Rat u Ukrajini – Srbija ponovo na razmeđu između Istoka i Zapada
THE WAR IN UKRAINE – SERBIA ONCE AGAIN ON THE EDGE BETWEEN THE EAST AND THE WEST

Author(s): Ognjen Pribićević, Željka Buturović
Subject(s): Politics, International relations/trade, Russian Aggression against Ukraine, Russian war against Ukraine
Published by: Институт друштвених наука
Keywords: West; USA; NATO; Russia; Ukraine; Serbia
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to indicate the possible outcomes of the war in Ukraine and its consequences for Serbia. The differences between the Cold War and this current superpower conflict are analysed. The initial hypothesis of the paper is that the conflict between the West and Russia will last for a long time, that its outcome is unpredictable and that it will narrow the room for manoeuvers in Serbia’s foreign policy which in the last two decades, has tried to maintain the process of European integration but also to defend its territorial integrity. It is to be expected that the pressure of the West on Serbia will increase regarding the harmonization of its external foreign policy with the policy of the EU, but also regarding the signing of the agreement with the so-called Kosovo, which will require Serbia not to oppose the inclusion of the so-called Kosovo in international organizations. Despite the difficulty of the choice that Serbia is facing, we are of the opinion that its political and economic interests primarily lead it in the direction of the EU and the West. In addition to economic and political reasons, Serbia’s geographical position, i.e. the fact that it is located in Europe, surrounded by countries that belong to the EU and/or NATO, guides Serbia in the direction of the EU.

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