Russia has long been present in the Western Balkans, raising numerous questions about the country’s strategic goals in the region, and the mechanisms it deploys to achieve them. The lecture focuses on the proxy actors of the Russian Federation, and the channels and narratives they use to transmit Russian messages to the Balkan states. It seeks to unpack their effects at the levels of both state and society, and shares insights in research on foreign policy changes and responses by the local population and elites.
This event is a part of the Knowledge Exchange Initiative ‘Conversations on the State of Research in the Wider Europe and the Western Balkans’.
This event was organised in the framework of the EUI Widening Europe programme.
The EUI Widening Europe Programme initiative, backed by contributions from the European Union and EUI Contracting States, is designed to strengthen internationalisation, competitiveness, and quality in research in Widening countries, and thus foster a more cohesive European Higher Education and Research area.