How to conteract to Russian neoimperialism in South East Europe

Russian imperialism did not emerge in 2014, as it exist for three centuries. During the period of Putin's presidency, it has substantially intensified, began to use hybrid aggression tools and acquired forms of neoimperialism.

 

The countries of South East Europe are at the forefront of countering the Russian hybrid aggression. The list of instruments is the same, but for each country Russians selected a different way of achieving the goal - to establish Russia's control over the region and influence the rest of Europe.

The main way of counteracting neoimperialism in Russia is to carry out internal reforms, first of all - reforms and the fight against corruption, in order to reduce the number of vulnerabilities that Russia enjoys or can use, as well as the consolidation of efforts of all countries of the region and Europe as a whole.

For more details, read policy paper  prepared on the results of the international conference "Russian Neoimperialism: Origins, Genesis and Consequences for the Countries of South East Europe," held by the Center for Global Studies "Strategy XXI" with the support of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Office in Ukraine on June 18. 2018 in Odesa (Ukraine).

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