Full text of the paper:
Collected Papers of the Faculty of Law in Novi Sad, University in Novi Sad
2022, vol. LVI, No. 4, pp. 947-964
language of the paper: Serbian
Original scientific paper
udk: 327:351.74/.78(497.11)
doi: 10.5937/zrpfns56-41379
Authors:
Ljubomir Stajić
University of Novi Sad
Faculty of Law Novi Sad
lj.stajic@pf.uns.ac.rs
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-7594-5741
Vladan Mirković
University of Novi Sad
Faculty of Law Novi Sad
v.mirkovic@pf.uns.ac.rs
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9995-8598
Abstract:
Geopolitics explains the regularity of political action in international relations by finding the determinants of political decisions in geographical factors. The result of geopolitical thought are possible patterns of behavior of states in international relations which are used to explain past and present and predict future events. Starting from the basic principles of Mackinder’s and Spykman’s theory, the paper presents the historical and contemporary geopolitical tendencies of the Great Powers in Europe, with special reference to the territory where the modern Serbian state is located. At the end, we identified indicators of future development of the geopolitical situation with implications for the security of the Republic of Serbia could be predicted.
Keywords:
Geopolitics, Security, Great Powers, Mackinder, Spykman.