GEOPOLITICAL CONTEXT OF SOUTH EAST EUROPE AND THE SECURITY CONCEPT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Abstract

The authors discuss the complex issues of the
geopolitical position of Southeast Europe and the application of
the security concept of the European Union. Permanent
anomalies are present in all spheres. The subject of the research
is the geographical, political and security features of the
countries of the observed area with the possibilities of
implementing the concept of the Foreign and Security Policy of
the European Union. The hypotheses are: The geopolitical
context of Southeast Europe is the scene of constant interests of
great powers and conflicts in the countries of the region, where
the adopted concept of security of the European Union is applied.
The area of Southeast Europe as a link between the West and the
East is of great international importance. The countries of the
region are burdened with numerous contradictions and centuriesold confrontations. The European Union is promoting an
indigenous security policy project in the process of integrating
countries and strengthening its own position in the region. The
aim of the research is a comprehensive overview of the complex
topic of the geopolitical position of the countries of Southeast
Europe and the security strategy of the European Union in the
context of resolving the manifested anomalies. Methods of
analysis, synthesis and others will be applied. The achieved
results have cognitive features, they refer to the explained
important aspects of the geopolitics of the given space and the
security initiatives of the EU, and they also mark the real
segments of the social development of the countries. We conclude
that Southeast Europe is a territory of essential geopolitical
significance and interest of world hegemons. The European
Union is also promoting the security strategy contained in official
documents in that area.