Serbia's foreign policy and relations with Russia as one of the priorities
Serbia's foreign policy and relations with Russia as one of the priorities

Summary/Abstract: Although Republic of Serbia (Serbia) does not have an adopted foreign policy strategy, there are a number of elements that are consistently applied. One of them is the insistence on prioritizing cooperation with Russia. Serbian-Russian relations have become stronger and deeper over the past 20 years, and they are unlikely to be impacted by changes in the global environment that occur after February 2022. This paper tackles the subject of continued Serbian-Russian relations and their dynamics, in addition to analyzing the development of Serbia's foreign policy and explaining how relations with Russia became a priority. The analysis of the bilateral relations between the two states is done by relying on structural realism as a theoretical framework, first of all on considering the principle of self-help as one of the key factors when determining foreign policy. The methodological framework is based on discourse analysis, content analysis, but also the use of the comparative method, induction and deduction methods.

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