The “power of weakness”? The Western Balkans and Europe’s global neighbourhood
Journal: Medjunarodni problemi
Year: 2023

Putin?s war in Ukraine might result in a shift from the worn-out refrain of ?Europeanization? towards a more realist approach to EU enlargement and its geostrategic stakes. Russia has turned into a significant threat due to its weakness rather than its power. The author considers the ?power of weakness? a crucial concept in the ongoing aggression and its geostrategic consequences. Paradoxically, weakness might be an actual source of power in these uncertain times of global transformation. is tha