Evropske integracije Zapadnog Balkana iz perspektive koncepta „vojne mobilnosti“
European Integration of the Western Balkans from the Perspective of the Concept of “Military Mobility”

Summary/Abstract: The concept of “military mobility” represents a framework in which, under the geopolitical and geostrategic influences of the war in Ukraine, the cooperation of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization-NATO) and the European Union (European Union-EU) could be more intense. The paper raises the question of whether this concept can influence the process of European integration of countries that, together with the so-called Do Kosovo constitute the geopolitical construction of the Western Balkans? In this regard, the assumption is that the EU enlargement policy, which until now followed the geostrategy of the North Atlantic Alliance towards Russia, would set as a criterion the importance of the position on the corridors for military transport. The first part of the paper begins with a theoretical overview of the relations between states and their alliances due to challenges in anarchic international relations, followed by an analysis of relevant NATO and EU strategic documents. The aim of this analysis is to point out the concept of “military mobility”, its strategic perspectives and overall importance with NATO and EU cooperation. In the second part, the paper specifically deals with the position of the Western Balkans on the “military mobility” corridors that NATO and the EU have foreseen in the context of a hypothetical conflict with Russia. The position of certain Western Balkan states is shown in comparison, where the importance of that position is apostrophized from the angles of the concrete corridor and the potential strategic interconnection between two or more corridors of “military mobility”. The analysis showed that the geostrategic importance is primarily determined by the access to the Adriatic Sea. The conclusion of this paper is based on this, that in the process of European integration of the Western Balkans, and from the perspective of the concept of “military mobility”, Albania and Montenegro have the greatest advantage in becoming new EU members.

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