МА Olga Stevanović
Olga Stevanovic is a Research Assistant at the Institute for Political Studies in Belgrade. Since 2018, she has also been working in the journal Serbian Political Thought, published by the Institute, as a member of editorial staff. She graduated from the Faculty of Political Science, module International politics in 2016 with a Bachelor’s degree. In 2017, she graduated from the Faculty of Political Science with a master degree in political science. She is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Political Science, International and European Studies since 2017. Areas of her interest are international relations, US foreign policy, geopolitics of oil and gas, and energy security.
THE EU RESEARCH AND INNOVATION POLICY AND INTEGRATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA INTO THE REFORMED ERA
This paper addresses the subject of the EU research and innovation policy in the context of the European Research Area reform, with special focus on its external aspect. The first goal of this paper is to describe the leading developments in research and innovation which have taken place in the last decade, with emphasis on their significance for the EU integration process. Starting from Leuffen et al’s concept of external differentiation, in this paper the ERA is considered a policy regime which expands beyond the EU borders. Consequently, the second goal of the paper is to present the Serbian research and innovation policy with respect to the ERA integration after the chapter on science and research was provisionally closed. Through thematic analysis of research and innovation strategies, this paper will discern if Serbian R&I policy converges with the priorities and guidelines of the new ERA, thus rendering it a part of the broader European research landscape.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S APPROACH TO ENERGY SECURITY IN POLAND AND THE BALTIC STATES
The subject of this paper encompasses US policy towards Poland and the Baltic States regarding energy security during Donald Trump’s presidency. It is discernible that vast domestic energy resources have created an opportunity for the US to project more power to these countries, and the surrounding region. We argue that Trump and his administration’s perceptions have served as an intervening variable in that opportunity assessment, in accordance with the neoclassical realist theory. The main research question addressed in this paper is whether US has used that opportunity to contribute to energy security in countries it has traditionally deemed as allies. Two aspects of US approach to energy security of the designated countries are taken into consideration: liquified natural gas exports and support for the Three Seas Initiative. The way Trump presented his policy and its results in his public statements has also been considered in this paper. The article will proceed as follows. The first subsection of the paper represents a summary of energy security challenges in Poland and the Baltic States. The second subsection is dedicated to the opportunity for the US to project energy power and to Trump’s perceptions relevant for the opportunity assessment. The third subsection deals with American LNG exports to these countries as a possible way for contributing to energy security in Poland and the Baltic States. The last part of the paper addresses the Three Seas Initiative and US approach to this platform.
From Socialist Modernization to Chinese Dream
Book review : Mitrović, Dragana. 2019. From Socialist Modernization to Chinese Dream. Belgrade: Institute for Asian Studies, 306 p.
The Geopolitics of Global Energy: The New Cost of Plenty
Book review : Lehmann, Timothy C. (ed.), The Geopolitics of Global Energy: The New Cost of Plenty, Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc, Boulder, Colorado, 2017, 283 p
THE REALITY OF AMERICAN ENERGY: THE HIDDEN COSTS OF ELECTRICITY POLICY
Book Review: Ryan M. Yonk, Jordan Lofthouse, and Megan Hansen, THE REALITY OF AMERICAN ENERGY: THE HIDDEN COSTS OF ELECTRICITY POLICY, Praeger, USA, 2017
