HUMAN SECURITY, TERRORISM AND ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE WESTERN BALKANS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.53477/2668-5094-21-13Keywords:
Human Security, terrorism, organized crime, Western Balkans, European Union.Abstract
In this study we have analyzed the paradigm of Human Security and how it differs from the more known idea of global security in the context of war, terrorism and organized crime in the Western Balkans. To emphasize this, we have presented the main terrorist threats and attacks that have occurred in countries like: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia and the Kosovo province, also presenting the complexity of factors that have contributed to the present geopolitical climate. Also, we have compared the number of organized crime groups in these countries and how they contribute to the state of corruption that leads to violence, poverty and inequality. In the end of this paper, we have proposed a series of potential solutions to merge both human and global security in order to create a safer Balkan community in the context of the European Union.
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