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The crisis of liberal democracy in the West may affect the Balkans
Political upheavals that have taken place in the EU and the U.S. and their impact on regional relations in South East Europe were the main topics of 34th Partnership for Peace Consortium Workshop named “South East Europe: Facing Western Upheavals and Regional Backslide”, held in Reichenau in Austria. This event ...
Political upheavals that have taken place in the EU and the U.S. and their impact on regional relations in South East Europe were the main topics of 34th Partnership for Peace Consortium Workshop named “South East Europe: Facing Western Upheavals and Regional Backslide”, held in Reichenau in Austria.
This event has gathered numerous representatives of the governments, civil sector and academia from the Western Balkans and the EU. It was dedicated to increasing political uncertainties in the West, intra-regional tensions and cooperation in the Western Balkans and economic and security challenges.
Isidora Stakić, BCSP researcher, has presented during second panel the overall political situation in Serbia, focusing on democratic backsliding, state capture, as well as providing an overview of the current state of affairs in Belgrade-Pristina dialogue. Stakić also presented the key findings of the public opinion survey related to security issues that the BCSP has conducted in January 2017. In lights of the general topic of the Workshop, Stakić assessed that the populist upheaval in the EU and the U.S. could affect Serbia, although populism in Serbia is by no means a new phenomenon.
“The normalization of (extreme) nationalism in the EU countries and in the U.S. could give a boost to Serbian nationalism that hasn’t been de-legitimized since 1990s. So, the normalization of nationalism in the Western world strengthens the position and provides a solid ground for the claims of Serbian nationalists”, she said.
Some of the main conclusions of the Workshop stated that the EU road must remain open for the Balkan countries, in order to prevent further authoritarian tendencies. On the other side, it was pointed out that the Balkan countries should in the meantime develop alternative models of cooperation that will be beneficial for their citizens.
This event was organized by PfP Consortium Study Group Regional Stability in South East Europe (RSSEE SG), in partnership with Directorate General for Security Policy at the Austrian Ministry of Defence and Sports and Austrian National Defence Academy.
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