Geopolitical Determinants of Macedonia as Part of the Balkan Instability

Geopolitics is a relatively new scientific discipline that studies the relationship between the geographical and historical factors influencing the formation and functioning of the states (centres of power). The aim of this paper is to present geopolitical and geostrategic determinants of Macedonia...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4a991d1985d8457b93175cc31f1d436f2021-11-27T13:15:30ZGeopolitical Determinants of Macedonia as Part of the Balkan Instability10.12797/Politeja.11.2014.30.191733-67162391-6737https://doaj.org/article/4a991d1985d8457b93175cc31f1d436f2014-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/politeja/article/view/2559https://doaj.org/toc/1733-6716https://doaj.org/toc/2391-6737 Geopolitics is a relatively new scientific discipline that studies the relationship between the geographical and historical factors influencing the formation and functioning of the states (centres of power). The aim of this paper is to present geopolitical and geostrategic determinants of Macedonia. The author examines the question: Does the territory of Macedonia have the character of destabilizing the political situation in the Balkans, by typing in the paradigm of Balkan instability? The author has relied on the analysis of the Balkan scientists, mostly Serbian and Greek. It is essential to mention: Andrej Mitrović, MiloljubSretenović, MilenkoTešić, Radovan Pavić, Slavoljub B. Šušić, Alexander Demajo and Greek balkanist – Dimitri Poulakos. The author depictsthe geopolitical significance of Macedonia throughout the ages, and geostrategic importance of Macedonia in order to conclude that contemporary Macedonia faces numerous problems of economic, ethnic, legal and international nature. However, it seems that the Albanian ethnic factor as well as bi‑ethnicity of Macedonia are the most unstable elements in the current geopolitical situation of this territory. Danuta Gibas-KrzakKsiegarnia Akademicka Publishingarticlegeopoliticsgeostrategyfragmentationgeopolitical actorsstrategic directionstransbalkanLawKPolitical scienceJENPLPoliteja, Vol 11, Iss 4 (30) (2014)
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PL
topic geopolitics
geostrategy
fragmentation
geopolitical actors
strategic directions
transbalkan
Law
K
Political science
J
spellingShingle geopolitics
geostrategy
fragmentation
geopolitical actors
strategic directions
transbalkan
Law
K
Political science
J
Danuta Gibas-Krzak
Geopolitical Determinants of Macedonia as Part of the Balkan Instability
description Geopolitics is a relatively new scientific discipline that studies the relationship between the geographical and historical factors influencing the formation and functioning of the states (centres of power). The aim of this paper is to present geopolitical and geostrategic determinants of Macedonia. The author examines the question: Does the territory of Macedonia have the character of destabilizing the political situation in the Balkans, by typing in the paradigm of Balkan instability? The author has relied on the analysis of the Balkan scientists, mostly Serbian and Greek. It is essential to mention: Andrej Mitrović, MiloljubSretenović, MilenkoTešić, Radovan Pavić, Slavoljub B. Šušić, Alexander Demajo and Greek balkanist – Dimitri Poulakos. The author depictsthe geopolitical significance of Macedonia throughout the ages, and geostrategic importance of Macedonia in order to conclude that contemporary Macedonia faces numerous problems of economic, ethnic, legal and international nature. However, it seems that the Albanian ethnic factor as well as bi‑ethnicity of Macedonia are the most unstable elements in the current geopolitical situation of this territory.
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title Geopolitical Determinants of Macedonia as Part of the Balkan Instability
title_short Geopolitical Determinants of Macedonia as Part of the Balkan Instability
title_full Geopolitical Determinants of Macedonia as Part of the Balkan Instability
title_fullStr Geopolitical Determinants of Macedonia as Part of the Balkan Instability
title_full_unstemmed Geopolitical Determinants of Macedonia as Part of the Balkan Instability
title_sort geopolitical determinants of macedonia as part of the balkan instability
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