SECURITY IDENTITY OF THE BALKANS AND THE EU
Keywords:
The Balkans, Euro-Atlantic integration, security, security identityAbstract
The basic identity of the Balkans in the last two centuries, since the term has been in political use, is inextricably linked to the issues of security and insecurity, chaos, violence, barbarism and underdevelopment. By the different perceptions of the Balkans, this area is seen as a part of Europe geographically, yet not belonging to Europe culturally, despite the fact that all Balkan nations, beyond any doubt, are European nations by all their characteristics. Extreme political instability, followed by chronic armed conflicts in which serious crimes are the main contents of the conflict, unfinished states that are strongly influenced by the great powers, economic and cultural backwardness and semi-oriental society, unable to build modern institutions, are the main stereotypes of the Balkans in the eyes of the so-called „civilized world”. The main reason for this unfavorable perception of the Balkans lies in the fact that this area is in the focus of the Western public opinion only in times of great crisis, but in other situations it is ignored with a certain amount of contempt.
The end of the twentieth century and the bloody breakup of the former Yugoslavia, again put the Balkans and its problems in the focus of world public opinion. Termination (cease?!) of the wars in the former Yugoslavia and the complete collapse of communism open the perspective of a true integration of the Balkans into Europe, through the process of accession of the former Yugoslav federation members and former Soviet bloc members in this area to the European Union and NATO. This paper is addressing the current security risks, challenges and risks that threaten the Balkans, and define its current security identity. In the first place, it is the question of the status of Kosovo, and then the question of the constitutional reconstruction of Bosnia-Herzegovina, the question of relations between Greece and Macedonia and other issues that may pose a potential security threat emanating from the so-called „asymmetric security threats.”
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