Seminar Russia in the Balkans – proxies for ‘winning hearts and minds’ Strategic goals and mechanisms in the Western Balkans Add to calendar 2024-03-26 14:00 2024-03-26 15:00 Europe/Rome Russia in the Balkans – proxies for ‘winning hearts and minds’ Sala Belvedere Villa Schifanoia YYYY-MM-DD Print Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Send by email When 26 March 2024 14:00 - 15:00 CET Where Sala Belvedere Villa Schifanoia Organised by Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies GGP: Global Governance Programme Eastern Europe as Laboratory of Change Working Group Join Věra Stojarová, who in conversation with Jelena Dzankic, explores the influence of Russia in the Western Balkans, examining the role of proxy actors and the narratives shaping the region's political and social landscape Russia has long been present in the Western Balkans, raising numerous questions about the country’s strategic goals in the region, and the mechanisms it deploys to achieve them. The lecture focuses on the proxy actors of the Russian Federation, and the channels and narratives they use to transmit Russian messages to the Balkan states. It seeks to unpack their effects at the levels of both state and society, and shares insights in research on foreign policy changes and responses by the local population and elites. This event is a part of the Knowledge Exchange Initiative ‘Conversations on the State of Research in the Wider Europe and the Western Balkans’. Scientific Organiser(s): Jelena Džankić (EUI - Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies) Contact(s): Valentina Gorgoni Speaker(s): Věra Stojarová