poslednjih 75 godina izbilo je 162 oružana sukoba. Doba Hladnog rata pratili su međudržavni i antikolonijalni ratovi, trka u naoružanju, bipolarni svetski poredak i velika uloga SAD i SSSR u rešavanju sukoba. Padom Berlinskog zida dolazi do unipolarnosti i svetske dominacije zapadnih zemalja, pre svega SAD, što je dovelo do porasta građanskih ratova, prevazilaženja konvencionalnih oblika ratovanja (terorizam, sajber napadi) i brojnih nerešenih sukoba. Jačanjem Rusije, Kine, Indije, Brazila, naziru se obrisi multipolarnosti na globalnom nivou, ali bez efekata na brojnost i rasprostranjenost sukoba. Ono što danas karakteriše svetski poredak nije nedostatak bipolarnosti ili multipolarnosti velikih sila, već podeljenost političkih i ekonomskih interesa geopolitičkim ambicijama manjih i većih svetskih sila, što ostavlja prostor za redefinisanje njihovih uloga u oružanim sukobima širom planete.

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China's Belt and Road Initiative refers to establishing connections between China (Asia) and Africa and Europe by numerous roads and railways and to cooperation among countries in different fields, and in its western part it includes all Western Balkans countries. All of these countries cooperate with the PRC, on a bilateral basis and within China-CEEC cooperation process. Some of these Balkan countries are already members of the EU, while the others have been granted EU membership candidate status, but they all are striving to improve their relations with China via different projects. Bearing in mind the EU's intention to closely 'monitor' business activities of Chinese companies in EU member countries and their infrastructure and other projects within Chinese cooperation with Balkan countries, the destiny of this cooperation and ensuing projects will undoubtedly depend on the EU's attitude (and interests) towards China. The EU could exert stronger influence on its member countries compared to EU membership candidate countries. On the other hand, such a relationship presents EU membership candidate countries with numerous opportunities for cooperation with China, particularly Serbia, which is enjoying the highest level of bilateral relations with China characterized by the biggest number of initiated and completed projects (at this moment). Chances that some other great powers could influence the Belt and Road Initiative in the Balkans are very poor or even impossible, either because they do not perceive the PRC as a geopolitical rival in this region (e.g. US), or because they have favourable bilateral relations with China and are actively participating in the Belt and Road Initiative, e.g. Turkey.

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