Connections vol. 22, no. 4, Fall 2023, The Balkans at a Crossroads
This special edition of Connections focuses on the security, integration, and future of the Balkans. The edition examines the internal and external factors shaping the region. Issues as diverse as nationalism, the role of organized crime, malign foreign interference, and EU / NATO integration are comprehensively examined. This special edition aims to provide insights for a broad audience—including students, the military, and policy makers—of the challenges and especially the potential, of the Balkans region over the next decade and beyond.
Editors: Andrew Borene and Dinos Kerigan-Kyrou
Contents
"The Balkans at a Crossroads: Security, Integration, and the Future of Europe." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 22, no. 4 (2023): 5-7.
"Chinese and Other Foreign Influence in Serbia and the Western Balkans: A Tale of Cooperation, Competition, and Distrust?" Connections: The Quarterly Journal 22, no. 4 (2023): 9-26.
"Reforming Serbia's Normative Framework and Suppression of Organized Crime as a Major Security Threat - A Never-ending Story." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 22, no. 4 (2023): 27-44.
"Croatian Nationalism as a Reaction to Serbian Resistance in Dalmatia in the 1990s: Atrocity and Counter-Atrocity." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 22, no. 4 (2023): 45-60.
"The European Union in the Western Balkans: It Takes Two to Tangle." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 22, no. 4 (2023): 61-83.
"International Intervention and Security Challenges: Has Local Ownership in Bosnia and Herzegovina Proven Successful?" Connections: The Quarterly Journal 22, no. 4 (2023): 85-104.
"Military Exercises in the Post-Yugoslav States: Between Balancing and Bandwagoning." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 22, no. 4 (2023): 105-120.