Will the Balkans be the site of American-Russian competition?
Yes, but I don't think this arena of competition will be a Russian Plan B as America halts a withdrawal from the Middle East and NATO reacts in the Baltic region.
I think Russian efforts in the Balkans--with Greece as the potential big prize (thought I don't think it is likely, it is possible)--in a Russian effort to increase their presence in the eastern Mediterranean as a forward line of defense for the Black Sea.
Although Serbia which may not have gotten over two American interventions against Serbia in the latter part of the 1990s is the immediate platform for Russian effort.
And efforts in the Balkans distract from the main front in Poland.
About Me
- Brian J. Dunn
- I live and write in Ann Arbor, Michigan. University of Michigan AB and MA from Eastern Michigan University. One term in the Michigan Army National Guard. Former American history instructor and retired nonpartisan research analyst. I write on Blogger and Substack. Various military and private journals have published my occasional articles on military subjects. See "My Published Works" on the TDR web version or under the mobile version drop-down menu for citations and links.
