Garčević Interviewed on Russia-Ukraine & NATO Expansion
As part of a project sponsored by the United States Department of State, Ambassador Vesko Garčević, Professor of the Practice of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, was interviewed by three outlets in Bosnia and Herzegovina about the Russian aggression on Ukraine and possible North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) enlargement.
Garčević spoke with Nezavisne Novine (Independent Daily), Oslobodjenja (The Liberation), and Private TV Channel O. Commenting on United States-European Union relations and security threat perception in Europe, Garčević said that “Russia’s attack on Ukraine has united the EU more than ever in the last 20 years and confirmed the importance of close cooperation between European allies and the U.S. It has also changed the perception of security threats among Europeans, bringing conventional military confrontations back to the limelight. Nearly 12 years ago, in Lisbon, when NATO adopted the Strategy for the 21st century, the members were on a stance that a conventional military conflict in Europe was a matter of past.”
Garčević also discussed further NATO enlargement and whether/how the war in Ukraine can impact the stability of the Balkans.
Garčević’s Independent Daily and The Liberation interviews can be read on the publications’ respective websites. Hit Private TV Channel O interview can be viewed below.
During his diplomatic career, Ambassador Vesko Garčević dealt with issues pertinent to European security and NATO for almost 14 years. In 2004, he was posted in Vienna to serve as Ambassador to Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. He had been a Montenegro’s Ambassador to NATO from 2010 until 2014 and served as Montenegro’s National Coordinator for NATO from 2015 until he joined the faculty at the Pardee School. Learn more about Ambassador Garčević on his faculty profile.