ТЕМА - SECURITY CHALLENGES AND ENERGY POLITICS IN THE BALKANS
THE MILITARY EDUCATION SYSTEM AS THE FOUNDATION FOR ENSURING THE NATIONAL SECURITY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
The effective preparation of officer personnel within the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces constitutes a key prerequisite for the successful execution of duties related to the safeguarding of national security. The specific tasks and hierarchical structure of the defense system require that the officer corps – as direct participants...
Милан Миљковић RUSSIAN ENERGODIPLOMACY IN THE BALKANS: PURPOSES, FACTORS, AND OBSTACLES
The study’s subject is the Russian Federation’s energy diplomacy in Turkey and the Balkans. The article aims to identify the goals, factors, and obstacles to implementing the Russian energy diplomacy in Turkey and the Balkans. Theoretical and methodological approach of the research: the paradigm of neorealism in international relations, system appr...
ТЕМА - ELECTIONS IN SERBIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA: THE CHALLENGES OF REPRESENTATION
NATIONAL MINORITIES IN LOCAL ELECTIONS IN SERBIA – HISTORY, RESULTS, AND CONSEQUENCES
This paper analyzes the participation of national minorities in local elections in the Republic of Serbia, with a particular focus on the most recent ones held on December 17, 2023, and June 2, 2024. Our primary attention is on the parties of the largest national minorities in Serbia – Hungarians, Bosniaks, and Albanians – and collectively, on the ...
Др Петар Матић LIMITATIONS OF THE PLURALITY SYSTEM IN THE ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA: POLITICAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES
This paper analyzes the political, institutional, and social consequences of applying the plurality (first-past-the-post) electoral system for the election of the President of the Republic of Srpska. The goal is to assess how well this electoral model meets the democratic needs of an ethnically divided, post-conflict society and to propose recommen...
ТЕМА - INDIA BETWEEN WORLDS: DEMOCRACY AND NON-ALIGNED ENCOUNTERS
TWO INDIAS: FEDERALISM, REGIONALIZATION, AND THE 2024 GENERAL ELECTIONS
This paper explores the profound social, cultural, and political divisions between Northern and Southern India, with a particular focus on their impact on the outcomes of the 2024 general elections. Starting from the hypothesis that the North-South divide in India – rooted in linguistic, religious, economic, and cultural differences – directly shap...
YUGOSLAVIA-INDIA DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS IN THE 1950s
The origins of Yugoslav–Indian relations may be traced to the very inception of India’s independence. Although diplomatic relations were officially established on December 5, 1948, India did not accredit an ambassador to Yugoslavia until 1954. During the years 1950 and 1951, Yugoslavia, India, and Ecuador held non-permanent seats on the United Nati...
ТЕМА - REVISITING THE STATE OF NATURE: HOBBES IN CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVE
HOBBES’ ACCOUNT OF LIFE IN THE STATE OF NATURE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS
In an infamous paragraph in his magnum opus, Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes describes what he perceives to be the miserable condition of humankind in the state of nature, concluding that human life in this state is “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short” (Hobbes 1996, 84). To properly understand the relevance and implications of this claim, we shall ...
Др Иван Матић ТЕМА - REVIEWS
THE ENERGY FACTOR AMID MODERN GEOPOLITICAL RISKS: ENSURING RUSSIA’S NATIONAL AND STATE SECURITY
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EURASIAN REALIGNMENT: CENTRAL ASIA AS A KEY PLAYER IN EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY
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GEOENERGETIC POLICY OF TURKEY
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