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September 27, 2025Anadolu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler DergisiOpen Access

The Complementary Role of NATO and the EU in the Transformation of Regional Security in the Western Balkans

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AÜAhmet Üçağaç

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Overview

This analysis investigates how the EU and NATO have improved regional stability in the Western Balkans, highlighting their complementary roles.

Key Points

  • Both NATO and EU policies have transformed the Western Balkans from conflict-prone to more peaceful and stable regions over the past three decades.
  • NATO focuses on military engagement and collective defense, while the EU emphasizes political integration and socio-economic development for regional stability.
  • Utilizing Regional Security Complex Theory (RSCT), the study employs a process-tracing method to assess the impact of NATO and EU interventions.
  • The research points to the necessity of both organizations' membership conditionalities in shaping effective security regimes in the Western Balkans.

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Ahmet Üçağaç (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d7b3e2eebfec0fc5236a78https://doi.org/10.18037/ausbd.1745829
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