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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Международные отношения</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-0660</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2313-0679</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы» (РУДН)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">14767</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>ARTICLES</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>СТАТЬИ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="zh"><subject></subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Western Balkans in the Light of Regional Security Complex Theory</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Западные Балканы в контексте теории комплексов региональной безопасности</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Pejic</surname><given-names>Jndiana</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Пейч</surname><given-names>Индиана</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>1042145085@pfur.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">RUDN University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Российский университет дружбы народов</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2016-12-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>12</month><year>2016</year></pub-date><volume>16</volume><issue>3</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">International Conflicts: Quo Vadis?</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Международные конфликты: Quo Vadis?</issue-title><fpage>494</fpage><lpage>504</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2016-12-28"><day>28</day><month>12</month><year>2016</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2016, Pejic J.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2016, Пейч И.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2016</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Pejic J.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Пейч И.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/14767">https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/14767</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>This article analyzes an acute international security issues of Western Balkans sub-complex using Regional Security Complex Theory (hereinafter RSCT) as an advanced theoretical approach. The study allows not only to identify the key elements and main features of RSCT, but also to form an idea of the Western Balkans as an extremely heterogeneous and conflict region. With the aim to confirm RSCT on the example of Western Balkans sub-complex, the author raised number of tasks, among which are: application of four levels of RSCT in order to analize such Western Balkans security dynamics as relations between the countries in the region, relations of the region with neighboring regions and the role of global powers in the region; another task of the paper is analysis of Western Balkans as a sub-complex within the European Regional security complex. This issue is one of the reasons why Balkan itself deserves special attention of RSCT, as during the 90s there was a possibility for it to form a special RSC, due to all specifics that were taking place at that time. As a result of research, the author gives three possible scenarios for Western Balkans sub-complex to become part of European Regional Complex in the future. The main conclusions of the article stress that Western Balkans retain their specificity, which requires a separate study and a special approach, and also confirm that RSCT is an effective methodological tool, which allows researchers to analyze regional international political processes in the field of Western Balkans security.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>В данной статье анализируются актуальные вопросы международной безопасности подкомплекса Западных Балкан при использовании теории комплексов региональной безопасности (ТКРБ) в качестве современного теоретического подхода. Исследование позволяет не только идентифицировать ключевые элементы и основные черты ТКРБ, но и сформировать представление о том, насколько Западные Балканы являются гетерогенным и конфликтным регионом. С целью подтверждения ТКРБ на примере подкомплекса Западных Балкан перед автором был поставлен ряд задач, среди которых: применение четырех уровней ТКРБ для анализа таких вопросов безопасности на Западных Балканах как внутренная безопасность, отношения между странами в регионе, отношения региона с соседними регионами и роль глобальных сил в регионе; другой задачей работы является анализ Западных Балкан как подкомплекса в рамках Европейского регионального комплекса безопасности. Этот вопрос является одной из причин, поясняющих, почему Балканы заслуживают особого внимания со стороны ТКРБ, так как в 90-е годы появилась возможность для того, чтобы в регионе сформировался отдельный комплекс региональный безопасности. В результате проведенного исследования автор дает три возможных сценария для развития подкомплекса Западных Балкан, чтобы стать частью Европейского регионального комплекса в будущем. Основные выводы статьи заключаются в том, что Западные Балканы сохраняют свою специфику, которая требует отдельного исследования и особого подхода, и что ТРКБ является эффективным методологическим инструментом, который позволяет исследователям проанализировать региональные международные политические процессы в области безопасности на Западных Балканах и их связи в глобальном контексте.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>The Balkans</kwd><kwd>Regional Security Sub-Complex</kwd><kwd>RSCT</kwd><kwd>Analysis</kwd><kwd>Dynamics</kwd><kwd>Global Powers</kwd><kwd>Integration</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>ападные Балканы</kwd><kwd>региональный подкомплекс безопасности</kwd><kwd>ТКРБ</kwd><kwd>динамика безопасности</kwd><kwd>мировые державы</kwd><kwd>ЕС</kwd><kwd>интеграция</kwd><kwd>ЕU</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Buzan, B., Waever, O. 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