant as regards the security interests of NATO. As part of democracy and humanity, their friends should help in the building of a safer geopolitical environment. In the search of a better solution, it is recommended to focus on the values and goals of all citizens and peoples of the Western Balkans. This primarily includes dignified living in a modern, prosperous, and democratic country. A country of this kind in the Western Balkans can exist only by being fully integrated in the European and global organisations and by respecting contemporary global standards. The future of the countries of the Western Balkans cannot rely on negative, narrow-minded concepts or approaches. Their future should be founded on universal human values. And not only the future of the Western Balkans, but the entire region where it is situated. All of us should understand that happiness and prosperity of one people in this region should not be built upon the misfortune of others.
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DOI: 10.33067/SE.3.2024.3
Language: English
Pages: 57-71
How to Cite:
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Najetović, D. (2024) "The Influence of a New Geopolitical Environment on the Peace and Security of the Western Balkans". Studia Europejskie – Studies in European Affairs, 3/2024, pp. 57-71. DOI: 10.33067/SE.3.2024.3