Application of the "soft power" instrument of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Republic of Serbia

Abstract

The issue of the work is the analysis of the application of some of the "soft power" instruments of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the territory of the Republic of Serbia. It is especially important to study soft power from the point of view of its impact on the realization of vital interests and the defense of statehood, through the protection of territorial sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Serbia. Although the geopolitical influence of Great Britain is not primarily directed towards Serbia and is not the focus of Serbian contemporary diplomacy, by analyzing various historical-political relations, indirect influence through the use of "soft power" instruments, i.e. the action of covert instruments of power, social and educational institutions, nongovernmental organizations, intelligence components , placement of interests through the KFOR mission on the territory of AP Kosovo and Metohija and other factors.. This paper indicates that although the Republic of Serbia is a small, strategically almost negligible country, it has a significant role in the realization of Great Britain's interests in this part of Europe. The political noise that shapes everyday life, the daily political topics that take us away from the real focus cannot deny the constant existence of Great Britain's interests on the territory of the Republic of Serbia. Interests de facto exist, but the way of their realization is realized through the use of instruments of power that are not directly and completely transparent.

Keywords

• serbia
• great britain
• russia
• soft power
• instruments of power