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Lidija Čehulić Vukadinović, Besfort T. Rrecaj...... 211 T. Besfort / /

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Enlargement and the Ukrainian Crisis: A Multiperspective Analysis of Russian Behaviour, by Taking into Account NATO’s and the EU’s NATO’s ‘Out of Area’ Operations: A Two-track Approach. The Normative NATO’s ‘Out of Area’ Operations: Side of a Military Alliance A Relationship in Limbo: Challenges, Dynamics and Perspectives of A Relationship in Limbo: Challenges, NATO into Kosovo’s Integration Stability, Ambiguity and Change in the Discourses of NATO Stability, Ambiguity and Change Cases of Romania, Allies in the Black Sea region: The and The Phenomenon of Journalism-related Crimes Under the The Phenomenon of Journalism-related Circumstances of Hybrid War in International Security Presence in Kosovo and its Human Rights International Security Presence in Implications Development of the Croatian National Security Strategy in Development of the Croatian National the Hybrid Threats Context Partnership States among the NATO Member States from among the NATO Member States Partnership States Central and South-Eastern Europe The “New Cold Warriors” and the “Pragmatics”: The Differences in and the “Pragmatics”: The “New Cold Warriors” towards Russia and the Eastern Foreign Policy Attitudes UNsatisfied? The Rocky Path to NATO Membership – Bosnia and Rocky Path to NATO Membership UNsatisfied? The the Challenges Approach in Understanding Herzegovina: A New Preljević...... 33 Hamza Influence of Russian Federation Influence of Russian Jušić...... 5 Luka Begović, Monika NATO in Europe: Between Weak European Allies and Strong Between Weak European Allies NATO in Europe: ISSN 1848-5782 ISSN

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