Naslov
GEOPOLITICAL IMAGINATIONS OF RUSSIA IN THE REGION OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE

Autori
Nikola Novak

Izvornik
Montenegrin Journal for Social Sciences (2536-5592) 3 (2019), 1; 7-27

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
geopolitical imaginations ; Russia ; Central and Eastern Europe ; annexation of Crimea ; Three Seas Initiative ; Montenegro – NATO relations

Sažetak
The aim of the paper is to explore whether contemporary Russian Federation has imaginations of its power in the region of the Central and Eastern Europe. Using a theoretical framework based on instruments, notions and tools of critical geopolitics, this paper discusses four discourses that define the territory which is the focus of the research, as well as stressing the most important concepts of contemporary foreign policy of the Russian Federation. Due to the strong influence of NATO’s (and the EU’s) enlargement policies in this region, the Russian administration tries to preserve its traditional geopolitical sphere of interest in the European continent. Therefore, three sub-regional case studies— annexation of Crimea in the Eastern Europe, the Three Seas Initiative in the Central Europe, and Western Balkan’s case study of Montenegro’s path to full NATO membership—will be explored to examine this hypothesis. Finally, adequate conclusion, regarding the main hypothesis, is brought.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Politologija, Sigurnosne i obrambene znanosti

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