MILITARY ASPECT OF THE SECURITY CRISIS IN THE WESTERN BALKANS
MILITARY ASPECT OF THE SECURITY CRISIS IN THE WESTERN BALKANS

Summary/Abstract: NATO’s aggression against FR Yugoslavia in 1999 was the final act of armed conflicts in the process of the disintegration of the former SFR Yugoslavia, but also the return of military force in international relations. The disintegration of the SFRY resulted in the creation of six independent and autonomous states determined along the former republic’s borders. Those countries, without Slovenia, plus Albania, were named by the West as the Western Balkans. Although it is a geopolitical coin, the term Western Balkans was also introduced in official international documents. The war in Ukraine since 2022 has become a global problem, which as a security crisis spills over to the regional level, especially the Western Balkans. The situation is further complicated by the war between the USA and Israel against Iran, which threatens to take on greater international proportions. The aim of this paper is to analyze the security crisis in the Western Balkans, primarily from the military aspect. The basic hypothesis from which the research started is as follows: In the Western Balkans, all aspects of the security crisis are present, and its military part can lead to new conflicts. The main arguments for this hypothesis are: non-compliance with international agreements; excessive arming of states and the creation of new military alliances. In reaching the goal and confirming the hypothesis, scientific methods were used, primarily comparative, content analysis and case studies.

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