Eyes Wide Shut Strengthening of Russian Soft Power in Serbia: Goals,Instruments, and Effects 203 pages, pdf  Download Back

Eyes Wide Shut Strengthening of Russian Soft Power in Serbia: Goals,Instruments, and Effects

Publisher: Center for Euro-Atlantic Studies – CEAS

Volume: 203 pages, pdf

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The primary goal of this study is to present to the Serbian public new, undemocratic trends in Kremlin activities, realized through the use of Russian soft power in Serbia. Rather than resistance, the Kremlin has found the doors of Serbian authorities wide open. Similar methods of operation by the Kremlin can be seen in EU member states, as well as in the more distant neighbors of the Russian Federation. The objectives and effects of Kremlin activity, as well as manners of preventing and remedying them have been topics of discussion in the West and elsewhere over the past several years. In contrast to this, in Serbia, which is, due to various circumstances, very fertile ground for Kremlin activities, this topic has not been given adequate attention, even among democratically-minded individuals and structures.