After the change in the European security architecture after the launch of the special military operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine in 2022, the NATO Alliance is redefining the strategic significance of the Balkans fast. The region, once perceived as a peripheral security issue, limited by the shackles of a regional security complex, is nowadays becoming an important space for projection of power, deterrence of competitive influences and the protection of the South-Eastern European wing. Through military presence, security reforms, intelligence cooperation, and political coordination, the Alliance is attempting to limit the space of action of potentially destabilizing actors and preserve a long-term strategic control over the region. At the same time, internal political divisions, unresolved regional issues, and growing hybrid threats are creating conditions for an increased security instability. In such a circumstance, the Balkans might become…
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