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Geo-Regional Security and Transformation After the Balkan's Wars and Kosova Independence
Geo-Regional Security and Transformation After the Balkan's Wars and Kosova Independence

Author(s): Gjon Boriçi
Subject(s): Security and defense, Geopolitics
Published by: Kolegji ILIRIA and Felix-Verlag
Keywords: Balkans; Kosova; Albania; Serbia; Politics; Diplomacy; Geopolitics; Region; War; Peace;

Summary/Abstract: During the '90-ies the wars in the former territories of what was called Yugoslavia marked the end of a century plenty of wars and local armed conflicts. More than 140 million people died because of wars in the XX century. The war of Kosova was the last one in that century. The beginning of the XXI century stressed the necessity for a new way of thinking nationally, regionally and globally. The Balkans were often considered as a gun powder territory. All the Balkans states, someone more and someone less, have problems with each other. History was and remained very passionate within the Balkan countries. The case of Kosova is possibly the most sensitive in all this framework. After the proclamation of independence on February 17 2008, the concerns were high within the region and a new question was questioned: would the map of the Balkan peninsula change again to form another "Kosovo"? This article would give some details about the geopolitical situation in the Balkans focusing on Kosova and would try to establish e new way of making politics and diplomacy though deterrence and not offence. We will try to overpass history but without neglecting it, but by learning from its mistakes in order to bring a better Peace-Building aspect for the Balkan region.

  • Issue Year: 4/2014
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 195-204
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English