Serbia and expanded deterrence: Experiences and roadmaps

The strategic concept of extended deterrence emerged in the post-Cold War period by expanding the content of the Cold War concept of nuclear deterrence of the allies of the great powers. Therefore, modern extended deterrence implies the use of all instruments of national power to deter rivals from t...

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Main Author: Blagojević Veljko
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Language:English
Published: Institute for Political Studies, Belgrade, Serbia 2025-01-01
Series:Politika nacionalne bezbednosti
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description The strategic concept of extended deterrence emerged in the post-Cold War period by expanding the content of the Cold War concept of nuclear deterrence of the allies of the great powers. Therefore, modern extended deterrence implies the use of all instruments of national power to deter rivals from taking malicious steps against allies or partners. This paper deals with the consideration of the historical experience of the Serbs in the application of this concept, as well as with the analysis of the foreign policy means used and the outcomes of their application. The basic hypothesis of the paper is that during the existence of an independent state, the Serbs applied extended deterrence with support from the diaspora and that this concept should be applied in the future but with an emphasis on so-called soft deterrence. It will examine certain events and processes during the Crimean War (Serbia as a vassal principality), the Chetnik movement and method of warfare (Kingdom of Serbia), and the strategic actions of the Serbs during the wars for the Yugoslav succession, in which patterns of Serbian extended deterrence are characteristic.
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spelling doaj-art-30579eb111d140dd96c2ef6d54f7f52d2025-08-20T02:58:26ZengInstitute for Political Studies, Belgrade, SerbiaPolitika nacionalne bezbednosti2334-959X2025-01-01281415710.5937/pnb28-562662334-959X2501041BSerbia and expanded deterrence: Experiences and roadmapsBlagojević Veljko0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6981-0560Institut za međunarodnu politiku i privredu, Beograd, SerbiaThe strategic concept of extended deterrence emerged in the post-Cold War period by expanding the content of the Cold War concept of nuclear deterrence of the allies of the great powers. Therefore, modern extended deterrence implies the use of all instruments of national power to deter rivals from taking malicious steps against allies or partners. This paper deals with the consideration of the historical experience of the Serbs in the application of this concept, as well as with the analysis of the foreign policy means used and the outcomes of their application. The basic hypothesis of the paper is that during the existence of an independent state, the Serbs applied extended deterrence with support from the diaspora and that this concept should be applied in the future but with an emphasis on so-called soft deterrence. It will examine certain events and processes during the Crimean War (Serbia as a vassal principality), the Chetnik movement and method of warfare (Kingdom of Serbia), and the strategic actions of the Serbs during the wars for the Yugoslav succession, in which patterns of Serbian extended deterrence are characteristic.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/2334-959X/2025/2334-959X2501041B.pdfdeterrence strategyextended deterrenceserbiastrategic environmentinternational relationssecurity
spellingShingle Blagojević Veljko
Serbia and expanded deterrence: Experiences and roadmaps
Politika nacionalne bezbednosti
deterrence strategy
extended deterrence
serbia
strategic environment
international relations
security
title Serbia and expanded deterrence: Experiences and roadmaps
title_full Serbia and expanded deterrence: Experiences and roadmaps
title_fullStr Serbia and expanded deterrence: Experiences and roadmaps
title_full_unstemmed Serbia and expanded deterrence: Experiences and roadmaps
title_short Serbia and expanded deterrence: Experiences and roadmaps
title_sort serbia and expanded deterrence experiences and roadmaps
topic deterrence strategy
extended deterrence
serbia
strategic environment
international relations
security
url https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/2334-959X/2025/2334-959X2501041B.pdf
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