Original scientific paper
REPUBLIC OF CROATIA: THE GATEWAY TO SOUTH-EAST EUROPE
Vlatko Cvrtila
; Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
As a democratic and economically developed country, whose interests are not any different from those of Western democratic states, the Republic of Croatia may be a decisive factor in the future processes of stabilization in the region. It occupies a very important place in the regional geopolitical structures and might influence the future development of the neighbouring countries and regions, especially through the continuation of democratic transition and the improvement of the relations with its neighbours. Hence the importance of its policies. Its future geopolitical initiatives regarding the stabilization and security of the region can be viewed in relation to their importance within global and regional geopolitical structures, to its participation in the processes of the fragmentation of South-East Europe, and to its geographical, cultural/religious, and historical/ geopolitical environment.
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27491
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Publication date:
23.5.2000.
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