CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2019
| Author | Belidis, Georgios Ilias |
|---|---|
| Title | Russian and EU Interests and Perceptions in the Western Balkans: The Case of North Macedonia |
| Summary | Global pressing issues such as the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, the 2015 Migration Crisis, Brexit, and the rise of the far right across Europe have shifted the EU’s focus away from the integration of the Western Balkans into the European Union. At the same time, Russia has been trying to reaffirm its position in the global political arena while providing the Western Balkan states with an alternative to the Euro-Atlantic model of liberal democracy. Examining Russian and EU foreign policies in the region on the political, economic and cultural levels and what their interests and activities are in North Macedonia, this research looks at the EU’s and Russia’s role in the Western Balkans and in North Macedonia as norm promoters. By assessing both EU’s and Russia’s strategies and approaches in the Western Balkans and in particular in North Macedonia in the light of the ratification of the Greek-Macedonian name deal, this thesis argues that the Western Balkans is a battlefield between Russia and the West where both powers try to exert their influence through norm promotion. |
| Supervisor | Merlingen Michael |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2019/belidis_georgios.pdf |
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