Valdai Club

Pasquale Preziosa

Giorgio Prodi

Aleksey Pilko

Steven Pifer

Vladimir Petrovsky

Nikita Panin

Alexander Pilyasov

Nicu Popescu

Uma Purushothaman

Alexander Pivovarenko

Russian Federation

Research Fellow, Center for Mediterranean Studies, HSE University; Visiting Lecturer, School of Asian Studies, HSE University.

Materials

Serbia as Vanguard of Russia’s Policy in the Balkans

Today Russia’s positions are highly dependent on the overall situation and a broad set of ties and interconnections in Southeast Europe. As distinct from other countries, Russia’s presence in the region is primarily limited to Serbia.

Report: Where Are The Balkans Heading? A New Cooperation Paradigm for Russia

The modern Balkans, while still firmly rooted in the periphery and the past in many ways, are a very dynamic region. Over the last 28 years, the number of states in the region has doubled. In 1991, there were five states in the Balkans: Yugoslavia, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Albania. Today, there are between 7 and 11 countries based on varying estimates. The value of the Balkan Peninsula on the European scale has changed insofar as it is no longer a region entirely consumed by its own problems.