Due to turbulent circumstances and controversial heritage in regard to the
breakup of ex-Yugoslavia, regional position of Serbia is, within academic as
well as the wider public, most often observed in the context of its relations
with the ?new? neighbors - the states that have emerged from the breakup of
the former common country. This is in part because of constant tensions in
the relations with ex-Yugoslav states, but also due to the political agenda
of Western actors, which sets the framework for regional integration
processes through the concept of ?Western Balkans?. Foreign policy relations
of Serbia with its ?old? neighbors (most notably, Hungary, Romania and
Bulgaria, given that Albania has a distinct status as a de facto interested
party in the dispute regarding the status of Kosovo and Metohija),
nonetheless, remain at least just as important element of Serbia?s regional
position. It is the author?s intention to point towards determinants of the
foreign policy of Serbia, as factors that work, or are visible, through
relations with Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. This will be observed in the
context of bilateral and multilateral, formal and informal foreign policy
connections and relations. The conclusion, in the form of a recommendation,
is that international political dynamics in the ?Western Balkans? should not
completely avert research attention away from Serbian relations with its
non-Yugoslav neighbors.
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