title: CURRENT SECURITY CHALLENGES IN THE WESTERN BALKANS AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE
abstract: The Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began at the end of February 2022, confirmedthe de facto impotence of the EU policy towards the Western Balkans. Only the reaffirmationof the United States of America and NATO’s roles in the Western Balkans after 2017 had asignificant impact on the situation in the region, as it had for the previous three decades. Theimportance of their roles was confirmed after the entry of Montenegro and North Macedoniainto NATO and the achievement of the Prespa Agreement
journal: Security Dialogues /Безбедносни дијалози